2007 Race Results
View race results from past years here: (
2003,
2004,
2005,
2006
).
Note: Only multisport results are posted on this page; results from running,
swimming and cycling races are not included.
Thanks to Eric Russell for compiling these results and writing the announcements. Let Eric know what your racing plans are for the season so that he has an easier time finding the results.
denotes a performance that qualifies that athlete for the Ironman World
Championships in Hawaii or the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Clearwater, FL.
July 22nd: Vineman Half
On Sunday, more than 2000 triathletes braved the heat at the popular Vineman
Ironman 70.3, in Sonoma County. Of the 1823 who finished, there were a number
of Mad Cows, including three who gained both podium spots and qualifying
entries to the Ironman World Championship at Kona and the Ironman 70.3 World
Championship in Clearwater.
| Justin Hurd | 4:06:19.7 (1 of 130 AG, 1 OA - new AG record!) |
| Dennis Vandermeer | 4:41:10.1 (14 of 259 AG, 72 OA) |
| Eric Russell | 4:50:51.5 (37 of 209 AG, 134 OA) |
| Audrey Maher | 4:53:02.1 (1 of 79 AG, 150 OA) |
| Cary Craig | 5:34:09.4 (11 of 65 AG, 622 OA) |
| Paige Stewart | 5:45:30.2 (1 of 3 AG, 771 OA) |
| Melissa Kwong | 6:39:19.7 (67 of 87 AG, 1428 OA) |
| Niki Kalaf | 6:43:26.7 (69 of 87 AG, 1461 OA) |
| LeLe Nienow | 6:57:32.0 (56 of 79 AG, 1559 OA) |
Full results and course information can be found at www.vineman.com. Congratulations to everyone
on their stellar performances and hard work.
July 21st: Eppie's Great Race
A handful of Mad Cows attacked a very large field at Eppie's Great Race, a
unique multisport event consisting of a 5.82 mile run, followed by a 12.5 mile
bike and a 6.35 mile kayak. Athletes compete individually or in teams.
| Team Fred Jay Newton Dennis Prizmich Charles Locke | 1:50:23 (2 Div, 26 OA) |
| Craig McMannis (individual male) | 1:52:48 (2 Div, 33 OA) |
| Bob Glynn (individual male) | 2:19:44 (4 Div, 299 OA) |
1732 teams or individual athletes competed in the race last Saturday. Full
results can be found at http://www.thegreatrace.org. Congratulations
Bob, Jay, Dennis, and Charles.
July 15th: Donner Lake International
Olympic Distance : 1,5km S - 40km B - 10km R; aprx 330 in field
| Jean-Marc Leininger | 2:53:44 |
July 15th: Tri4Real #2
Olympic Distance : 1,5km S - 40km B - 10km R; 251 athletes in field
| Todd Dooley | 2:09:19 (2 AG, 7 OA) |
| Jay Newton | 2:11:55 (3 AG, 10 OA) |
| Dave Campbell | 2:15:30 (1 AG, 17 OA) |
| Curtis Fritz | 2:16:31 (6 AG, 21 OA) |
| MaryAnn Clark | 2:19:12 (2 AG, 25 OA) |
| Tim Mangum | 2:21:19 (4 AG, 32 OA) |
| Todd Rewick | 2:28:45 (12 AG, 51 OA) |
| Frank McNally | 2:34:37 (8 AG, 70 OA) |
| JoAnn Clark | 2:40:47 (8 AG, 105 OA) |
| Tim Patten | 2:58:46 (23 AG, 175 OA) |
July 14th: Tri4Fun #2
Sprint distance : 1/2mi S - 16mi B - 5km R; 457 athletes in field
| Stephen Caswell | 1:20:53 (8 OA) |
| Marianne Hernandez | 1:22:55 (22 OA) |
| Paul Charteris | 1:34:04 (87 OA) |
July 7th: June Lake Sprint Triathlon
Two Mad Cows participated in the June Lake Sprint Triathlon last weekend,
showing strong results. The format for this distance was 1/4 mi S, 8,2 mi B,
2,15mi R: 73 athletes took part in the sprint event.
| Bill Broderick | 1:13:47.5 | (3rd in AG, 55 OA) |
| Kathy Mitchell | 1:19:28.0 | (3rd in AG, 62 OA) |
Congratulations Bill and Kathy!
July 6st: Lake Stevens Ironman 70.3
Our very own Paige Stewart did a great job at the Ironman 70,3 (i.e. Half IM) in
Lake Stevens, WA, coming in 4th in her AG at 5:28:59, and qualifying for the
world championship in Clearwater, FL. Full information is found at
http://www.lakestevens703.com.
Congratulations Paige!
| Paige Stewart | 5:28:59 | (4th in AG) |
July 4th: Marshmellow Triathlon (200 yard swim, 2 mile bike, 1 mile run)
Fun was had by all at the Fourth of July Marshmallow Triathlon at the Davis
Swim and Fitness Health Club in south Davis. The distances were: 200 yard
swim, 2 mi. bike, and 1 mi. run---a true test of speed! The very unique
marshmallow trophy finishers received was a special treat.
| Curtis Fritz | 14:05 | 3rd OA |
| Linda Casillas | 15:55 | 5th OA |
| Frank McNalley | 16:07 | 6th OA |
| Marianne Hernandez | 16:20 | th OA |
| Bob Glynn | 19:30 | 12th OA |
| Collin McNalley | 19:58 | 13th OA |
| Tony Arias | 21:30 | 14th OA |
| Natalie Kacinick | 23:10 | 17th OA |
| Paula Freitas | 23:55 | 19th OA |
Special congrats to the Casillas girls for doing so well in the kids race!
Distances: 100 yard swim,1 mile bike, 1/2 mi run
| Jasmine Casillas | 14:50 | 4th OA |
| Alissa Casillas | 21:25 | 6th OA |
July 1st: Ironman Germany
Across the globe, Max Biessman (who multitasks as both MadCow and UCDTri-Aggie)
pulled in impressive results at Ironman Germany, finishing this tough course in
10:04:28, putting him at 11 in his AG and 385 overall, in a very competitive
field. Complete results and course info are at:
http://www.ironman.com/events/ironman/germany. Great job Max!
| Max Biessmann | 10:04:28 | (11th in AG, 385 OA) |
June 24th: Buffalo Springs Ironman 70.3 (1.2m swim, 56m bike, 13.1m run)
| Audrey Maher | 4:49:13 (SexP 7, AG 1) |
Her finish position qualifies Audrey for both the Ironman World Championship in
Kona and the Ironman 70,3 Championship in Clearwater. Great job Audrey!!!
June 24th: San Jose International (1.5k swim - 40k bike - 10k run)
| Todd Dooley | 2:03:42.6 (3 of 105 AG, 18 of 529 OA) |
| Matt Bunn | 2:20:40.8 (27 of 105 AG, 111 of 529 OA) |
| Hao Nguyen | 2:21:22.1 (28 of 50 - MCollegiate) |
| Don Schug | 2:27:52.0 (5 of 26 AG, 193 of 529 OA) |
| Dan Woolever | 3:23:04.5 (69 of 72 AG, 514 of 529 OA) |
June 10th: TBF Tri For Real #1
Following the success of the Herd at Saturday's Tri4Fun, several of the
team showed their stuff at Sunday's Tri4Real, an Olympic distance event (1,5km
S - 40km B - 10km R).
| Todd Dooley | 2:08.47 (2nd in Div, 6th OA) |
| Dave Campbell | 2:15.43 (1st in Div, 19 OA) |
| Tim Mangum | 2:20.17 (2nd in Div, 33 OA) |
| Don Schug | 2:33.13 (3rd in Div, 89 OA) |
June 9th: TBF Tri For Fun #1
The Herd turned out en masse for this year's team racing event, the TBF
Tri4Fun sprint triathlon. As you can see below, the Mad Cows dominated the
field and achieved podium spots in nearly all age groups and divisions.
Splits were not provided.
| Eric Russell | 1:17.52 (1 of 47 Div, 4 OA) |
| Mike Pugh | 1:18.22 (1 of 33 Div, 5 OA) |
| Stephen Caswell | 1:18.26 (2 of 47 Div, 6 OA) |
| Curtis Fritz | 1:19.17 (2 of 33 Div, 8 OA) |
| Paul Moylan | 1:20.57 (2 of 27 Div, 14 OA) |
| Jean-Marc Leininger | 1:21.47 (1 of 3 Div, 17 OA) |
| Paige Stewart | 1:22.58 (1 of 6 Div, 25 OA) |
| Marianne Hernandez | 1:23.45 (3 of 3 Div, 30 OA) |
| Cary Craig | 1:24.50 (1 of 28 Div, 42 OA) |
| Frank McNally | 1:26.41 (7 of 27 Div, 58 OA) |
| Juan Lang | 1:28.01 (13 of 47 Div, 73 OA) |
| Kevin Church | 1:29.14 (10 of 38 Div, 83 OA) |
| Ruth Anderson | 1:29.57 (1 of 32 Div, 89 OA |
| Rick Addante | 1:30.25 (4 of 12 Div, 92 OA) |
| Y20 Relay Harrison Bier (age 11), Richard Park, Anna Par (age 10) | 1:30.35 (3 of 8 Div, 95 OA) |
| Lars Blomberg | 1:31.02 (11 of 33 Div, 102 OA) |
| Paul Charteris | 1:31.05 (15 of 38 Div, 103 OA) |
| The Losties Relay Farran Briggs, Shelley Lenz | 1:31.29 (1 of 4 Div, 105 OA) |
| Peter Spahr | 1:31.43 (6 of 19 Div, 107 OA) |
| Mike Lindberg | 1:32.30 (11 of 27 Div, 113 OA) |
| All in the Family Relay Valerie Park, Dave Grundler, Diane Tolle | 1:33.37 (4 of 8 Div, 126 OA) |
| Randy Thompson | 1:33.45 (17 of 38 Div, 128 OA) |
| Elise Clark | 1:34.20 (3 of 35 Div, 133 OA) |
| Bob Glynn | 1:39.15 (1 of 3 Div, 176 OA) |
| Hillary Oslon | 1:40.31 (10 of 45 Div, 192 OA) |
| Ava Cruz | 1:40.42 (10 of 41 Div, 194 OA) |
| John Youmans | 1:41.37 (10 of 19 Div, 208 OA) |
| Tim Patten | 1:42.37 (27 of 38 Div, 221 OA) |
| Fadi Fathallah | 1:44.41 (21 of 33 Div, 249 OA) |
| Trish Price | 1:51.23 (13 of 28 Div, 328 OA) |
On Sunday following there was a Kids Triathlon (150m S - 4mi B - 1mi R), in
which several of our younger bovines participated.
| Harrison Bier (age 11) | 0:21.19 |
| Anna Park (age 10) | 0:23.45 |
| Justin Bier (age 8) | 0:27.35 |
Special thanks and appreciative "moos" go out to the all who showed up to cheer
and help out: Jenn Booth Babe Aguilar, Matt Bunn, Don Schug, Leon & Peggy
Basdekas (and kids), Todd Dooley, Dave Campbell, Ron Pluth and several others
whose names I forget (with apologies).
June 3rd: Escape from Alcatraz
Paul Moylan competed in the Accenture Escape from Alcatraz, a very challenging
course consisting of a 1.5mi swim through the cold bay waters, followed by a 1
mi run to T1, an 18 mi bike and an 8mi run.
| Paul Moylan | 2:44:12 (20th AG, 269 OA) |
Congrats Paul!
May 27th: Ironman Brazil
The results are in from Florianopolis (Brazil), and our very own Cary Craig
pulled in with a great overall time of 11:29:56, putting her at 501 overall and
5th in her age group.
| Cary Craig | 11:29:56 (5th AG, 501st OA) | 1:21:32 S, 6:01:36 B, 4:06:48 R |
Congrats to Cary - we can't wait to have your race recap.
May 20th: Auburn International and World's Toughest Half Iron
Several of the Herd braved the winds and hills to take part in the Auburn
Triathlons yesterday. There were both International (Olympic) and Half Iron
races, the latter of which is billed as "the world's toughest". Full results
and descriptions of the courses can be found at http://www.auburntriathlon.com/.
Olympic Results
| Tim Mangum | 2:44:17 (6 of 12 AG, 37 of 175 OA) |
| LeAnn Nienow | 3:23:00 (8 of 11 AG) |
| Max Biesseman | 5:14:41 (1 of 11 AG, 6 of 185 OA) |
| Sinclair Yeh | 5:23:43 (2 of 18 AG, 9 of 185 OA) |
| Diane Hassel | 5:33:52 (1 of 8 AG, 17 of 185 OA) |
| Scott Fischbein | 6:03:37 (15 of 31 AG, 57 of 185 OA) |
| Juan Lang | 6:16:47 (10 of 18 AG, 78 of 185 OA) |
| Dan Borcherding | 6:31:58 (8 of 11 AG, 97 of 185 OA) |
| Ruth Anderson | 6:50:27 (2 of 2 AG, 128 of 185 OA) |
| Brian Black | 6:50:56 (10 of 11 AG, 130 of 185 OA) |
As always, please tell me if there is a mistake or omission. There were
several who passed by the mile 9/11 aid station (manned by Don, Randy, Paul,
Frank and I) who aren't mentioned above; please give us a hand in race reports
by using the training calendar (see below).
May 12th: City of Gold Triathlon
Two Mad Cows raced in the 5th City of Gold Triathlon in Oroville today,
gaining poduim spots both overall and in their respective age groups. The
format was 1/2 mi swim, 12,1mi bike and 5k run: splits were not given.
| Dave Campbell | 1:12:56 (1OA, 1AG) |
| Curtis Fritz | 1:17:28 (9OA, 3AG) |
Full results are available at
www.cityofgoldtri.com. Congrats Dave and Curtis!
May 5-6th: Wildflower Triathlon
May began with a strong showing by the Herd at the Wildflower triathlons, with
one of our team participating in the Olympic distance competition, and one in
the half iron distance event. Nearly 2600 althetes took part in the former and
over 1900 in the latter.
1/2 Iron (Saturday, May 5th)
| Cary Craig | 5.53:42 (38:17S - 3:12:04B - 1:56:46R) | 2 AG, 520 OA |
| Dave Campbell | 2:32:44 (24:10S - 1:20:59B - 44:50R) | 7 AG, 101 OA |
| Paul Griffin | 2:54:01 (27:26S - 1:27:28B - 55:23R) | 3 AG, 467 OA |
| Aaron Wright | 2:54:29 (26:47S - 1:25:18B - 55:23R) | 109 AG, 547 OA |
Full results for all Wildflower races are available at
http://www.tricalifornia.com/wildflower/2007/results.htm. As always,
please let me know if I've made an error or forgotten someone.
April 28th: Sacramento Int'l Tri
Six Mad Cows took on the always adventurous Sacramento Int'l Tri today, held in
the Port of Sacramento. There were super sprint, sprint and olympic distances.
SuperSprint Distance: 400m S - 8mi B - 2mi R
| Kathy Mitchell | 1:15.31 (9AG, 97OA) | S 10:20.2, B 40:39.9, R 25:31.3 |
| Don Shug | 1:37:15 (2AG, 17OA) | S 16:10.4, B 48:35.1, R 32:29.9 |
| Frank McNally | 1:41:18.6 (16AG, 31OA) | S 18:32.9, B 50:53.9, R 31:51.8 |
| Hillary Alejo | 1:55:46.1 (7AG, 70OA) | S 20:30.2, B 57:06.2, R 1:55:46.1 |
| Bob Glynn | 1:57:14.9 (1AG, 77OA) | S 21:13.0, B 56:11.3, R 39:50.5 |
| Dave Campbell | 2:19:40.4 (2AG, 15OA) | S 22:04.5, B 1:12:26.8, R 45:09.0 |
| Randy Thompson | 3:00:16.9 (30AG, 108OA) | S 26:14.2, B 1:22:44.4, R 1:11:18.2 |
Full results are available at www.updogsports.com
Please let me know if I've forgotten anyone or made a mistake.
Congrats to everyone!
April 15th: UC Davis Sprint Triathlon
Many of the Herd kicked off the 2007 season at the annual UCDTri Race (750 yd
pool S - 18 mi B - 4 mi R). The race drew over 200 participants, including
nearly 100 collegiate athletes. Among these were several Mad Cows, who
represented the team well in spite of some crazy winds on the bike course (NB.
split times were not provided):
| Max Biessman | 1:27:21 (3 collegiate M) |
| Sinclair Yeh | 1:32:27 (2 AG; M 30-39) |
| Eric Russell | 1:36:24 (4 AG; M 30-39) |
| Hao Nguyen | 1:41:41 (20 collegiate M) |
| Robert Castorena | 1:46:19 (2 AG; M -19) |
| Matt Bunn | 1:46:20 (9 AG; M 30-39) |
| Elise Clark | 2:04:20 (2 AG; W 40-49) |
| Melissa Kwong | 2:07:58 (16 AG; W 20-29) |
| Tim Patten | 2:08:24 (22 AG; M 30-39) |
| Sarah Sundstrom | 2:11:20 (19 AG ; W 20-29) |
| Fadi Fathallah | 2:13:33 (8 AG; M 40-49) |
| Bob Glynn | 2:20:42 (1 AG; M 60-69) |
Photos from the event were taken by our unofficial photographer and my
better half, and are available at
http://ronanderic.com/gallery2/main.php
You can download the images by right clicking; if you want a higher res
version, send me an email with the image number. (There is also a gallery of
UCDTri athletes - could someone forward the link to them?)
PS: thanks also to Farran, Marianne, Don and Paul for showing up to run our table.
PS: thanks also to Farran, Marianne, Don and Paul for showing up to run our table.
March 31st: Cal Poly Collegiate Triathlon
Mad Cow and Webmooster Matt Roper participated in the CalPoly Collegiate
Triathlon last Sunday, 31 March. Nearly 200 collegiate triathletes
participated in this olympic distance event. Full information and results are
at:
http://www.tricalifornia.com/timing/results07/cpt/cpt.htm
| Matt Roper | 0:21:04 swim | 1:24.09 bike | 0:52:39 run | 2:41:03 total | 96/77/77 OA/Div/SexP |
Please let me know if I've forgotten anyone made an error.
March 4th: Stanford Treeathlon
Two Mad Cows participated in the Stanford Treeathlon yesterday 04 March.
Well over 400 athletes participated in this annual race, the format of which is
500m S / 20k B / 5k R. Full information and results are at:
| Dave Campbell | 8:25.0 swim | 35:49.6 bike | 20:48.7 run | 1:05:04 total | 54th place |
| Matt Roper | 6:30.5 swim | 39.42.0 bike | 23:08.2 run | 1:09:20 total | 79th place |
Congratulations Dave and Matt!
February 11th: Berkeley Bearathlon
Four Mad Cows, some of whom are also UCDTri collegiate racers, competed in
the 5th Annual UC-Berkeley Bearathlon on Sunday 11 February. Our team was
well represented on this challenging sprint course.
| Scott Fishbein | (M30-39) | 1:28:19 |
| Dave Campbell | (M50-59) | 1:28:56 |
| Dan Borcherding | (collegiate) | 1:40:57 |
| Matt Roper | (collegiate) | 1:44:18 |
Congratulations Scott, Dave, Dan and Matt: please let me know if I've missed
anyone. Full race details are available at:
http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~caltri/bearathlon.html