tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10785818569943835482024-03-13T04:54:57.043-04:00Athlete AccomplishmentsAthlete Accomplishments of Peaks Coaching Group Athletes and Coaches for Cycling,Running,Triathlons, & more...Peaks Coaching Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13019046714115790612noreply@blogger.comBlogger1523125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078581856994383548.post-88105367850215388162023-01-05T10:36:00.001-05:002023-01-05T10:36:19.962-05:00Men on a Mission<p><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 18px;">“For every thousand dollars donated to our quarterly mission fund, Paul and I will ride a mile” said Larry Henney, PCG Texas athlete. Little did they know that the congregation at Lakeside Baptist Church in Granbury Texas would raise an astonishing gift to missions of $125,000.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig4DaGxE1LoVfsd_ae_HXcBMeg_fMwkkj3WnF4xbflPIOPk4Pqgn39YblIfqLlbFminxZQLYGC7h47d5-XDhY0NVoCXGU_pmtqf2DDjKSQ6pCq-NF6IzdaWvru0ZeIpQH88yCv_vjX0dt6J_Sxfx1BcklcH55Ia4zmES0ilytbvxTQFHIqLkQSoKPh/s1350/Larry%20henney.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="511" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig4DaGxE1LoVfsd_ae_HXcBMeg_fMwkkj3WnF4xbflPIOPk4Pqgn39YblIfqLlbFminxZQLYGC7h47d5-XDhY0NVoCXGU_pmtqf2DDjKSQ6pCq-NF6IzdaWvru0ZeIpQH88yCv_vjX0dt6J_Sxfx1BcklcH55Ia4zmES0ilytbvxTQFHIqLkQSoKPh/w409-h511/Larry%20henney.png" width="409" /></a></div><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">So, on Monday October 17, Larry Henney and his cycling buddy, Paul Rummage
took off on their challenge of 125 miles. Neither had ever ridden over 100
miles in a single day! </span><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Larry started coaching with PCG Associate Coach Keith Nelson just three weeks before the event, who is mentored by PCG Elite Coach Rickey Wray Wilson.
With only a few weeks to build and taper for the big day, Keith and
Rickey focused Sweet Spot, FRC and Recovery workouts with a mini-taper the last
week before the event. They shared insights into nutrition, hydration, and the mental aspects of going long. After their power analysis, Larry knew where to keep his power output to manage his efforts and comlete the ride. </span></p></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Larry and Paul were supported by Larry’s wife, Kim and a few
others along the way. On Monday, October 17 Larry and Paul completed their first 100+ mile ride ever. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Congratulations Larry and Paul! </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Kp7DZ2UF9DnaZennlCvAiNmHRE-e4pIyEGd2yoh_acg_7pGGIti6pJHxAsr8POiN25hNnQSfhwOlT_8DaUNgTX4-flrzjs1-DX-okoPHzjtSkdkmIc0AXuIZOPk2BwhiedjtoXTVU_bIkXpj0QZccUko7EFaDhxRqC3jJINJuhr2U6GH0uuvpyz_/s597/larry%20henney%20strava.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="275" height="873" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Kp7DZ2UF9DnaZennlCvAiNmHRE-e4pIyEGd2yoh_acg_7pGGIti6pJHxAsr8POiN25hNnQSfhwOlT_8DaUNgTX4-flrzjs1-DX-okoPHzjtSkdkmIc0AXuIZOPk2BwhiedjtoXTVU_bIkXpj0QZccUko7EFaDhxRqC3jJINJuhr2U6GH0uuvpyz_/w401-h873/larry%20henney%20strava.jpg" width="401" /></a></div><br /><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><p></p>Hunter Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432146247948091712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078581856994383548.post-85303772755053690432022-12-06T09:57:00.001-05:002022-12-06T09:57:32.266-05:00Zollman defends state title in Iowa State Cyclocross Championship.<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUSCnpDyuYABexuKROw5uxGH0QvU26wZyfaFm_G6foB1-Cj_T_A6tByydz4k0g8tOOd0zEv21VLQTP6KzrtIMlYdjNlownngdYb95MrhsCFBiLsfMIJgjZqEmxvLbPf44zU87x9Ebjh5toWejYwgoEpeGc-U7NXD4WmlGZI9jJFNzeItCRI3G-o9bO/s1080/Nathan%20Zollman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUSCnpDyuYABexuKROw5uxGH0QvU26wZyfaFm_G6foB1-Cj_T_A6tByydz4k0g8tOOd0zEv21VLQTP6KzrtIMlYdjNlownngdYb95MrhsCFBiLsfMIJgjZqEmxvLbPf44zU87x9Ebjh5toWejYwgoEpeGc-U7NXD4WmlGZI9jJFNzeItCRI3G-o9bO/w404-h404/Nathan%20Zollman.jpg" width="404" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>This past weekend in the Iowa State Cyclocross Championships, PCG athlete Nathan Zollman defended his title taking home the championship jersey for another year. Coming in 10th overall and 1st in Cat 3, Nathan finished off his season strong after a few early unlucky setbacks. Nathan is coached by PCG Elite Coach David Ertl, and they have been working together for the last three years. Congratualtions Nathan!! <p></p>Hunter Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432146247948091712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078581856994383548.post-81563212866311659452022-12-01T08:08:00.002-05:002022-12-01T08:28:59.765-05:00Vivek Tops a Personal Podium. <p><span face="Tahoma, sans-serif" style="font-family: inherit;">For some of us athletes the top of the podium looks a little bit different. HUGE congratulations going out to Vivek!!! Check out Vivek's inspirational testimonial below on how coach Nathan Ayers helped him top his personal podium. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Xndc6Cy-8oBa8g6UYy-IM_lPp-pPghI3GVBI0XQHKa-qAOoIA_yZVWhwop9CUp0eT8zRswZSr55FJZdL-Ms7GAwOe6Y2HCcNCO36WwDBObNpMz6atx4XrRrR3XaJFo_CmVQ_841EBiu8AfWpEnluWM3d0Fuc0S62zX2AmtmjhPbbFEgslHZlOcOz/s1080/vivek.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Xndc6Cy-8oBa8g6UYy-IM_lPp-pPghI3GVBI0XQHKa-qAOoIA_yZVWhwop9CUp0eT8zRswZSr55FJZdL-Ms7GAwOe6Y2HCcNCO36WwDBObNpMz6atx4XrRrR3XaJFo_CmVQ_841EBiu8AfWpEnluWM3d0Fuc0S62zX2AmtmjhPbbFEgslHZlOcOz/w400-h400/vivek.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><span face="Tahoma, sans-serif" style="font-family: inherit;"><p class="MsoNormal">"Today I, as a mid-50-year-old diabetic, was formally
taken off Metformin (diabetes medication). And for that I owe my
running/cycling coach, Nate Ayers. Without him it would have been impossible to
even maintain my fitness, much less improve it to where this was an option. And
I wasn't just on a wee bit - I was on the maximum clinical limit for Metformin!
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My path started with dropping a ton of weight before meeting
Nate but like most, I had previously lost a ton of weight only to put it back
on. Enter Nate. I found Peaks Coaching from a fellow Peloton'er. I had just
purchased an outdoor bike 3 months before but felt like I was just doing random
workouts and didn't know how to design a proper training plan. Every training
plan I saw online required me to fit into it, I wanted one that fit into MY
life, MY plans. Nate looked at my life & goals and created a custom plan
that fit me. He/I talked on a regular basis about how I was doing, what I
wanted to do. He'd customize my plan to make sure I was always challenged but
never over training.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Within 3 months of meeting Nate, I had done *two* 100-mile
bike rides and with his encouragement, started training to do the SF half
marathon 3 months later! Alas Covid hit the week before. Despite having a
worse-than-average reaction to covid, within 90 days of recovery his training
plan had me stronger than ever before, exceeding both cycling FTP and running
CP!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I've now declared the Sept 2023 Santa Cruz half Ironman as
my bucket list target, with 2 Sprint and 2 Olympic triathlons as an appetizer.
And remember - 2 years ago I weighed 60 pounds more, couldn't bike more than 3 miles,
had never run even 2 miles. I only did my first EVER swim 2 days ago, a little
nervous, but Nate has already started giving me homework on that front.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I would like to publicly thank Nate for pushing me to
maintain/extend my fitness discipline and helping me achieve a medication free
life. He's the younger-and-almost-as-cool-as-me brother I never had."</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Vivek Bhatia<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrvivekbhatia/" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrvivekbhatia/</a></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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There was a good mix of mountains, downhills and switchbacks, so in this race on Sunday I noticed I didn’t lose any momentum anywhere. I felt really confident.” </i></span></span></p><p><br /></p>Hunter Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432146247948091712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078581856994383548.post-83726998810272803772022-11-11T17:22:00.005-05:002022-11-11T17:22:57.556-05:00Joel Sundaram leads his team to the podium! <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKocmd1jTdB242g7VBN4eGj7hPR6DpLC_FUaSwXhy-6QdZHQuLQNgLcWB7FDzxYtWkGfsEamVxAtZHCuoKQ7u50AGl0uRCcsWgSPJs0jgesIE1rZz4YS15aTzSo4MWCF4Vq9KbO9WSrOHNaziz6RJ3SxgWiR814DoS_IcAn7Nmn-RjQQIXcKqO8rcotw/s1080/volker2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKocmd1jTdB242g7VBN4eGj7hPR6DpLC_FUaSwXhy-6QdZHQuLQNgLcWB7FDzxYtWkGfsEamVxAtZHCuoKQ7u50AGl0uRCcsWgSPJs0jgesIE1rZz4YS15aTzSo4MWCF4Vq9KbO9WSrOHNaziz6RJ3SxgWiR814DoS_IcAn7Nmn-RjQQIXcKqO8rcotw/w472-h472/volker2.png" width="472" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Congratulations to Joel on hitting the podium in the ITT at the 36th National Games in India, on your birthday! His mission was to lead his teammate into a top spot, he completed that and got one as well. Joel is coached by elite/master level coach Volker Maier. </div><p></p>Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10476979058435683579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078581856994383548.post-73690237917321677542022-11-11T16:36:00.004-05:002022-11-11T16:36:43.801-05:00Coach Bryan's athletes take 2nd and 3rd. <p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWTCJege4EUjUGZj32ySg95zP2MpE0jgeEYtiRfRUcG1JMhZ_4QfoYHB-c0p_nlSoMi3McX9OeSXIQJqNT-hUdNmW4rZuoiM50LMYPuizvwi1HIvZq3t78v2EL9ra-Bj0mPbkp41VqLjS9YhPEAeGqd2JBjgTA7iSFk0tQpTAwgjcQIoPZdwq8jTNGEQ/s1080/BRYAN%20MCKINNEY1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWTCJege4EUjUGZj32ySg95zP2MpE0jgeEYtiRfRUcG1JMhZ_4QfoYHB-c0p_nlSoMi3McX9OeSXIQJqNT-hUdNmW4rZuoiM50LMYPuizvwi1HIvZq3t78v2EL9ra-Bj0mPbkp41VqLjS9YhPEAeGqd2JBjgTA7iSFk0tQpTAwgjcQIoPZdwq8jTNGEQ/w383-h383/BRYAN%20MCKINNEY1.png" width="383" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chris is pictured here on the left in 2nd. </td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /> Coach Bryan McKinney had two athletes hit the podium this past weekend. In the same race! Congratulaions to Chris Dawson and Kevin McCambridge on taking 2nd and 3rd in the MyCrystal CX Series in Dundalk, Ireland. This is Kevin's 3rd CX race of his career and he is improving every ride said coach Bryan. They are gearing up for what should be a very exciting National Championship in 8 weeks. <p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi_EfNxoR82HsIxIb9Hy1-XwCbowaJ0TqfPba0As5CuHVD_DEC43hoFQDvvzGxXfBRscgkSsiIAYjC6n7a3XSSuQ2z4j9uKWzTw41dB0vX9W63P-qbJEPoF3YiqDXMc8lAiRPewhMRGpTNdpSDyhy5xed7rfS94E0T1xHcz0hmxqBAA7iDfXEMeSCQzw/s1080/BRYAN%20MCKINNEY2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi_EfNxoR82HsIxIb9Hy1-XwCbowaJ0TqfPba0As5CuHVD_DEC43hoFQDvvzGxXfBRscgkSsiIAYjC6n7a3XSSuQ2z4j9uKWzTw41dB0vX9W63P-qbJEPoF3YiqDXMc8lAiRPewhMRGpTNdpSDyhy5xed7rfS94E0T1xHcz0hmxqBAA7iDfXEMeSCQzw/w418-h418/BRYAN%20MCKINNEY2.png" width="418" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kevin is pictured here on the right in 3rd. </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10476979058435683579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078581856994383548.post-84226607520918692562022-11-03T10:56:00.003-04:002022-11-03T10:56:20.175-04:00Fred Wittwer Takes the Win!<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Coached by elite/master level coach Bill Goss, Fred Wittwer takes down the win and stands tall on the 65+ Masters Podium Saturday October 29, 2022</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcsiQDAEfSyIbrzzl-PjAhfswfQoU_3Gc3TID3Zast2WDzBrg2tmRgzZa-Zv1xPjSdOgfji44XHNOpmssR0tdEHOg4kwoHeYs6lJpNnCwiTy9hlWfSl2tXGeryQGtlQjdYFr76x5URwq1ug5WkXIalM3jfcoaemGS6mfHDbmkkXS-cmZhsKdiyJvMksw/s1080/Bill%20gross%20.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcsiQDAEfSyIbrzzl-PjAhfswfQoU_3Gc3TID3Zast2WDzBrg2tmRgzZa-Zv1xPjSdOgfji44XHNOpmssR0tdEHOg4kwoHeYs6lJpNnCwiTy9hlWfSl2tXGeryQGtlQjdYFr76x5URwq1ug5WkXIalM3jfcoaemGS6mfHDbmkkXS-cmZhsKdiyJvMksw/w462-h462/Bill%20gross%20.JPG" width="462" /></span></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Fred and I have a couple of dozen wins over many seasons, including a few National Championships. Fred usually starts to roll around this time as the weather gets colder, so when the gun sounded Saturday he was off! I'll let his words describe his race:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #242424;">"Yeah had a long drive
3:45 hrs to get there ,pretty stressed from driving around DC & Arlington. </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">I h</span></span></span><span style="color: #242424; font-family: arial;">ad a second row
start.which started in 6 "" of mud for about 75 yards. Course was
soft and heavy with fair amount of climbing and technical sections. Came
out of start in about 8th place. Really felt flat. Worked my way into the lead
at the end of 1st lap. I was able to ride the long mud section many had to run.
Got the lead and never looked back. Second was a minute back third was
2min back. I was happy to win despite not feeling 100%."</span></p><br />Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10476979058435683579noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078581856994383548.post-2760204669858067082022-10-31T14:14:00.001-04:002022-10-31T14:14:14.816-04:00Jeane Silfanus Steals the Win!<p> One of Hunter's athletes Jeane Silfanus takes the win steadly pacing herself up the last hill to steal the win! Read her recap of her win in the PRURide Indonesia Gran Fondo below...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivXiq_uRoZ6GJ6rjAJVmwFf9LvhvWlA4HnH6FgXW4BRTiFNR7lME8fKA_9EF7HJFCD2ACj_dC7_ikukFczPoGW358yU0fYZEYhetMR8WHmSBCOJ_m47XPJqXLlmo9PnXudNC_uDuFtaYxBgXC8waiTF7JRpiSOqoZKF0GUTMQF2dq7hnGvExOjsQd58g/s1080/S%E2%80%8Eilfanus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="453" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivXiq_uRoZ6GJ6rjAJVmwFf9LvhvWlA4HnH6FgXW4BRTiFNR7lME8fKA_9EF7HJFCD2ACj_dC7_ikukFczPoGW358yU0fYZEYhetMR8WHmSBCOJ_m47XPJqXLlmo9PnXudNC_uDuFtaYxBgXC8waiTF7JRpiSOqoZKF0GUTMQF2dq7hnGvExOjsQd58g/w453-h453/S%E2%80%8Eilfanus.jpg" width="453" /></a></div><p>"First of all, thank you so much for your programs for me, your time, your attention too.</p><p>I finished strong yesterday Hunter, I enjoyed the race, I was pacing correctly, and I was able to climb at the end very well even without pushing too hard. Heart rate remained pretty stable as well. I was in 3rd going into the final climb, and was able to maintain my steady pace and catcth them both. </p><p>I followed and remembered all the fueling information you thought me from my last event in May. </p><p>Thank you Hunter 🙏🙇🏻♀️</p><p>I won the first female overall, and won the QOM category. 🏆</p><p>Thank God all went super well 🙏"</p>Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10476979058435683579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078581856994383548.post-20382226052242610822022-10-24T14:56:00.002-04:002022-10-24T14:56:21.700-04:00Chris Hill's Hillsboro Hustle<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTwmpSdtQ3pctfRAi-66Wa-GcCWVZv4Rw1J3pZxsq5WKd6fyKEbPC0ROl9FQNZnxsgCjH_PFskdQE9ydyVni2nTG5bomTfjJ4qWjiZXFAH2_OvcW0phI-WEe_Z5AQEkGPKaTn5uCYV20Ufw4hiLLoVpiCe_wsEieBXIILorymZKX5BxVkrCHVeGvAn/s1080/Chris%20Hill.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="501" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTwmpSdtQ3pctfRAi-66Wa-GcCWVZv4Rw1J3pZxsq5WKd6fyKEbPC0ROl9FQNZnxsgCjH_PFskdQE9ydyVni2nTG5bomTfjJ4qWjiZXFAH2_OvcW0phI-WEe_Z5AQEkGPKaTn5uCYV20Ufw4hiLLoVpiCe_wsEieBXIILorymZKX5BxVkrCHVeGvAn/w501-h501/Chris%20Hill.png" width="501" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">PCG athlete Chris Hill hit the podium this past weekend in
the Hillsboro Hustle on the 78-mile course. He took 4th place overall and was
the 2nd place male with a time of 4:48:15. Here is Chris' short recap of the
race...<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><o:p> </o:p>"Super strong group at the front. Brutal winds gusting
to over 35 mph added some spice to the race. Pro cyclists Lauren and Matt
Stephens rode with us today. I think the wind scared off many who had signed
up. 4th overall and 2nd among the men was a pretty good showing for me today.
Hillsboro Hustle 78.7-mile course."</i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>Chris will be joining us for our Fall Epic Gravel Camp and
is gearing up for the Hill Country Hundy (100 mile) gravel race in November. He
is coached by elite/master level coach Rickey Wray Wilson.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p>Hunter Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432146247948091712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078581856994383548.post-17851290588085882292022-10-19T11:01:00.002-04:002022-10-19T11:01:32.180-04:00New JUNIOR WORLD RECORD!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxzm6TDj__qRLPfTr_3MNzl1a6P_IlamTPo9V2uN6MkkDZfNqXY_SRPdOhxXNFPprROIOx60oY0YCO6wNiWSNEdvA3uh-6w2aB5pEolFLQdRLZTL5zHNhsq2RqgboAD1pMxFyXH94qngYj4CcF22IT3CjfTZ6KMncjQ_dO1ZDc9s7TzwfcDkyp_7Hs9w/s1080/Jonas%20Walton.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxzm6TDj__qRLPfTr_3MNzl1a6P_IlamTPo9V2uN6MkkDZfNqXY_SRPdOhxXNFPprROIOx60oY0YCO6wNiWSNEdvA3uh-6w2aB5pEolFLQdRLZTL5zHNhsq2RqgboAD1pMxFyXH94qngYj4CcF22IT3CjfTZ6KMncjQ_dO1ZDc9s7TzwfcDkyp_7Hs9w/w484-h484/Jonas%20Walton.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Jonas Walton at 18 years old and his last target as a junior
before moving to the senior ranks, was to go after the junior hour record set
earlier this year by Fred Meredith <span style="color: #232727;">(</span><span style="color: #232727;"><a href="https://cyclingtips.com/2022/03/british-junior-cyclist-rides-49-1-km-hour-record/">https://cyclingtips.com/2022/03/british-junior-cyclist-rides-49-1-km-hour-record/</a></span>) at 49.2 km. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Jonas has been
competing on the road since 2020 and rides for the Hottubes team. His record ride was only his 5<sup>th</sup> time on the track and he
didn’t even have a bike. So, on a borrowed bike, we dialed in the fit and ran
the numbers. Jonas rode right to plan and set the new record at 50.972
km!! Congratualtions Jonas and Coach Todd Scheske. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJhOoojSQk1sbVY3HNnUHJ1zhZIpeAhDv8R7ghi9MKlT5MdNt9dpGuMdinsYpPq_XgwALWhPUyYozqe8L4eHJECU2dN8LT3V8AE1tPPStRrW44qjZDMXjkJLF9PS-n2ErwqZZJi4bCfHqfeYN2ntNecQfix5C_LU6Xc5HLZPBUqxXvBpzxcDS3NNsPw/s1584/hour%20record%20pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="742" data-original-width="1584" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJhOoojSQk1sbVY3HNnUHJ1zhZIpeAhDv8R7ghi9MKlT5MdNt9dpGuMdinsYpPq_XgwALWhPUyYozqe8L4eHJECU2dN8LT3V8AE1tPPStRrW44qjZDMXjkJLF9PS-n2ErwqZZJi4bCfHqfeYN2ntNecQfix5C_LU6Xc5HLZPBUqxXvBpzxcDS3NNsPw/w544-h255/hour%20record%20pic.jpg" width="544" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><br /></span><p></p>Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10476979058435683579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078581856994383548.post-77085111413175864032022-10-18T08:33:00.003-04:002022-10-18T08:40:49.811-04:00Thomas Savage Podiums in NCCX #2<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63DO_yRDqJnsA5eZcc7qGQz_PKONYmSBDb6t30zCS5qYOD4-1Jhhch0n3NJcUvx2A7bRWQnCMBClnvw_EvmE1EUfR0xX5ewiRB51nDZj_U6mmbAMp_LnVHwqvfGXf5JXPiftgTix5W_fIza_vEzz12QR_7u0zE8gKPpyKnerDXLsK39nINLletezzoA/s1080/Thomas%20Savage%20Podium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63DO_yRDqJnsA5eZcc7qGQz_PKONYmSBDb6t30zCS5qYOD4-1Jhhch0n3NJcUvx2A7bRWQnCMBClnvw_EvmE1EUfR0xX5ewiRB51nDZj_U6mmbAMp_LnVHwqvfGXf5JXPiftgTix5W_fIza_vEzz12QR_7u0zE8gKPpyKnerDXLsK39nINLletezzoA/s320/Thomas%20Savage%20Podium.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Thomas
Savage won the NCCX #2 Boone, Master 40+ 1,2,3. Took the holeshot of the
combined 40 and 50+ 1,2,3 field and got a 10 second gap. After a couple laps it
turned in 50 seconds. Thomas”Felt in total control the whole time” The course
was challenging with a bunch of twisty turns, a long run up and punchy climbs.
What better way to start the CX season and the road to CX Nationals.
Congratulations Thomas!<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10476979058435683579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078581856994383548.post-1754231504437224362022-10-03T09:51:00.004-04:002022-10-03T09:51:39.772-04:00Jason McLaughlin Competes in Haute Route Alps!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4dVG5i2LQsvWmHj0PVJUfUxzvUGDQTkCrvRN4eYwQrUg0YRJifkX5Us0lE92V-OXmFgbM04VPkKLIG6Q8gsxmbW7qsJTTgkfAyscQMi_u5Ar4OA1lBX2ULgbZ9Sac-HURvuuY5yW04ne1ROuhUEFbOyHLiZ17gnKJR7Fl6gU9QQ0gjESuMYjLV08ukQ/s1080/Jason%20McLaughlin.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="507" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4dVG5i2LQsvWmHj0PVJUfUxzvUGDQTkCrvRN4eYwQrUg0YRJifkX5Us0lE92V-OXmFgbM04VPkKLIG6Q8gsxmbW7qsJTTgkfAyscQMi_u5Ar4OA1lBX2ULgbZ9Sac-HURvuuY5yW04ne1ROuhUEFbOyHLiZ17gnKJR7Fl6gU9QQ0gjESuMYjLV08ukQ/w507-h507/Jason%20McLaughlin.png" width="507" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Jason McLaughlin Completes and Competes, Haute Route Alps! with
Bill Gros, Peaks Coaching Group Elite/Master Level Coach</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Haute Route series of organized events take place throughout
the world as essentially as a Gran Fondo conducted much like a stage race. Each
stage consists of timed sections throughout the par course and presents as very
challenging day-to-day stages. Haute Route 2022 consisted of 7 consecutive
stages from August 21</span><sup>st</sup><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> through August 27th.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Jay came to me in February with this event as his singular goal
for 2022. Not only to complete the event but to go there and compete. Jay
relocated to Brooklyn, New York shortly after his coaching program began, and
this certainly presented some challenges to preparing for the daily grind of
this event. Limitations included only one hour of training, four of the five
workdays with a 90minute allotment on Wednesday. Then the challenge of getting
outside, through Brooklyn, into Manhattan for Central Park loops, or across to
the east side of New Jersey on a bike-friendly pathway along the Hudson river.
It was Central Park loops for shorter sharper intensity, and along the Hudson
for the longer days of endurance work typically on Sundays. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The other challenge was climbing. Where to climb? Fortunately,
Jay's friend Nick has a car and was also training for the Haute Route. They
would travel over to Bear Mountain New York and, you guessed it, do many
repeats of Bear Mountain which is, for Jay, roughly 22-25minutes of climbing on
this 5% grade.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We managed to get Jay to a peak CTL of 97 and on event day at 88,
which is incredible with the time limitations, and an FTP of 310. We were ready
to go! We discussed stage pacing, fueling, and recovery to reinforce everything
needed to tackle these hard days.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Hard days indeed, as 3 of the first 4 stages featured over 10,000'
of climbing and stage three was "only" 9500. Stage 5 was a 10km
uphill time trial gaining 2671' at an average of 8%. Since stage 5 was only
60minutes of riding, albeit intense, it was essentially a recovery day. Stage 6
at 11500' and Stage 7 at 7400' finished out the 7-day block.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Our conservative approach had Jay losing a bit too much time on
Stages 1 and 2 as he learned how the Gran Fondo timed section "game"
was played. We started to learn the process by Stage 3 as Jay started to feel
better and better, and stronger! as the stages went on. He managed to place 27</span><sup>th</sup><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> overall
in the stage 5-time trial and 16</span><sup>th</sup><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> in the 40-49 men's category
and despite the fatigue in the legs and the altitude, threw down a 305watt
average for the 43-minute effort. His daily placings were: 91, 62, 46, 42, 27,
34, and 41. His overall final standing was 50</span><sup>th</sup><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> of 302
finishers and 16</span><sup>th</sup><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> of the 85 male 40-49 competitors.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Jay is a very dedicated athlete with a Time Trialist phenotype
that is closer to an All-Arounder with an 1100watt 5-second sprint. He plans to
go back to the Alps next year with more resolve to finish higher in the overall
standings as well as compete in some Gran Fondo's here stateside. Since coming
back he's taken his 110CTL and pushed his FTP to....335watts and unfortunately,
we have no local events reasonably close to Brooklyn to show this off!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Here are the results of Haute Route Alps 2022: </span><a href="https://timing4you.com/resultats/G-Live-HR-9.1/g-live.reel.html?f=../2022/HRA/HauteRouteAlps_2022.clax" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: blue;">https://timing4you.com/resultats/G-Live-HR-9.1/g-live.reel.html?f=../2022/HRA/HauteRouteAlps_2022.clax</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Congratulations to Jason McLaughlin, completing and competing at
Haute Route Alps! That folks is hard stuff!</span></p>Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10476979058435683579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078581856994383548.post-90627773673002534072022-09-26T15:32:00.000-04:002022-09-26T15:32:49.401-04:00Rob's Ride to Survive! <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi67bhOf4tIrVUT4eZbfjjv9rnOYqwQgUzzcP0sil7H8Bi9WfCz4pi6XXWnBaTgQFSnVf-5tq3NG7waEsc1ELAazuv65pBwpm-tusIP4fkd4NZBoMaHeXZgofhkAwpuWDL26wlcwWEk_14-QvDRx9AsWoUeqaXTwS5hSUSdEl9CzIvqaw8x0GPI9FEn/s1080/Rob%20Trainor%20Podium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="477" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi67bhOf4tIrVUT4eZbfjjv9rnOYqwQgUzzcP0sil7H8Bi9WfCz4pi6XXWnBaTgQFSnVf-5tq3NG7waEsc1ELAazuv65pBwpm-tusIP4fkd4NZBoMaHeXZgofhkAwpuWDL26wlcwWEk_14-QvDRx9AsWoUeqaXTwS5hSUSdEl9CzIvqaw8x0GPI9FEn/w477-h477/Rob%20Trainor%20Podium.jpg" width="477" /></a></div><br /></div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif;">Sometimes there’s no podium for the real winners. Peaks athlete
Rob Trainor, just completed the Survive the Divide Tour from Canada to Mexico.
Rob completed the 2,498 bile journey with 200,000 feet of elevation climbed in
a grueling 21 days. This journey itself is amazing, but even more incredible is
the fact that Rob completed this ride as part of his personal mission to
complete 190,000 miles with 190,000 feet of climbing to raise money for cancer
research and innovation. The Survive the Divide ride is just one of several
major rides Rob has done for this cause in 2021 and 2022. <a href="https://support.cancer.ca/site/TR?px=5547589&fr_id=28325&pg=personal">You can find our more about Rob's rides to survive here!</a> Rob is coached by master level coach Gordy Paulson. </span><p></p>Hunter Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432146247948091712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078581856994383548.post-31441634268524626412022-09-01T14:18:00.001-04:002022-09-01T14:18:11.838-04:002nd at Hervey Bay 355 Ultra Triathlon 3 Day. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu3P0RbBR75XIhJC_A50LqgR9ZcdndZBHUdtM1mGL2cK6hTaMhBWMRb_ti4MwUhexMldHj9EJtd1A5v_wVHFZ5-x_w6KHNJr69bd48tc30SSJ6EBYAFCd-IEI5zkr8sdv6dgJnqQxzQ1LOXl4y3v23uY_P9A52_6OsId6N-bWR-ubnx54MUViqK3Nl/s1080/Bryan%20Mckinnney%20Podium'.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="521" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu3P0RbBR75XIhJC_A50LqgR9ZcdndZBHUdtM1mGL2cK6hTaMhBWMRb_ti4MwUhexMldHj9EJtd1A5v_wVHFZ5-x_w6KHNJr69bd48tc30SSJ6EBYAFCd-IEI5zkr8sdv6dgJnqQxzQ1LOXl4y3v23uY_P9A52_6OsId6N-bWR-ubnx54MUViqK3Nl/w521-h521/Bryan%20Mckinnney%20Podium'.png" width="521" /></a></div><br /> Another one coming in from out latest coach to join Peaks Coaching Group. Elite level coach Bryan McKinney's athlete Steven McCullough took 2nd last weekend at the Hervey Bay 355 Ultra 3 day! This event consists of a 5km swim and 100km bike the first day, 200km bike the second day, and 50km run the last day. Steven set a new course record by 32minutes the last day taking first in the 50km run with a time of 3:39:22. Amazing achievement finishing second overall to pro Richard Thompson. <p></p>Hunter Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432146247948091712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078581856994383548.post-76408010959157429442022-09-01T09:13:00.001-04:002022-10-03T09:36:01.093-04:0029 National Championships!!! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_4R6PVsmCUNF82jL44KuT2L6o9QFlBWAnNdNK2oFY8pHefg88GWmXq0SHzI6D1KRUSg-lIBe6sQ8fJpzbYd8QRk1nXO8uRpyAYfFEja0us973VAwSVpYvMrp2qGe1T65ZdxckpoopI1qklyA7z37IOCS8psPA-N_th2IhADHMyHc1ChOp-ve7fOlO/s1080/Jaime%20Tolentino%20Podium.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_4R6PVsmCUNF82jL44KuT2L6o9QFlBWAnNdNK2oFY8pHefg88GWmXq0SHzI6D1KRUSg-lIBe6sQ8fJpzbYd8QRk1nXO8uRpyAYfFEja0us973VAwSVpYvMrp2qGe1T65ZdxckpoopI1qklyA7z37IOCS8psPA-N_th2IhADHMyHc1ChOp-ve7fOlO/w586-h586/Jaime%20Tolentino%20Podium.png" width="586" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(From left to right Xhavi Sanchez, Dago Joya, Karen Umaña, Benjamin Martinez, Coach Jaime Tolentino.)</td></tr></tbody></table><p>PCG
Elite Coach Jaime Tolentino just returned from an extended trip to El Salvador
where he trained with PCG athletes Dago Joya and Karen Umaña who race in the
Elite categories. Dago also coaches Benjamin Martinez and Xhavi Sanchez
who race in the under-23 category. All of them have earned 29 National
Championships! Congratulations to (l-r) Xhavi, Dago, Karen, Benjamin and
Jaime and we wish them continuing luck in the upcoming races!</p>Hunter Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432146247948091712noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078581856994383548.post-49944391918311836392022-09-01T08:37:00.002-04:002022-09-01T08:37:47.752-04:00Tyler Takes 2nd in Chicago Triathlon Triple Challenge<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfVZEDZii8nsq5kP3E9OsdpCYokGikwVa6t5QHk0ecQ4QpWLkLrk1X-rSF-nkjpXWuVP5OGfjCPKOKgrxBVb-zPP6qh6R6NJoQYYe08kBPnrs3lKeOj7QYvUzhccO2Vdc8I0Ogmbgn1-kvxkL-DYebdSAt_duh1dUPobjnv894RyRN6ag8q_46ZnSY/s1080/Tyler%20Woodward%20Podium%202.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="539" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfVZEDZii8nsq5kP3E9OsdpCYokGikwVa6t5QHk0ecQ4QpWLkLrk1X-rSF-nkjpXWuVP5OGfjCPKOKgrxBVb-zPP6qh6R6NJoQYYe08kBPnrs3lKeOj7QYvUzhccO2Vdc8I0Ogmbgn1-kvxkL-DYebdSAt_duh1dUPobjnv894RyRN6ag8q_46ZnSY/w539-h539/Tyler%20Woodward%20Podium%202.png" width="539" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Chicago
Triathlon Triple Challenge! Pretty cool event where you race 3 different races
in a 24-hr. period, and they use a cumulative time of all 3 races. Tyler took
2nd overall! They did a super sprint triathlon on Saturday; Tyler had a time of
30:53 and came in 2nd. Then on Sunday they start early with a Olympic
triathlon, Tyler took 2nd with a time of 2:03:35, then they finished up with a
sprint triathlon after that where Tyler took 3rd with a time of 1:11:13. We
can't wait to see how you do in your "A" race the Augusta 70.3 in a
couple weeks. Tyler is coached by elite/master level coach Sarah Wangerin. </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p></p>Hunter Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432146247948091712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078581856994383548.post-26264767608589275772022-08-29T14:10:00.000-04:002022-08-29T14:10:23.870-04:00Randy Wood Completes Leadville! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Congratulations Randy Wood!! What do you do when life gets too comfortable? Randy shared his race recap with us, which was very inspirational. Check out a summarized version of Randy's recap below.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj95ez9UV3JcZccHBxYUdDLfZyGFINIVb8-erRUWXNprHr_zHFrOD1sck4bq_xAHHWU0sybTqW0ML4XYB2N5-5D1Xjkm2hIFcVJooQWuaZAvSHP1WXxDlqVUoLDI2tKW74zZZzUY2dkftOD5d1H-1bI1jkCegvOF5l45boTmpOyd2SlKsNIpoFOZ2TFvQ/s1080/PCG%20Podium%20Randy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj95ez9UV3JcZccHBxYUdDLfZyGFINIVb8-erRUWXNprHr_zHFrOD1sck4bq_xAHHWU0sybTqW0ML4XYB2N5-5D1Xjkm2hIFcVJooQWuaZAvSHP1WXxDlqVUoLDI2tKW74zZZzUY2dkftOD5d1H-1bI1jkCegvOF5l45boTmpOyd2SlKsNIpoFOZ2TFvQ/w480-h480/PCG%20Podium%20Randy.png" width="480" /></a></div><p>During the last days of 2021, I committed to training and preparing for and completing the Leadville
100 MTB race, scheduled for August 13, 2022. The goal was simple – complete the race. When I
made this commitment, I had already finished the race in my mind. </p><p>On August 13, 2022, I raced and finished the Leadville 100 MTB race.</p><p>Distance – 105 miles </p><p>Elevation Gain (feet climbed) – 11,954 feet
Elapsed </p><p>(Chip) Time – 12 hours, 18 minutes
Moving Time – 11 hours, 53 minutes – 8.8 mph </p><p>Lasting Thought – Filthy, hardest thing I have ever done… </p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b>The Vision and The Why</b></h3><p>I committed to this journey in late December 2021 because I had decided that life had become too
comfortable. I reasoned that “Comfort Was a Slow Death,” and that I needed to embrace a challenge
– a goal – that would make me uncomfortable. I believe that discomfort (physical and mental)
exposes us to the essence of life. That is, it is easy to make the easy choice – eating processed
food from bags and packages and not going for that training ride when it is 20 degrees. Self-prescribed discomfort leads to chaos… And then, it reveals a gradual understanding of one’s
STANDARD and establishment of one’s ETHOS; commitment to the goal and to the process (and
not just the outcome); acceptance of the hard work required; personal accountability; adaptation to
the always-increasing performance levels; the purest forms of humility and gratitude; and finally, a
new awakening that allows us to see and live our lives in completely different and exciting ways.
I am neither a competent, experienced mountain biker, nor am I a natural endurance athlete. This
challenge seemed like the perfect way to expose me to the very discomfort that I felt necessary after
the strange two-years of a global pandemic. The “WHY” of it all for me was very simple – Do
Something Big – Well. And set a positive example for my son and daughter. It is not simply
enough to do something – it must be done well.
Embracing Discomfort became my daily mantra and I stayed committed to my vision for the entire
process. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Do Something Big – Well </b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Through Sacrifice, Strength, Endurance, Humility, Discipline and Gratitude </b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>In Order to Celebrate and Thank My Family For Their Support and Love, and to Feel Their
Close Embrace as We Cross the Finish Line Together </b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b>The How and The Training</b></h3><p style="text-align: left;">Because I was neither an experienced mountain biker nor any sort of endurance athlete, and quickly
realizing that body weight was a friend to no one at Leadville’s 10,000+ feet of altitude, I partnered
with Peaks Coaching Group (PCG) in Bedford, VA to address training and body weight management.
Brian Freeze, a PCG elite cycling coach and Leadville veteran, has coached me since early 2022,
and right up to race day. I believe that Performance = Potential – Interference. Every training day
in preparation for the race, Brian found ways to make the most of my cycling potential, while slowly
eliminating the interference. On race day, I had accumulated tremendous fitness and brought the
highest level performance possible. Performance, and performance alone, determines the predator
in any food chain. </p><p style="text-align: left;">To address the – ah hem – body mass and composition issue that had increased substantially over
the past 2 years, I worked with Kevin Bernstein, PCG’s Chief Medical Officer and Nutritionist. I
reluctantly bought in to what-at-the-time seemed to be a preposterous amount of daily, clean
carbohydrate intake – 325 grams – and in seven months I lost nearly 35 lbs under Kevin’s close
supervision and coaching. Kevin helped me thread a difficult training needle – substantial weight
loss while gaining both strength and power. Not an easy process, and nearly impossible to do
without an experienced coach. I became the medium-sized monster I aspired to me – 197 lbs on
race day. Macros, people – count your macros</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b>The Learning – The Race & Life
So many things were learned – these stand out: </b></h3><h4 style="text-align: left;"><b>The Race:</b></h4><p style="text-align: left;">1. Pace is Critical – Take advantage of Leadville’s flat segments; climb a measured pace </p><p style="text-align: left;">2. Walk With Purpose - Head up, eyes forward, big smile, happy heart, soulful, with a song in your head </p><p style="text-align: left;">3. Have Fun – At Leadville, Race Your Race; A Smile is Worth 5 Watts Thanks Brian Freeze</p><p style="text-align: left;">4. Perfection in Nutrition is Elusive – Practice and Get it Right (Not sure I did) </p><p style="text-align: left;">5. Ride the course – often and in advance; study it, understand it. It does not forgive. </p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>Life:</b></p><p style="text-align: left;">1. Attitude is Everything, As is Effort. These are the only things we control. Maximize here </p><p style="text-align: left;">2. Focus on the process and your performance – not just the outcome </p><p style="text-align: left;">3. Expect and look for good things – we tend to find what we are looking for Thanks Todd Brown </p><p style="text-align: left;">4. Balance Confidence With Humility – Both matter, not too much of either </p><p style="text-align: left;">5. Remember Your Why – Write it Down, Reflect here often </p><p style="text-align: left;">6. Limits Begin Where Vision Ends… Visualize success – Fight Your Doubts, Ignore Excuses </p><p style="text-align: left;">7. Big Doors Swing on Little Hinges – Lots of small, but important things, find & develop them </p><p style="text-align: left;">8. Get Strong (First) and Embrace Gratitude – This will help us do our best and honor and
respect the sacrifice and hard work that got us here! </p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b>Final Thanks – Gratitude </b></h3><p style="text-align: left;">As previously mentioned, a special thanks to Hunter and the team at Peaks Coaching Group - esp.
Brian Freeze and Kevin Bernstein, for their expertise and for giving a damn about me. Thanks also
to my riding buddy, Ralph, for your time and coaching; to my strength coach and friend Jon for
helping build the armor; and to my family - especially my wife, first and always - for their patience
and for tolerating, at times, what is a very selfish pursuit. Finally, I’d like to thank my local bike shop,
Cardinal Bicycle, in Roanoke, VA, and especially master mechanic extraordinaire, Dan Lucas, for
helping me with one bad-ass build that faithfully carried me the entire distance with not one problem.
None of this is possible without this crew here. <b>I love my family!
Know my gratitude. Weakness is a choice! RW</b></p>Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10476979058435683579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078581856994383548.post-8721217249502582522022-08-24T09:47:00.003-04:002022-08-24T09:47:50.930-04:00Steven McCullough sets PB at Sunshine Coast Marathon<p>Coach Bryan McKinney and his athletes have been working hard this season. Congratulations Steven on your marathon PB!! </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_FVihmjYhUtDy0RFeodxAztEJ2ftwdNr-hgS1oQ-egoxheAmL1WgZHn8sfT3mCygrgIbSqi6mMoxW-okwW87EI0omiAbtGGRIV2FV36A_nDT3sLp8g1MDE73dbAARcmsJwr7ycZ3ztnjBrHX5InYjZl6PfaeOkPd5NPm4xJz7vqh5NUR4I_vGCR0WQ/s1080/PCG%20Podiums.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="501" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_FVihmjYhUtDy0RFeodxAztEJ2ftwdNr-hgS1oQ-egoxheAmL1WgZHn8sfT3mCygrgIbSqi6mMoxW-okwW87EI0omiAbtGGRIV2FV36A_nDT3sLp8g1MDE73dbAARcmsJwr7ycZ3ztnjBrHX5InYjZl6PfaeOkPd5NPm4xJz7vqh5NUR4I_vGCR0WQ/w501-h501/PCG%20Podiums.jpg" width="501" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"Steven
McCullough came in strong taking 6th place at the Sunshine Coast Marathon with a PB
time of 2hrs 44mins. It's great to see "Mac" in great shape coming
into this Marathon as a PB was a season goal.</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Next
up is the Hervey Bay 355, a 5km swim followed by 100km bike on day one, and then on day two a monster bike of 200km. Coming off a marathon block of training into
this seems difficult but we work all three sports each week. Increasing volume
or intensity of the discipline we want to improve while maintaining the
other(s)."</span></p><br /><p></p>Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10476979058435683579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078581856994383548.post-80080885878059276082022-08-23T11:36:00.001-04:002022-08-24T09:11:44.289-04:00John Broomhead Continues to Crush It! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZkHAjYvjDTENGs-OXJRjFV6B94sEFG-ST01V5_f-77T5-xCTu1jRAWAfYDUS0kK9xXL6LWFd-wUSI2lvQ_A0p5arh_5peZteySV-QiAazqXZUbAdfPVRs6M9m7UiwCErvvI83jMJsbvQZsd5vGkWflZtkBqdq2dZxhwPYBJOpHaic28EeYd2-GsZZw/s1080/John%20Broomhead.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="455" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZkHAjYvjDTENGs-OXJRjFV6B94sEFG-ST01V5_f-77T5-xCTu1jRAWAfYDUS0kK9xXL6LWFd-wUSI2lvQ_A0p5arh_5peZteySV-QiAazqXZUbAdfPVRs6M9m7UiwCErvvI83jMJsbvQZsd5vGkWflZtkBqdq2dZxhwPYBJOpHaic28EeYd2-GsZZw/w455-h455/John%20Broomhead.png" width="455" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p></p><p>Congratulations to John Broomhead!! John is currently holding the 2nd place
spot in the Rocky Mt Road Cup 50+ CAT 4. Absolutely incredible for a newbie to
the sport! On Aug. 13th John completed the Broadmooor Cycle to the Summit up
Pikes Peak, where he finished 6th in his AG. And then on August 20th John
competed in the Triple Bypass Gran Fondo where the race takes you over Juniper,
Loveland, and Vail pass. In this race John took 2nd in his AG. <o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p>Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10476979058435683579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078581856994383548.post-39865533169347551952022-08-17T11:55:00.006-04:002022-08-17T11:55:58.970-04:00Coach Jaime Podiums in Masters National ITT <p>The
Cycling Masters National Championships are taken place in El Salvador and our
Elite Coach Jaime Tolentino earned third place this past weekend in the 60+ Master D
ITT. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdud-e1kwMA3YyNtD2PkzvrpJAhhML7Ey6qJM3Q8NnQ5-adVP8ctNGsgixX4TXxFfbVB2Z8ia2zEaAsi-iVrq5PdirK6h2F8N8qoTqkV5u0II2A5U2YQk0uNl8OnYms1aMBSLQs6rteDUZvizOhCKaw61JE0KZMC7WA18wzCrCfauSUwVF06MeY1R/s1080/Coach%20Jaime%20Tolentino%20Podium.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="569" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdud-e1kwMA3YyNtD2PkzvrpJAhhML7Ey6qJM3Q8NnQ5-adVP8ctNGsgixX4TXxFfbVB2Z8ia2zEaAsi-iVrq5PdirK6h2F8N8qoTqkV5u0II2A5U2YQk0uNl8OnYms1aMBSLQs6rteDUZvizOhCKaw61JE0KZMC7WA18wzCrCfauSUwVF06MeY1R/w569-h569/Coach%20Jaime%20Tolentino%20Podium.png" width="569" /></a></div><p>Coach Jaime said: "The race was tough but the most fun I’ve
had on the bike in many years. Competing in the individual time trial is
art and science at its best and it was really exciting to prepare for the race
with all the latest technology. I really wish congratulations to all the
competitors and specially to the 60+ participants!”</p>Hunter Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432146247948091712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078581856994383548.post-57692531955054027742022-08-12T09:11:00.004-04:002022-08-12T09:11:30.512-04:00Congratulations Deb and Kathy! <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEji5TpVHMA7JGwJh2xTK-9tnvFQ3g9jTq3bAZRj2wcJ_PstSDnQApwS0K2zK9ysVzVHcWIk768jul2V2vSG4fP63HlCluu28yv4jg48yPKue6BW9uvJwIHIbImLmqh8DwG_NI8HgTUakRYT20Y_IiH3X-6GCG-NEdvHKUyld0V3k4ZHmlKjToCl_K/s1080/Deb%20and%20Kathy%20Podium.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEji5TpVHMA7JGwJh2xTK-9tnvFQ3g9jTq3bAZRj2wcJ_PstSDnQApwS0K2zK9ysVzVHcWIk768jul2V2vSG4fP63HlCluu28yv4jg48yPKue6BW9uvJwIHIbImLmqh8DwG_NI8HgTUakRYT20Y_IiH3X-6GCG-NEdvHKUyld0V3k4ZHmlKjToCl_K/w524-h524/Deb%20and%20Kathy%20Podium.png" width="524" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Both Kathy and Deb have had some exciting races and
accomplishments this summer, as they both get ready for the ultra-challenging
Toughman Long Course Aquabike and Duathlon the end of September. (Hello,
over 5,500+ ft. of elevation gain in 56-miles on the bike??!!!) Deb had
the fastest swim in her age group in the 70.3 Ironman Maine race, while Kathy
was the 2</span><sup style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">nd</span></sup></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> overall athlete in the Intermediate Aquabike
division at the Ticonderoga Triathlon Festival in June!</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p><p></p>Hunter Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432146247948091712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078581856994383548.post-1254043505228306752022-08-12T09:05:00.000-04:002022-08-12T09:05:01.650-04:00Tyler Takes First at Pleasant Prairie Sprint Tri! <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGhzZ4Dq3zb56X0tcJqRFKrAEUeJ3Q23oDl4C_Uf3wPuzh-auLAG_4E5_fyHJnEy2yscV80qRdNz1sTOeNwUGUTgQRcjTbGefnOGtLo70gjaFg_ehiwIkESEu8TTw3a-bA-k3QChx5vCJ4lFpTz8_E2wzGxNVzXkCv17KEn8Msm-7y_c0nAlrK1Vk/s1080/Tyler%20Woodward%20Podium.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="527" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGhzZ4Dq3zb56X0tcJqRFKrAEUeJ3Q23oDl4C_Uf3wPuzh-auLAG_4E5_fyHJnEy2yscV80qRdNz1sTOeNwUGUTgQRcjTbGefnOGtLo70gjaFg_ehiwIkESEu8TTw3a-bA-k3QChx5vCJ4lFpTz8_E2wzGxNVzXkCv17KEn8Msm-7y_c0nAlrK1Vk/w527-h527/Tyler%20Woodward%20Podium.png" width="527" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>Tyler kicked off his racing season this past March with a
bang, where he took 3<sup>rd</sup> overall at the Clash Miami 70.3 race,
competing in a highly competitive international field. He accepted his
Professional “Pro” card after Miami, and then took 1<sup>st</sup> Place
Overall in the Pleasant Prairie (Wisconsin) Sprint Triathlon in June.
With the addition of Peaks’ Nutrition coaching, to his triathlon coaching with
Elite/Master Coach Sarah Wangerin has really helped him take things to the next
level, and he’s looking forward to a couple more 70.3 events yet this
season! </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>Hunter Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432146247948091712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078581856994383548.post-15799619871781918012022-08-12T08:43:00.004-04:002022-08-12T09:04:43.331-04:00Ryan Leads Relay Team to Victory! <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ryan Donaldson – 1<sup>st</sup> Place
Relay Team at the Naperville Sprint Triathlon in Illinois….</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-NR-B-7eE4vIBG_gnMH5xH6pn5gSicmgz2qy7FaPjpXjMLPeoE6hscXVfNSYDilwz8gi-1j-rt8o6lSHuJ31O6f7GpkAE0KS-tZZdjs88EA472dRNFYTC2mPpsWl0TsxQjw2Ras-7-cEscm-FBWXcK8ojoRLCMTRMWlr4V31yPdxit1qHLx79UDR9/s1080/Ryan%20Donaldson%20Podium.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="567" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-NR-B-7eE4vIBG_gnMH5xH6pn5gSicmgz2qy7FaPjpXjMLPeoE6hscXVfNSYDilwz8gi-1j-rt8o6lSHuJ31O6f7GpkAE0KS-tZZdjs88EA472dRNFYTC2mPpsWl0TsxQjw2Ras-7-cEscm-FBWXcK8ojoRLCMTRMWlr4V31yPdxit1qHLx79UDR9/w567-h567/Ryan%20Donaldson%20Podium.png" width="567" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">"Ryan is only in his second season of racing, and he
has been training intensely this season for his first Ironman which will be in
Wisconsin coming up in September. Ryan decided to tack a little sprint relay
into his weekend for fun, he and his teammates took 1<sup>st</sup> overall,
largely due to Ryan’s fastest overall bike split for all the relay teams!
And this was fresh on the heels of an 80-mile bike ride less than 24 hours
earlier as he’s still in full-blown Ironman training mode! </span><span face=""Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">😊"</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">- Elite/Master Coach
Sarah Wangerin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We can’t wait to see how
you do in Wisconsin! Best of luck! <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>Hunter Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432146247948091712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078581856994383548.post-15856761701790226172022-08-12T08:13:00.007-04:002022-08-12T08:44:03.707-04:00Maggie Feikes Takes 1st at Naperville!! <p>Another recap coming in from coach Sarah Wangerin. Congratulations Maggie Feikes! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_8vdN0852UymC_buwdIi56zon4baVWX2qb5bKPzy64rpqSXJ3rFYm-EzAKh8fe49FnpFbDAK_n_wwWcYtubjKxm9cHXSV7h1yLzRinVbTgmfEHd7rSpkArgt2er1XmyZZUvxYY1elKbLpRX0mWMlBtnj5fYKexM9JsP2R-5wZyOe6p1CmAAjDyOa/s1080/Maggie%20Feikes%20Podium.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_8vdN0852UymC_buwdIi56zon4baVWX2qb5bKPzy64rpqSXJ3rFYm-EzAKh8fe49FnpFbDAK_n_wwWcYtubjKxm9cHXSV7h1yLzRinVbTgmfEHd7rSpkArgt2er1XmyZZUvxYY1elKbLpRX0mWMlBtnj5fYKexM9JsP2R-5wZyOe6p1CmAAjDyOa/w475-h475/Maggie%20Feikes%20Podium.png" width="475" /></a></div><p>"This is Maggie's second year in a row taking the 1<sup>st</sup>
Overall Female Title for this huge and very competitive race, and this
year she raced on the heels of a multiple solo century rides as she
prepares for an 800-mile cross-country charity bike event for a nonprofit
group that raises money to help children fight pediatric cancer called <a href="https://www.calsangels.org/">Cal's Angels</a>. Nothing like
tapering for a race with a 100-mile bike ride! <span face=""Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif">😊</span> (Maggie also took
2<sup>nd</sup> Overall Female at the Pleasant Prairie Sprint Triathlon in
late June, and 2<sup>nd</sup> in her age group at Leon’s Olympic Triathlon
in early June!)" - Elite/Master Level Coach Sarah Wangerin</p>Hunter Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432146247948091712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078581856994383548.post-53972258418171153612022-08-10T09:50:00.000-04:002022-08-10T09:50:17.644-04:00MIke Savage Is a National Champion! <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_lMGIcU6bXl-SnSQKAp_ZovuJDAcoIYRMwBh0K3XkVu1UJZjgbnO8fihYetTPrvEh_hZNJRF1P045FepVYrXSRGlVnkEPYG_2e0MfKZqLTd5mRocnC3Ngxy1-B6SPugXefWRHtF8NL-RKCnzn3Uv1BscU0N-V5IqhSB7nHmFrlohabj0z9gJQmhBc/s1080/Mike%20Savage%20Podium.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="611" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_lMGIcU6bXl-SnSQKAp_ZovuJDAcoIYRMwBh0K3XkVu1UJZjgbnO8fihYetTPrvEh_hZNJRF1P045FepVYrXSRGlVnkEPYG_2e0MfKZqLTd5mRocnC3Ngxy1-B6SPugXefWRHtF8NL-RKCnzn3Uv1BscU0N-V5IqhSB7nHmFrlohabj0z9gJQmhBc/w611-h611/Mike%20Savage%20Podium.png" width="611" /></a></p>Earlier this year we went over Mike's races down in Irving, TX at the Multisport Festival that qualified him for worlds in Spain. He took 1st in both the Supersprint Triathlon Clydesdale 60+ and the Standard Duathlon 60+ Clydesdale divisions. <p></p><p>This past weekend at the USA Triathlon Age Group National Championship in Milwaukee, WI, Mike hit the podium once again. Mike took 1st in the 60+ AG and came in 14th overall in the Clydesdale Sprint Triathlon with a time of 44:07. Mike is coached by Elite/Master level triathlon coach Sarah Wangerin. </p>Hunter Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432146247948091712noreply@blogger.com0