Luray Triathlon: Viewpoint from the Race Director: Race Weekend
This continues my “RACE REPORT” on the Luray Triathlon from the Race Director’s perspective. Please read the “Pre-race” article before you read this one if you haven’t already: CLICK HERE. This question that I both love and hate the most on race weekend: “Are you the race director?” It usually means something has gone wrong and I need to fix it, which in a nutshell describes my job race weekend (in addition to picking up trash)….although I did have a quite a few athletes come up to me and say what a great race it was. Race Weekend: Race...
Read MoreLuray Triathlon: Viewpoint of the Race Director: Pre-Race
The 4th Annual Luray International and Sprint Triathlons were held at Lake Arrowhead in Luray, VA this past weekend with more than 500 athletes competing each day including 30 athletes who earned a “Luray Double” hand-engraved goblet by successfully finishing both races. Athletes represented 19 different states with 75% coming from Virginia. The youngest competitor was 14 and the oldest was 76. As triathletes, we tend to write and read a lot of athlete race reports, so I want to write something from a different perspective: a Race Director’s Race Report. Brief...
Read MoreVineman 4th Place: The Inner Game of Ironman
Vineman Triathlon 20th Anniversary – August 1, 2009 Finish Time: 9:53:38.3 for 4th Overall Swim: 00:57:39.0 T1: 00:02:18.5 Bike: 05:13:44.4 T2: 00:01:27.8 Run: 03:38:28.6 As I headed out of transition at the start of the 26.2-mile run, race announcer Dave Latourette yelled to me: “You’re 24 minutes back on the leader.” My heart sunk as a surge of disappointment and sadness welled up inside me. This was my 6th time racing in Vineman (2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike, 26.2-mile run) in Santa Rosa, CA, and I had won the race two years ago by taking the lead at the end of the bike...
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