HOWLS
More great races over the past several weeks, so let's dive in. Please double check the PR and Podium (Top 5) counter to be sure I captured everything correctly. :)
But, first, I wanted to highlight one race that I felt really stuck out.
Howl out to Eli "Lethal Weapon" Madden who joined the Pack for the 2023 season and has, throughout the past couple years, really went on a meteoric rise in his capability across all disciplines, but, despite great training effort and numbers, just has not put everything together at a triathlon as something would go wrong. He finally did at IronMan 70.3 Wisconsin. As I watched the race, I was watching the app and did the math to see if he could keep his run time for the half-marathon under 2 hours. Wisconsin has this sucky quarter mile hill before the finish line which is a pace-goal crusher. So, I held my breath until I heard from the folks that were at the race spectating share how excited Lethal Weapon was as he crossed the finish line, limboing under 2 hours to get a 70.3 PR! One more story which I think really captures who Eli is. He attended awards to see if he could get a 2025 IronMan 70.3 World Championships in Spain roll-down slot. As they went through the roll-down, apparently, some guy, according to his wife, was away in the bathroom during the callout. The rule is, if you are not present, your spot rolls. Therefore, the final slot for M40-44 went to Eli which Eli accepted, but he made his acceptance contingent on whether the guy that was away in the bathroom, when he returned, didn't want it. In the end, the guy took it. But, that is who Eli is!
Also at Wisconsin, Howl out to Taylor "Warrior Princess" Veranth who raced the IronMan the day after the 70.3. Taylor put together an excellent race by nailing the swim and pulling off a Top 5 AG bike split to get off the bike in 7th place. The run was her demon, but held it together to get a Top 20 AG finish in her first ever IronMan! Great work Taylor!!!
In New York, Howl out to Andy "The Hammer" Solomon and RJ "The BoogeyMan" raced the Survival of the Shawangunks (SOS Triathlon) which is a 8 Stage race that, after a 30 mile bike, alternates 18 miles of running and 2 miles of swimming throughout the rest of the race. Neither had the race they were ready to have as Andy pulled a muscle in his back doing an overly aggressive yoga effort the Tuesday before and RJ, when he jumped in for his first swim, found that his goggles flew off his head and were lost! Both had one of those, "File it Away and Move On" days...
Howl out to our newest Pack Member, Elise "The Griffin" Griffiths flew to a 2nd Place F30-34 finish at the Harvest Moon Olympic Triathlon (which ended up being a duathlon) in Boulder.
At the Hopatcong Sprint Triathlon in New Jersey, Howls out to Tara "Yes I Can" Corduan and Jimmy "Skeletor" Dion took 1st F50-54 and 3rd Overall, respectively!!
At the USA Tri National Championships in Atlantic City, NJ, Howls out to Lisa "She-Wolf" Rosynsky and Matt "Jiffy" Lubiak.
She-Wolf followed up her St George Olympic Relay effort where she was the Swimmer a week earlier to do both the Olympic and Sprint race!
Jiffy did his first ever Nats where he PR'd his Olympic distance race!
Get ready to Howl for the big race this weekend as Lisa "She-Wolf" Rosynsky will be taking on the Jersey Girl Sprint Ti!!
2024 Personal Record (20) and Podium (64) Counter = 84!
PRs (20)
Eli "Lethal Weapon" Madden (M30-34) 3 - Time Travel (Colorado Springs) 10K / Boulder Sunset Olympic Tri / IronMan 70.3 Wisconsin
Matt "Jiffy" Lubiak (M50-54) 3 - NYC 13.1 / Maplewood 5K / USA Tri Nats Olympic
Conner "Farm Boy" Franke (M19-25) 3 - Spring Fever Half-Marathon / IronMan 70.3 Texas / IronMan 70.3 Boulder
Taylor "Warrior Princess" Veranth (F25-29) 2 - Time Travel (Colorado Springs) 10K / IronMan Wisconsin
Tara "Yes I Can" Corduan (F-50-54) 2 - Murray Todd 13.1 / IronMan 70.3 West Mass
Adam "Kaiju" Smith (M35-39) 2 - That Dam Run 13.1 / IronMan 70.3 Boulder
Josh "Colossus" Hoeft (M25-29) 2 - Spring Fever 13.1 / IronMan Texas
Nick Gushing (M25-29) 1 - PR: IronMan 70.3 Boulder
Jason "Magnum" Smith (M40-44) 1 - PR: Time to Paddy 13.1
Eric "Charlemagne" Charlebois (M45-49) 1 - PR: Myrtle Beach 13.1
PODIUMS (64)
Eric "The Butcher" Gutknecht (M50-54) 9 - 4 x 2nd & 2 x 4th AG: KHMTT / 2nd AG: KHMTT Series / 2nd AG: USA Tri Multisport (Omaha) Aquabike / 2nd Overall: Tri-Boulder Beast Aquabike
Andy "The Hammer" Solomon (M50-54) 5 - 1st AG: Jerseyman Half-Lite / 5th AG Navesink / 4th AG: NJ State Olympic Tri / 2nd AG: USA Tri Sprint State Championships / 4th AG: Steelman Olympic Tri
RJ "The Boogie Man" Boergers (M40-44) 4 - 3rd M40-49: Xterra NJ / 5th AG: Navesink / 3rd AG: Wyckoff Tri / 1st AG: Lake Placid Sprint Tri
Josh "Colossus" Hoeft (M25-29) 4 - 2nd Overall: Spring Fever 13.1 / 3rd M Cat 4: KHMTT #01 / 3rd M Cat 4: KHMTT #02 / 3rd M Cat 4: KHMTT #03
Matt "Jiffy" Lubiak (M50-54) 3 - AG: Jerseyman Half-Lite / 2nd Overall Sunset Lake Olympic Tri) / 1st AG: Maplewood 5K
Tara "Yes I Can" Corduan (F50-54) 2 - 3rd AG: Murray Todd 13.1 / 1st AG: Lake Hopatcong Sprint Tri
Taylor "Warrior Princess" Veranth (F25-29) 2 - 3rd AG: Colorado Sprint Tri / 1st AG: Steamboat Gravel Tri
Lisa "SheWolf" Rosynsky (F40-44) 2 - 3rd F40-44 / 4th AG: NJ State Sprint Tri / 2nd AG: USA Tri State Sprint Championships
Nat "Legolas" Pitts (F35-39) 2 - 3rd F30-39: That Dam Run 13.1 / 3rd AG: Colorado Sprint Tri
Conner "Farm Boy" Franke (M19-25) 2 - 3rd AG: Spring Fever 13.1 / 2nd AG: Colorado Sprint Tri
Jimmy "Skeletor" Dion (M50-54) 1 - 3rd Overall: Lake Hopatcong Sprint Tri
Adam "The Kaiju" Smith (M40-44) 1 - 1st Clydesdale: Steamboat Gravel Tri
Jason "Magnum" Smith (M40-44) 1 - PR: 1st AG: Time to Paddy 13.1
Christine Kachinsky (F50-54) 10 - 3rd Overall Female: Polar Prowl 13.1 / 3rd F50-59: That Dam Run 13.1 / 1st AG Spring Fever 13.1 / 2nd AG: KHMTT #04 / 2nd AG: IronMan 70.3 Hawaii / 1st AG IronMan 70.3 Boulder / 3rd Overall: Tri-Boulder / 1st USA Tri Sprint State Championship Sprint / 4th AG: Boulder Sunset Olympic Tri
John Bye (M55-59) 17 - 1st AG: Polar Prowl 13.1 / 4th M50-59: That Dam Run 10K / 1st M50+ Cat 4: Frostbite TT / 1st M50-59: Spring Fever 10K / 1st M55-59 Cat 4: KHMTT #01 / 3rd Retro M Cat 4/5: KHMTT #01 / 4th M55-59 Cat 4: KHMTT #02 / 2nd M55-59 Cat 4: KHMTT #03 / 5th Retro M Cat 4/5: KHMTT #03 / 1st M55-59 Cat 4: KHMTT #04 / 1st M55-59 Cat 4: KHMTT #05 / 1st M55-59 Cat 4: KHMTT #06 / 3rd M50-54: KHMTT #06 / 1st AG: KHMTT #07 / 1st AG: KHMTT Series / 1st AG: Tri-Boulder Sprint Tri / 1st AG: USA Tri Spring State Championships
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