Local Results from Ironman CDA

First among the metro Athetes to cross the finish line was NYC's Kyle Cashin.

Full results at IronmanLive.com

Images from the MetroTri Webmeister's digital lens are available at IronmanCDA.com

Images include Cashin, NY Pro George Newsome, Long Island's Dave Decker, former NY'er Judy McSweeney(Pro) and Juda McGannon as well as the usual assortment of pros and Ironman personalities and, of course, overall winners Michael Lovato and Heather Gollnick.

Lovato, Gollnick claim inaugural Ironman USA Coeur d’Alene triathlon

COUER D’ALENE, IDAHO-Michael Lovato (Boulder, Colo.) and Heather Gollnick
(Hartford, Wisc.) claimed the men’s and women’s title at the inaugural Ironman
USA Coeur d’Alene Triathlon held Sunday in Coeur d’Alene.
More than 1,500 athletes competed in the inaugural event, held in Kootenai
County and parts of Washington State.
The 29-year-old Lovato used a solid bike and a superb run to win the
first Ironman title of his career with an overall time of eight hours, 40
minutes, and 59 seconds.
Spencer Smith of Great Britain set the pace taking over the overall
lead early in the bike and holding it all the way to mile two of the run. But
Lovato was able to overtake the British standout, and Smith later pulled out of
the event.
Lovato finished almost 20 minutes ahead of second-place finisher
Raynard Tissink of South Africa, who overcame two flats on the bike to register
an overall time of 9:00:05.
Matt Seeley (Polson, Mont.) who has claimed the Coeur d’Alene Short
Course Triathlon title five times in his career, finished third in 9:03:35,
with Ironman stalwarts Petr Vabrousek (Czech Republic) fourth in 9:13:30 and
Peter Kotland (Spartanburg, S.C.) finishing fifth in 9:19:27.
Gollnick, who is entering only her second season as a professional
triathlete, continued her impressive performances by claiming the second
Ironman title of her career.
The 33-year-old Gollnick overtook the field on the bike and posted a
strong run to finish with an overall time of 9:42:08.
Gollnick who claimed the inaugural Ironman Wisconsin title back in September of
2002, finished more than six minutes ahead of second-place finisher Lynley
Allison of New Zealand (9:48:13).
Allison and Monica Caplan (Boulder, Colo.) were the early women’s leaders at
the event, before being overtaken by Gollnick. Caplan finished third overall in
10:04:21, with Michelle Deasy (San Francisco, Calif.) fourth in 10:12:45 and
Jess Draskau (Great Britain) fifth in 10:27:53.
The inaugural Ironman USA Coeur d’Alene triathlon is one of four full- distance Ironman events in the continental United States (HSBC Ironman USA Lake
Placid, Ironman Wisconsin and Ironman Florida being the other three). More than
20 countries were represented at the inaugural event, which featured 80
qualifying spots to the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii in October,
as well as a $50,000 pro prize purse.

Men
1. Michael Lovato, Boulder, Colo., 8:40:59
2. Raynard Tissink, South Africa, 9:00:05
3. Matt Seeley, Polson, Mont., 9:03:55
4. Petr Vabrousek, Czech Republic, 9:13:30
5. Peter Kotland, Spartanburg, S.C., 9:19:27
6. C.J. Castle, Santa Barbara, Calif., 9:27:46
7. Eduard Korat, Campbell, Calif., 9:33:43
8. Brad Schmidt, Saratoga, Calif., 9:40:00
9. Benjamin Schloegel, Kansas City, Mo., 9:46:07
10. Robert Schloegel, Overland Park, Kan., 9:47:52

Women
1. Heather Gollnick, Hartford, Wisc., 9:42:08
2. Lynley Allison, New Zealand, 9:48:13
3. Monica Caplan, Boulder, Colo., 10:04:21
4. Michelle Deasy, San Francisco, Calif., 10:12:45
5. Jess Draskau, Great Britain, 10:27:53
6. Jeanne Anne Krizman, Tucson, Ariz., 10:36:15
7. Jessica Gillett, Santa Barbara, Calif., 10:43:23
8. Hillary Biscay, Los Angeles, Calif., 10:44:57
9. Judith McSweeney, Monument, Colo., 10:50:43
10. Allana Huard, Canada, 10:51:11

METRO AREA COMPETITORS @ IRONMAN CDA

Below is the run-down of the NY, NJ and CT residents on record for the inaugural Ironman Coeur d'Alene. Temperatues will run into the 80's today and are expected to shoot up to the mid 90's on race day (for those athletes who missed being in the metro area this past week.

The MetroTri.com BLOG will have updated coverage from the race here and look for images on IronmanLive.com and IronmanCDA.com

BIB #, NAME, CITY, STATE
1563, ROBERT BAKER, WHITE PLAINS, NY
663, KEN BARON, NY, NY
375, BRISON BICKERTON, NEW YORK, NY
1831, MARYANN BROWNING, NEW YORK, NY
1467, ROBERT BURTON, BALDWINSVILLE, NY
278, BRIAN CARVER, BRONX, NY
444, KYLE CASHIN CASHIN, NEW YORK, NY
1060, DAVE DECKER, LEVITTOWN, NY
320, ROBERT GIARDINELLI, NEW YORK, NY
1644, SAMANTHA HECHT, NEW YORK, NY
726, VITO IACOVIELLO, BROOKLYN, NY
727, RICHARD IZZO, RYE BROOK, NY
1548, PAUL KALKUT, RYE, NY
1913, JANET KELLY, NEW YORK, NY
661, RICHARD LABORIE, LARCHMONT, NY
804, VITALIY LITOVCHENKO, BROOKLYN, NY
876, MICHAEL MALLON, BRONX, NY
376, BRAYDEN MATHEWS, NY, NY
3, SARAH MCCARNEY, GARNERVILLE, NY
662, JEFFREY MCMILLAN, NEW YORK, NY
1173, BRUCE MESSITE, NEW YORK, NY
29, GEORGE NEWSOME, GARNERVILLE, NY
1390, BOB OTTO, HOLTSVILLE, NY
1273, MICHAEL PARKER, SKANEATELES, NY
127, MARC PILLEMER, NYC, NY
279, MIKE QUIRK, FULTON, NY
1774, ELEANOR SEAMAN, NEW YORK, NY
660, JOHN STEWART, BROOKLYN, NY
877, FRANK TANTILLO, NEW YORK, NY
1496, CHUCK TOTERO, RYE, NY

657, JAMES BERNARD, WEST WINDSOR, NJ
930, ROBERT DESTEFANO, LODI, NJ
1851, LISA FOGLIO, PALMERO, NJ
227, CHRIS GEBHARDT, FORT LEE, NJ
872, ERIC MARQUARD, BERNARDSVILLE, NJ
1862, AMY RAPPAPORT, GLADSTONE, NJ
1729, KATY ROBERTS-GEBHARDT, FORT LEE, NJ
1111, WADE STONE, FLORHAM PARK, NJ

1797, LAURA BOULLIANNE, BROOKFIELD, CT
913, JAMES CONNOLLY, MADISON, CT
1944, NANCY CRONIN, HAMDEN, CT
1264, RICK DAVIS, WILTON, CT
99, CHRISTOPHER DELPHIA, WINDSOR, CT
424, THAISON DO, DANBURY , CT
860, KEVIN EASTWOOD, MADISON, CT
181, GUS ELLISON, REDDING, CT
1743, JOANNE FRANTZIS, WOODBURY, CT
1445, FREDERICK GUNTHER, TRUMBULL, CT
1814, VASSO KELLY, ROWAYTON, CT
914, ROBERT KENNEDY, STAMFORD, CT
269, JOHN KOSTER, WEST HARTFORD, CT
1869, CHERYL KRAFT-JOHNSON, NIANTIC, CT
1614, DANIELLE LENOIS, FAIRFIELD, CT
217, MICHAEL LINNANE, WESTPORT, CT
218, DAVID MOSSE, WESTPORT, CT
915, BARNEY O'CONNELL, STAMFORD, CT
558, ANDREW PEMBERTON, WILTON, CT
916, ADAM PEMBERTON, WEST REDDING, CT
123, EVAN REMLEY, EAST LYME, CT
268, DOUGLAS SCHWARTZ, NORWALK, CT
716, CLAYTON TEBBETTS, NORTH HAVEN, CT
267, COLIN UPSON, HAMDEN, CT
1045, DANIEL VELTRI, MANCHESTER, CT
1607, HEATHER WADE, FAIRFIELD, CT
1214, JOHN WILSON, NEW CANAAN, CT

Carl Hart Bikes Blowout Sale & BBQ

Carl Hart Bicycles , located in Middle Island, NY, has asked the MetroTri Blog to pass along that Saturday July 12th is Customer Appreciation Day.

Every item in stock, including Bicycles, will be on Sale, and they will be having a free Barbecue!

Carl Hart Bicycles 631/924-5850
620 Middle Country Road, Middle Island, NY 11953
Store hours are 9am to 6pm

MONTAUK LIGHTHOUSE TRIATHLON APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE !

The long-awaited entry form for the July 20th Montauk lighthouse Sprint Triathlon and Relay (which must be printed out and mailed in) can now be accessed from www.MontaukLighthouse.com

For information or an application call 631-668-2544 Ext. 3

Results from last year's race are still available.

ANOTHER DAY AT THE BEACH ?

Today's Newsday includes an article from John Hanc, "Trying to Reach the Beach", documenting the annual Jones Beach Lifeguard test:

"Early last Sunday morning, an eager crowd of 144 people, ranging in age from 17 to 51, lined up under leaden skies outside the Jones Beach East Bathhouse. They weren't there for a leisurely swim or a stroll along the boardwalk. Rather, they were about to take the test for new lifeguards, competing for 14 openings among the 475 full- and part-time lifeguard positions at Long Island's state park beaches..."

Be sure to check out the "sidebar" item with the article for some Rules for the Open Water.

WEEKEND RACE RESULTS

Results are posted for the Long Island Gold Coast Triathlon, the Penn Yan Triathlon, and the Thundergust Triathlon and Duathlon.

And results are just in from the rainy Wykoff Triathlon!

2003 FORD NYC TRI FULL !

This just in from Ford New York City Triathlon Race Director Bill Burke:

Age group registration for the 2003 Ford New York City Triathlon has officially closed as of June 8, 2003. We have closed in record time for the 2003 event and will not be accepting any further entries. The Ford New York ITU World Cup will be the premier World Cup of the entire year with $80,000.00 in Prize Money and a one hour show seen in over 100 countries.

You can check your status at the NYC Tri website, listed by Name and Age.

BIG RACE WEEKEND

This weekend's multisport contests continue at the Blackwater Eagleman (an Ironman Qualifier), as well as the Escape from Alcatraz Tri on the West Coast.

Tim DeBoom stands poised to repeat his victory at Blackwater, and Lori Bowden, Andrea Fisher and Fiona Docherty will duke it out in the women's race. The MetroTri digital image staff will capture all the action and have it ready for you by mid-week.

The Escape set a record last year when the 1000 race slots were filled in an hour and 45 minutes. The water is expected to be in the 50's. Brrrrrrr. Montauk, shmontauk, that's cold water!

MIGHTY MONTAUK TRIATHLON
Chuck Sperazza and Donna McMahon won this morning's Mighty Montauk. Results are available at the Start to Finish Website: Overall, Age Group and Clydesdale. Hopefully the splits will be posted soon.

HALF-IRON (DUATHLON) UTAH RESULTS
New Zealand’s Cameron Brown and Canada’s Lisa Bentley claimed victories at the Utah Half Ironman on Saturday in Provo.

The pros competed in the full event, but windy conditions and lessons learned from last year caused first a 15 minute delay of the start, and then the cancellation of the swim portion for Age Groupers, who competed in a 56-mile bike, 13.1-mile run duathlon.

Here's the Metro area finishers:

Time Overall Place, Name, City, Age Group Place
4:03:57 69 LOU TOTO, MILLSTONE TWP, NJ 2/68
4:07:02 82 RANDY WEINTRAUB, LAWRENCE, NY 24/133
4:17:28 142 SIMON BUTTERWORTH, MELVILLE, NY 2/13
4:18:53 155 GARRETT D'ALESSANDRO, WATCHUNG, NJ 9/45
4:45:26 363 FUMITAKA HATANAKA, SCARSDALE, NY 46/68
4:48:37 383 EILEEN MAGILLIGAN, NYC 16/36
5:04:56 480 RICHARD SUMIDA, CALDWELL, NJ 60/76
5:05:51 486 MICHAEL BARRASSO, BAYPORT, NY 54/68
5:13:11 525 GREG BUZULENCIA, ROCHESTER, NY 33/42
5:24:03 560 MATTHEW MALONEY, SOUTHPORT, CT 67/76
5:32:22 580 ALEX OKIN, WOODMERE, NY 36/42
5:43:11 608 CHUCK GRAZIANO, RAMSEY, NJ 23/27

Full Results are available at IronmanUtah.com