Turn up the heat! Vineman 70.3

We had an amazing showing last weekend with 12 of our ladies representin' in the heat. With temps well into the 90's and inching closer towards 100 as the afternoon progressed on.

25-29 got the party started, literally, as the first women's AG to go off at 6:54 AM! Talk about beating the heat...well at least we tried. Starting off with Rachel, she dominated in the swim as is her MO with a blazing time of 28: Rachel had a massive improvement over last year's race and finished 14th in the AG in a time of 5:18 vs last year's 6:05...Rachel way to rock it!!

Next up we have Hailey, taking the age group bike by storm with the fastest split and a 4th place podium finish!Hailey had a race best time of 4:57 which was great even though her hubby asked after the race if she was "injured"! Hailey was also rocking the pink bikini in style, turning heads all over the course!

Lastly in the 25-29 AG is podium spot #1 Rosy! Rosy had a beautiful race, took the run down and had the best run split of the day for the AG. Excellent work Rosy, way to bounce back from a fall, hopefully this gave you some major confidence!

Now if you put these 3 together, they could be unbeatable...relay anyone?

Next up we had Meredith and Ariane racing for the 30-34 AG.
Ariane was able to bounce back from last year when a crash stopped her journey to the Vineman finish. This year there was a tree down, but thankfully only heeded her progress on the bike course. She still managed to fly through the bike and looked cheerful as always! Ariane finished 7th in the AG and 21st woman OA. Awesome job!

Meredith rocked it from front to back, with the awards announcer hinting that there is some money to be won if she turns pro She was the 1st in 30-34 and the first amateur lady with a smokin' time of 4:28:10! Awesome job Meredith, so great to see you out there!


In the 35-39 category we had Cara S, Danielle, and Laura K!
Danielle was able to come in 18th in the AG, and man can that gal bike! She had one of the fastest bikes in the AG with a 2:37 time! Awesome job Danielle :)

Cara took down Vineman in 6:08, having a steady race the entire time...although it looks as if she misplaced her shoes in T2 having a bit of a delay going out onto the run...hmmmm where are my shoes? Among 2000 pair, they all look the same!
This was Laura's 2nd half as well, tackling Kansas just a month ago...talk about a program! Laura's husband Steve finished ahead of me and when i saw him again he was going out to be team cheerleader and find his wife! He found her out there slogging through the 95+ heat rocking the course! Nice job Laura, you wear that pink well :)


Leishia had a fantastic swim exiting the water in 28 minutes and out onto the bike course. Nice job Leishia!

Kathleen just joined us this year placed 33rd overall. Nice job Kathleen, you will have to tell us how the race went for you, but it looked like a steady race from beginning to end so a big congrats!

Our Dorette rounds out the 40-44 category and was able to finish due to some serious mental training! DNF's are never good, and Dorette we are proud of your tenacity- tell those leg cramps to scram! Dorette came out of the water and to her surprise there were many bikes around...things are looking good! The run was where the cramping began...heat too much for hard working muscles, but she was able to turn in a 13th place finish and a great training day for St george!

Ironman Austria

Congratulations to our Anne T.!!! What a race on Sunday in Austria. All of that German food must have agreed with her on race day as Anne managed a 7th place finish among the women 40-44.

Anne was like a fish in the water and swam the 2.4 in 1:07 for the sixth best swim in AG. Onto the bike where she averaged 31.61 Km/HR...go to European country to have a fantastic average on the bike! Next time someone askes her, she can say oh I averaged 31... :) Anne had two great transitions and hit the run. She snuck in under 4 hours with a run time of 3:59, which lead to another sneaky time of 10:59 overall.

Anne way to come in under that 11 hour mark, what an accomplishment. Here's to a speedy recovery and a few days of schnitzle and beer!

June finishes strong, hot or cold in Idaho or at home in Cali

What a weekend! Whether you were going long and strong in Idaho or short and fast in San Jose, Pink was out in front!

We had 4 ladies at Ironman CDA, Lara, Sydney, Meredith and Ariane- all of whom rocked the kasbah!

Starting with our youngest blogger we had Lara racing CDA and finsihing strong (yep, that's me :)) ! Looks like it was a very cold day out there and Lara blazed to the finish line in a time of 15:16 :) Very good work for her first IM!

Next up in the women 30-34 category we had Ariane and Meredith. Ariane was having a spectacular day with the 2nd best bike in her AG when she came into T2 wanting to warm up from the frosty temps. She went searching for warm broth to warm her up and got sucked into the med tent by the allure of warm salty goodness. Needless to say, once they saw our little popsicle and assessed her with mild hypothermia, she was not allowed to leave :( A disappointment for sure, but we are glad that she is A ok and prepping for Kona.

Meredith was charging from the beginning, with the 2nd best swim the best bike time in her AG and a smashing run of 3:36...this girl can put together a great race! She finished in just over 10 hours and was the overall amateur lady. Meredith, way to represent!

Sydney was laying low but came in strong in her 1st Ironman! What a day to do your first with wind, rough swim, cold and rain! Sydney was strong and steady the entire day, representing the Pink in style!

Next up was the Silicon Valley Olympic triathlon at Lake Almaden in San Jose. With a start time of 7 AM, it was a very early wake up call! There were four ladies in pink on Sunday toeing the line down south, Rachel, Erica, Amy and Hailey.

Amy is the youngest of the bunch and was 2nd in the 20-24 age group with a super fast swim of 20 minutes! Amy was all smiles in the water before the start warning the other gals about Rachel's prowess in the water!



Rachel and Hailey are up next in the 25-29 AG. Rachel was the quickest out of the water and was out in 19:17...Hailey saw this as a good sign when she entered T1 as Rachel was on her way out just behind the mermaid. Out onto the bikes they went, Rachel out in front for the first bit leading their age group! Hailey made up some time on the bike and was very excited when she entered into T2 and headed out onto the run to cheers of "yeah first woman!" She didn't let the ladies charging up behind her or the heat get to her though. The 6 mile course turned into a 7.35 mile run due to some "complications" with the race director, which made for a tough mental situation for all the racers. Hailey came through in 2:23 about 18 seconds in front of the 2nd place gal. Her very first "W"! Rachel was right behind and rounded off the 25-29 Podium in third place.

Erica was up next for the 30-34 AG and was 4th in her division with an overall time of 2:27, putting together a very solid three legs!