Iron Fit Endurance athletes have been busy this summer with a races and epic training sessions.
Here is a quick recap on May and some of June!
May 20th/21st:
Big run weekend! Peter Morandi ran a PR at the Brooklyn Half Marathon, Ernest Martinez also did the Brooklyn half in a great time, while Christa Dwyer ran a strong 15k!
Meanwhile, Steven Kalata raced the epic “Tour of Battenkill bike race:
Rob Toedter raced the XTERRA “Way Over Yonder” Saturday and “Singlespeed-A-Palooza” the following day!
I finally did the Gran fondo NYC and ran into my friend Charles at the start! What a gorgeous day and an epic event!
For Memorial Day, Hilary Topper did the famous Boulder Boulder 10K. Read her report on the event here.
The following weekend Kurt LaForest won his age group in a 5K!
June 3rd and 4th:
This was a big weekend for triathlon racing! Peter Morandi, Deepak Chopra, Michael Mancici, Maureen Lundquist, Darlene Scilingo and Sal Scilingo all headed up to do the rev 3 Quasy Olympic triathlon and Aquabike. They all did fantastic!
The next day, Rich holden PR’d in the Rev 3 Quassy Half!
Down in NJ Barbara McCoy, Jackie Lott, Noah Lam, Irene Lam and Shelley Bache all did the Escape the Cape Sprint and Olympic races!
The following weekend was the Montauk Olympic triathlon where Christa Dwyer rocked it (there was a mix up in awards, but we believe she placed 2nd in her age group…we are still awaiting word from the director). Also, Mike Scanlon PR’d! He is getting ready to race Ironman Lake Placid! Darlene and Sal Scilingo also had great races out in Montauk. Here is a picture of Michael Mancini and I who went to Montauk to cheer these guys on. What a gorgeous day for a race and a ride!
Meanwhile down in Maryland Jeffrey Reynolds had a PR in Eagleman 70.3! Scott Janicola also PR’d with a rocking time and placed 11th in his age group in a very competitive event! Eagleman did not disappoint...it had the typical oppressive conditions for these guys as it does every year!
That same weekend Shayne Lewis qualified to earn a spot as a Jones beach lifeguard and Hilary Topper competed in the “mini” 10K in NYC with her daughter Zoey:
Also, Laura Giardino placed first in her age group at the Tri One On Duathlon!
On the training side, we had an epic training weekend in Lake Placid! We were so lucky to have gorgeous weather every day! Here are some shots of Ernest Martinez, Scott Janicola, Michael Mancini, Michael Scanlon, Darlene Scilingo, Sal Scilingo, Amanda Mancuso and Gordon Lewis.
And another couple of shots...the first was taken after swim session with John Burgess and Jackie Lott and the next was prior to bike intervals at Hecksher with Scott Janicola and Michael Mancicni:
We have many races and training sessions planned for the 2017 season...looking forward to some epic adventures and fast races!
Happy training and racing!
Dee :-)