NOLANS 14
5 years ago
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
XTERRA 4 CORNERS "EPC dominates"
So while "Coach Cody" and Jason Hilgers went to compete in Xterra Idaho, the rest of the EPC crew made the drive to Farmington NM for the Xterra 4 corners race. EPC was well represented with 9 athletes. Kathy, Cary, Danielle, Sara, Julie, ED, Rickey, Jason (hairy one) & Luke. As well as Xterra first timers Nils and Aaron. This Xterra has a unique format because it's a Swim/Run/Bike. Julie and Ed won the mens and womens overall at this race last year.
After deciding to meet up for pizza the night before the race. A challenge in Farmington if you don't want Dominos or Pizza Hut! A bunch of us met at a local pizza joint that turned out to be pretty tasty. After swapping stories and info about the race and bike course, we all headed back to the hotel for some last minute prep and some needed sleep after a 7+ hr. drive.
Race morning was perfect, with overcast skies, and a calm swim. Our EPC fish Jason M. was top 5 out of the water in 22:13 (a full mile swim at this race) then Sara with a very solid 25:49...a little ways behind was the rest of us. Heading out onto the 6mile run the entire EPC crew was hanging tough in the top 20. It was a slight uphill the entire way to T2 before we got on the bikes. Jason was 2nd athlete into transition, and Luke was 3rd (making up some serious time on the run after his swim) not far behind was the "uber-biking-old man-Ed" and Rickey who had a great swim (this was his first triathlon last year, he learns fast eh?) . For the ladies it was Danielle and Sara hitting T2 first, with Julie, Cary, and Kathy just behind. Danielle smoked the run in 41:59 earning the fastest womens run split of the day. The bike course here is super fun with tons of turns and huge rollers and whoops (very BMXish), although not alot of elevation gain its pretty demanding since you are constantly turning, braking, or hammering. Mr. Ed Oliver posted the fastest bike split (anyone suprised?) of the day in 1:17:47! (2 minutes ahead of Luke who was 2nd fastest bike) We all decided we need some "Be like Ed" stickers for our bikes! Sara (pro) hammered the bike to win the womens overall (despite having a cold, and allergies) title in 2:43:37. Next was Danielle who pulled in a 3rd place overall for the womens race. This was her FIRST Xterra ever, and this is her first season on a MTB...watch out! Very close behind was Julie (5th), Cary(6th), then Kathy (8th). 5 of the top 8 spots! Nice job ladies! (don't forget that Kathy and Julie are training for the Leadville 100, so they have been biking some mega miles). On the mens side Jason Michalak held on strong for 2nd overall!, then Luke for 3rd, Ed was 4th, Rickey (6th). EPC takes 4 of the top 6 oevrall spots! Both Aaron and Nils (EPC clients) not only finished their first triathlons, but they both raced with very solid times and looked like veterans!
Great Venue and a great race...the town loves us athletes and they even set up a grandstand for locals to come watch the race! The 3 race directors all competed! so they know how to put on a killer race. Aaron pulled 7th in a very competitive age group, and Nils took home some hardwear in his first race with a 3rd place!
http://www.ccrtiming.com/races/results/2009/094Corners.htm#males results
http://www.efotolab.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?photographer=attitude&category=photographers pictures
After deciding to meet up for pizza the night before the race. A challenge in Farmington if you don't want Dominos or Pizza Hut! A bunch of us met at a local pizza joint that turned out to be pretty tasty. After swapping stories and info about the race and bike course, we all headed back to the hotel for some last minute prep and some needed sleep after a 7+ hr. drive.
Race morning was perfect, with overcast skies, and a calm swim. Our EPC fish Jason M. was top 5 out of the water in 22:13 (a full mile swim at this race) then Sara with a very solid 25:49...a little ways behind was the rest of us. Heading out onto the 6mile run the entire EPC crew was hanging tough in the top 20. It was a slight uphill the entire way to T2 before we got on the bikes. Jason was 2nd athlete into transition, and Luke was 3rd (making up some serious time on the run after his swim) not far behind was the "uber-biking-old man-Ed" and Rickey who had a great swim (this was his first triathlon last year, he learns fast eh?) . For the ladies it was Danielle and Sara hitting T2 first, with Julie, Cary, and Kathy just behind. Danielle smoked the run in 41:59 earning the fastest womens run split of the day. The bike course here is super fun with tons of turns and huge rollers and whoops (very BMXish), although not alot of elevation gain its pretty demanding since you are constantly turning, braking, or hammering. Mr. Ed Oliver posted the fastest bike split (anyone suprised?) of the day in 1:17:47! (2 minutes ahead of Luke who was 2nd fastest bike) We all decided we need some "Be like Ed" stickers for our bikes! Sara (pro) hammered the bike to win the womens overall (despite having a cold, and allergies) title in 2:43:37. Next was Danielle who pulled in a 3rd place overall for the womens race. This was her FIRST Xterra ever, and this is her first season on a MTB...watch out! Very close behind was Julie (5th), Cary(6th), then Kathy (8th). 5 of the top 8 spots! Nice job ladies! (don't forget that Kathy and Julie are training for the Leadville 100, so they have been biking some mega miles). On the mens side Jason Michalak held on strong for 2nd overall!, then Luke for 3rd, Ed was 4th, Rickey (6th). EPC takes 4 of the top 6 oevrall spots! Both Aaron and Nils (EPC clients) not only finished their first triathlons, but they both raced with very solid times and looked like veterans!
Great Venue and a great race...the town loves us athletes and they even set up a grandstand for locals to come watch the race! The 3 race directors all competed! so they know how to put on a killer race. Aaron pulled 7th in a very competitive age group, and Nils took home some hardwear in his first race with a 3rd place!
http://www.ccrtiming.com/races/results/2009/094Corners.htm#males results
http://www.efotolab.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?photographer=attitude&category=photographers pictures
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