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NEWS SUMMARY (Details of events in “RACE/EVENT NEWS”)
· 2/12 at Horse Hill 8k Snowshoe in Merrimack NH - Capt P (16th) and Iron-Jay Curry (23rd) lead the way for DRR Comp Racers and a 3rd place team finish as 7 cross the line.
· 2/13 at Weston Winter Tri in Weston, MA - JP Super-Speedo Peters kicks it up for the season finale with a stellar 14th finish and 2nd Masters. Tough break for Nan “QT2” Thomson as a troublesome knee keeps her from starting.
· 2/19 AM at Beaverbrook 5k Snowshoe in Hollis NH - Capt P, Super-Cooper Dan and Bucketlist Bill Morse go for the SS double and Eileen Dunn makes a return to save the DRR GSSS season as DRR fields a full team and will place a full team in 5 races concluding with Kingman Farm and the GSSS Cahampionship. Yeah-Baby!
· 2/19 PM at Kingman Farm Moonlite Snowshoe in Madbury NH - Comp brings 9 to the line, as Capt P posts a 5th straight top 20 GSSS finish at 17th, Iron-Jay is close behind in 19th(3rd top 20 finish). With a race to go Team DRR is in 3rd place in GSSS series, can they hold it?!
· 2/20 at Half at the Hamptons in Hampton NH - Cheryl “Rockstar” Alden leads the Comp crew with a nifty 1:45 PR, Kosmo Boyle and Ironmom better their Texas Half times of 2 weeks earlier by 12 and 10 min. A third 13.1 coming?
· Comp Time Trial Teams are building steam for the 1st Annual Vescio MPS indoor team time trials on 3/6. Comp has 2 teams, more coming?
· Jen’s Comprehensive Racers riding the Tour de Cure supporting the American Diabetes Association is building steam with 15 riders and $1,500 raised. If you can’t join please consider making a donation on behalf of one of the many Comp riders. See charity section below for details.
· NOTICE: The Northshore Tour de Cure is having a kickoff party on Wednesday March 2, 2011 from 5:30-7:30PM at the Village Green located at 225 Newbury St/Route 1 Northbound in Danvers MA. There will be appetizers and a cash bar and a night full of chances to win free prizes as well as a free gift for all who attend. You must RSVP to lflynn@diabetes.org if you plan to attend, or you can call 617.482.4580 x3464.
UPCOMING TRAINING/EVENTS
Bike – Salem Cycle/comprehensiveracing Group Ride is suspended for the season. Look for us starting next April for another season of riding roads.
Run – Join the Tuesday/Thursday 5:30am 5-mile runs in Salem starting at Front Street.
Swim – No swims scheduled this weekend.
UPCOMING Tri/Du/Run RACES/EVENTS (Feb/Mar):
Feb 26th - Northeast Snowshoe Championships 10k (Northfield, MH) ; www.runwmac.com
Feb 27th – Hyannis Marathon and Half (Hyannis, MA) www.hyannismarathon.com
Mar 6th – Black Cat 10 & 20 miler (Salem, MA) www.bnsfitness.com
Mar 13th - Granite State Snowshoe Series Championship 10k (Mt Washington -Gorham, NH ; Website ; www.
Mar 20th – Olde Salem Greens 5k XC Race (Salem, MA)
Mar 27th (NEW DATE)- Stew Chase 15k (Lynn, MA) www.stewchase.com/
UPCOMING Cycling RACES/EVENTS (March):
Mar 27th – Marblehead Michael Schott Circuit Race (Marblehead, MA) www.bikereg.com
UPCOMING CHARITY EVENTS (Comp Mission Statement, Article IV, Participate/Donate in Charitable Events)
Tour de Cure to benefit the American Diabetes Association (May 22nd) – TEAM “Jen’s Comprehensive Racers”
The team site for the 2011 Tour De Cure to benefit the diabetes foundation is up and ready for anyone ready to join. We already have 15 signed up and are looking for more.
The Team site for registration is: http://main.diabetes.org/site/
To view the main site go to; http://main.diabetes.org/
Good luck and welcome aboard the B&O Train! If you can’t ride it, consider donating to one of your fellow B&O riders, we don’t care who you donate to, just support the cause if you can.
Feb 12th – Horsehill Showshoe (Merrimack, NH) 11:30am start ; race Website ; www.
In a winter that has been tough and unpredictable, mother nature threw out a beauty at Horsehill. Under sunny skies, comfy temps in the low 30s, and a course fully covered in the white stuff, DRR fielded a strong team of 7 in a field of 89. A fast quarter mile wide track quickly jumped into the woody single track as it serpentined and weaved through the trees and up and over Horse Hill, a moderate to steep grade and good length to tax the cardio and strength. The Comp contingency was led by Capt P (16th), Iron-Jay Curry (23rd), Super-Cooper Dan (34th) and the Admiral Bucketlist Morse (51st). Other DRR racers included speedy Chris Smith, Greg Esbit, and Emily Trespas.
Feb 13th – Massachusetts Winter Triathlon (Weston, NH) 8:00am start www.WinterTriathlon.org
Temps were a little chilly but the skies were sunny for this 3rd and final Winter Tri in the Winter Tri Series, and JP Super-Speedo saved his best for last as he competed the 5k run, 7.5k bike and 6k ski in 1:03:40 for a 14th place finish in the field of 60 and 2nd male Master. As JP reports, " Race went well. It was a bit chilly, kind of like it was winter in New England. Run went well and on the bike... well I probably should do some Cyclocross to gain more skill on bike handling. I didn't actually "fall" off the bike. Finished up with a nice ski. The course was well laid out and marked and with all of the snow it was very nice and fast.” Once again JP finishes a Winter Tri Season with stellar numbers. Best wishes to Nancy “QT2-Craz” Thompson who was unable to start this third and final race due to some knee troubles. Get healthy Nan, congrats on your previous winter races.
Feb 19th - Beaver Brook Snowshoe (Hollis, NH) 11:30am Start ; race Website ; www.
With only 3 definite snowshoe racers , we were still a deficit of 2 for the required 5 racers. The call went out pleading for racers to preserve the DRR season as DRR was on the brink of not qualifying for GSSS end of the season standings. Thanks to Eileen Dunn coming out for her first SS race of the season, a little help from Wicked Running's Dave Dixon, and friend Emily Trespas, DRR fielded the 5, plus one. With a sigh of relief DRR set out with a field of 91 on one of the prettiest single track races of the season. The weather was mucho windy as it was most of the previous night, but all was right on the course with a great mix of flat and hills and a little excitement traversing an off-camber line at the edge of a 30 ft drop. Capt P (11th) lead the way, followed by Super- Cooper Dan (36th) and Admiral Bucketlist Bill Morse (37th) and Eileen Dunn (62). Race festivities finished up at 1:00pm and a ride home by 2:30 left a mere 100minutes for departure to Kingman Farm (6pm start) for the daily double snowshoers 3 (Capt P, D Cooper, B Morse). Just bring on the Red Hook post race beer already!
Feb 19th - Kingman Farm Moonlight Snowshoe (Madbury, NH) 6:00pm start; race Website; www.
Kingman Farm Moonlight Snowshoe is the only night race in the east, and with a crew of night-owl DRR Lynn-Woods racers, there's never a problem getting a good turnout for this one. The race of 150 was sold out in one day with DRR grabbing 13 of the 150 spots. If it wasn't for a few injuries we would have had a bakers dozen at the start, but had to settle for 9 starters, 8 for points as one forgot to sign up under the team name…….hmmm who could that be. . This race offers a sweet course under a full moon (or at least it was behind the clouds) with a super fast start straight thru the woods, an open field serpentine mile that left faces and eyeballs frozen in the cold high winds (20 F and 20-30mph winds), finishing with a lung and leg burning long hill climb and winding crazy descent to the finish. Comp-DRR was lead by Capt P's 5th consecutive top 20 finish at 17th, closely followed for the whole race with heckling from behind by Iron-Jay Curry (19th), Super-Cooper Dan (42nd)(congrats on the double), Artie "One man party" Gray (47th)(faster every year), Admiral Bucketlist Morse (48th)(congrats on the double), Richie "Metalergist" Lewis (60), Big-Stu Greeley (76) and Young Aubrey Gray (68). The big bonus about this race is the awards and raffles, the host Acidotic loves to give at this race and all walked away with either a 6-pack of Red Hook Beer, a pint glass, a t-shirt, or a combination of. It’s a fun event. The Comp crew celebrated with a post fest at the Red Hook Brewery for much merriment. Hopefully our happy vibes spread to obtaining a new member traveling with us in female Masters winner Theresa R-S. We are in need of some fast female shoers and Theresa is one of the best, and enjoys a good beer to boot!
Feb 20th – Half at the Hamptons (Hampton, NH) www.hamptonhalf.com
With windchill advisories the Comp Trio prevailed at the Hampton Half Marathon with Cheryl “Rockstar” Alden pulling in a race PR of 1:45:09, and Kaptain Kosmo Boyle and Ironmom Mackesy dropping the 2nd half of 3 half maras in 5 weeks by 12 mins and 10 mins respectively from Houston 2 weeks ago. The race offered all the hot fresh soup and cold beer anyone would want. And as only Kosmo can spin, the race report from the field:
“First of all kids..lets explain wind chill...wind chill is the sub temp of the actual temp combined with the wind that rips the flesh from your bones, blows up ur skirt, and causes ear drum eruption when you are stupid enugh to run in it...against it...cross against it...
HAMPTON AT THE HALF WIND ADVISORY - We understand the conditions will be extreme and will have a sweep vehichle for all those runners suffering from hypothermia and feel for health reasons to stop (Alrighty then...2 Halfs ...2 Weather warnings ....)
3 Comps hit the stiff winds at Hampton....the standard chatter around the room..time...wind..wind chill..layers..post soup..post beer... The last 2 seemed to change the mood...cold beer and hot soup. Speedy C-Cruise Cheryl Alden focused on a PR, Kid Klyde Kosmo with hope to improve on Houston (lightening showers) and the Iron-Bunny ready to roll as she always is..this time registered and a legal runner...(Davey its cold, Davey, i dont like the cold..I know - I know- "what would the BAA Say!" I hate the BAA..I take that back. Davey don't you dare tell them!). 1-2-3- go. It was easy as that . Off we went..the wind was whipping at 20-30 mph at the start head wind back into town and back neighborhood streets/ the weather started to ward/ wind pared off / until we hit the top hills /the wind came whistling in our ear holes / up the frozen nose hairs..TMI? I picked ice off my burns, nose. By 1:45 Speedy C-Cruise had crushed her PR and budled warmly by dropping to her bday suit..if I had only known!...and covering in a Northface Full Warm outfit..and waiting for the Kosmo Krew. The track really is fast...the ups are easily attacked and the downs do give forgiveness..the toughest 5 mile stretch is the back home loop starting at 9 mi up the biggest hill but hitting all angles of the wind...each year there is either wind/rain/snow right in your face this year it was right in your ear hole... as a runner, you really need to own yourself the last four miles ....if you doubt yourself the flat will eat you alive, if you are confident and strong the wind might get to you..but if your mind is stronger - than you crush this course... This race is a MUST for all runners wanting to PR..This loop is also run in October when the winds are down. Hopefully all have forgotten about Me and the Iron Bunny as we are still running.......We both finished.. The Bunny Gained 10 minutes from Houston And Klyde Kosmo a solid 12 Minutes from Houston. The Comp Trio celebrated with hot hot soup at the endless beer table....”
TRAINING PROGRAMS:
(Stay Tuned!)
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RACE SERIES SUMMER LINKS
FIRM Tri/Du Events www.firm-racing.com
Max Performance Tri/Du Events www.maxperformanceonline.com
Tri Find (Tri Events by State) www.trifind.com
Tritanium Sports Events www.tritaniumsports.com
Sun Multisports Events www.sunmultisportevents.com
Time Out Productions Events www.timeoutproductions.com
North Shore Trail Series www.northshoretrailseries.com
BikeReg Races/Results www.bikereg.com
RACE SERIES WINTER LINKS
Winter Wild Uphill Series (run/snowshoe/ski) www.winterwild.com (starts Jan 15th)
Acidotic Snowshoe Series www.granitestatesnowshoeseries
Western Mass Athletic Club WMAC Snowshoe Series www.runwmac.com (Starts Dec 26th)
Winter Triathlon/Duathlon Series www.WinterTriathlon.org (Starts Jan 9th)
WINTER Run Events
Half at the Hamptons (Feb 20th)
Black Cat 10/20 miler (March 6th) www.bnsfitness.com
Stew Chase 15k (March 27 – NEW DATE) www.stewchase.com/stewchaseroa
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