The Howling -- Wolfpack Weekly Update (August 16, 2026)

August 16, 2026 -- Howls

Howl out to Matt "Jiffy" Lubiak who raced the Brookville Sprint Tri in New Jersey placing 8th Overall and winning M55-59. What was most impressive about this race is that his bike split was the 2nd fastest in the entire field and only a minute out from the fastest. Matt's made a ton of effort into some miserable work on the Trainer doing intervals coupled with a sensible aero set-up (and there's more we are going to do here). But, what is good about this is that he is now able to jump off his bike and run fast. 6:30 pace 5K... All we got left is to solve for that swim! If he was 1 minute faster, he would have jumped up to 4th place. 2 minutes would have got him to 2nd Overall. Arland, you are up! It's time!!! :) What makes we happy about this is that one of the fun things about racing locally is showing up and having good days that result in good results. So, all this effort he's put into Lake Placid IronMan has provided an opportunity for him to be an overall competitor at these races. VERY PLEASED!

Also, not a race, but it was nice to see L-Ro and Tara hook up for a bike ride in northern New Jersey and see Kabir "Kaboom" Ghale and Allen "The Raptor" Corona do so in Colorado. This was supposed to be Allen's 140.6 Mile ride in prep for his IronMan but a rainstorm hit, so he called me to cry and complain then got back on his Trainer and got himself up to 102 miles... He's in the misery training section of the IronMan run-up and I shared a story with him to motivate.

Get ready to Howl for next weekend's racer, Lisa "SheWolf" Rosynsky who is racing the Cupcake 5K in Cranford, NJ! :)

Weekly Volume Podium

1st - Allen "The Raptor" Corona (CO) -- 17:27

2nd - Kabir "Kaboom" Ghale (CO) -- 11:21

3rd - Andy "The Hammer" Solomon (FL) -- 11:15

4th - RJ "Boogeyman" Boergers (NJ) -- 11:04

5th - Mary "The Mtn Goat" Hofteizer (CO) -- 9:26

Podium (57) and PR (7) Counter <If I am missing anything, please let me know>

Mary "Mtn Goat" Hoftiezer (F60-64) 11-- KHMTT #01: 3rd F60+ / KHMTT #03: 3rd F60+ / KHMTT #04: 2nd F60+ / Frostbite TT : 1st F 60+ / KHMTT #05: 3rd F60+ / KHMTT #06: 3rd F60+ / KHMTT #07: 4th F60+ / Harvest Moon Sprint Tri: 1st AG / KHMTT Series: 2nd F60+ / IronMan 70.3 Omaha: 3rd AG / 1st AG: Tri-Boulder Beast Tri

Andy "The Hammer" Solomon (M50-54) 8 : Jerseyman Long: 1st AG / French Creek Olympic Tri: 2nd AG / Millburn 4 Miler: 2nd M 50-59 / Maccabi Sprint Ti: 4th AG / Maccabi Open Water Swim: 1st AG / Maccabi Half-Marathon: 4th AG / Maccabi Time Trial: 2nd AG / Advent Health Double Tri: 4th Overall

Matt Lubiak (M55-59) 4 -- Myrtle Beach Marathon: 3rd AG / Escape the Cape Olympic Tri: 1st AG / Navesink or Swim 2.4 Mile Swim: 2nd M 50-59 / Brookville Sprint Tri: 1st M55-59

Kabir Gahle (M30-34) 4 -- KHMTT #05: 3rd M Cat 5 / KHMTT Series: 3rd M Cat 5 / Harvest Moon Olympic: 5th AG / Rock-it-Run 5K: 4th M30-39

Lisa "She-Wolf" Rosynsky (F45-49) 4 -- Jerseyman Short Tri: 2nd AG / Princeton Sprint Tri: 1st AG / Navesink or Swim -0.8 Mile Swim: 2nd F40-49 / NJ Sprint Tri: 5th AG

Thomas "The Swede" Andreasson (M60-64) 2 -- Drink MO Wine 13.1: 1st AG / St Louis Sprint Tri: 2nd AG

Allen "The Animal" Corona (N30-34) 1 -- Tri-Boulder Beast Tri: 3rd AG

Dave "Big Horn" Buchwald (M60-64) 1 -- Boulder Sunrise Sprint Tri: 3rd AG

Pat "The Warrior" Wirth (M30-34) 1 -- Harvest Moon Olympic Tri: 1st AG

Christine Kachinsky (F55-59) 8 -- Polar Prowl 10K: 3rd AG / Mardis Gras Crawl 10K: 3rd Overall Female / KHMTT #01: 1st F50+ / KHMTT#03: 1st F50+ / Mother's Day Classic: 1st F50-59 / Rendezvous Run 5K: 3rd F50-59 / Tri-Boulder Sprint Tri: 1st AG / Crooked Gravel: 3rd F50-59

John Bye (M55-59) 11 -- Polar Prowl 10K: 1st AG / Mardis Gras Crawl 10K: 2nd AG / KHMTT #01: 2nd M50+ Cat 3 / Jerseyman Tri Long: 4th Overall / KHMTT Series: 3rd M50+ Cat 3 / KHMTT Series: 4th M 50+ Pro Cat 1/2/3 / Harvest Moon Sprint : 1st AG / Colorado Sprint Tri: 1st AG / IronMan 70.3 Boulder: 5th AG / Boulder Peak Tri: 2nd AG / Tri-Boulder Sprint Tri: 1st AG

Personal Records (PRs)

Kabir Ghale (M35-39) 3 -- Colfax 13.1 / IronMan 70.3 Boulder / Rock-it-Run 5K

Pat "The Warrior" Wirth (M3-34) 1 -- IronMan 70.3 Boulder

Thomas "The Swede" Andreasson (M60-64) 1 -- Drink MO Wine 13.1

Allen Corona (M30-34) 1 -- Brooklyn Marathon 13.1

Tara "Yes I Can" Corduan (F50-54) 1 -- Jersey City 13.1

So, as I've always said, it's all about the Start Line. Race Day is a function of what you put in to readying for it! RELENTLESS FORWARD MOTION