part 1 The Training It was a great aunt-nephew bonding experience. I’m in New York, he’s in Boston. I’m a 51-year-old writer and fitness pro, he’s a busy 17-year-old high school senior. In June I suggested we do our first triathlon together, and choose the September Hyannis Sprint as the perfect ‘starter’ tri: beautiful spot, …
Archive for the ‘Race Report’ Category
Summer athlete update
Here is a review of some great performances over the last month from some of our Powertri Elite Athletes. Sarah Jarvis, an amazing female athlete from Flagstaff, Arizona recently competed in 2 longer races back to back. She competed in the Big Brothers and Sisters Half Marathon taking 3rd overall for the women, and then …
Shattuck Qualifies for 70.3 Worlds, Warden Wins Scofield
Lehi, Utah – July 16, 2011 – Broken collar bone? No problem. PowerTri athlete Kim Shattuck shook off a broken collar bone just 6 weeks before the Rhode Island 70.3 to place 5th in her age group and qualify for the 70.3 World Championships, becoming the 4th PowerTri athlete in just a month to do …
Warden, Weaver, Southwick Win USAT Regional Age Group Championships
Park City, Utah – July 9, 2011 – Team PowerTri athletes Adam Weaver and Ruston Southwick won their respective age groups, and David Warden took the overall men’s Sprint podium at the 2011 USAT Rocky Mountain Regional Championships. In the Sprint-distance event, the Regional Championship lived up to its name from the start with the …
Woolston, Warden, Jarvis, Qualify for 70.3 Worlds at Boise
Boise, Idaho – June 11, 2011 – Spencer Woolston and Sarah Jarvis took first place in their respective age groups, and David Warden made the final automatic qualifying slot in his division as Team PowerTri took home 3 coveted slots at Ironman 70.3 Boise to the 2011 World Championships in Las Vegas. With an official …
Team PowerTri Takes Home 3 of 6 Podium Spots at Salem Sprint
Salem, Utah – June 4, 2011 – Heath Thurston and David Warden finished 1 and 2 overall, and Sarah Jarvis captured the women’s podium capping another dominant performance from Team PowerTri at the state’s second-largest Sprint triathlon. Thurston lead end-to-end with the fastest swim and bike performance of the day. The local Pro was the …
PowerTri Team of Bowcut, Warden, Lerdahl Sweep Podium at St. George Triathlon
St. George, Utah – May 21, 2011 – Team PowerTri took the top 3 spots at the 2011 St. George Sprint-distance Triathlon as Alex Bowcut led end-to-end and held off PowerTri owner David Warden by less than a second in a dramatic finish at the state’s largest Sprint triathlon. Warden, the 2010 St. George Champion, …
Ironman St George recap
We had several of our Powertri family race the 2nd annual Ford Ironman St George this past Saturday, and some fabulous performances on a challenging course and a very hot day (temps reached mid 90′s). Spencer Woolston put a fantastic race together coming in 18th overall, 5th amateur, and winning his age group, all while …
Heath Thurston’s Ironman St George report
Written by Heath Thurston Well this was the 7th Ironman that I have done. And luckily now I am on the better side of finishes to DNF’s. All though I hate to not finish a race each one of them have taught me how to be able to finish the next one better. I just …
Ironman Florida Race Reports
For those of you struggling through your winter training, when your A race seems so far away, I thought I’d give you two race reports to motivate you. These are from two of my athletes who recently completed IM Florida. It was the first IM for both. Pay particular attention to Thad’s alarm clock issue. …