Re: HEAT is Victorious at NE Championship at Cranberry

feeds@yuku.com (dysman) — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:44:58 GMT

Sorry for the delay with my report from Cranberry...after the race I headed down to the Cape for a week of much needed rest and relaxation....and that's exactly what I did...what a beautiful week I picked.

Anyway, What a great race it was and being in the team atmosphere made it even better. Aubrey it was great to meet you and way to beat up on Ken! Erica, way to go for your first Olympic! That we were all racked together was really cool...as Mark and Ray said...it seemed...

Re: HEAT is Victorious at NE Championship at Cranberry

feeds@yuku.com (orbeachic) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:43:45 GMT

Ray- you aren't supposed to stop and get compliments on the uniform while your racing. That'll slow ya down.

It was a great race and course. For me personally everything came together really well. It was different starting so late- 30 minutes after the first wave. Women 34 and under were the 2nd to last wave (only athenas, clydsdales and relays were behind me), so I was chasing down women and some men who started 5, 10, 15 minutes ahead of me.

Funny/frustrating...

Re: HEAT is Victorious at NE Championship at Cranberry

feeds@yuku.com (fftri) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:04:54 GMT

Thanks Ray.
I did see you crossing the line a couple of times...The groups ridng three abreast were frustrating
as were the guys riding right on the yellow line/weaving acrossed the lane.
But that's racin'....
Sometimes stuff just happens...Fortunately for me it was not an "A" race.
I too thought of you, Dave, and me coming into T-1 as a Winding trails deja vu.

Re: HEAT is Victorious at NE Championship at Cranberry

feeds@yuku.com (offroad) — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:10:17 GMT

OK, I'll try again. I had a great time at this race. I love being a part of this club and team; it's like high school cross country again only better. After my dismal result at HealthNet I wanted to contribute as much as I could at this race, so I was happy to get a decent result. Even after arriving late and being in the porta potty for the anthem and not getting to warm up. The team racking was fun and seemed really pro. A note of appreciation to John Pugmire- Twice I was stopped...

Re: HEAT is Victorious at NE Championship at Cranberry

feeds@yuku.com (fftri) — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:50:10 GMT

The results link you put in is for 07 race :-)

Thanks -- I corrected the link above.

Re: HEAT is Victorious at NE Championship at Cranberry

feeds@yuku.com (ctvinman) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:41:10 GMT

My type of course. 1st time in years I was over 20mph on the bike, even with people flying by. The swim seemed a bit short, but with only the elite wave in front it wasn't crowded in the old guys wave.
Mike -- thanks for the ride. I needed a few more on the long ride. That ride took more out of me than the race.

Here are the

Re: HEAT is Victorious at NE Championship at Cranberry

feeds@yuku.com (offroad) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:49:35 GMT

I wrote a whole long post and the program didn't ^$(@#$%* post it. Ray I'll try again when I'm not so PO'd.

Re: HEAT is Victorious at NE Championship at Cranberry

feeds@yuku.com (nobikemike) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:14:27 GMT

I had a great time hanging around and listening to the music and stories post race. Wish i could have earned more points in my A.G. but as it turned out it was a pretty competitive age group to be in on Sun. The drive home was kind of hard as traffic on I90 backed up 10 miles before the exit, but all in all a very good day. The bonus was my bike was totally uneventfull!!! I think I had my best ride of the year (MPH wise). Now i'm resting up for the 5K race in Hartford Thursday evening....

Re: HEAT is Victorious at NE Championship at Cranberry

feeds@yuku.com (fftri) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:38:19 GMT

Yes as others stated it was a great day to race and great to be part of HEAT!!!!!!!!!!!!
This was the first race I've done where I did not preride the bike and run.
I was able to pace off of Ray on the bike though. Thanks RAY!
I am embarrassed by my drafting penalty. I got stuck in a group that I came up on fast and there were two guys who were
blocking the...

Re: HEAT is Victorious at NE Championship at Cranberry

feeds@yuku.com (cannondalejim) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:56:15 GMT

who thought up the scoring system, the IRS?
sounds like the capital gains calculation on porkbelly futures held in a foreign country!
I was thinking about trying to get them to put in aquabike for next year, but it doesn't seem like it would count

Re: HEAT is Victorious at NE Championship at Cranberry

feeds@yuku.com (trlrnman) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:39:21 GMT

What a beautiful day for a race! The course on the roads was shaded and really nice even on a warm day. The swim involved some bottom crawling and substantial full contact in the over 45 corral, but was otherwise nice. This has now become my favorite Olympic course. There were a lot of good performances which led to our victory, and numbers do make a difference. The only question I had dealt with the scoring which appeared to be rather random. I did learn that we all need to race in our...

Re: HEAT is Victorious at NE Championship at Cranberry

feeds@yuku.com (trigabe) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:18 GMT

This was a great accomplishment and was truly a team effort. We edged out the team from Bay State Triathlon Club by a mere 4.5 points, indicating just how important it was to have members show up and race regardless of ability. It all fits with the theme of the club--everyone is welcome, just come and have fun. Sitting around eating from the great spread in the perfect weather with the team afterwards was a highlight of the day for me. I agree with Jamie on the racking method--it was so...

Re: HEAT is Victorious at NE Championship at Cranberry

feeds@yuku.com (smc67) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:40:08 GMT

Great job everyone!

Re: HEAT is Victorious at NE Championship at Cranberry

feeds@yuku.com (Fishrocker) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 06:44:45 GMT

Wow! That's fantastic, congratulations to all for competing and being the best triathletes in all of New England! Wooooooooo!!!

Doug

Re: HEAT is Victorious at NE Championship at Cranberry

feeds@yuku.com (kanastas) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 06:26:52 GMT

Great job everyone! Looking forward to hearing some race reports.

Re: HEAT is Victorious at NE Championship at Cranberry

feeds@yuku.com (cannondalejim) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 05:28:06 GMT

the victory is largely attributable to your nagging, err, encouragement, of maximum participation.
Congrats to the many Heatsters who competed.
I'm sure the wake up time and drive on Sunday morning was the hardest part of the race for many people.
Great Job all around!

Now please sign up for Nutmegman

HEAT is Victorious at NE Championship at Cranberry

feeds@yuku.com (jfs) — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:18:20 GMT

HEAT won its first N.E. Club Championship at the popular and sold out Cranberry Olympic triathlon. A huge showing of HEAT members, new and old, assured victory in a highly competitive division. Race conditions were close to ideal, with clear skies and calm waters. Kudos to the race director for allowing the clubs to have their own areas in the transition. (I will send the race director a note of thanks. He pulled a lot of my buds off the waiting list.) Although some of us placed in our age...