USA TRIATHLON REGIONS
SOUTHWEST
Over 400 of the Southwest region’s best triathletes convened at the Breath of Life Triathlon in Ventura, Calif., for the 2010 USA Triathlon Southwest Regional Championship. 2010 marks the 11th year of the Breath of Life event which started in August 1999 to commemorate the life of Dina LaVigna, who passed away from Primary Immunodeficiency. The event serves the dual purpose of increasing awareness for PI and raising money for the Breath of Life fund.
A foggy, cool marine layer greeted athletes at the race venue providing ideal conditions for the flat 1.5k, 40k, 10k course. Certified USAT Race Director Jonathan Pauley of Renegade Racing provided athletes with a safe, fast-paced course bringing out the best efforts from athletes across the region.
In the men’s race, a trio of athletes in the 20-24 age group took home top honors. Jason Pederson posted a supersonic 33:55 10k, the fastest run split of the day, en route to securing the overall male champion title. Pederson broke the tape in 2:01:25. Jordan Bethke crossed the line in second place in 2:02:27. Bethke posted the fastest bike split in 1:02:15. Christopher Baird rounded out the top three, finishing just one second back in 2:02:28.
In the women’s race, it was Megan Monroy (25-29), whose balanced swim-bike-run performance garnered her the top-podium spot with a time of 2:16:58. Second place went to katie kyme (25-29) and crossing the line in third was Cortney Haile (30-34). They finished in 2:17:42 and 2:19:42, respectively. For complete results visit www.
triforlife.com.
The final championship race on the Southwest Region calendar is the Silverman Triathlon in Henderson, Nev. on Nov. 7. The Silverman is the Long Course Regional Championship and provides athletes an opportunity to preview the course and venue for the 2011 ITU Long Course Triathlon World Championships.
Article by Rachel Sears Casanta
SOUTH MIDWEST
A note of Appreciation: I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the members of the South Midwest Region for their support throughout this season. These members include the regional council, race directors, officials, coaches, athletes, sponsors and volunteers. All of you have made this region excel in the multisport lifestyle.
Our council works behind the scenes most of the time, planning and executing our goals and objectives for the region in coordination with the USA Triathlon National Board and Office. We work daily to promote the multisport lifestyle within the region in every aspect from youth to paratriathletes, from triathlon to aquabike and all in between. Our race directors support this lifestyle by providing all members a venue and quality events to participate in a variety of distances and disciplines.
The athletes participate in multiple events every week in the region; we have athletes representing all disciples at the regional and national level. This year we have had athletes compete in the Long Course World Championships, national events from youth to age group and of course multiple regional and state events.
Sponsors play a critical role in supporting events with products and merchandise that make the numerous races possible. It is exciting to see the products available to our athletes in race packets and post-race parties.
Lastly, but I assure you not least, are our volunteers; they are some of the most amazing folks you will ever meet. Some volunteers have never participated in an event as an athlete but have such an appreciation for the athletes that they give up their time to support events.
Once again, on behalf of the entire South Midwest Regional Council, I want to thank you all and say continue to support the multisport lifestyle. Boris Robinson Chair, South Midwest Council
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