Congrats to ORR athletes for great racing at the Double Lake Mountain Bike Race this weekend: Sarah Ginsbach finished 2nd in the Cat 1 Women’s, Brandon Barber finished 9th in the Cat 1 Men’s, and Coach Nathan Winkelmann finished 3rd in the Pro Division. Way to go!!
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Kristine tackled the Bataan Memorial Death March in New Mexico in honor and to benefit Veterans of our great military. The Death March is a challenging march through the high desert terrain of White Sands Missle Range, conducted in honor of the heroic service members who defended the Philippine Islands during WWII.
Kristine after the adventure: “So it usually shouldn’t take 11:45 to finish a marathon distance. Sounds more like an IM… however. Was carrying a 37# pack, marching thru soft sand and mini gravel, elevation changes, and having injuries….but no whining here. .. was very emotional race n feel proud that I persevered!!!?
So proud of you Kristine!
Scott Wilkinson wins his 4th consecutive win at the Mean Green Sprint by over a minute!! Scott swam the 400 pool swim in about 5:30, biked 24.6mph for 13 miles and ran 5:11 pace for the 5K!! Lauren Lewis was a having a great day, but got side-lined by a flat tire. The Texas A&M Tri Team finished first in the collegiate division at Mean Green as well. Next up is Collegiate Regionals this weekend.
RESULTS
Congrats to Coach Liz Baugher for setting a new course record and taking the win at the Warhawk Tri in Louisiana! …and walked away with a paycheck!
Mandy Heintz finished first in the Women’s Cat Pro-1/2/3 on the first road race and second on the TT out of 31 women. She unfortunately suffered a crash in the last road race and then couldn’t catch back up with the pack, so finished overall in 8th place for the weekend. Thank goodness she’s not broken! Proud of you Mandy Heintz for your efforts! Just wait until Tyler…
James Engle finished 24th out of 75 riders in the Cat 4 division at Fayetteville which was a big-time PR for the last 4 years of racing this event!
Way to go Mandy and James!
The new IROMAN in Los Cabos, Mexico was much more challenging than anticipated. Winds, hills, and heat made this one of the highest attrition rate IRONMAN events in history, with only 900 athletes finishing. Congrats to the four ORR athletes who pushed on to the finish line!!
Willie Ojeco finished with a 3:28 marathon run, overall time 11:29:47. 42nd in his AG!
Coach Karen Maldonado finished along with athlete Willie Ojeca in 11:29:47! 6th in the 40-44AG.
Courtney Livaudais finished in 14:10:16, which was 26th in the 30-34AG. Way to push to the end, Court! Very proud!!!
Triny Aguirre finished in 13:32:31, which put her 20th in the 40-44AG!
Way to hang in there ORR!!!!
Sprint
Bradley Pigage, 51:28, 1st Overall, Course Record!
Ben Williams, 1:04, 8th Overall, 2nd 35-39
Jarrett Hubert, 1:01, 3rd Overall
Cookie Chambers Thompson , 1:31, 1st 60+
Lisa Berman, 1:13, 1st 45-49
Sylvia Escobedo, 1:17, 4th 40-44
Michelle Kacer Leavitt, 1:27, 4th in First Timers!
Zac Harmon, 1:17
Super Sprint
Terry Garrett, 34:35, 2nd Overall, 1st 50-54
Jeronimo Cortina 36:50, 4th Overall, 1st 40-44
Corey Oliver, 38:52, 6th Overall, 1st 25-29
Christopher Marciano, 42:23 10th Overall, 2nd 35-39
Several ORR Athletes had an incredible weekend at Escape from Alcatraz! This race is known for is tough, freezing cold swim, the hilly-technical bike and one of the most challenging triathlon runs. Mike Schwarzkopf finished 6th in 30-34AG with a 2:37 finishing time! Adam Currier finished in 2:52:08 and Raul Luzardo finished strong in 3:00:23.Enzo Aconcha came in at 3:06:24, and Woodie Zachry crossed in 3:41:46 ! Dennis MacErlean had a strong swim but swallowed a bit too much water and called it a day. Sometimes, you gotta know when to fold ‘em.
Way to go guys!!!
Congratulations to Mandy Heintz and Kathy Garrett for strong racing at La Primavera Road Race on Sunday! Mandy finished 6th overall in the Women’s Pro/1/2/3 Category and Kathy finished 13th in the Women’s Cat 4. Way to ride ladies!