Athlete News

7/22

NY City Triathlon
Last weekend Jean Kelley competed in the NY CIty Triathlon, it was one hot day for racing and she pushed her son, Brian for the 10k to bring awareness the Myelin Project. Her son weighs 120 lbs-no easy pushing job, heck I have trouble running flat with my two kids that weigh half that! She raced strong and had an awesome experience running with the crowds cheering her and her son on. Coach is really proud of your effort Jean!

Sunset Spint Triathlon and Duathlon
Mike and Kelli were in NJ visiting family and did the Sunset Sprint race. It's a fun race with great food! The triathlon was turned into a du due to water quality so my swimming background wasn't very helpful for this race. I had a great race after taking it easy all week to recover from RI 70.3. I took first woman, it was fun to win a race this year.
Mike did the duathlon and he finished 2nd in his age-group and 5th overall and raced well. So a successful weekend for the family!

Summer Breeze Century
Shane Kokoruda completed his first century in 90+ degree heat and raised money for his Jacob's Team Foundation. Good work!

Middletown 5K
Last night at the Middletown 5K (in-between the thunder and rain) Stephanie Mezzei sheared a whopping 3 minutes off her 5K time! Wow nice job!

Weekend Racing coming up:
Racing this weekend at Ironman Lake Placid are Erica Lipkovich and Joe Flaherty

Locally at the Ocean Beach Sprint are Larry Wood, Danielle McNamara, and Katie Devir

6/13

Griskus Sprint Triathlon
Margaret Coffey had another good race on a HOT day showing she can race any distance, she once again made it to the podium in 2nd place in her age-group. Nice job Margaret!

Treasure Island Triathlon in San Francisco
Mark Salisbury was having a strong race, but had some bad luck when he made an inadvertent course error on the bike. He'll take revenge in September at Age-group Nationals!

RI 70.3

Jeff Hladky had a tough day and wasn't feeling well going into the race, he did his best to hold on but needed to stop about half way through the run. He'll take some down time now from racing with his second child due in about a month.

Bethel Criterium

George Dickerson placed top ten overall in the field sprint at Bethel this past Wednesday night despite the 100 degree temperatures.

Coach Kelli - It was another hot day racing, I don't think I've raced in anything below 85 this year! It was a mixed race for me this weekend, I had a good swim and a solid bike. It was a tough ride into the 10-15 mph head wind most of the way since the course is point to point. Hey what happened to the tail wind we had last year! The run I struggled a bit with, the legs decided to take a vacation after about 4 miles. On a good note nutrition seemed to be spot on this time, my legs just didn't have fast in them over the 13 miles. I focused on my quick stride rate which got me through the run where I wasn't having a great day. Even when you are not having a great day you can still manage to still perform well, it's consistency of training. I finish 3rd in my age-group. Now hopefully I can recover for the sprint race on Sat!

6/28

OM Goddard Triathlon
David Ellis rocked up the course to finish 2nd overall his best finish to date. He had some fast splits out there! All his hard consistent work is paying off.

Holliston Lions Triathlon
George Dickerson finished 7th in his age-group 50-54 and had a very solid race!

Madison Mile
Tom Coffey won his age-group at the Madison Mile on Saturday! Way to go Tom!

Sharon's Sprint Triathlon
Danielle McNamara did the Sharon's Sprint Triathlon and finished 2nd in the 30-34 year age-group and once again had a great race! It was a tough hilly course, but she stayed strong1 Nice work.

Stamford Olympic Triathlon
Margaret Coffey finished 2nd in her age-group 50-54 and set a new PR in the Olympic distance. Nice job Margaret! I had a good time race morning getting ready with Margaret. Coach Kelli finished 5th overall.

6/19
Griskus Olympic Triathlon in Middlebury, one tough hilly course!

David Ellis finished 4th in his age-group and again had a stellar race!

Larry Wood had some bad luck on the course, he hit a pothole at high speeds and he ended up with two flat tires and couldn't continue. His race was shaping up to be a good one too. Next one Larry!

Joe Flaherty in prep for IM Lake Placid had a much stronger race than Mystic and a fast run split after a hard bike.

Branford Road Race
Jean Kelley ran the Branford Road Race with her daughter and pushed her son Brian. She will push her son during the run portion of the NYC Triathlon in July, the race organizers called her randomly to ask for why she came back to race. After telling her story and about the Myelin Project they asked her to push Brian for the run portion of the race. This is an awesome opportunity for the Myelin Project and will add an extra challenge for Jean during the race. Jean also organizes the Hammerfest Triathlon that will be held in September that benefits the Myelin Project. Excellent race and a fun one to do towards the end of the season! You can check it out at: http://www.trifind.com/re_13562/HammerfestTriathlon.html

Terramuggus Triathlon
Stephanie Mismas at Thursday night Terramuggus sprint triathlon race ran her fastest run split to date!

6/12
Eagleman 70.3
It was a hot day in Cambridge Maryland for the Eagleman 70.3 race, there was no hiding from the sun anywhere! Shade, heck no!

Margaret Coffey had a solid race and finished 12th in her age-group in a very competitive field.

Coach Kelli finished 2nd in my age-group and I got a spot for Hawaii Ironman!

NY Sprint Triathlon Harriman State Park
Peter Friedman finished 7th in his age-group and had a good day and felt strong in the NY Tri Sprint Triathlon at Harriman State Park. Nice job Peter! Good training for Timberman in August.

Bethal Criterium
George Dickerson finished safely in the pack at the Wednesday evening Bethel Criterium. Best part of the race was having it announced by non other than Paul Sherwin who is the co anchor for the Tour de France along with Phil Liggett. THIS IS A MUST WATCH TOO!
Naturally George recorded this video.
http://gallery.me.com/gdickerson#100312

6/9
Rev 3 1/2 Ironman
L.J. Briggs finished 3rd in his age-group, overall strong race, even with a flat on the bike with six miles to go!
Larry Wood had a day where he wasn't feeling a 100%, but toughed it out on a really hard course to finish up. Way to go Larry!
It was great to watch and cheer L.J. and Larry on during the race.

Rev 3 Olympic Race
Joe Pannone finished his first triathlon, he sure picked one tough course to start with! He did a great job, it was only a few months ago he was learning to swim laps! Way to go Joe! His next race will seem easy after racing all the hills in Middlebury!

Race for the Cure 5k
Stephanie Mezzie finished her first 5k, George and I ran the race with her and we saw how determined she was out on the course! It was a hot and muggy day! Awesome job Stephanie!

Ludlow Sprint Triathlon
Danielle McNamara finished her first triathlon this weekend, she had a blast and raced great finishing 5th in her age-group 30-34.

Mystic Sprint Triathlon
Dave Ellis won his age-group and came in 4th overall! He had a great race and has been working hard week in and week out in training, I knew he was going to tear up the course! More great racing to come this season from Dave!
Joe Flaherty has been battling a knee injury finally on the mend and is training for IM Lake Placid, he raced well and it was a good test for his knee. With one under his belt for the season he'll have another go at Griskus Olympic in another week.

5/24
First the Shamrock Duathlon in Glastonbury...some great podium finishes and not an easy course!

Danielle McNamara finished 3rd in her age-group 30-34 in her first ever multi-sport event! She had perfectly even run splits-great pacing and congrats on a great first race! More great racing to come from Danielle, she's only had her bike 2 weeks at most!

L.J. Briggs in prep for Rev 3 finished 2nd in his age-group 45-49
John McCarthy finished 2nd in the 55-59 age-group

Larry Wood finished 7th in his 66-69 age-group

Peter Friedman (awaiting race report) finished 12th in his age-group 35-39

Mike Gyulay finished 5th overall and won his age-group 40-44 age-group despite mechanical issues on the bike-still with that he was still 1'30" faster than last year on the bike! Way to go hubby!

Rayner Relay
Shane Kokoruda had a great time racing and he surpassed what he thought he could split for his 3 leg runs, nice work Shane!

5k
Angela Rubano had a strong run with much improved pacing from her last 5k and finished 6th overall and 2nd in her age-group! Nice run girl!

Memphis in May
Mark Salisbury set a 4 minute PR for and olympic distance tri on one hot day in Memphis! He finished 2nd in his age-group 35-39 and went 2hrs flat! Congrats Mark, that was one tough hot race!

Coach Kelli broke a 13 year old PR 2hrs 8 min and finished 5th overall.

5/16 Mike Gyulay finished 2nd overall Pier Duathlon in NJ!

5/3
St Croix 70.3
Margaret Coffey withstood blistering temperatures,high humidity, and one of the toughest courses in St. Croix 70.3 this past weekend. It was 98 degrees, that's HOT!!! St. Croix has the well known climb called "The Beast", never mind all the other big hills to climb along with the strong winds. She did a great job managing the heat and had a strong race and to top it off finished 5th in her age-group 50-54. Way to go Margaret, more good racing to come this season!

Larry Wood competed in the Boston to Provincetown running relay with his friends. It was a hilly route and he ran 3x, once in the middle of the night for 9.5 miles! He met his target pace goals that he set for the race! Nice job Larry!

L.J. Briggs competed in the Ludlow Spring Sprint Triathlon race, weather couldn't have been better. L.J. is gearing up for the Rev 3 half ironman in June. This was a good racing opportunity to prep for the June race. He finished 9th overall and 2nd in his age-group 46-49! Next up will be the Shamrock Duathlon in May!

4/25
John McCarthy and Mike Gyulay competed in the Duathlon National Championships, in Richmond VA. They both had strong races, John finished 5th in the 55-59 age group and Mike finished 6th in the 40-44 age group. Nice job guys! They both have qualified to compete in the Duathlon World Championships in Edinburgh, Scotland in September. Congrats!

4/18
George Dickerson had a strong performance at New Orleans 70.3, next up Eagleman in June!

4/12
Congrats to Mark Salisbury on winning his age-group 35-39 in San Diego in this weekend's SuperSeal Race! He set an amazing PR, 6 minutes faster over an Olympic distance! Watch out he's just getting started, more good racing to come!

My husband Mike did the Doylestown Duathlon this weekend and had a solid race and won his age-group. Great prep for Du Nationals in a few weeks!

Bimbler's Bash 10K results:
Jay Carney hung tough and finished the race despite having breathing difficulties during it. He's been having a tough time with his asthma lately. Since I have asthma too and struggled when I first got it, it can be frustrating and takes some time to figure out and get under control.

Erica Lipkvich ran her first trail race and finished in style...waiting for Erica's report on how she liked her first trail race.

Disney Marathon - January 2010

Congratulations to Lizzie Montgomery (my sister in-law) in completing her first marathon in style in Disney 1/10! She braved very cold conditions, it was in the 20's for the start of the marathon in Orlando and temperatures never got above freezing! Way to go Lizzie!

Waldo Intermediate Distance Triathlon - January 2010

Mark Salisbury won overall at the Waldo Intermediate Distance Triathlon -turned duathlon due to the extreme cold conditions in Florida! Mark had a great race despite the cold and from just recovering from illness!