EPC Results Update

We're about 1/3 of the way through the 2008 racing season and many EPC athletes have already racked up some impressive results. Below are some highlights from the last several weeks.

On the Xterra side of things, several EPC athletes have already punched their tickets to Maui with impressive racing results:

• Julie Bruckman won first place amateur female in Temecula at the Xterra West Championship event. Then a few weeks later she won the female overall at the Four Corners Xterra in New Mexico.

Julie B. top amateur in Temecula

• Cary Kinross-Wright has also racked up some big results. First place amateur woman at the Arizona Xtreme Xterra (second overall to Shonny Vanlandingham). Weeks later she won her age-group and finished third amateur in Temecula. Two weeks after that she punched her ticket to 70.3 Worlds after finishing 3rd in her age-group at the Hawaii 70.3 race.

Cary K. on the podium in Temecula winning her AG.

• James Walsh hammered the bike courses in both Temecula and the Xterra Southeast Championship in Alabama last week to pull off a second place and overall amateur championship respectively.

James W. and Julie B. on the podium as top male and female in the 30-34 AG

James W. winning the amateur overall in Alabama

• Eric Ronning punched his Maui ticket in Alabama by powering through the heat and hills to a third place age-group finish. Two I.V. bags later he was elated with best championship finish to date!

Eric R. making his Xterra Championship podium debut in Alabama

• Ed Oliver took home an overall win in New Mexico last week at the Xterra Four Corners event. After struggling with some cramping issues earlier this year Ed was happy to finally break through for an overall win.

Ed O. (center), Julie B., and Rickey T. cleaning up in N.M.

• Rickey Tolliver, new to triathlon and Xterra, placed third in his age-group in New Mexico. Not bad for his first ever triathlon. Expect big things from this mountain biker turned tri-geek in the coming weeks and months as he finds his groove.

Luke Jay is recovering from his broken collarbone and is expected to find his form just in time for the Colorado Xterra's in the coming weeks. Sara Tarkington and Kathy Placchi are anxiously awaiting their first races in the coming weeks.

Look for the entire EPC Colorado Team to make their season debut as a whole at the Buffalo Creek Xterra on June 21st.

The EPC Colorado men (from left: Rickey Tolliver, Ed Oliver, Luke Jay, Cody Waite)