By Ron Harrison You might think that eight years in the military, being married for 25 years, or raising two daughters (11 and 16!) would leave me fearless? When it comes to one event in the sport of triathlon, I could be considered a bit of a wimp. Looking for my first triathlon, three years
Race Date: April 5, 2014 Weather at start: 66 degrees, partly cloudy, 88% humidity Total Participants: 246 Total Finishers: 245 Male: 174 Female: 71 Fastest Male: Charlie Johnson, 35, Tallahassee 1:07:02 Fastest Male 2013: Daniel Domingo, 40, Jacksonville 1:07:02 Fastest Female: Jennifer Kilinski, 36, Tallahassee 1:14:48 Fastest Female 2013: Marci Gray, 39, Tallahassee 1:19:17 Longest
By now most have heard that Gulf Winds Triathletes member Chuck Kemeny competed in, and set a world record at Ultraman Florida on Feb. 21 – 23, 2014. The first day of the 320-mile event brought the former Collegiate All-American swimmer a 6.2-mile swim in Lake Conway, in the shadow of Orlando International Airport, followed immediately by a
The day could not have been more perfect. Seasonably warm temperatures all week left the waters of Lake Bradford comfortably warm for Tri the Rez #1, the first local triathlon of the year featuring a 600-yard swim, 14-mile bike, and 5K run. Wetsuits were optional, and several competitors swam in just tri shorts or bikini bottoms
FSU’s Reservation will be a flurry activity Saturday, March 8, 2014 when the first REZ3 triathlon kicks off the local triathlon season in Tallahassee. On Sunday, March 2, 2014 a couple dozen participants previewed some of the course on a morning that was simply gorgeous. Jennifer Kilinski, race director for the series, held a free
After a 13-race season that stretched seven months from late-March to early November, Alan Cox, M50-54, and Melissa Thompson, F25-29, emerged as the male and female winners of the 2013 Grand Prix Competition. Cox beat runner-up and training partner Steve Steverson, M50-54, by just five points, 142-137. Thompson
By Rob McNeely November 18, 2013 (Tallahassee) – You can see it at the finish line, exactly 15 hours, four minutes, and eight seconds after a cannon shot started Ironman Florida 2013: Gulf Winds Triathletes’ newest IronCouple, Brian Bazinet and Monica McCullion, running side by side, arms raised in triumph, down the last few yards
November 14, 2013 (Tallahassee) — The Gulf Winds Triathletes Board of Directors today approved the 2014 Grand Prix calendar of events. The 11-race schedule includes a duathlon, four local Sprints, some old favorites, and a new entry on the Grand Prix calendar, too. Gone, however, is Ironman Florida, the lone 140.6-mile race on the calendar
By Seeley Gutierrez The typical triathlete spends years trying to qualify for the Ironman World Championships. Two area youngsters, however, got it right the first time. Kate Harrison (age 22) qualified at her first Ironman, 2012’s Ironman Florida. Colin Abbey (age 18) qualified at May’s Honu 70.3. They represent an interesting dichotomy going in to
By Rob McNeely He came toward the Finishers’ Corral—that athletes’-only recovery space with a medical tent, massages, pizza, chips, oranges, bananas, pretzels, soda, water, and beer—smiling in spite of himself. Carrying a few extra pounds, he was soaked with sweat, his hair matted in places, sticking up in others, under his visor. His pale skin,
