Cameron Lasky and Jamie Lambert took top honors at Saturday’s Icebreaker Triathlon, held in American Fork, Utah. Cold temperatures forced organizers to make the race a reverse order tri, beginning with the run and ending with the swim. The race began with four waves of runners.

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Top Women
Jamie Lambert (1:06:36)
Sue Pope (1:10:42)
Jana White (1:11:08)

Top Men
Cameron Lasky (56:24)
Jason Crompton (57:17)
David Warden (58:29)

Popularity: 34% [?]

The Buffalo Duathlon returns on May 3, 2008 at Antelope Island, Utah under the direction of the Hess Cancer Foundation. This is a great early season event with proceeds providing financial support to families that have lost a young child to cancer, and are not financially prepared for the tragedy.

Click HERE for more information about the Buffalo Duathlon.

Click HERE for more information about the Hess Cancer Foundation.

Popularity: 35% [?]

Below is information about masters swimming in the state of Idaho. (Information courtesy of United States Masters Swimming Web site)

Boise - SAWS YMCA Sawtooth Masters

Downtown Family YMCA / West Family YMCA & Boise City Aquatics Center1050 W. State St. 83702/ 5959 N. Discovery Place 83713 Boise, Idaho

Lap Swim / Workout Times: See website

Contacts: Shannon Hamrick (208) 846-5967 SawtoothMasters@cableone.net

Web Site: http://www.YMCASawtoothMasters.org

Idaho Falls - Idaho Falls Aquatic Masters

Idaho Falls Aquatic Center

149 7th Street Idaho Falls, Idaho

Lap Swim / Workout Times: W/O’s TTh 8-9:15 pm. Lap Swim M-F 5:30-8am, TTh 8-9:30 pm, Sun 11:30-1

Contacts: Jim Smith 522-4391 (h), Aquatics 528-5519

Miscellaneous Info: $2.25 Lap swim cost.

Ketchum

Ketchum, Idaho

Lap Swim / Workout Times: Call: (208) 720-6362

Contacts: Karen Morrison

Additional info about Idaho Masters can be found HERE.

Popularity: 47% [?]

BBSC Endurance Sports, producers of the SG Tri has announced that 100 sponsor spots are now open to the public for the May 10th event held at Sand Hollow in St. George, Utah.

This is on a first come first serve basis, and will automatically close when these 100 spots are filled.

To register for these last 100 spots, please visit the registration site by clicking HERE.

Keep in mind that the registration is $80.00 and the state park service has asked BBSC to add the $7.00 park entry fee onto the race in order to speed up lines getting in on race day.

Popularity: 32% [?]

Below is information about masters swimming in the state of Nevada. (Information courtesy of United States Masters Swimming Web site)

Carson City - CARS Carson Tigersharks

Carson Aquatic Facility

841 N Roop St Carson City, Nevada

Lap Swim / Workout Times: M-F 5:30-7am, 5:30-6:30pm

Contacts: Jackie Boudreau jmboudreau@pyramid.net, 775-888-9138

Web Site: http://www.tigersharks.org

Henderson - HSNM Henderson Southern Nevada Masters

Multigenerational Pool

250 S Green Valley Pkwy Henderson, Nevada

Lap Swim / Workout Times: MWF - 5:30 am, M-Th - 6:30-8pm, Sat 11 am

Contacts: Frank Lowery, flowery719@earthlink.net, (702) 400-2790

Web Site: http://www.lowerysmultisport.com

Miscellaneous Info: We’re located in the suburban Green Valley area. We offer expert coaching, a dynamic and fun team. We host parties and open swims at Lake Mead, in addition to our legendary road trips to swim.

Incline Village - Incline Tahoe Aquatics

Incline Village Recreation Center

Incline Village, Nevada

Lap Swim / Workout Times: M-F 3:30 - 5:30 pm. Lap Swim 6-8

Contacts: Eric Petrilla 702-831-4661 or Celeste Miller 702-831-2129

Miscellaneous Info: Call to confirm times

 

Las Vegas - LVM Las Vegas Masters

Desert Breeze Aquatic Facility

8275 Spring Mountain Road (east of Durango) Las Vegas, Nevada

Lap Swim / Workout Times: M-F 5:30 - 7:00 am

Contacts: Victor Hecker , heckerrealestate@hotmail.com, 702-247-7788

Web Site: http://www.lvswim.com

 

 

Las Vegas - VLVM Viva Las Vegas Masters

Pavillion Center Pool at Palo Verde High School

Pavilion Center Dr at Alta Las Vegas, Nevada

Lap Swim / Workout Times: M-Th 7-8:30 pm; Sa 10-11:30 am

Contacts: Marie Girouard, 702-461-5354, mjvgutierrez@cox.net

Miscellaneous Info: swim and spin workouts every Wed in the spring and summer

 

 

Minden - CVM Carson Valley Manatees

Carson Valley Swim Center

1600 Hwy 88 Minden, Nevada

Lap Swim / Workout Times: Workouts - MWF 5:30-7am, Lap Swim - MWF 6am-6pm

Contacts: Claudia Bertolone-Smith 775-782-3244, claudia@pyramid.net

 

 

Reno - SNM Sierra Nevada Masters

Northwest Pool, Idlewild Pool

Northwest Pool, Idlewild Pool Reno, Nevada

Lap Swim / Workout Times: M-F 5:30-7 am, Sat 6:30-8 am, Laps 6:15-7:30pm

Contacts: Steve Lintz (702)334-2203

Miscellaneous Info: Indoor 25yd, 8 lanes, Pool fee $3.00, $2 seniors, and Idlewild Pool (summer 50m), UNR, (702)334-2267.

 

 

Reno - SNM Sierra Nevada Masters

Northwest Pool-SC/Idlewild Pool-LC

Reno, Nevada

Lap Swim / Workout Times: M-F 5:30-7 AM, 11:30-1 PM, SA 6:30-8 AM

Contacts: Steve Lintz, Head Coach: 334-2203/334-2267

Popularity: 73% [?]

Listen to your body.

The best thing you can do to prevent injury is listen to your body. If you can recognize signs of overuse, fatigue, tendonitis, strain, etc. and make changes before it becomes a big problem, you are way ahead of the game. I hear many triathletes talk about “running through the pain”. I would say there are times that are uncomfortable during the sport of triathlon and there is pain of giving full effort. However, true pain is a sign your body is giving you that something is wrong. Why ignore it?

I like to use an analogy of comparing people to cars when thinking of listening to your body. Some cars have temperature gauges with a red line. Other cars just have an “idiot light” that comes on when the engine is already overheated. Most people do not listen to their internal gauges, and instead wait until the “idiot light” comes on telling them they overdid it. This “idiot light” is pain. If you can listen to your internal gauge that is more subtle, you can back off before you hurt yourself. These more subtle signs might come as tightness in the muscles or joints, aching, an increase in effort to maintain the same pace, resting heart rate being elevated, etc. If you are working out you should not go full bore blindly without checking your gauges. Don’t workout through the pain to pay the price later. Don’t wait until the “idiot light” comes on, as it is probably too late. Think back to the last time you had pain during a workout. Chances are there were some signs prior to the onset of pain. It might have been achiness, soreness, stiffness, fatigue, or a change in your efficiency or form. Remember this for future workouts, as that is probably your “heat gauge” telling you to back off before you “redline” and get injured.

Do not increase any training variable by more than 10% per week.

This is a commonly broken rule among athletes, but breaking it usually comes at a price. The price might be paid as injury or breakdown weeks down the line. The more often you break this rule, and the higher percentage increase you break it by will increase your chances of injury or breakdown. For the best chances to avoid injury, do not increase more than one variable per week. For instance, do not increase the distance on your long run AND your total running distance in the same week. When you go long on one particular run, back off on other runs/workouts during the week to allow for rest/recovery before or after.

Common training variables to assess for the 10% rule:

Longest run/bike/swim

Total weekly distance

Terrain type (flats versus hills or asphalt versus dirt)

Total workout time per week including cross-training

Stretch frequently.

Stretching the muscles in the body frequently can help lower the risk of injury. Most stretches should be held with a very light sensation of stretch. I now tell my patients and athletes to change their thoughts on stretching to think more of it as “posing” in order to decrease their intensity. Contrary to some thought, stretches should not hurt! The longer you hold a stretch, the more flexibility you will gain. You don’t need to stretch vigorously, just often. Try to stretch four times per day when in intense training. Generally stretches should be held 30-60 seconds.

Alternate hard/easy workouts and feel free to skip some workouts.

Too often I hear of athletes trying to squeeze in missed workouts either due to time constraints or after taking a break due to injury. This is one of the easiest ways to over-train – by adding workload in a short amount of time. If you are doing a majority of your workouts, it is OK to skip a workout. That is so important I need to repeat it. It is OK to skip a workout. Chances are, after skipping a workout, or making a hard workout into an easy workout, you will feel better prepared for your next hard workout. Your body adapts to stress and will become stronger, but it needs time. Each body is different also, and we all tend to need more time to recover as we age. So feel OK about skipping or lightening a workout. You will be better off in the long run. I often aim for hitting 75% of my scheduled workouts in a program and feel really good about the results on race day.

Seek early intervention if you are having a body ache or pain.

Getting early help from a healthcare professional for your aches and pains will allow them to be treated with less expensive and less invasive interventions. We want you to meet your goals for getting fit, and the first step is getting to the starting line of your event injury-free. You won’t be likely to meet your goals if an injury is holding you back. The longer you wait to get treated, the longer you are likely to need to reduce or stop your workouts.

Do not skip your “core” exercises.

Core exercises are designed to target muscles that are not isolated with traditional exercises. Your “core” is made up of the muscles in your abdominals, lower back, pelvic floor, and diaphragm (breathing muscle). Contrary to popular belief, just doing sit-ups and crunches is not the best way to emphasize the core. The best core muscles are the deepest, most subtle, and hardest to isolate. I tell my patients that if they feel like they are doing nothing, they have it right. If they feel like they are getting a good “burn”, they are working too hard and missing the best layers of the core.

The core muscles help you absorb shock and transmit power from upper to lower body appropriately. These muscles are the foundation of your athletic body. Don’t neglect them. I feel the best methods to isolate the deepest and most important part of the core are Pilates, Tai Chi, and Yoga. More aggressive core exercises do not translate into better results for beginner and intermediate athletes and should be reserved for elite athletes only.

Matt Booth is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and Orthopedic Certified Specialist with a clinical practice in Boise, Idaho. He started in triathlon at the Olympic distance in the late 80’s with recent significant finishes at Ironman Coeur D’Alene 2005 as well as the Age Group National Championships in Portland in 2007. He is currently training for Ironman Boise 70.3 with Performance High.

Matt Booth, DPT, OCS

Doctor of Physical Therapy

Orthopedic Certified Specialist

Clinic Director – Therapeutic Associates Boise Physical Therapy

(208)433-9211

mbooth@taiweb.com

www.therapeuticassociates.com/Boise

Popularity: 60% [?]

Popularity: 37% [?]

TriHive recently caught up with Boise 70.3 race director, Keith Hughes to get his take on the inaugural race held on June 1, 2008.

TriiHive (TH:): Why was Boise chosen as a 70.3 site?

Keith Hughes (KH): After meeting with the World Triathlon Staff in Lake Las Vegas Resort for our Iron Girl event WTC was thrilled with that venue they asked if I had any other great locations for an event. Boise was my automatic answer (for several reasons) First it is one of the most beautiful cities in the country (City of Trees). Second it is the most pro-athletic communities I know of - period. It seems almost everyone is into some sort of outdoor activity. Third, the local triathlon community is very strong and growing.

TH: What other races have you directed?

KH: I have directed over 20 triathlons during the last 5 years. From Lake Las Vegas to Metroman in Asbury Park, New Jersey. This year we have added the Aflac Iron Girl Lake Las Vegas which will be televised on NBC nationwide.

TH: How was the course chosen?

KH: Ironman likes to showcase the special features of each venue that hosts an Ironman/70.3 event. The bike course features all of the terrain Boise has to offer, including a climb to the Birds of Prey Sancturary and ride through downtown Boise. The Boise Greenbelt (see Why Boise above) is a beautiful run and bike trail along the Boise River which runs through the heart of the City. It is completely shaded and completely flat. There is not a better inner city run anywhere and really showcases Boise.

TH: Can you tell us little about the main staging area and the terrain of the different legs of the race?

KH: The Race will be centered around Boise’s BoDo District. With T2 and the finish line block apart. Both host hotels sit between T2 and the finish line. The district is lined with restaurants, coffee shops, pubs and shops. The awards ceremony will be outdoors at the Boise Center.

TH: Would you consider it fast (i.e.easy or difficult)?

KH: The course should be extremely fast. There are two short steep climbs on the bike course, but it is mainly rolling terrain with the final three miles descending gradually into downtown.

TH: Will it ever be considered as a Saturday race?

KH: This year the event is on Sunday because T2 is on the main road into down town. We can not close that road until after rush hour on Friday (same for our finish line area) which would not give us enough time to set those areas up, and have athletes check their gear bags into the transition area. We are very seriously looking at slight location modifications for 2009 to move the race to Saturday. I realize the importance to the regional athletes for Saturday events which is why all of our Las Vegas races are on Saturdays.

TH: Anything else athletes should know about the event?

KH: The City of Boise and the local businesses are really rolling out the welcome mat for this event. I think the athletes will not only find a great race course but unmatched hospitality. It is also a great course if you have friends and family that want to watch you race. With T2 right downtown and the run course making two loops through BoDo, less then 50 yards from the finish line the action will be easy to see.

TH: What is the breakdown for 70.3 Worlds slots?

KH: 5 Pro slots, 45 age group slots.

For more information about the Boise 70.3 event, visit www.ironman.com/events/ironman70.3/boise70.3

Popularity: 80% [?]

- Click HERE for XTERRA Winter Worlds Photo Album
- Click HERE for pics of the champions, Sari Anderson & Brian Smith

Recap by Trey Garman, XTERRA Planet

Brian Smith, 32, of Gunnison, Colorado jolted past Josiah Middaugh, 29, of Vail, CO, less than 20 meters from the finish line to win the inaugural XTERRA Winter World Championship in dramatic fashion at Snowbasin Resort this afternoon.

After nearly two hours of grueling racing action that included mountain biking, snowshoeing, running and ski mountaineering in snow flurries at 6,000+ feet elevation, Smith pulled off a jaw-dropping come-from-behind victory by a little more than one-second in 1:58:29.92 (with Middaugh right behind in 1:58:31.21).

“I didn’t think I could do it until four gates before the finish and I saw Josiah snow plowing,” said an exuberant Smith. “I’ve been alpine racing since the third grade so that last stretch was my cup of tea.”

Spectators at the finish line remarked that it was the most unbelievable 13 seconds of racing – in any sport – they had ever seen.

“I had goose bumps, it was unreal,” said Mike Caldwell of Ogden, UT. “That’s about as pure and epic a sporting moment as I’ve ever witnessed.”

It went something like this – 200 yards of downhill skiing through eight gates – all viewable from the main plaza at Snowbasin. Middaugh comes into sight of the spectators and falls rounding the first gate. At this point all he needs to do is stay upright and the race is his. He picks himself up and slowly rounds the next two gates only to fall on his back again, this time sliding down the hill. As Middaugh gets up and going again Smith, fueled by years of alpine racing and a natural competitive fire, emerges from the tree line like a man possessed. Seconds later and with just two gates to go Smith zooms past Middaugh on the inside and speeds across the finish line arms raised high.

‘I did everything I could do,” said Middaugh. “I thought if I could make all those gates without falling then maybe I’d be ok but I was lying on my back up there half way down.”

Middaugh, who is one of the most decorated winter athletes in the U.S. - went out onto the fourth and final stage – the ski mountaineering leg featuring 2,200 feet of climbing – with a two minute lead by virtue of crushing the first three stages (he had the fastest run, second best snowshoe, and third best bike split).

Alas, it came down to equipment. Middaugh was using Nordic skis (aka skate skis) that are not suited for steep downhills while behind him Smith slipped into a randonnee ski set-up better suited for both the climbing and descending.

“If it wasn’t about equipment, Josiah would’ve blown away the whole field,” said Smith. “Even on nordic skis I didn’t catch him until the end. The guy is so strong, just a machine.”

Even more amazing is that two-time Winter Triathlon World Champ and 2005 XTERRA Off-Road Triathlon World Champ Nicolas Lebrun almost made the whole Brian-Josiah moment a mute point. Lebrun was in the lead just minutes away from his own crowning moment when he took one of the final turns too fast, lost control, one of his skis, and went tumbling 30 feet down the mountain. He still finished in third just 11 seconds behind Smith.

“It was my fault,” said Lebrun. “All I needed to do was just hang on and race safe but I caught an edge and went down.”

Mike Kloser and Michael Tobin of the world’s winningest adventure racing team came in fourth and fifth, respectively. “Even when I was suffering I was thinking this was a cool event,” said Tobin.

“The snowshoe was fabulous, running through the woods like that was really neat and then at the top of the skinning, the wind was blowing and you were in a blizzard, it felt like you were way up there.”

At the beginning of the race Smith and Kloser used their winter tri experience biking on the snow to pull into the early lead. Once on the snowshoe, Greg Krause (the 2004 U.S. Snowshoe National Champ) and Middaugh put the hurt on the field and pulled ahead. The pair did more of the same on the run and headed into the ski more than two minutes up. Kloser and Lebrun had the fastest times up-and-down the mountain to get back into the race, but ultimately it was Smith that put all the pieces together.

“It was a blast, just tons of fun,” smiled Smith. “This mountain is incredible and the course is great, perfect for summer and winter XTERRA.”

Kloser, who at 48-years-young just won the Winter Triathlon U.S. Championship and has traveled across the world winning races for the better part of two decades, echoed that sentiment.

“Snowbasin and XTERRA Winter is a fantastic fit. Great venue, and the guys figured out a great course.”

ANDERSON LEADS THE MOM-SQUAD

Talk about Mommy power - the top four women across the finish line all gave birth in the last year-and-a-half, and Sari Anderson, 29, of Glenwood Springs, CO – with an eight-month-old in tow – led the charge.

Anderson staged perhaps the most unlikely comeback of the afternoon by making up more than two minutes in the final stage to jump from third-to-first with a winning time of 2:29:47.

“I can’t think of much that I’ve done individually that’s better than this,” said Anderson.

What made the move so remarkable was who she caught – none other than 8-time U.S. National XC Ski Champion and 2006 Winter Olympian Rebecca Dussault (who has a 13-month old and 6-year-old).

“It was really a pleasure racing here today and the crowd really kept me going. Each time I came into transition they made me feel like I could do another leg, the fans were great,” said Dussault.

Just like in the men’s race, however, it was all about the skis. Anderson, who is a member of that same phenomenal Team Nike adventure racing squad with Tobin and Kloser, was on the same “rando rig” that Smith was using while Dussault pulled a much heavier telemark set up the mountain.

The race started with Dussault way out front, putting four minutes on Anderson in the bike leg and 10 minutes on Keri Nelson. Nelson, the North American Snowshoe and Winter Triathlon National Champ last year, worked her way back into the race and all the way up to the front with the fastest snowshoe and run splits. She headed out on the ski leg in second place behind Dussault but couldn’t muster enough leg strength to pull her heavy rig up the hill and eventually finished 7^th among pro women.

Dussault held off everyone but Anderson for second while Lisa Isom (who has an 18-month-old and 6-year-old) was steady throughout and worked her way into third by the end of the day. Jenny Tobin, who has the youngest of the kids (a 7-month old along with a three-year-old), used a pair of stellar runs and a solid ski to finish in fourth.

SULLIVAN, COLONNA WIN AMATEUR XTERRA WINTER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Eric Sullivan (Gunnison, CO) won the men’s amateur race (placing 7^th overall in 2:10:51) and Caroline Colonna (Taos, NM) won the women’s amateur overall (placing 5^th overall in 2:52:56). Drew Casselberry of Ogden, UT - a Snowbasin Resort staffer - was the top local finisher placing 9^th overall (2^nd amateur) in 2:21:23. Rachel Cieslewicz of Salt Lake City was the fastest local female, winning the 20-29 division (11^th overall female) in 3:39:56.

XTERRA WINTER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP PRO RESULTS

Men

Pl Name Age - Hometown Final Time Purse

1 Brian Smith 32 – Gunnison, CO 1:58:29 $1,800

2 Josiah Middaugh 29 – Vail, CO 1:58:31 $1,250

3 Nicolas Lebrun 34 – Digne, France 1:58:40 $800

Women

Pl Name Age - Hometown Final Time Purse

1 Sari Anderson 29 – Glenwood Springs, CO 2:29:47 $1,800

2 Rebecca Dussault 27 – Gunnison, CO 2:31:43 $1,250

3 Lisa Isom 36 – Vail, CO 2:45:19 $800

Popularity: 42% [?]

- Click HERE for XTERRA Winter Worlds Photo Album
- Click HERE for pics of the champions, Sari Anderson & Brian Smith

Popularity: 51% [?]