Team Pacific Bicycle

Kona Kalling

2009-10-06T15:50:00.000-07:00

It's Tuesday before Kona. The big dance is coming up. Our ladies have stomped the competition this year and punched their cards, earning that coveted spot among the world's very best. Now they get the chance, to do the dance, in the hot sun of Kona, where winds will blow every which way. But our girls don't fear, they have the Power of Pink with them all the way!

Ariane is all smiles, we can see it from the Cali coast! Rosy with determination, our youngest! Meredith, like a pro, will show us all how its done!

We wish our girls the best of luck, a beautiful day, full of challenges and triumph. We'll be cheering for you all!

Flick our swimsuit model!

2009-10-06T15:35:00.000-07:00

One of our Aussies, Felicity, has been making a claim for herself at quite a few races lately. This past weekend she dazzled everyone at the See Jane Tri Sprint triathlon. This is fresh off a nice performance down at the Nautica Malibu Triathlon only a few weeks earlier!

Felicity came out of the water, looking hot and ready to rock the bike, which of course she did with an avg of 21.6 mph! Smoking fast! She didn't stop there, she made sure she passed any remaining ladies in the 25-29 age group on the run to come in first!

Monique Petrov

2009-09-23T10:17:00.000-07:00

Our good friend and former teammate, Monique, was riding her bike last week when she was hit by a car.

We've been receiving frequent updates about her progress and are pulling for her speedy and healthy recovery ever second!

A blog has been created to communicate Monique's progress here:
http://www.moniquepetrov.blogspot.com/

Also, there is a Facebook page here:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Monique-Petrov/163668823942?ref=ts

Everyone is encouraged to write and send Monique messages!

From IM Moo to the Waves of Santa Cruz

2009-09-23T09:56:00.000-07:00

Pia took 3rd at Ironman Wisconsin earlier this month and punched her ticket for Kona!

Down in Santa Cruz, the team took the podium by storm.

The women's 25-29 age group has never been so stacked with PB'ers or fast chicas alike. Erin, Stefanie and Rachel started things off with a bang with the fastest swim times. Erin was the lead lady out of the water in 21 minutes, with Rachel at 22 and Stefanie back at 23! Out onto the bikes we went where Rosy had the best bike of the age group, and Hailey was right behind for the 2nd fastest bike split of the day! The run came last with Rosy leading the path followed by Erin. What a day it was, Rosy got 1st in the AG, followed by a best performance from Erin who took 2nd!! Rachel was 4th, Hailey came in next at 7th place and Stefanie broke into the top 10 with a 9th placing and a PR by 13 minutes!!! Way to go Stefanie! Rosy was also the 1st place overall woman and Erin was the 8th best woman! Fast gals abounded today!

Next up is our 30-34 gals Ariane and Angela, one of our newest members! Ariane was able to score the 2nd best time in her AG, kicking booty all the way home and Angela was able to complete her first full Olympic course with a great time. Ariane was the 7th fastest female overall!

Leishia was able to start the race and get all the way through the bike before her calves started to say no, no,no! Just like Amy winehouse right Leishia?! Leishia of course though was able to be fast like lightning in the water all the way through T2. Hope you feel better lady!

Vikki was out there today racing for the ladies 50-54 and broke into the top 10 with and 8th place finish and after the race, while she nearly fell over :) Vikki was so pumped to break 3 hours. And boy did she crush it! Way to go Vikki, it always feels great to set a PR.

Awesome job today ladies, a tasty treat is deserved by all!

thanks to Yi for the photos!

August Recap

2009-09-23T09:22:00.000-07:00

Plenty of action has been happening with our Ladies in Pink in August.

Starting out with Lake Stevens 70.3 up North:

We had two fantastic little ladies racing Erin and Rachel both masters of the 25-29 age group.
Both ladies are terrific swimmers and showed that talent this weekend.

Erin was the 3rd swimmer out of the water in 27:50, I am sure she was chasing those gals down, she likes to be 1st out of the water! Off to the bike she went where she cruised until t2 and then put on her running shoes. Our Ms Moody was able to pace 8min miles the entire time (must be those Kezar sessions with D paying off!) which took her to a 9th place age group finish in a time of 5:17:34! Way to rock it Erin!

Rachel our other resident mergirl was zipping through the water as well with a time of 29:45- 8th out of the water. She got onto the bike, which she has been working on and was able to hammer out a 2:52 good for 6th best in the AG! Rachel got into T2 and hit the run and was able to hold on for a 12th place finish in the AG with a final time of 5:25! Rachel nice job out there.
Even further North, Ironman Canada:

Monica completed her 5th Ironman in Canada! After some serious training, Monica battled the extreme heat and crummy air from local wildfires to pull together a phenomenal race. She was 15th out of the water in her age group, held strong on the bike, even on those tough climbs and was able to find her running legs as soon as her feet hit the ground. Monica finished 8th in her age group, way to go Monica!

Turn up the heat! Vineman 70.3

2009-07-27T14:12:00.001-07:00

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

2009-07-24T10:54:00.001-07:00

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

2009-07-24T10:48:00.000-07:00

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!

Cruising the Headlands

2009-06-16T19:36:00.000-07:00

Kari and Erin took to the trails of Marin this weekend, Kari rocking the Dipsea in just over an hour, but no official results just yet. Kari took on the Dipsea for her first time and loved all of the other runners out there racing for their PR.

Erin conquered the XTerra Marin Headlands Trail 21k. And what sounded like a last minute sign up turned out to bring Erin a 2nd place finish! No small feat on those tough trails.

Way to go ladies!

I'll have some altitude with my TT

2009-06-16T19:33:00.000-07:00

Working our way back West, Hailey and hubby Mark passed on EFA to go race the Sattley TT, a 40k time trial at 5000ft+! Unsuspecting Hailey though this will be no trouble and was ready to rock it! Suprise, Hailey you are at 5k feet and the thin air has gotten to your brain! Miss Hailey found the altitude made it tough to breathe up there while working out-um scratch that while time trialing/redlining it? TOUGH! Despite all that, she still rocked it, in the cat 4 women, she took 1st in a time of 1:03:45...and didn't even lose her cool! What a lung buster and some very good mental training!

Your first is always special! Kansas 70.3

2009-06-16T19:29:00.000-07:00

Taking the cake for the farthest distance traveled this past weekend, Laura takes the cake at Ironman 70.3 Kansas. This was Laura's first half so a big event to be sure! The swim sounded a bit crazy, after Laura survived a face kick and was left with only one eye to use! Nice intro to the half world! Laura also found her a love for passing those same aggressive dudes from the swim while crushing them on her new TT bike! Laura took on the challenge for the half and did a fantastic job.

The Escapees!

2009-06-14T18:08:00.002-07:00

This weekend we had our team of EFAer's, Jeri, Kelly, Leishia, Leah, Vicki, and Monica! All of our ladies have something to be proud of. And wow was the weather was spectacular! Looks like the swim was a bit slow (6 minutes) but that didn't deter any of our ladies!

Kelly rocked the house of the 20-24 ladies and took 1st, with a smokin run! Podium numero uno, nice work lady!

Leah was next up in the 30-34 age group and this lady was an animal up the sand ladder! She had the 11th best sand ladder time in her age group...putting those out of towners to shame! Nice work Leah!Leishia is up next and rocked the mighty swim for the 3rd best swim time in her AG! Nice job Leishia...that swim is a beast!

Monica did her very first EFA this weekend and this rookie had a stellar result, taking 4th in the 40-44 women! Fantastic job Monica, and way to rock the bike in under an hour! Those hills are not to be treated lightly :)

Vicki is up next and also did her first EFA this past weekend and had some mixed emotions about it, which I think we can all relate to, racing beings out everything you have and is pretty raw :) Vicki took 12th in the AG, but like Leah was 4th on the sand ladder...way to show em how to work it Vicki!Jeri also raced EFA for the, what number was this Jeri? time! This time our Jeri captured 2nd place in her category and sounds like there was some pretty heated competition out there with a lady from up North! We all love that kind of mental push :)

What a great weekend ladies, such great results and such a beautiful weekend!

Killing it at Boise 70.3!

2009-06-14T18:08:00.001-07:00

Close by in Idaho we had three ladies in pink representing in what sounds like a bit of a wet race! Ann W, Jessie and Rosy were out there.

Jessie took 5th in the 25-29 group and as is becoming de rigeur, had the best swim of the age group! Way to go hot mama :)

Ann also took a top 10 age group finish and was 9th in her division. Ann is becoming quite the pro in wet conditions and gets kudos for maintaining a great attitude in "adverse conditions"...channeling that talk on sports psychology anyone? Way to go Ann!

June starts it off with more podiums!

2009-06-14T17:54:00.000-07:00

Starting June off with a bang with the inaugural Anchorman Triathlon and the Lake Berryessa open water swims.

At Lake Berryessa, in the 1 mile wet suit division we had one Laura Kukta who got third overall!! This gal is racing Kansas 70.3 this weekend as her first half. Laura, we are all behind you and this swim shows you're hot stuff!

In the 1 mile non-wetsuit swim, we had Miss Kelly D. Kelly was able to nab the 7th spot in the 18-24 division, she's working on that swim ladies and we had better watch out!

In the 2-mile wetsuit swim, Lara was rockin' the 25-29 getting her gills ready for CDA in just over a week! Kill 'em Lara!

In the 2 mile no wet suit division we had our resident mergals, Erin and Jessie. Erin swam the 2 miles in 49 minutes and Jessie was nipping at her heels, quite literally I think as she came out of the water just 7 seconds after Erin! Wowza gals, 2 miles in 49 minutes? That is smokin' fast! Erin was 11th gal in 25-29 and Jessie was 14th.

Our second race, Anchorman Triathlon was taken on by guys and dolls, but we'll only talk about the Pink ladies.

Dorette took 3rd in her AG and 7th OA of all the ladies that competed. This was great considering the course and its challenges of being new and word that the swim was open to interpretation for some. Even with the trouble in the water we had two other finishers, Daria and Hope. Hope was also in D2's AG and got 5th place and 11th OA, Hope nice work! Daria was movin' the 30-34 AG and got 2nd place! You ladies showed them what we do!D2 with her award, along with man in black - John who also took a podium spot!

More May Races!

2009-06-14T17:46:00.000-07:00

Going back a couple weeks to catch up with the ladies in Pink, it's hard to keep track some times! We have had women racing literally every weekend from Hawaii to the Bay.

First up, we had Ariane and Monica at the Honu half in beautiful Hawaii. It was a magical day in the Hawaiian heat and you can see just how well our girls did, or rather how hard they stomped on the competition!!

Monica, miss sunshine herself was able to knock out a 10th place finish with the 8th best bike in her age group. Awesome job lady!

Ariane- had a breakthrough performance in Hawaii...tells of what's to come in October. This monster pulled out a 3rd place AG finish and 8th OA..yes including the pros that were there! Ariane had the same bike time (ok plus like 30 seconds- but who's counting) as Belinda Granger- you know the pro?!! She was 1 small little minute off the COURSE RECORD! Nice job Ariane!

Next up we had our girls representing at the Toughest race in Auburn.

Sarah B did the half and was able to get a 4th place AG finish! What a race Sarah!

The rest of our gals took on the olympic distance and smooshed the rest of the girls out there!

Stefanie took 4th in the 25-29 group, a stellar performance for what her third? triathlon ever! And as usual, mergirl was the first out of the water! Way to rock that swim Stefanie!

In the 30-34 category we had Erica and Liz B. Erica motored to a 2nd place finish in the AG and Liz was 6th! Erica was able to put a great swim/bike combo together to solidify her standings! Excellent work out there in the heat ladies!

Cara was up next and rocked a third place finish in her AG, lovin' the Pac Bikes Podiums! Excellent work ladies!
Sarah kicking it into 4th place!

The Ladies Rip it up at Wildflower 2009

2009-05-07T14:19:00.000-07:00

The weekend originally called for 80% chance of rain. The showers were over by Saturday morning and those who forgot their sunscreen thinking it was going to rain ended up looking like they were still wearing a shirt after they took it off...bad move. The sun came out and we made our move, getting compliments all over the course for our speed and hot kits.

For the 25-29 age group we had a tremendous group of gals kicking booty from the swim to the run. Miss Erin had the fastest swim of the group in a rockin' 27 minutes and changed and finished 11th in the group, not too bad for a girl with a slow leak on the bike! Hailey takes the cake for the fast gal of the group on the bike with the 4th fastest bike and ended up 7th in the AG. Miss Rosy capped off the day with the fastest run split for the 25-29 women and was 3rd at the end of the day. We had three gals doing their first or second half Ironman and they took it out in true pink form, congrats to Susan who had a PR, Sarah and Kate who were in the top 3rd of the age group! Lara was out there and had a breakthrough swim and was able to take the 15th fastest run of the day for the ladies 25-29. Way to push it Lara!

Sarah and Dave Erin on the run Lara on the run Susan on the bike

Rosy at the finish line, mentally focused now!

Kate is officially hooked and looking to get a waitlist slot for Vineman '09.

Meredith on the bike, taking charge!

Next up we saw some serious hurt being laid down by the group of 30-34 ladies! Meredith was able to take the entire overall female win and finished 5th out of all women, pro and amateur alike, right behind Tyler Stewart!

Hitting the finish line first.

Next up we had Pia who had her first race back after her collarbone break last year. Pia finished 7th in the AG and had the 4th best bike...welcome back lady!

Pia, making it look easy.

Ariane, AKA tough as nails biker chic, took the 2nd fastest bike split of the day and was 9th in the AG overall. Jill arrived at Wildflower so crammed in a car that I could barely see her! Jill took on the race this year and finished strong despite having not trained as much as she would have liked.

Ariane all smiles at the finish!

Jill looking strong on the bike!

35-39 has just one lady our resident Xterra gal, Shannon! Shannon is 35 this year and took 35th in her age group, nice theme lady!

Shannon and Jill, chilling in transition.

40-44 saw some speed of it's own- Dorette was able to finish 11th in the group, relying on her inner speedometer rather than any gadget to guide her, resulting in a WF PR and the 9th best bike! Hope was out there going long and strong feeling good all day. Monica was out there pushing hard as always even though her body was, in the words of Amy Weinhouse, saying "no,no,no!". Our fearless Monica took on the swim and bike before giving into the body's demands. Awesome job for just getting over a wicked cold. Sydney topped off the age group with a sprint down the finish chute with Lara and the 23rd best time in the AG and the 7th best run!

D2 looking strong Sidney blazes the run Hope and Monica staying warm

45-49 saw Lori take 3rd in her group getting a podium spot and having the 2nd best swim! Must have been the massage right? Ann W was out there looking good and taking the 10th best bike spot and 13th in the group.

Kim B- took part in the greater than 1 relay (raising $ for the SF AIDS foundation) and was able to have a great day on the bike. Anne Findlay also took part in the bike portion of the day and was able to successfully complete her first race after breaking her collarbone last year as well. Welcome back Anne, so good to see your smile out there!

Onto the Olympic at Wildflower! Saturday saw even clearer skies and warmer temperatures. We had 6 ladies out there and boy did they show 'em what we're made of! Leishia took the fastest swim of the day in 21 minutes! Just call her a mermaid :) Kelly was able to take 2nd in her group of 20-24 and grab a podium spot but was a bit disappointed with the day as the med tent and not the win awaited her at the finish. Kelly- nicely done, way to keep the focus. Our new member Erica was able to take 2nd in the 30-34 AG and had a blistering bike, nice job on the podium first time in Pink! Alli was able to take the 6th fastest bike in the 40-44 AG and Vicki pulled in a 14th place AG finish in the ladies 50-54. Liz B also took part in the Olympic relay.

Congrats to all the ladies for a fantastic weekend!

Kelly on the bike Erica on the bike

Vicky, done already?

I'll have some wine with my triathlon please!

2009-05-06T15:08:00.000-07:00

Anne T. took on the Napa 1/2 last weekend, gritting her teeth through the wind and rain all the way. With her mental prowess, Anne visualized a warm dry finish and came in for a 2nd place age group title and as the 9th overall female finisher. Now she deserves a lot more than a hot chocolate to warm up for that performance! Way to go Anne!

That finish line kick, uphill!

Success, now time to dry off!

First Place at Vineman Showdown

2009-04-27T15:50:00.001-07:00

I need to putting a homing device on these ladies! They sneak by with these fantastic race results so quietly!

We have yet ANOTHER fantastic podium finish - Kelly finished 1st at the Vineman Showdown, a little spring warmup sprint in Marin. She was not only first in her age group, but first lady overall to cross that line!Looking good on the bike!

Finishing Strong Number 1!

The runners of Pac Bikes!

2009-04-27T15:22:00.001-07:00

Our ladies don't just focus on triathlon, many in fact are accomplished in the individual disciplines. Last week we had 3 ladies tie on their running shoes - Jeri and Alli at the Boston Marathon and Kelly at the inaugural Marin County 10K.

And man did their shoes move fast!

Jeri and Alli both had flying fast days in Beantown, running through the throngs of fans on the course cheering them on. Looks like they just might be heading to Boston again in 2010! Way to go girls!

Kelly showed her stuff against pro-triathlete Becky Lavelle at the Marin 10k as part of the Marin Marathon and 1/2 Marathon just before the Boston Marathon events took place. Kelly was right on the heels of Ms. Lavelle and finished 3rd of all ladies and 2nd in her age group! Nicely done Kelly.

Heather brings it at Sea Otter!

2009-04-20T15:48:00.000-07:00

Heather showed the ladies how it's done in the Women's Cat 2 Cross Country race on her mountain bike this past weekend at Sea Otter.

Heather won her age group and was 3rd lady overall in the Cat 2 group. I don't think you can get much faster than that! Nice job, girl.

Barreling through the course.

Coming through the morning fog!

Way to go Kari!

2009-04-15T09:23:00.000-07:00

Kari took on the Enviro Sports Muir Woods 25k this passed weekend. No small feat considering all that climbing we know the Headlands entail. She even beat her time from last year by 6 minutes, which brought her to a 7th place finish for ALL women! Nicely done, Kari.

Check out the elevation of that 25k!

Congrats to Amy and Shannon!

2009-04-13T17:32:00.000-07:00

It's been a busy few weeks, between New Orleans 70.3 and Oceanside 70.3 we had a couple other ladies flying solo at Xterra Folsom and Cal Poly Olympic Tri.

Amy had the fastest swim of the day and earned herself a 3rd place spot on the podium. Congrats Amy!Amy, looking good on the bike!

Shannon also took on the off-roading at the Xterra Real Mountain Bike Tri in Folsom. Her 4th place finish earned her points towards Xterra series. She'll be taking on another in May.
Nicely done Shannon!

Ironman New Orleans, 70.3

2009-04-13T17:22:00.001-07:00

Go Hailey, Go Hailey!

Miss Hailey took to the deep south on April 5th to conquer the inaugural Ironman New Orleans, 70.3. To her surprise, the 5am weather was a bit warmer than anticipated and proved to be a challenge throughout the day. The first challenge came in the swim however, as many racers discovered that their "slow" swim times were due to a 1.4 mile course being mis-measured, rather than the 1.2 mile course. Despite the tough humid heat and some brutal wind, Hailey came out of the bike with enough left in the tank to dig deep on the run and finish in 3rd place! Hailey is now going to Clearwater this fall. Way to go girl!

Next stop - Wildflower and heat training!

(finish time represents clock time, not Hailey's incredible 5:04 despite the humid/heat/wind challenges of the day!)

Ironman California, Oceanside 70.3

2009-04-10T20:09:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to several fabulous ladies in pink who raced the 2009 Ironman California on April 4th. Pink was in the house for the sunny SoCal race with 5 of us racing. The morning was a bit chilly, which made the 59 degree water all the more welcoming at the start!

In the 40-44 age group, Sidney conquered the tough bike course. Here she is on the bike looking strong!

In the 30-34 age group, our Kona Bound Ariane worked the course on her pink Elite bike, with the 5th fastest bike split of the age group.

Ms Monica made a fantastic 2009 debut/comeback. Just look at that smile! She also had a blazing fast run and came in 15th in her division. Nicely done Monica!

Leisha, our swimming superstar jogs out of the water into T1 in this photo. You'll see she's surrounded by men. Why you ask? Oh that's because she passed the guys in the wave before her to come out with the 3rd fastest swim time in her age group, 29:06. Yowsah that is fast!

And then there is me, Lara, enjoying the day. I was stoked to have a 1:59 run, in my 3rd go at this distance, my best yet!

Congrats to all the ladies for a great job! Recover well, you deserve it after all. Next up - Wildflower!

Team Pacific Bicycle goes to Widlflower

2008-05-29T12:42:00.001-07:00

Congratulations to our gals in PINK for their Wildflower Triathlon performance. We have returning champs, some who raced Long Course for their first year and did exceptionally well, as well as others who stepped into Wildflower for the first time. Look how we did! What a tremendous start to a year in Triathlon.

Podiums go to: Kathy Winkler, Olympic Distance; Pia Crichton, Long Course; Sunny McKee, Long Course; Rosy Casteneda, Long Course, and our Long Course Relay Team who placed second, only to loose first by the hair on the opposing team's chinny-chin-chin: Kathryne, Leslie and Dorette.

Round of applause to our Elite's and team who raced...who borrowed team gear, who rode with our bottles, who cheered one another one! Thank you to: Monica, KC, Hailey, Nattie, Lori, Meagan, Megan, Eileen, Camille, Arian, Anne, Lara, Jenna, Alli, Christi (and her Berkeley tribe), Colleen, Erin, Hope, Jill, Shannon and Nattie...and the guys who support us!

Photos from the Weekend:

Hailey - it is what makes me so fast!

KC and Ariane - game faces on!

Long course women
Waiting for awards
Pia on the podium!
Sunny on the Podium!
Rosy on the Podium!Kathy on the Podium!

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