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March 02, 2010

Congratulations to everyone who raced this weekend! I’d especially like to recognize Kevin Taddonio who took first overall amateur male and Chris Latvaaho who took 8^th overall amateur male at the Desert Duathlon. Kevin and Chris will both be racing at Ironman Hawaii this October. Great racing on a tough, wet weekend!

Desert Duathlon

Kevin Taddonio – 1^st AG 25-29, 1^st overall amateur

Adam Bruderly – 5^th AG 30-34

Nir Joels – 4^th AG 35-39

Toby Baum – 12^th AG 35-39

Chris Latvaaho – 3^rd AG 40-44, 8^th overall amateur

Pat Devine – 12^th AG 40-44

Justin Van Dyck – 24^th AG 40-44

Buzz Gosnell – 29^th AG 40-44 – First ever multi sport event!

Tony Freeman – 20^th AG 50-54

Jeffrey Flocker – 3^rd AG 55-59

Kirk McCarville – 4^th AG 55-59

Paul Alston – 8^th AG 55-59

Jim Walton – 5^th AG 65-69

Stephanie Deitrick – 15^th AG 35-39

Jenifer Garner – 2^nd AG 40-44

Joan McGue – 1^st AG 55-59

JCC Sprint

Jonathan Hott – 12^th overall male in maxi tri, 3^rd AG

CJ Ketterer – 16^th overall male in maxi tri, 2^nd AG

Chris Duval – 2^nd overall male in super sprint, 1^st AG

Sal DiGiuseppi – 10^th overall male in super sprint, 2^nd AG

Gwelle Boissiere – 3^rd overall female in super sprint, 1^st AG

Bethanie Thorngren – 1^st triathlon ever

New Orleans Marathon

Darren West – 3:42 – 2^nd marathon

Jean West – ½ marathon – 2:07

RAGNAR Relay

Tony Feiter

Brent Snider

Randy Ohlinger

Ichha Sethi

Maria Warner

Andrew Schear

February 15, 2010

Congratulations to everyone who raced yesterday at the Lost Dutchman races! Sounds like the course was pretty challenging this year! I’d also like to recognize Kevin Taddonio who raced the Valley of the Sun Cycling Stage Race this weekend. Kevin raced in the CAT 4 group and placed 4^th in the individual time trial with an avg speed over a 14 mile course of 27mph. He then raced well in the road race and criterium and ended up taking 12^th overall just 1:19 out of first place. Kevin’s main focus this year is on IM Hawaii. He qualified at IMAZ this past November with a time of 9:04. I hope everyone is getting excited about the fast approaching multisport race season. Desert Duathlon, JCC Sprint, Havasu/Bartlett Tris, Oceanside 70.3, etc. will all be here very soon!

February 13, 2010

The Art and Science of Triathlon Symposium - Colorado Springs, CO - Day 2 - It was another full and informative day today. The highlight without question was the keynote address given by Erik Weihenmayer. His story is an amazing one, to be sure. He has climbed the seven summits, including the summit of Mount Everest, lead climbed on El Capitain and numerous other rock faces hundreds and sometimes thousands of feet high, ice climbed, paraglided, you name it - and he is blind. It is a powerful testament to the strength of the human mind and soul. We enjoyed many technical training lectures today (the "science" of triathlon), but we would have to say that so far in this symposium, the "art of triathlon" has hit home with more resonance.

February 12, 2010

The Art and Science of Triathlon Symposium - Colorado Springs, CO - Day 1 - We were treated to a full day of informative lectures. The highlight was the keynote address by Johan Bruyneel, the 2009 Tour de France Team Astana Manager. We are soaking up the latest and greatest thinking as it pertains to triathlon coaching and look forward to sharing what we have learned with you!

January 18, 2010

P.F. Changs Rock and Roll Marathon and Half Marathon Results – Congratulations on some great performances this weekend!

Marathon

Jeff Bassett – 2:55 – PR

Eero Allison – 3:39 - PR

Toby Baum – 3:42 – PR

Cortney Ellish – 4:31 – 1^st marathon

½ Marathon

Chris Latvaaho – 1:19 - PR

Robert Clinkenbeard – 1:35 - PR

Jenni Marshal – 1:39 – PR

Jim Siudut – 1:46 - 8 seconds shy of a PR!

Heather Stein – 1:51

Bella Panchmatia – 1:53

Heather Dean – 1:55 - PR

Karla Delord – 1:59

Reed Kiefer – 1:59 PR

Pamela Heaps – 1:56 PR

Nathan Heaps – 1:57

Caroline Cioe – 1:57 – 1^st half

Maria Warner – 2:14

Jean West – 2:19

Jana Purvis – 2:34 – 1^st half

We would especially like to recognize Jennifer Gibson who ran a 1:54. Jennifer’s husband, Joe was killed last month while on a training run with Jennifer. She ran with both her number and Joe’s pinned on. The time was a PR for Joe.

January 16-17, 2010

Ironman St. George Course Preview - We enjoyed great weather this weekend as we previewed the Ironman St. George bike and run courses. You are in for a challenging race, but one that is wonderfully scenic.

Joe Gibson 1971-2009

It is with sad hearts that we report the death of one of our athletes, Joe Gibson. You may have read about Joe in Saturday’s paper. Here is the link to the article in the Arizona Republic - http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2010/01/02/20100102doctordeath0102.html. Joe was an Emergency Room Physician at Banner Good Samaritan Hospital and had been a lifelong athlete. Joe had been training with us for almost two years and was focusing on the Olympic Distance. He was hit by a car while running last Tuesday and died of head injuries that he suffered. Joe will be greatly missed. Rest in peace, Joe .

Ironman Cozumel 2009

Congratulations to Brent Snider. He finished his first Ironman in Cozumel in a speedy 10:33. Way to go, Brent!

Ironman Arizona 2009 Results

Wow, what a race on Sunday at Ironman Arizona! The weather was very nice and there were quite a few stellar performances. An IM is never easy and everyone from the fastest finisher to the last finisher has to overcome a tremendous amount of suffering and self doubt to make it to that finish line.

We had 20 finishers. Eleven of those athletes were first time Ironman racers. There were seven athletes who achieved a PR for the IM distance and we had one athlete qualify for Kona.

Job well done to all of you!

Chris Latvaaho – 9:27 – Kona Qualifier - PR

Jeff Bassett – 10:12

Nathan Heaps – 11:23 - 1^st IM

Kelly O’Halloran – 11:28 – PR

Joe Rueda – 11:29 – 1^st IM

Toby Baum – 11:32 – 1^st IM

Robert Clinkenbeard – 11:41 – 1^st IM

Dean Rosenlof – 12:03 – 1^st IM

Jenifer Garner – 12:24 – PR

Scott Wilson – 12:51 – PR

Pat Devine – 12:56 – 1^st IM

Tony Feiter – 12:58 – 1^st IM

Megan Eikenberry – 12:58 – 1^st IM

Gene Hindman 13:10 – PR

Jay Mellen – 14:08 – PR

Randy Ohlinger – 14:33

Greg Garner – 14:46 – PR

Gwelle Boissiere – 16:18 – 1^st IM

Stephanie Deitrick – 16:45 – 1^st IM

Joan McGue – 16:52 – 1^st IM

Ironman Lecture Series - #6 - Race Strategy

Join us on Monday, Nov 16th, at 6pm for the sixth in a series of lectures designed for long course racing. The topic this time is Race Strategy - a must heading into IMAZ. Lectures are held in our office at 7227 E. Shea Blvd. (SE corner of Scottsdale and Shea).

Huge performances at SOMA

What a great weekend of racing!! Jenifer Garner was in OZ at the Long Course World Champs, Rob Zachary was racing at the Austin 70.3 and we had many people racing at Soma. We were lucky with some cool morning temps. Congratulations to everyone who raced. I’d especially like to recognize Chris Latvaaho for one of his finest races to date. Chris ran a 9:42 in Kona last year and had a great day yesterday. Her turned in a time of 4:18 that included a pro caliber 1:20 run. Chris finished as the 2^nd overall age grouper and 4^th overall in the race. Congratulations Chris!

1. Chris Latvaaho M35-39 2nd overall 4:18:44 (PR)

2. Justin Roylance M30-34 10^th 4:43:08 (PR)

3. Brent Snider M30-34 13^th 4:47:35

4. Nathan Heaps M35-39 5:08:50 (PR)

5. Robert Clinkenbeard M40-44 5:09:32

6. Mark Kozlowski M35-39 5:11:03

7. Bill Wilson M40-44 5:11:43 (PR)

8. Toby Baum M35-39 5:19:39 (PR)

9. Pat Devine M40-44 5:25:40 (PR)

10. Kirk McCarville M55-59 2nd 5:25:56

11. Joe Rueda M40-44 5:29:17

12. Andrew Schear M30-34 5:29:56 (PR)

13. Justin VanDyck M40-44 5:36:44

14. Randy Ohlinger M40-44 5::41:58

15. Gene Hindman M45-49 5:46:29 (PR)

16. Andy Werner M30-34 5:48:43

17. Jay Mellen M65-69 7^th 6:12:18 (PR)

18. Cindy Rodarte F35-39 6:20:49

19. Adam Swenson M30-34 6:29:08

20. Jim Siudut M55-59 6:43:24

21. Gwelle Boissiere F40-44 6:53:42

22. Stephanie Deitrick F35-39 7:33:08

Ironman World Championships - Kona, HI

Congratulations to Jeff Bassett and Dwight Lundell for their fantastic performances at the Ironman World Championships in Kona this weekend!

Jeff was the top Arizona finisher in 10:15 with an impressive sub 3:30 marathon.

Dwight finished 10th in his age group with a 13:46. He paced this great from start to finish.

Welcome to our newly designed website

We are happy to have our new website up and running. We have added a news section to update all of you on our athletes' achievements, clinics, and the like. You will also see a testimonials section and, of course, a new, colorful design.

We thought we would start this section with a review of some highlights from last year and this year to date.

2009 Highlights

ITU Duathlon World Championships – Concord, NC
Joan McGue F50-54 26^th

USAT Long Course National Championships – Redman, OK
Justin Roylance – 19^th in AG – 5:04

Ironman Louisville – Louisville, KY
Kelly O’Halloran – F40-44 – 7^th - 11:40 (3:47 marathon!)

USAT Age Group National Championships – Tuscaloosa, AL
Jona Davis – F40-44, Darren West – M40-44

Pacific Coast Triathlon – Sprint National Championships, Newport Beach, CA
Thomas Taylor – 2^nd overall – qualified for ITU World Sprint Championships

Carlsbad Tri – Carlsbad, CA
Thomas Taylor – 2^nd overall

Mountain Man – Sprint – Flagstaff, AZ
Jenifer Garner – 1^st overall masters female

Boise 70.3 – Boise, ID
Dwight Lundell – M65-69 – 1^st

Tribal Sprint
Thomas Taylor – 2^nd overall

Deuces Wild – Olympic
Thomas Taylor – 1^st overall, Chris Latvaaho – 4^th overall

Sahuarita Lake Sprint
Thomas Taylor – 2^nd overall

Tempe International – Sprint
Thomas Taylor – 1^st overall

Wildflower Half Ironman
Dwight Lundell – M65-69 – 2^nd ,Sharon Johnston – F50-54 – 2^nd, Chris Latvaaho – M35-39 – 8^th - 4:44

Lake Havasu – Olympic
Chris Latvaaho – M35-39 – 3^rd overall male

2008 Highlights

Toyota Desert Invitational - Palms Springs, CA
Thomas Taylor - 1st overall male (2nd pro win)

Ironman World Championships – Kona, HI
Chris Latvaaho – M35-39 – 9:42 – Top Arizona Ironman finisher!

Showdown at Sundown – Olympic – Las Vegas, NV
Thomas Taylor – 1^st overall

LA Triathlon
Chris Latvaaho - M35-39 – 1^st, Darren West - M40-44 – 3rd

SOMA Quarterman
Jona Davis - F40-44 – 1^st, Sharon Johnston - F45-49 – 1^st, Dwight Lundell - M65-69 – 1st

SOMA Half Ironman
Patrick Cronin - M20-24 – 1^st, Kirk McCarville - M50-54 – 3^rd, Kelly O'Halloran - F40-44 – 4^th, Mike Felix - M55-59 – 4^th, Jay Mellen - M60-64 – 4th

Ironman Arizona
Dwight Lundell – M65-69 – 1st – 12:57 Ironman World Championship Qualifier
Jeff Bassett – M40-44 – 10^th – 9:52 - Ironman World Championship Qualifier

Halfmax National Championship – Las Vegas, NV
Jenifer Garner – F35-39 – 14^th – ITU World Long Course Championship Qualifier
Jeff Bassett – M40-44 – 5^th – ITU World Long Course Championship Qualifier