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NEWS SUMMARY
- Comp Racing party at Lowell BeerWorks is a huge success as the Captains headline the entertainment. Awards, snacks, beverages, race talk, reflections, and lots of team hugs. Man, I love you guys! sniffle, sniffle.
- Ken “Criterium” Thoman bangs out a tough top 15 finish in a fast field at the season opener circuit race in Marblehead, as Kurt, Eric, and Tim provide support.
- Cheryl “Rockstar” Alden turns in a “Rockstar” performance (after giving the field a head start) at the Candia 5k.
- Nancy “Superwoman” Thompson nails a sweet PR at the Oceanside 70.3 in San Diego. Its all clicking here.
- New England Running Comp team night is set for May 10th at 7pm and offering a huge 20% discount for team night. Additional e-mail to follow.
- Charity Events by Comp Racers are picking up speed as Denise Murphy adds the Boston Marathon to benefit the Boys & Girls Club to the list. Check out what your teammates are supporting in the “Upcoming Charity Events” section.
- Captain P and growing team of “Jen’s Comprehensive Racers” are ready to rock the Tour De Cure ride on May 22nd to benefit the American Diabetes Association. Come join the team charity ride or donate http://tour.diabetes.org/site/
TR/TourdeCure/TDC005018030?pg= entry&fr_id=6840
UPCOMING TRAINING/EVENTS
Swim - Vescio MPS 12 week program (Starting April 3rd) – Looking to get your swim on track? VMPS is offering a 10% Comp Member discount for their Session 2 Swim Prescription Program (still time to sign up!). This session runs from April 3, 2010 to June 26, 2010. Group workshops for session 2 will be held on April 3, 2010 and May 15, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the Atkinson Pool in Sudbury, MA. Go to http://sites.google.com/a/
Bike – Salem Cycle/Comp Racing Group Rides from Salem Common will Start Saturday April 10th at 9am. This weekend is Easter and the Captains will be away on egg hunts. Tuesday Night rides out of Marblehead start April 6th. ECV TT races start on May 19th. (every other Wednesday).
Run – Join the Tuesday/Thursday 5:30am 5-mile runs in Salem starting at Front Street. Official Wednesday night Lynn Woods runs start in June.
UPCOMING Tri/Du/Run RACES/EVENTS (April/May):
Apr 10th – Merrimack River 10mi Trail Race (Andover, MA) www.runwmac.com
Apr 18th – FIRM Wrentham Duathlon (Wrentham, MA) www.firm-racing.com
April 19th – 114th Boston Marathon (Hopkinton-Boston, MA)
Apr 24th – Goldstar Run for Honor 5k/10k (Swampscott, MA) www.BnSFitness.com
Apr 25th – Rockbuster Duathlon (Ashland, MA) www.firm-racing.com
May 2nd – Alcatraz Triathlon (San Francisco Bay) (7 Comp Racers will be there!!)
May 9th – Max Performance Season Opener Du/Tri (Hopkinton, MA) www.maxperformanceonline.com
May 9th – GAC Mother’s Day Run (5-30k) www.gaconline.net
May 16th – Hoppin Mad 10k Mud Run (Amesbury, MA) www.hoppinmadmudrun.com or www.BnSFitness.com
May 23rd – Shamrock Duathlon 5/28/5mi (Glastonbury CT) www.hartfordmarathon.com
UPCOMING Cycling RACES/EVENTS (April/May):
Apr 3rd - Hinds Criterium (Charlestown, RI) - www.bikereg.com
Apr 4th/11th/18th/25th - Wells Ave Criterium Series (Newton, MA) www.bostonroadclub.com/wells_
Apr 10th/11th – Plymouth South Criterium (Plymouth, MA) www.planetpeloton.com
Apr 25th – Quabbin Roadrace (Ware, MA) www.bikereg.com
May 2nd – Blue Hills Circuit Race (MA) www.bikereg.com
May 8th – Sterling Roadrace (Sterling, MA) www.bikereg.com
May 19th – ECV Timetrial Series Start (Hamilton, MA, every other Wednesday, 1st of 3 Team TTs on June 16th) www.ecvcycling.org
May 22nd- Lake Sunapee Road Race (NH) ) www.bikereg.com
UPCOMING CHARITY EVENTS (Comp Mission Statement, Article IV, Participate/Donate in Charitable Events)
April 19th - Steve’s Team to benefit the Boys & Girls Club thru the Boston Marathon: Denise Murphy is looking to raise 26.2x100 at this charity. For info contact alecolai@hotmail.com or go to www.stephenogrady.com . To donate go to https://www.justgive.org/
May 2nd – Trek the Seacoast to benefit American Lung Association (Portsmouth, NH): Contact Nicole DeHaven nicoleandjasper@gmail.com for more info to join or donate.
May 22nd - Tour De Cure Bike Ride to Benefit American Diabetes Association (Gloucester, MA) Join Jen’s Comp Racers! Contact Captain Patrick at patrick.smith@mwra.state.ma.us for more info.
May 22nd - 5k Run to Benefit the Candia PTO (Candia, NH): Contact Race Director Cheryl Alden (Her first race as director!) at cheryl.alden@comcast.net for info to run.
Triathlon Races/Results/Standings
FIRM www.firm-racing.com
Max Performance www.maxperformanceonline.com
Tri-Find www.trifind.com
Tritanium Sports www.tritaniumsports.com
(do you have a race or event coming up that you want others to get interested in? Send it so I can post it!)
RACE NEWS:
Mar 28th – Michael Schott Memorial Circuit Bike Race (Marblehead, MA)
Ken Thoman, Kurt Maw, Eric Whewell and Tim Curley started off the cycle season early with this kick off event on a very hilly, very cool (30s) and very windy course on Marblehead Neck. For those that read Ken’s post race write up (super re-cap Ken) there was a lot of jockeying around with Team Threshold as Ken stayed with a 3-rider lead pack for 6 laps and hung on for a 13th place overall in a group sprint finish. But would the rest of Team Comp be there with him? Meanwhile, Eric had another race perspective as he was pushing to stay up in the peleton hoping to be ready to lead Ken out for the final lap and Ken’s explosive sprint, but Eric would hit his limit before the final lap came around. Kurt a shoe-in to also be a potential lead out for Ken, never got the chance as he dumped before the race even started (loosening his bars and seat to various angles), then got clipped wheel to wheel that sent him out the back of the peleton on the first lap and spent the entire race with one other rider behind the main pack (great effort to stay on the main pack lap). Tim Curley, coming off a 2009 season that ended with a broken collar bone, looked good throughout the race but similar to Kurt, lost the main field and had to make due as long as possible. In the end all 4 riders road apart, Orange & Black spread all over the road. Congrats Ken on the top 15 finish. We’ll work on the team cohesiveness in the next race………..
Mar 27th – Candia 5k (Candia, NH)
Cheryl Alden kicked some butt at the Candia NH ( “impromptu” on her part) 5K. With a long run scheduled she decided last minute to run to the race, race, and run home. So she ran to the race start (late), was registering as the race gun went off, started behind everyone, chased after the 99 starters, ran down 91 of the 99, and surprised everyone by coming in 1st overall female and 8th overall with a time of just over 22 minutes. Now that’s a Rockstar effort.
Mar 27th – Ford Oceanside 70.3 (San Diego, CA)
Nancy Thomson rocked the west coast with a PR 5:21 half Ironman that included a first exit out of the water in her age group and a PR run of 1:49. She didn’t hit the podium, but the numbers were impressive. Great race summary sent out by Nancy on Monday. It was a “Superwoman” effort. Congrats Nan.
UPCOMING RACE NEWS
· The Duathlon Season is approaching fast!!!!
OTHER NEWS
Back next week with more racing Tid-Bits
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