March 6, 2007 – Wind, waves and hills greeted local triathletes as the Hyundai East End Sprint and Try-a-Tri kicked off the 2007 triathlon season. The conditions offered anything but a gentle welcome back as the athletes struggled through the .5-mile swim, 13-mile bike and 3-mile run.
A strong high-pressure area had kicked up the wind for three days before the race, and the two-knot current had swimmers sliding as far sideways as forward. The already hilly difficult east end bike loop of St. Croix had riders struggling to get up Grassy Point, the final climb of the route. The run course featured three steep hills in each direction and is tough even on a calm day.
Powering through the race were winners Jason Snow and Theresa Harper. Snow's time of 1:21:44 was two minutes faster than runner-up Chuck Hamel. Harper easily won the distaff side, finishing over five minutes ahead of Erica Sweitzer.
Two students from Country Day School won the Try-a-Tri, which is a short 440-yard swim, 6-mile bike and 1.5-mile run and acts as an introduction to the sport. Will Peil and Samantha Smith were both impressive in capturing the first wins of their young careers.
Full results can be found at www.stcroixtriathlon.com.
HYUNDAI EAST END SPRINT & TRY-A-TRI RESULTS
.5-Mile Swim/13-Mile Bike/3-Mile Run
MARCH 4, 2007
MEN 20-29
NAME____ SWIM___ BIKE___ RUN___ TOTAL___ PLACE
Dewayne Smith___ 18:39__ 53:49__ 29:46__ 1:42:14__ 1
Mark Daugherty___ 15:47__ 1:22:03__ 27:50__ 2:05:40__ 2
David Nielsam____12:04_____________________ DNF
30-39
Jason Snow___ 14:47__ 42:56__ 24:01__
1:21:44__ 1
Chuck Hamel___ 14:49___ 46:33__ 22:27__ 1:23:59__ 2
Mathias Sampson___ 17:58__ 47:04__ 25:29__ 1:30:31__ 3
Anthony Gatti__________________________ DNF
40-49
Mike Klein___ 16:35__ 46:48__ 22:03__ 1:25:15__ 1
John Harper____ 16:41__ 1:00:53__ 24:37__ 1:25:30__ 2
Scott Fricks___ 18:45__ 44:47__ 25:34__ 1:29:04__ 3
Steve Silver___ 17:29__ 48:00__ 27:49__ 1:33:18__ 4
Troy Holloway___ 22:08__ 45:02__ 26:28__ 1:33:38__ 5
Brent Mays___ 11:41__ 53:37__ 30:58__ 1:36:16__ 6
Charles Martin___ 26:32__ 1:08:18__ 29:09__ 2:03:59__ 7
Frank Pugliese___ 19:37__ 52:55__
50-59
Roger Hatfield___ 16:37__ 50:42__ 27:17__ 1:34:36__ 1
Richard Jean Pierre___ 23:01__ 51:17__ 23:01__ 1:37:19__ 2
Bill Heard___ 19:52__ 55:48__ 26:30__ 1:42:10__ 3
Brad Leisure___ 18:18__ 53:28__ 34:25__ 1:46:11__ 4
Joel Holt___ 22:41__ 50:38__ 36:15__ 1:49:34__ 5
WOMEN 20-29
Erica Sweitzer___ 25:09__ 52:23__ 21:56__ 1:39:28__ 1
Jessica Parker___ 19:30__ 1:01:45__ 31:19__ 1:52:34__ 2
Kendra Nielsam___ 19:41__ 1:13:31__ 30:29__ 2:13:41__ 3
30-39
Heidi Snow___ 22:49__ 52:42__ 25:45__ 1:40:16__ 1
Dulcie Crowther___ 17:36__ 56:09__ 27:26__ 1:41:11__ 2
49-49
Theresa Harper 18:45__ 50:17__ 25:15__ 1:34:12__ 1
Linda Whitaker___ 22:31__ 58:10__ 32:16__ 1:52:57__ 2
RELAYS
Hyman/Lunceford/Dean___ 12:11__ 37:20__ 20:16__ 1:09:45__ 1
Myrvang/Brown/Duncan___ 11:17__ 40:16__ 18:32__ 1:10:25__ 2
Lutz/Dorsey/Daugherty___ 18:18__ 44:37__ 21:32__ 1:24:31__ 3
Mays/Nowack___ 11:58__ 46:28__ 23:18__ 1:21:44__ 4
Kupfer/Blanchette/___ 14:36__ 51:55__ 18:32__ 1:31:04__5
and Chichester
Watson/Watson___ 15:21__ 50:23__ 22:12__ 1:37:56__ 6
Duggan/Mahoney/Hering____ 17:03__ 52:26__ 29:22__ 1:38:51__ 7
Kupfer/Bolster/Bryan___ 14:31__ 57:11__ 28:13__ 1:39:55__ 8
Turner/Jett/Thompson___ 23:40__ 51:00__ 19:30__ 1:41:44__ 9
Pelayo/Gillette/Giambee___ 24:28__ 1:45:02__ 10
Nelson/Nelson___ 18:38__ 1:07:34__ 47:18__ 2:13:30__ 11
Allaire/Kloss___ 22:51__ 37:15__
TRY-A-TRI 440-yd. Swim/6-Mile Bike/1.5-Mile Run/Place
Will Peil___ 7:12__ 21:50__ 13:25__ 42:27__ 1
Samantha Smith___ 7:41__ 26:30__ 14:34__ 48:35__ 2
Elizabeth Nurnberger___ 13:09__ 22:47__ 14:40__ 50:36__ 3
Rachel Marquardt__ 11:38__ 26:57__ 12:07__ 50:46__ 4
Sofia Holloway___ 9:19__ 26:40__ 15:28__ 51:27__ 5
Fred Flint___ 15:46__ 24:16__ 13:56__ 53:58__ 6
Dale Scope___ 13:33__ 28:00__ 13:07__ 54:40__ 7
Todd Nurnberger___ 15:11__ 24:00__ 15:39__ 54:50__ 8
Sarah Bostwick___ 10:35__ 30:56__ 13:23__ 54:54__ 9
Brad Chaffee___ 10:50__ 32:49__ 17:03__ 1:00:32__ 10
Shannah Bode___ 14:29__ 32:48__ 16:52__ 1:04:09__ 11
Shaun Dalton___ 13:37__ 45:45__ 14:04__ 1:13:26__
