Aside from personal reasons why I love this race, it also has a special significance to me. If you enjoy the Santa Barbara Triathlon then there’s a special someone who you might want to thank. That someone is Anita Ho. Anita retired from the City of Santa Barbara a few years ago, but she continues to volunteer for just about everything when it comes to Santa Barbara. What does she have to do the SB triathlon? Well, while working for the City of Santa Barbara in the early ‘80s, she married Victor, a triathlete who had earlier completed the Hawaii Ironman. At the time, the City of SB was looking for a new event, and so she helped kickoff the first SB Triathlon. As far as I know, there’s not too many people around today that were there for the first SB Triathlon. Today, Anita is the Volunteer Coordinator for the Santa Barbara International Marathon, so if you bump into her, give her a big hug and tell her that her nephew said “Thank You!”
SEPTEMBER 1, 2010 BY SANDY
Last weekend’s 29th Annual Santa Barbara Triathlon 2-day event included more than 2,000 participants, from first timer to seasoned pro’s. The Saturday long course offered choppy seas, moody marine layer and the dark images that befits the 1 mile swim, 34 mile bike and 10 mile run. Contrasting Sunday’s Sprint course of fast friendly and blue skies for 500 yard swim, 6 mile bike and 2 mile run. SB Tri Club fielded over 60 members with 27 podiums!
Let’s jump right into Rosie Thompson’s always reliable race report:
The Santa Barbara Triathlon is a great local event that is well organized and right here in beautiful Santa Barbara! It also is always a benefit for some very worthy charity. I have done the sprint course the last two years, and this was my first year competing in the long course. It was also my longest race ever, so I was a little apprehensive about the 10-mile run at the end. The day started off cool with high fog and a wind out of the East that made the COLD ocean very choppy – no wonderful calm conditions like last year. I am so glad I purchased a neoprene cap this year as it certainly helped keep me somewhat warm. Actually, only my hands and feet were cold, and the cold hands did not help my dexterity in getting the wetsuit off in T1 or shifting on the bike for several miles. The bike course is a challenging, but beautiful, one that I have ridden for years so it was very familiar, and I had a great ride. The aero bars I had put on the bike 3 weeks ago were a great help. T2 was a little slower than usual as I had difficulty getting the knee brace on my sweaty leg, but then it was off on the run. The weather stayed cool and breezy which is just the way I like it for a run, and I was able to keep a steady pace throughout the run. Several friends rode their bikes with me on the last about 3 miles and took pictures. When I crossed the finish line, I could not believe my time (4:40:01). It was 5 minutes faster than I had estimated my best time would be!!! And it was good enough for 2nd place! Besides being local, this race is fun because so many SBTC members are either racing, volunteering, or cheering which gives me inspiration to do my best. Thanks to all of you who were there, including my husband who cheered and took pictures as well, and to Liz for the excellent training…Rosie
Nice report Rosie, you are my most consistent and best reporter, thank you so much.
Here are the results starting with Saturday Long Course and Relay. The results are in finish time order starting with the Podium winners. All participant names are hot linked to their split times. Click on the name and the individual split times will appear..cool huh?
Podium Winners:
Taylor Hemming 02:58:36 1st M25-29, Fred Maggiore 03:24:21 4th M50-54, John Nelson 03:34:45 1st M55-59,David Groom 03:40:41 1st M60-64, Chris Latham 03:43:33 3rd W35-39, Joe Howell 03:54:08 2nd M60-64, Vic Birtalan04:06:06 2nd M 65-69, Rosie Thompson 04:40:01 2nd W65-69, Ellen Kenoss 04:59:11 4th W55-59
Andrew Riley 03:16:57, Taj Hudson 03:17:38, Michael Desmond 03:29:40, Matthew Klonowski 03:34:18,Amanda Nicolato 03:39:29, David Parker 03:40:23, Karl Weis 03:40:38, John Herzog 03:41:58, Ian Chapman 03:43:27,Troy Hinshaw 03:48:22, Justin Greene 03:49:05, Robert Wilcher 03:49:26, Jeff Bailey 03:49:26, Richard Hummel03:50:08, Andrea Stouffer 03:50:22, Sarah Mandes 03:52:49, Danielle Lipski 03:53:20, Sue Beatty 03:53:39,Christina Lund 03:54:47, Richard Konoske 03:57:42, Jerrett McFarland 03:58:33, Jonathan Lewis 03:59:09, Liz Groom04:00:21, Lisa Dunn 04:07:16, Michelle Konoske 04:08:59, Paul Bullock 04:12:11, Beth Bailey 04:16:52, Jessica Barker04:20:52
, Greg Russell 04:25:39, Ali Aghayan 04:30:28, Teri Malinowski 04:38:27, Andrew Duncan 04:40:05Relay:
NITE MOVES Matt Trost, James Ballantine and Ricky Ho 3:03:12 1st Team Men
THREE WISE KINGS Sheryl King, Brian King and Kristin Wise 3:42:22 Team Coed, TEAM PHOTON Craig Adams, Craig Adams and Cherie Topper 3:49:15 Team Coed, TEAM SUPER G Joshua Escalante, Irwin Teichman and Lisa Lewis 4:26:55 Team Coed.
Sunday Sprint Course – Coed
Podium Winners:
Matthew Trost 00:40:24 2nd M40-44, Ted Gillett 00:43:52 2nd M45-49, Walker Bell 00:43:59 1st M14/under, David Groom00:44:10 1st M60-64, Jason George 00:44:20 3rd M35-39, Konnor Plymire 00:44:31 3rd M15-17, Joseph Sullivan00:45:49 1st M55-59, Ricky Ho 00:45:54 4th M35-39, Liz Groom 00:46:28 2nd W35-39, Joe Howell 00:48:36 2nd M60-64, Paula Waldman 00:49:32 1st W45-49, Desa Mandarino 00:49:47 2nd W40-44, Cyndi Aghayan 00:50:12 3rd W40-44,Mark Polomski 00:51:08 4th M50-54, Ben Brewer 00:51:32 4th M14/Under, Janice Maggiore 00:55:43 1st W60-64,Jack Bianchi 00:59:49 1st M65-69, Irwin Teichman 01:02:26 2nd M65-69, Edwin Shipcott 01:05:12 3rd M65-69
Aldous Pabon 00:57:40, Mark Klopstein 01:01:27, Karlyn Roberts 01:04:34, Carissa Owens 01:07:53, Aric Monts-Homkey01:08:44, Ann Marie Donnely 01:23:43
Women’s Only Sprint:
Podium Winners:
Karen Schultz 00:44:34 First W30-34 and First Overall!, Kirstin Candy 00:48:55 2nd W40-44 and 5th Overall!,Elizabeth Cutbirth 01:06:18 2nd W18-19
Susannah Foster 01:00:55, Melinda Greene 01:09:58Rosie touched on the feeling of the Santa Barbara Triathlon as defining the purpose of our SB Tri Club. Besides it being in our backyard and training grounds it offers all aspect of our sport. The challenges are plenty and so are the rewards. Two friends came up to me with big smiles after completing their first triathlon on Sunday. They both thanked me for encouraging them to do this triathlon and showed their appreciation with beaming pride. They also said the magic words, “It was Fun!” ….Sandy
Wait a minute, a late breaking race report from Jerrett McFarland:
Santa Barbara Triathlon – A Special Shout Out!
Aside from personal reasons why I love this race, it also has a special significance to me. If you enjoy the Santa Barbara Triathlon then there’s a special someone who you might want to thank. That someone is Anita Ho. Anita retired from the City of Santa Barbara a few years ago, but she continues to volunteer for just about everything when it comes to Santa Barbara. What does she have to do the SB triathlon? Well, while working for the City of Santa Barbara in the early ‘80s, she married Victor, a triathlete who had earlier completed the Hawaii Ironman. At the time, the City of SB was looking for a new event, and so she helped kickoff the first SB Triathlon. As far as I know, there’s not too many people around today that were there for the first SB Triathlon. Today, Anita is the Volunteer Coordinator for the Santa Barbara International Marathon, so if you bump into her, give her a big hug and tell her that her nephew said “Thank You!”
Santa Barbara Long Course Triathlon
I didn’t forget something, I didn’t break anything, and nothing got dropped on the road or left in transition. If you know me, then you know that’s truly amazing. Nothing went wrong…YES! The only notable was that 3 weeks out, I strained a calf muscle. However, due to all the support and knowledge of my athletic friends, I was able to start running again 8 days later.
This race is my favorite because it was my first-ever triathlon back in 2007 (which I finished in 4:49). This year, the swim was a bit bumpy for my taste, motion sickness even came to mind a couple of times while in the water. In the end, everyone had to deal with the same conditions. Every year I continue to PR this race, including this year with a 3:58:33. Who says you have to slow down as you get older? Don’t believe it. Just have fun and live as long as you can!
Santa Barbara Sprint Triathlon – Transition Area Volunteer
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY! I was able to witness so much happiness and accomplishment while directing traffic in the transition area. My other job was making sure Susannah put on the right shoes before heading out on the bike. Funny stuff! If you want to see comedy, just watch people rush through transition for a few hours, you are sure to see something that will make you laugh every few minutes.
Santa Barbara Triathlon – Summation
I think the most memorable part of the SB Triathlon this year (for me) was the Parent/Child Sprint. Watching kids with their parents accomplish something together is absolutely perfect. When it comes to human beings, it’s how we teach..our children… by example…Jerrett McFarland