This was a pretty big weekend for Comprehensive Racing! We had triathletes racing all over New England and we had one athlete doing the Leadville 100 Trail Run! Yup, 100 miles, on foot!!!!
So, just a quick breakdown of the weekend races... We had racers at Timberman Sprint and Timberman 70.3. In fact, at least one of our 70.3 athletes was doing her first 1/2 IM! Nothing like stepping up to the big leagues and the sense of satisfaction that comes from finishing that next step, whether that next step is from the couch to a sprint, sprint to Olympic or Olympic to 1/2 IM, or... you get the point! Anyway congrats to all of our athletes at Timberman!
Next we had athletes at the USAT National Championships in Burlington, VT. Now, I have never personally competed at Nationals, but from what I understand, the people that go are the best of the best and while you may win your local sprint or Oly tris, Nationals is a whole different ball game! Congrats to those athletes! An awesome accomplishment, to see all of them place in the top half of their fields, and represent the Black and Orange!
Because our team is a huge supporter of charities and we have a soft spot for anything that supports diabetes research, we gathered up the crew of captains and a half dozen others and headed to the Westborough Tri! And what a great day it would turn out to be with all the Captains getting some hardware, and our speedy ladies representing in several different categories on the podium! If my calculations are correct, we had podium appearances in at least 5 different categories!
And finally, congrats to Anthony Parillo! The Man, The Myth, The Runner! I have seen the buckle as proof! He completed the Leadville 100 Run in 28 hours! AMAZING!!!!!
And finally, I don't want to be a downer but something happened this past weekend that puts racing and life into perspective. For those people that haven't heard, a gentleman that several of us from Comp Racing have crossed paths with, passed away during the swim at Nationals. As athletes, we all know there is risk associated with racing and athletics, but we just never expect it to happen to one of us. Our hearts and prayers are with Rich's family and friends and our friends at Fitwerx, who lost a client, training partner and most importantly a friend. It touches us all when a member of our community dies doing something we all love. To those of you who think training and racing is the most important thing in life, think again and put it into perspective. Tell those around you what they mean to you, do something to make yourself a better person and most importantly, continue to do what you love to do because you never know what the future holds...
K
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