Conrad Stoltz and Melanie McQuaid won the 2008 XTERRA Mountain Championship in Ogden, Utah on August 16, 2008.

Click HERE for pictures from the events.

Click HERE for complete results.

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Okay ladies.  Let’s call this “taking one for the team.”  I donned one of Skirt Sports’ skirts for you. It was everything they say it is: comfortable and sexy.  I can honestly say that if I were a woman, I’d definitely be wearing a skirt.  For now,  I’ll be retiring from cross dressing.

Nicole DeBoom, owner of Skirt Sports invited me to her booth at the Outdoor Retailer Show, in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, August 8, 2008.  After a  fun chat with the ladies working the booth, I was handed a fancy blue skirt.  In the heat of the moment, I threw it on.  That’s when things got a little crazy.  Before I knew it, cameras were flashing.  Nicole and I gave our sexiest posses for the Outdoor Retailer paparazzi.  I found the flash of the cameras to be addicting.   Maybe this was my weakness.  Regardless, my wife has forgiven me.

Through the chaos, Nicole and I found time to chat about Skirt Sports.  Click HERE to listen to Nicole share her story.

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Dantley Young and Jeanette Schellenberg won the second annual Utah Half triathlon, held on August 8, 2008 in Provo, Utah.

Young scorched the bike course in the men’s race, riding the 56 mile bike course in two hours nine minutes and 33 seconds (nearly 26 mph). He held on to his lead with a solid run to win the overall title in 4:19:08. Two minutes faster then runner up, Randall Olsen.

In the women’s event, Schellenberg’s three disciplines were balanced relative to the rest of the women’s field.  However, her fast transitions helped pave a path to victory. Her winning time of 5:02:40 was a mere 32 seconds faster than runner-up, Melanie Loomis. Loomis out-swam Schellenberg by over two minutes, but lost over one minute in T1, then lost another two minutes on the bike. Schellenberg created a slight cushion in her lead by exiting T2 nearly 20 seconds faster then Loomis. Loomis closed the gap but gained only 47 seconds on the run.

See below for top finishers. Click HERE for complete results.

1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run

Top Men

Dantley Young, 4:19:08
Randall Olsen, 4:21:00
Brett Wilking, 4:24:03

Top Women

1 - Jeanette Schellenberg, 5:02:40
2 - Melanie Loomis, 5:03:12
3 - Aimee Larkin, 5:04:22

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Click HERE to view the Utah Half Pre Race Documents.  Click HERE to register for the Utah Half triathlon, to be held in Provo, Utah on August 9, 2008 (this Saturday).

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