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trispokes by ron cassie ron_cassie@yahoo.com Course Record Set at Columbia Tri More than 40 professionals and 2,300 amateur athletes from ages 14 to 71 and from 28 states and five countries participated in the 28th Columbia Triathlon May 20th, with Cameron Dye of Boulder, Colorado winning the men’s division while setting a new course record. The 28-year-old Dye beat Andrew Yoder, of Columbia, Pa., who took second — and Yoder’s 2011 record time by 10 seconds — posting at time of 1:49:41. Yoder Annabel Luxford came in this year at 1:52:18 on a morning with the some of the best racing conditions ever at the popular Centennial Lake event. Australian Annabel Luxford was the top female finisher with a time of 2:06:18. Both winners took home a cash prize of $6,000. Luxford delivered a winning time of 2:06:18, besting second-place finisher Leanda Cav, 34, of Great Britain, and former Columbia champs Laurel Wassner, 33, a Montgomery Countynative, and Margaret Shapiro, 36, of Herndon. Debbie Tanner, 30, of New Zealand took fifth on the women’s side and Sara McCarty, 29, of Florida, came in sixth. Rounding out the top six men were Ben Collins, 29, of Seattle; Australian James Seear, 26; Matt Chrabot, 29, and Clark Ellice, 30, of New Zealand. “The course is one of the most beautiful, and also one of the most challenging, I have ever competed on,” Dye told SPOKES. “The TriColumbia staff and volunteers put on a great race and I am excited to add this event to my resume.” Dye, who was has a swimming background, was third out of the water and felt he’d had an excellent swim to get started. “I found some good feet,” he said later. But it’s on the bike, which he now considers his strong suit, where he won the race, posting the best overall time on the race’s second leg — the hilly 25-mile jaunt through hilly Howard County. “I’m a much bigger fan of hilly courses than flat rides,” said Dye, who didn’t move to Colorado after becoming a professional triathlete but actually grew up there. “I’m from Boulder.” Dye said he wasn’t really aware that he was on course record pace — until near the end of the run. “The people lined up were yelling, ‘Run it in! Run it in!,’ Dye recounted. “Then eventually I could see the clock." “Maybe I should wear a watch,” he smiled, lifting up his bare wrists. Luxford, who grew up swimming and running crosscountry, in Australia, said Columbia’s reputation as a Cameron Dye tough, but beautiful and well-run event is long established in the triathlon community. “It’s a really challenging, hilly, bicycle course and I’d been looking forward to coming to Maryland for the race,” said Luxford, who was in first place coming off the bike. She added: “The run is brutal. “Triathlon is a great sport and this race was a lot of trispokes continued on p.19 14 June 2012
OFFICIAL 2012 PIRANHA SPORTS RACE GUIDE Piranha Sports will be celebrating its eleventh season in the thirteen-race Greater Atlantic Multisport Series and Greater Atlantic Club Challenge with over $10,000 in prize money. Along with the full adult race schedule, Piranha will be hosting the five-race Escape From School Youth Series. Thanks to Piranha’s unique scoring system, every finisher in every event is part of the greater series. Every finisher gets at least one point, and individual and club series champions will be crowned at the end of the season. There’s a lot about the Piranha series that is unique. The scoring system gives racers a sense of being a part of something greater, it creates the healthy rivalries that make us want to go faster. The club competition also creates camaraderie through competition, and the youth series exposes children to healthy activity and sportsmanship. The prize money is excellent; $500 to the winner and money for the top five with an equal payout to men and women. While most of us aren’t schlepping our carloads of equipment to races for money, it does draw better competition, which makes for a more entertaining race. Thanks to the point system, those of us who do not finish with prize money still have a reason to care. Piranha has plenty of seasoned athletes show up on race day, but the series is designed to be friendly and easy for first-timers and beginners. Another top tier event, The GNC Pittsburgh Triathlon, is now part of the series. Scheduled for July 28th and 29th, this event is going to be a 2 day event, with the Sprint Triathlon and Adventure Race occuring on Saturday and the International Distance Triathlon being held on Sunday. The Pittsburgh Triathlon was recently voted “3rd Best Urban Triathlon on Earth” by Competitor Magazine. Pittsburgh features an international distance, sprint distance and the unique paddle-bike-run adventure race. Pittsburgh’s race promises to fill up early once again and continues to be a favorite in America’s Most Livable City. At all events, race organizers also offer free digital photos of participants that don’t say “proof ” across the image. The pictures are free for you to use. Finishers can also get technical t-shirts, running hats, and finisher’s medals at every event. Races in the 2012 series will sell out – They’re already filling up quickly. Athletes can register for any Piranha Sports event at piranha-sports.com. Piranha Sports provides an online profile for each athlete, along with their photos and results at all Piranha Sports owned events as a free, exclusive service. Besides trithlons, Piranha Sports also times running events with as many as 3,500 participants including the Gener8tion Run, Hoboken Pump and Run, Dover Mile and 5K, Kennett Run, Pine Beach 5K, and the Monster “Mash” Marathon and Half Marathon. Visit www.piranha-sports.com for full and updated schedule, details, and to register. Sponsored By Bike Line Middletown
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