Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Preliminary Start List: DinoTri


Below is a preliminary look at the start list for this Saturday's DinoTri. Everyone who's done this race knows it's a hidden gem, and with enough last-minute support it has a shot of breaking into the State Championship Series next year. Still a couple days if you want to join the party... register here!

Also, in case you missed it, here's a DinoTri course preview that was posted last year.




















“It is not the critic who counts; not the wo/man who points out how the strong wo/man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the wo/man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends her/himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if s/he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that her/his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” - Theodore Roosevelt

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DinoTri course preview



We started a Patreon account (link below) with the hope of raising few bucks towards awards & swag for athletes of all abilities in our tri community. We've given out a lot over the past 2 years, but would like to continue to expand our offerings & the volume we can do.

If you enjoy Utah Tri Buzz and would like to pitch in, any amount would be greatly appreciated... (there may be something in it for you as well!)

We're also always grateful for talented people who contribute in terms of time... let us know if you'd like to be part of the Utah Tri Buzz team.



Monday, June 25, 2018

Results Breakdown: Toughman Utah Half (+ Olympic & Sprint)


Congrats all!

The Toughman Utah Half (+ short-course distances) marked Race #7 of the Utah Triathlon Championship Series, with the next races up in the series being:

#8 Echo (Sprint & Olympic - July 14th)
#9 Jordanelle (Sprint & Olympic - August 18th)

Keep in mind also that DinoTri is going on this Saturday, June 30th, as well as San Rafael and Topaz on July 14th. Support these races if you'd like to see them steal a spot in the Championship Series next season!

In general we hope you'll get out and support the local race scene, and let's continue making 2018 an awesome season.

Below is the results breakdown for the Toughman Utah races, and this post explains what this is if you need a refresher.


PS - Round 2 of the Utah Tri Buzz 2018 Age Group Rankings will be calculated following Jordanelle on Aug. 18th



TOUGHMAN UTAH HALF







OLYMPIC RESULTS







 SPRINT RESULTS



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We started a Patreon account (link below) with the hope of raising few bucks towards awards & swag for athletes of all abilities in our tri community. We've given out a lot over the past 2 years, but would like to continue to expand our offerings & the volume we can do.

If you enjoy Utah Tri Buzz and would like to pitch in, any amount would be greatly appreciated... (there may be something in it for you as well!)

We're also always grateful for talented people who contribute in terms of time... let us know if you'd like to be part of the Utah Tri Buzz team.



Thursday, June 21, 2018

TOP 10 "GREATEST HITS"


THANK YOU for supporting Utah Tri Buzz and our efforts to "hype the local scene!" Like we did last year at our 1st anniversary, just for fun here are the top posts in terms of traffic over the past 12 months.


You can click on any of the titles (in red) to see the original posts.



Honorable Mention:


20) How Hard R U Willing to Go? Interview with Jake Peterson
19) Respect the RD! New TriUtah Owner Brogg Sterrett
18) Anonymous Trash Talk: No Matter What
17) Kona Profiles: Alison Amorim - MD & Mom
16) Ironman Crusher: Interview with Brice Williams

15) That Fish is Fast! Interview with Kate Westra
14) Top 10 Reasons to Break the Ice
13) 70.3 World Champs Race Report: Lee Weatherhead



12) New Utah Triathlon Team
11) Fast Family Man: Interview with Dan Cushman



And now on to the Top 10!


10) Most Improved Triathlete Awards


Perry Hacker was one of many recognized as an "M.I.T."
(Most Improved Triathlete)
9) Volunteers of the Year     

Justin Lynch and the others recognized do so much for
our local tri community

8) BAM FAM: New President Mark Thorum  


Marky Mark gave a great interview!
7) Kona Profiles: Rory Duckworth #NEVERQUIT

our "Kona Profiles" leading up to the Ironman World Championships
get a lot of traffic, and Rory is the epitome of #NEVERQUIT

6) Final Age Group Rankings 2017 - WOMEN


only 1 person per age group can hold the Utah Tri Buzz belt per season, but
everyone who qualified for the rankings is a champ in our book

5) Final Age Group Rankings 2017 - MEN    


ditto above!


4) Kona Profiles: Doctor Delicious   


Jorge de Amorim Filho AND his wife Alison both
represented at Kona last October

3) Local at Kona 2017 - RESULTS  



Keeping this pic from 2016 cuz it's just too awesome

2) Utah State Championship 2018!   


Last Oct. we announced the inaugural Utah Triathlon Championship Series,
with a rotating venue State Champs race (Brineman Olympic this year)

1) 
Kona Profiles: Tyler "The Natural" Howland

How did Tyler pull off the #1 spot?? Must simply be that he's truly "The Natural."



  

Special thanks to all who have pitched in over the past 2 years! As always, Utah Tri Buzz is open to your ideas & expertise. Feel free to reach out if you'd like to contribute in some way.   


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We started a Patreon account (link below) with the hope of raising few bucks towards awards & swag for athletes of all abilities in our tri community. We've given out a lot over the past 2 years, but would like to continue to expand our offerings & the volume we can do.

If you enjoy Utah Tri Buzz and would like to pitch in, any amount would be greatly appreciated... (there may be something in it for you as well!)


We're also always grateful for talented people who contribute in terms of time... let us know if you'd like to be part of the Utah Tri Buzz team.

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Prelim Start List: Utah Half (+ Sprint & Olympic)


Below is a preliminary look at the start list for the Toughman Utah Half, along with Sprint & Olympic distances. This is a gorgeous venue and the weather forecast looks great. Still another couple days if you want to join the party... register here!















“It is not the critic who counts; not the wo/man who points out how the strong wo/man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the wo/man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends her/himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if s/he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that her/his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” - Theodore Roosevelt

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Rockcliff - Course Preview



We started a Patreon account (link below) with the hope of raising few bucks towards awards & swag for athletes of all abilities in our tri community. We've given out a lot over the past 2 years, but would like to continue to expand our offerings & the volume we can do.

If you enjoy Utah Tri Buzz and would like to pitch in, any amount would be greatly appreciated... (there may be something in it for you as well!)

We're also always grateful for talented people who contribute in terms of time... let us know if you'd like to be part of the Utah Tri Buzz team.



Saturday, June 16, 2018

Utah Age Group Rankings 2018 - MEN ROUND 1


Now that we’re into mid-June, it’s time for Round 1 of the Utah Tri Buzz 2018 age group rankings!

The same things we said in the women's rankings apply to the men as well -- we stand & applaud everyone on the list. Regardless of individual rank, these are all people who have gotten out to race and who support the local scene.

Think about it, how many people stayed in bed while you were out testing your limits?? 
How many others are active, yet too chicken to ever toe a start line??

Kudos to everyone in the rankings... you're strong in both body & mind!

Lastly, keep in mind this is for FUN... please don't take the rankings too seriously.



The methodology is simple:

* To be eligible for Round 1 Rankings, must have raced at least 2 of the 6 events on the Utah Triathlon Championship Series calendar to date (9 total race options counting Sprint/Olympic):




* Like last year, rankings will be updated throughout the season and will of course change as more people qualify. Only 2 races will still be needed for Round 2 rankings (post-Jordanelle), but a minimum of 3 will be required for the final rankings.

Round 1 (Jun): 2 race minimum
Round 2 (Aug): 2 race minimum
Round 3 (end of season): 3 race minimum (average of your top 3 races)


* The final rankings will be the basis for several “Most Improved” and other awards, not just awards for AG winners/podiums. (if you'd like to be a part of this effort, please see our message at the bottom of this post)

* Like last year, we take the AVERAGE of everyone’s top 3 series races for the final rankings… this provides some incentive to get out and race often, as you can only help yourself by racing more. For example, if you have an off day, or even a dreaded DNF, that result will shake out of your top 3 average if you race 4+ times.

* We use your Overall % to calculate the rankings (which is shown in all the individual race “Results Breakdowns” we post). This is simply how you placed vs. the field - if you placed 60th out of 100 at a race, that’s 60%. If you placed 80th out of 200 at another, that’s 40%. In this case those two then average to 50%.

Your 50% average would then be stacked up to the rest of your age group for the rankings.

Next races up before Round 2 of the rankings:

#7 Toughman Utah Half (Half but also Sprint & Olympic options - June 23rd)
#8 Echo (Sprint & Olympic - July 14th)
#9 Jordanelle (Sprint & Olympic - August 18th)


So if you've raced one Championship Series race so far, it only takes one of these to qualify for Round 2 rankings. If you haven't done any so far, there's still time to knock out 2 races between now & August!


ROUND 1 RANKINGS











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We started a Patreon account (link below) with the hope of raising few bucks towards awards & swag for athletes of all abilities in our tri community. We've given out a lot over the past 2 years, but would like to continue to expand our offerings & the volume we can do.

If you enjoy Utah Tri Buzz and would like to pitch in, any amount would be greatly appreciated... (there may be something in it for you as well!)

We're also always grateful for talented people who contribute in terms of time... let us know if you'd like to be part of the Utah Tri Buzz team.