February | 2012 | OutRival Racing

ORR Athletes are Running Everywhere!

Posted in: Uncategorized|February 26, 2012No Comments

ORR Athletes have been racing all over the place! Congrats to several ORR runners who have had great races in the last couple of weeks.

Loan Phan, and Jenny Miller competed in the Run for Chocolate 15K and had fantastic races! Despite an awful stomach bug the week before, Loan ran in 1:17:76, or 8:14 min/mile pace. Jenny ran 1:40:27, or 10:45 min/mile pace.

Michelle Wren ran the Rhythm and Blues Half Marathon and finished in a PR of 1:59:57. Way to beat that 2 hour barrier, Michelle!

Fernando Salazar raced the HOPE Half Marathon in Huntsville and finished first place in the Men 40-44 division with a time of 1:42.

Sandra Braniff raced the Livestrong Paramount 5K in Austin and finished in 26:42, or 8:37 min/mile pace. Sandra finished 8^th overall in her age group in her first ever 5K.

Jonathan Knapp ran the Oregon Hope Half Marathon Trail run and finished 9th overall and 3rd in his AG. He ran 1:47:27.

Way to run ORR athletes!! Next up for most of these most of them is the Woodlands Half or Full Marathon. Good luck!

OutRival Racing Roster: Woodlands Half and Full Marathons

Posted in: Uncategorized|February 26, 2012No Comments

Good luck to all the ORR athletes racing at the Woodlands Half and Full Marathon this coming Saturday. Run hard ORR!

*Woodlands Half*		*Woodlands Full*
Andrea Wilson	Leonel Guerrero	Alan Jones
Angie Seale	Leslie Watts	Blake Henning
Chris Gause	Loan Phan	Christi Moore
Corey Oliver (relay)	Marcos Omelanczuk	Curtis Hooper
Delis Anaya	Mariana Obon	Don Harris
Dennis McErlean	Melissa Rothe	Ed Wandell
Erin Rivers	Michelle LeBlanc (relay)	Erica Gault
Jason Hradecky	Michelle Wren	Gaby Rios
Jason Oefinger	Mikey Benes	John Oldfield
Jeff Kouts	Rick Parker (relay)	Lynn Flora
Jen Severns	Rick Wilson	Mariana Urdaibay
Jenny Miller	Roberto Guiot	Melissa Stanosheck
Jodi McErlean	Sarah Gray (relay)	Pam Sims
Joe Gonzales	Sergio Roldan	Richard Tramm
John Laskowski	Shane Clotiaux	Sandra Braniff
Jonathan Knapp	Sherri Bisono	Sasja Jackson
Jorge Lemus	Stacy Baldrige	Tracy Robinson
Karen Maldonado	Stephen Johnson	Triny Aguirre (blind athlete pacer)
Kelly Jenkins	Steve Wren
Kim Juul	Tammie Manchester
Kolette Miller	Tommy Behe
Kyle Stanosheck	Will Featherston

Rocky Racoon 50 Miler: Shawn, Richard and Leslie

Posted in: Uncategorized|February 7, 2012No Comments

Congrats to three incredible athletes for finishing the Rocky Racoon 50-mile Race this last Saturday in Huntsville! Shawn Kirk, Richard Tramm, and Leslie Dupuy took on the challenging, muddy course and had incredible first-time 50-Miler experiences.

Shawn finished the race in 12 hours and 41 minutes, Richard finished in 12 hours and 6 minutes, and Leslie finished right at 14 hours. Each athlete had great post-race feedback:

Ricard’s race report can be found at: http://intotransition.blogspot.com/2012/02/rocky-raccoon-50-mile-race-report.html

Leslie finished right at 14 hours. Here is a quick race report from Leslie:

“We started in thunder and lightening and several inches of rain. It was kinda cool running in those conditions. I finished the first loop right at 4 hours; the mud really slowed me down. I’m not the most steady on my feet person even under the best conditions. Lots of unplanned walking and a bunch of people lost their shoes. The second loop felt better than the first but again the mud had me walking a lot more than planned. Third loop felt fine but once it got dark it was mostly fast walking with a little jogging on the dry areas. Not that I felt bad, just couldn’t see well enough to feel confident with running. Overall I feel good today, just a little stiff. Thinking I’ll register for next year!”

Shawn’s race report was short and sweet: “Sign me up for a 100-miler!” Ha!! We are guessing Shawn enjoyed his first 50-mile experience!!

Way to go ORR athletes!!

Shawn Kirk

Richard Tramm

Leslie Dupuy

Dirty Dozen Mountain Bike Race

Posted in: Uncategorized|February 7, 2012No Comments

Congrats to several ORR athletes for incredible racing a the Dirty Dozen Mountain Bike Race at Bluff Creek Ranch this Saturday. This race consisted of a 8 hour and 4 hour mountain bike relay on a 7-8 mile single track course. Teams try to log as many laps as possible with only 1 member riding at a time in the 12 hour or hour time period. There was also a solo division.
Despite crazy rain, muddy conditions and a delayed start-time, Raul Luzardo, Brandon Barber, and Coach Nathan Winkelmann raced strong! Raul Luzardo partnered with “Gears and Beers” rider, Jim Harrington, in the 6-Hour 2-Person Male Category. Lap after lap, they took turns at riding as hard as they could. Raul and Jim raced from behind into second place! Way to race guys!
Brandon Barber finished fourth in the Men’s open 6-Hour event. Despite a mechanical, Brandon had an incredible race as well by finishing nine laps. Coach Nathan Winkelmann won the Men’s Open Solo 12-Hour race by keeping it steady and cranking into first place at the end. Full results can be found at http://www.redbarnsystems.com/timer/2012/DirtyDozen/dd12.asp. Here are some muddy race-day photos:

Brandon Barber, post-race

Jim Harrington and Raul Luzardo, “Gears and Beers”

Coach Nathan Winkelmann, post-race
(and post a 2-minute gap-closer on the last lap to finish in first place!)

Way to Run Amy, Cherisse, Nick, and Joe!!

Posted in: Uncategorized|February 6, 2012No Comments

OutRival Racing raced across the country this weekend and had great races!!

Congrats to Amy Hackman at the Frosty 5K in Michigan. Amy has been coming back from a foot injury, and was able to run a solid (pain-free!) 28 minutes-flat 5K.

Cherisse Neal raced the Galveston Mardi Gras Half Marathon and set a PR with 2:29 on a super windy, cold and tough day. Nick Dupree placed second in his Age Group in the Galveston Mardi Gras Full Marathon!

Joe Gonzales raced the Surfside Shuffle 10K and brought home a PR as well! Joe ran 56:05, or 9:01 min/mile pace.

Way to run ORR!

Tour of New Braunfels: Clint Hankla and Terry Garrett

Posted in: Uncategorized|February 1, 2012No Comments

Clint Hankla and Terry Garrett kicked off the cycling race season at Tour of New Braunfels this last weekend. Cat 5 racer, Terry Garrett, accomplished his race goal by finishing with the second pack. Clint, who is currently racing as a Cat 3 cyclist, earned some upgrade points with his 5th place finish in Saturday’s very windy crit at Canyon Lake. He followed that up with a great showing Sunday at the San Marcos 60 mile road race with a top 20 finish (in a field of more than 90 racers), coming in 16th! Way to bike guys!
Here are some race-day photos:

Clint and Coach Sarah Gray

Bill Crews Remission Run 5K

Posted in: Uncategorized|February 1, 2012No Comments

The Bill Crews Remission Run 5K is a great event for great cause. Local resident and athlete, Bill Crews, is in remission from lymphoma. The mission of this run is to raise awareness about lymphoma and other cancers and to promote health and fitness in families. The goal is to help fund research and cure cancers. Several ORR athletes ran in the 5K run and had spectacular races!

Bradley Pigage finished fourth overall and third in the competitive 25-29 AG with a time of 17:31, or 5:39 min/mile pace! Lori Culberson and Stacy Baldridge raced in the 40-44 AG and finished very close together. Lori (who is coming back from breaking her neck, literally!) ran 30:25 and Stacy ran 30:36. That’s a PR for Stacy!

Curtis Hooper finished first place in the 40-44 AG with a time of 19:46, or 6:23 min/mile pace! Blake Henning also finished first in the 50-54AG with a time of 22:44, or 7:20 min/mile pace. Corey Oliver finished third in the 30-34AG, and Chris Gause finished 2nd in the 70+ women’s division!! Corey ran 22:02, and Chris ran a PR 35:26. Way to run everyone!