Five OutRival Racing athletes competed at the Chappell Hill Road Races on September 11th.
Mikey Benes competed in the Men's Cat 4/5, 35+ Division and was able to capture the King of the Mountain Hot Spot Award! Mikey was able to have a pack finish. Clint Hankla had a strong race in the Cat 3 division and finished with the field. Terry Garrett competed in the Cat 5 Men's Race and felt great (well, for at least the first half). :-)
Grace Benes and Michelle LeBlanc raced the Cat 4 Women's Category. Michelle was unable to follow the proper route, whereas Grace was able to do so... and come away with a podium spot!! Grace finished first place in her first-ever road race.
Congrats ORR cyclists!!

Gracie and Mikey, pre-race (all smiles!)

10/03/2011 | | Michelle LeBlanc

Three ORR athletes raced the Du the Bear Duathlon this last Saturday in Bear Creek Park. This event consisted of a 2 mile run/ 20 mile bike/ 2 mile run.
Sandra Braniff had a great race! Sandra ran 8:49 min/mile pace for the first 2 miles, biked 17.1 mph for the 20 mile bike, and finished it off with a solid run. Overall time was 1:18:10. Sandra's daughter beat her by a minute, which made her proud! :-)
Mother and Daughter, Renee and Lauren Stolen, raced their first duathlon (or race of any kind longer than a 5K) together. Twenty-one year old, Lauren, finished 5th in her age group with a total time of 1:12:54. She ran the first run at 8:25 min/miles and the 2nd running portion of the race at 8:40 pace. She had a super consistent race.

10/03/2011 | | Michelle LeBlanc

Blake Henning had an awesome race at the 5K Race for the cure on Saturday, October 1st. Blake ran the 5K in 23:13. Great job Blake!

10/03/2011 | | Michelle LeBlanc