2007

May 19

7th Annual

Beast of the East Spring Tuneup

Half Ironman Distance:

Swim 1.2 Miles. Bike 56 Miles, Run 13.1

May 20

9th Annual

Lake Chatuge Challenge Sprint Triathlon

Swim 4/10, Bike 16 Miles, Run 3 Miles

For GPS Directions to races:

47 Clay County Recreation Park Rd

Hayesville, NC 28904

Race Results:

 Beast of the East Spring Tune-Up Age Group 06

Beast of the East Spring Tune-Up Overall 06

Lake Chatuge Challenge Sprint Age Group 06

Lake Chatuge Sprint Overall 06

Beast of the East Half IM Spring 05 Age Group

Lake Chatuge Challenge Sprint Triathlon Overall 05

Lake Chatuge Half IM 04


Lake Chatuge Sprint 04 

Beast of the East

Half Ironman

Spring Tuneup

Race Report

BY

Ken Mantei

Beast of the East, that is how the race director was pushing the course. And to be honest it is a very fair assessment. Wow, this bike course is relentless. Some very nasty elevation changes, very few times when you could catch a breath, I had no idea what I was getting into. By 20 miles or so I realized that hitting my goals were not going to be possible, so I tried to settle in and pass all the racers I could.

This place is absolutely gorgeous. The swim is nestled in between the mountains, smooth and quiet. Bike goes thru miles and miles of valleys with incredible views.

Before the race I met Felipe Bustos, we talked quite a bit. found out he had done the Miami Half Ironman last year in 4:09.. new I was in trouble. Started thinking how cool second overall was going to be:) Then at the swim start I heard him talking to a guy named Bruce.. thought it was Gennari but turned out to be Urskin (sp?)... either way I was now relegated to third place if everything went well..

Swim: 33 minutes
Started out right behind Felipe. That lasted all of 2 seconds, was a great draft while it lasted. The swim basically just heads straight out, go past a small island about 300 yards then come back on the other side, again very unique. I took a wide angle around the island and lost a bit of time, I saw Dougie hit the cement structure we were supposed to swim around before me, took a better angle coming back. Was a decent swim, felt good and comfortable the entire time. Felipe normally swims in the low 26's, he finished in 28:25 so my 33 minute swim was good for me. I was 11th out of the water.

 T1: 1 minute
Only about 50 yards out of the water, hard to take much time.

Bike: 2:38:54, for an incredibly fast 21.1 mph
Trust me, that was the hardest 21 mph I have ever worked for. By far the hardest Half Im bike course I have ever seen or finished. Ridiculous:) The first trouble came at about the 10 mile mark, steep climb that lasted for just under 2 miles and the best part was with 200 yards to go... had a 27 on the back and still had to stand to grind it out. At the top of the hill the aid station told me I was in 5th overall. Onward.. The course did not get easier, constantly up and down, up and down. the worst part was that the ups were rarely just subtle climbs, they always seemed to be climbs that beat you down to 12-15 mph. For 56 miles it really wore on me. I was told that at around mile 36 that things got easy. Well they might of except the last 20 miles were for the most part into the wind. While 6-10 mph winds are not terrible, they are after going thru 36 miles of hell. Even on some of the long stretches that went slightly downhill I was still grinding out 19 mph and when it went up slightly I was spinning at 16 mph, and this was supposed to be the easy part. By mile 30 I passed another guy (51 years old) and by mile 40 I passed the last guy that was within reach, he stayed about 100 yards behind me all the way to the finish of the bike course. So off the bike I was in 3rd.

T2: another minute I guess.

Run: 1:34:56 for 7:15/mile
Heading out the announcer said I was about 10 minutes behind the 2nd place runner and I new I had at least one racer about 30 seconds behind me. Fortunately the course is and out and back done twice. The out portion has one little stick out and back that is about half a mile long. The first two miles went by in 13 minutes.. way too stinking fast. I eased up on the pedal. At the first little out and back portion at about mile 2.5 I had a little over a minute on the guy behind me. Then at the 3.5 mile turn around I had raised it to 2 minutes on him. at mile four is where the crappy part starts. For those of you that live out here, imagine the steepest part of Rocky Gap hill, this climb was that steep and was at least 3 times as long.

Luckily we got to do that twice. I just baby stepped up the hill trying to keep my Hr under 6000!! After that climb you get a nice long flat section to catch you breath before you go up some more. I came to the end of lap one and felt good, right around 45 minutes, excellent. At that out and back I had raised the gap to 6 minutes on the guy behind me, the next closest guy was 10 minutes, then Doug at 18 minutes. At mile 7.5 I saw Doug, I was going up and was starting to feel the climbing. I crossed the damn again, looked back and saw no one. I knew then that the guy behind me was done. I kind of relaxed at that point and put it in cruise control, I knew I had no chance to catch the guys in front of me so I just decided to shut it down, no sense in killing myself. At the last turn around I had 10 minutes on the he next closest guy, so that race was over. Climbing the hill again I just cruised up, tried to help motivate all the people still doing their first lap with some words of encouragement or pats on the back. Hit the tape with a half marathon PR even with going into cruise control with 5 miles to go. Excellent sign.Finish Time: 4:49, 3r overall, 1st in my age group.

I know I was no where near my goal times, but I am still ecstatic. Both of these speedy guys in front of me came in at 4:28:30, since they both can go 4:10 at a normal course I am very very pleased with being 15 minutes off the time I was hoping for....

Next stop, Sylvania in a month.. different end of the spectrum.. no hills at all:)

Sundance out!!

Racers enjoying the newly paved run course for the Sprint and Half Ironman

Half Im Distances:

Swim 1.2 Miles. Bike 56 Miles, Run 13.1

Sprint Triathlon:

Swim 4/10, Bike 16 Miles, Run 3 Miles

The hunt for the win at the

Chatuge Challenge Sprint Triathlon

Page Sanderson is still looking fresh even after her finish!

Half IM Course Map

 Registration Form

 Sprint Triathlon Course Maps

Beast of the East Spring Tuneup

Half Ironman

May 19th starting at 7:30am

Location: Clay County Recreation Park, just 5 miles from Hiawassee Ga

Packet Pick-Up starting at 5pm Friday night and 6am Saturday Morning

Awards ceramony will start at 4pm

All Registration Fees include a 1 day ($10.00) USAT Ins charge that will be refunded
to the racer at the registration table if the racer can show a current USAT card for 2007.
NO CARD - NO REFUND!!

Special early sign up prices offered on registration page or active.com

Sign up Before May 1

Single : $140.00

Relay: $180.00

After May 1st or day of race:

Single: $155

Relay: $195



Sign up on Active:

www.active.com Put in key words: triathlon, May, Ga or just put in Beast of the East Half IM Triathlon

Lake Chatuge Challenge Sprint Triathlon

May 20: starting at 8am

Location: Clay County Recreation Park, just 5 miles from Hiawassee Ga

Packet Pick-Up starting at 6:30am Sunday Morning

All Registration Fees include a 1 day ($10.00) USAT Ins charge that will be refunded
to the racer at the registration table if the racer can show a current USAT card for 2007.
NO CARD - NO REFUND!!

Sign up before May 1

Single: $65.00

Relay: $90.00

After May 1st of day of race:

Single: $75.00

Relay: $110.00

Sign up on Active:

www.active.com Put in key words: triathlon, May, Ga or just put in Lake Chatuge Challenge Sprint Triathlon

To sign up by mail, go to the front page of this web site, page down and click on Registration Form, download, print it out and send it in.


The water temp is expected to be in the high 70s for these races.

Wet suits will be allowed if the water is 78 or less. No wet suits if above 78. Any racers that want to use a wet suit even if the temp is above 78 can do so, but they will not be eligible for awards.

Age Group Awards: 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70 up

Clydesdale, Athena, & Relay Teams

We will have 3 bottle exchange tables for the bike portion of the Half IM race and 4 water tables on the run portion of the race. (we will have Gatorade, Powerade and Water at these tables) The run is a 2 lap course and racers will be passing the water tables two times, so there will be 8 chances to get water on the 13.1 mile run

We will have some Gatorade bars at water tables and fruit on the bike race. Some Hammer Gel and energy bars will be offered to racers.

 

Cherokee bottled water. Only water from the mountains could taste this good.

Results are posted for the Half IM and Sprint Triathlon races below the great story.

I want to thank everyone for all the great emails about the race. It was a real pleasure to have you all come and join us here in the North Ga and Western NC mountains. In the meantime I am going to post a very well written and humerous accounting of the race through the eyes of one of our Half IM racers. Enjoy!

Friends,

Saturday was a milestone for me as I competed in my first Half-Ironman Distance Triathlon in Hiwassee, GA ( http://www.gsmtc.com/june.htm ). It turned out to be quite an adventure - I hate that none of you were able to join us.
Cammie and I drove to Helen http://www.mindspring.com/~littlestar and checked into our hotel Friday before going on to the race site for a reconnaissance. I had never been to Helen and used the opportunity of this race to take Cammie, who had been to Helen before and wanted to visit this make believe Alpine town again (even the Huddle House is made to look like something from the Alps).
On the map, Helen appears to be no more than 15 miles from Hiawassee, which was listed as the town of record for the race, so Helen seemed like a good place to stay the weekend. On the ground, those 15 map miles translated into 25 miles of roller coaster quality mountain highway, but we stuck with our plan of spending Friday night in Helen in spite of the additional travel time.
The packet pick-up for the race that Friday was uneventful and it gave us an opportunity to look at the race course and meet some interesting folks who had registered for the race. I didn't catch his name, but there was one guy who was on leave from some sort of observatory in Anartica who had come up for the race. He had a full beard and a complete lack of any tan, so I referred to him during the race as Polar Bear. There was also a midshipman, an Air Force Pilot, a Marine Aviator, a gynecologist, a couple of additional Army officers, a sailor, a CPA, a guy who wore a utitlity belt like batman, an eighteen year kid whose biggest concern was where he could find a restaurant open early enough to serve him ham and eggs for breakfast before the race, and some dude with orange hair that surfs full time (I think that is what he said - he was a real friendly guy, anyway). My wife commented to me immediately after the race that this was the most normal bunch of people she had ever met at one of my triathlons - I am still thinking that comment over.
The water we were to swim in was a brisk 72 degrees on Friday (which was also the temperature at race time), but since the air temperature was to be in the low 60s on race day, the water temperature was not a big deal to anybody, well, except for one person. Polar Bear was very anxious about the water temperature. He brought an insulated swim suit with him for the race. He said that he absolutely hated cold water. For the record, the guy from Anartica swam this race with in a wet suit and yours truly, who has never lived north of Tennessee, swam in the mountain water with a swim cap and some triathlon-biking shorts on - and yes, I finished the swim in front of Polar Bear by several minutes.
The bike route (all 56 miles of it - http://www.gsmtc.com/map%20half%20IM%20run%20bike.htm ) appeared to be a very challenging, but somewhat fast course which ran mainly through the gaps of the mountains. During the recon, I took particular note of the stretch that ran "smack" through Smackass Gap. After the race, I determined from the way that I felt that it was indeed appropriately named.
It took us several hours to drive the bike route that wound through Hiawassee, GA, Ware, NC, Hayesville, NC, Shooting Creek, NC, and within a mile or two of Murphy, NC. As I began to tire just driving my car over this route, I started to fully appreciate what kind of physical effort this race was going to require from me - what had I gotten into?
After our recon was complete, we got on roller coaster 75 and went back to Helen to have dinner. Getting dinner proved to be harder than riding my bike through Smackass Gap. It seems that the smoking section in restaurants in Helen is everywhere except the parking lot. I am not anti-smoke like some of you are, but I am pro-breathing. We had to change restaurants in order to breathe, but we finally found some really good dinner at the Troll's Tavern (where we sat outside surrounding by five tables of people who lit up cigarettes as soon as we started eating - but it was much easier to handle outside - I told you that I am not anti-smoke!).
We woke up bright and early Saturday morning and arrived at the race in plenty of time for me to warm up and set up my transition area. I was ready to start racing.
True to my standard race template, I exited the water with the retired people and some of the slower women(there were no children in this race),but well ahead of Polar Bear and slightly ahead of the 21 year old midshipman.
This positioning might sound like a disadvantage, but it sets me up for a tremendous mental advantage during the race. I passed a lot of people during the bike and run who were good swimmers, but who weren't as strong on land. For instance, I passed that eighteen year old who wanted ham and eggs for breakfast during the bike (he never did find a restaurant open that early), and I was finishing the race as he was starting the run.
I actually struck up several interesting conversations during the bike ride. For one ten mile stretch, I talked with the gynecologist about some common interests. Then I talked with a group of guys about when in our lives we wanted to quit exercising and get fat and lazy. I was considering starting that lifestyle change on Sunday during the race, but now that it is done, I have pushed it back to age 70.
At a couple of different points in the race, I would ask my fellow racers, "Do you think that dog is really going to bite us? Do you think you can outrun him?" What I really was wondering was whether I could leave my fellow biker far enough behind so that the dog would eat him and not me. There were a few hairpin turns on the course and I came close to becoming a lawn ornament in one family's yard, but everybody seemed to survive the dogs and turns just fine.
There wasn't a great deal of traffic on the roads that we were racing on, but some of those folks acted as if they had never seen cyclists before. Many of them felt compelled to blow their horns at us and come as close to hitting us as they possibly could. They also had a very efficient manner (as far as finger usage is concerned) of waving at us. One aggressive driver gave us the one finger salute, questioned our sexual orientation and threatened to come back and beat us within an inch of lives. He infuriated me to the point that I reported him to the deputies that were controlling traffic for us. To my surprise, when I finished describing this guy and telling the deputy which direction he was heading in (he was heading into the town of Murphy), the deputy jumped in his car and turned on his lights and went after him immediately. I thought that Clay County, NC was the most bicycle friendly county in the USA when that happened. It was only later that day when I turned on the news that I figured out the real reason that deputy sped away like a bat out of Boaz (see timeline at the bottom of the email).
After finishing the bike in much better shape than I expected to be in, I attacked the run with everything I had left. Just in case I had any thoughts of looking tired or week, the race director had strategically placed a pit bull at the 11 mile mark to keep our adrenaline flowing. I had no doubts that I could not outrun the pit bull at this point in the race, so, I quickly developed what seemed at the time to be a brilliant plan. I decided that at the first sign of trouble, I would select the weakest looking runner in the vicinity and run at him while growling like a dog in order to convince the pit bull that I was really on his side. Luckily, I never had to implement this strategy. The last mile of that race was one of the happiest miles I have ever run. I felt a great sense of accomplishment and relief (and that was before I found out that I had helped solve one of the great mysteries of our time). I finished fourth in the military category and felt confident that I had left it all out on the course. When I got home to Fort Benning, I discovered that I had really only left my biking helmet and sunglasses on the course, but I am sure that I will recover them eventually.
I want to challenge all of my friends to start training now for next year's edition of this race - it was a great time.

Jason Benefield

2003

Lake Chatuge Challenge Half Ironman Triathlon


Overall Male Winners:

Andrew Johnston: 31 Atlanta Ga 4:31:37

Jason Morris; 28 Atlanta Ga 4:39:30

Galen Holland: 26 Asheville NC 4:39:56


Overall Women Winners

Martha Dudley: 39 Orlando Fl 5:14:22

Catherine Fuss: 29 Atlanta Ga 5:17: 19

Jerrifer Petosa: Whittier NC 5:29:34


FirstName LastName City State Sex Age Group TS USAT# Race # Finish
Katie Lord Athens GA F 22 20-24 M 197599 214 5:55:45
Emily Bowman Lexington KY F 21 20-24 M 161249    
Catherine Fuss Atlanta GA f 29 25-29 l 162380 255 5:17:19
Jennifer Petosa Whittier NC f 29 25-29 s 168349 280 5:29:34
Lisa Holder Ringgold GA F 27 25-29 M 192414 257 5:31:33
Emma Williams Chattanooga TN F 29 25-29 L   207 7:00:38
Erica Koszalka Charlotte NC F 25 25-29 S 205539    
Michelle Howard Canton GA F 34 30-34 L 183231    
Martha Dudley Orlando FL f 39 35-39 m 146337 222 5:14:22
Lynn Allin Mobile AL F 35 35-39 M pending 184 6:17:42
Mary Weiland Athens GA f 39 35-39 m 178422 234 6:57:59
Barb Joffe Nashville Tn f 36 35-39 l      
Tammy Cook Hixon Tn F 33 Athena L   208  
Rachel Rodriguez Atlanta GA F 24 team M      
Matthew Moye Atlanta GA M 18 16-19 M 210695 191 6:40:32
Josh Kuhn Evans GA M 21 20-24 M 143998 232 4:54:59
matthew bengochea alpharetta GA M 23 20-24 L 173322 248 5:59:22
Bradley Greybeck Houston TX M 24 20-24 L 185298 210  
Jason Morris Atlanta GA M 28 25-29 XL 180039 260 4:39:30
Galen Holland Asheville NC m 26 25-29 m 189230 284 4:39:56
Galen Holland Asheville NC m 26 25-29 m 189230 284 4:39:56
Justin Andrews Matthews NC M 26 25-29 L 159284 193 5:48:09
Jade Costen Stallings NC M 29 25-29 L   288 5:59:56
Jeremy Archer Gainesville FL M 27 25-29 L   190 6:06:38
Richie Moore Cleveland TN M 27 25-29 L   259 6:10:16
Brian Parker Alpharetta GA M 29 25-29 M 172553 273 6:26:39
Jon Carr Smyrna GA M 28 25-29 L 150742    
John Ehinger Birmingham AL m 29 25-29 l 173729    
John Glotzbach Atlanta GA M 29 25-29 L      
John Martin Anderson SC m 25 25-29 XL      
Andrew Johnston Atlanta Ga m 31 30-34 l 170344 261 4:31:37
Jeff Gibson chattanooga TN M 30 30-34 XL   249 4:46:46
Michael Dembski Marietta GA m 34 30-34 l 158506 238 5:13:02
Thomas Smith Columbus GA M 30 30-34 XL 188005 204 5:19:45
Alex Piquer Jacksonville FL M 33 30-34 L 143573 286 5:23:26
Chris Holland Asheboro NC m 33 30-34 XL 186750 240 5:23:35
Jeff Holder Ringgold GA M 32 30-34 L 183876 258 5:28:49
Eric Sellers Wesley Chapel FL M 34 30-34 XL 184921 195 5:31:36
Jon Karcsh Smyrna GA M 30 30-34 L   290 5:34:17
Matt Clark Athens GA M 30 30-34 L   236 5:35:08
Christopher Sustala     M 32 30-34 L 193453 209 5:45:31
Chad Klinck Duluth GA M 33 30-34 L 150996 237 5:49:34
Tony Camblor Bryson Cty NC m 34 30-34 m   281 5:59:05
edwin marty Birmingham AL M 31 30-34 L   219 6:02:01
Chad Thompson Marietta GA M 31 30-34 M Pending 197 6:19:50
Rick Christensen Charleston SC M 33 30-34 XL   278 6:22:01
Robert Preston Douglas GA M 30 30-34 XL 191187 206 6:40:42
Jason Devine Alexandria VA M 32 30-34 L      
Brian Schultz Asheville NC M 33 30-34 L      
Gregory Spencer Smyrna GA M 32 30-34 L 188037    
Billy Jolley Nashville Tn m 35 35-39 m 146986 186 4:41:01
Marshall Martin Harrison Tn m 38 35-39 l 91808 267 4:48:27
Mike Miller Canton GA m 36 35-39 m 141430 189 4:51:33
Jeff Steen Kennesaw GA M 37 35-39 XL 168066 251 5:03:37
Clay Taylor Frankewing tn m 37 35-39 l 69687 253 5:07:24
Jim Bonner Albany GA M 36 35-39 L   272 5:08:22
jean-yves solves marietta GA M 39 35-39 M   200 5:22:42
Peter Cummings Palm Bch Gdn FL m 39 35-39 l 162463 264 5:29:49
Andrew Stull Atlanta GA M 38 35-39 XL   277 5:38:30
Steve Arcangeli Lexington VA m 36 35-39 XL 173027 263 5:41:35
James Overley kennesaw GA M 39 35-39 L   245 5:56:04
Timothy Arnold Valdosta GA m 35 35-39 l 203208 282 6:04:36
Darin Sims Anniston AL M 38 35-39 L   275 6:12:52
Ted Dettmar Arlington VA M 39 35-39 XL   198 6:13:23
Stephen Julien Atlanta GA M 35 35-39 M 177611 212 6:13:47
John Schramm Atlanta GA M 38 35-39 XL 206027 293 6:24:07
Stephen Maag Asheville NC m 37 35-39 XL   201 6:37:06
Bryan Maxwell Roanoke VA M 35 35-39 XL   262 6:38:25
Charles Burell Covington GA M 37 35-39 L   196 6:52:59
Doug Thompson Beaufort SC m 35 35-39 l   244 7:20:56
Michael Bowling Atlanta GA M 36 35-39 XL   279 7:20:58
john devine bradenton FL M 38 35-39 L      
William Schroder Mt Pleasant SC M 36 35-39 XL      
James Logan Suwanee GA M 38 35-39 XL   224  
James Ringers Suwanee GA M 38 35-39 L   225  
Nicholas Simontis Cayce SC M 41 40-44 XL 197023 271 4:56:08
randy grimes atlanta GA M 40 40-44 L 179220 254 5:06:03
Shahin Hadian Huntsville Al M 40 40-44 L 135661 217 5:07:26
Chip Grizzard Lawrenceville GA M 40 40-44 XL 213380 246 5:16:15
Ed Rucci Alpharetta GA M 41 40-44 L   292 5:21:34
Calvin Gray Alpharetta GA M 40 40-44 L 203707 250 5:27:17
Eric Simontis Alpharetta GA M 40 40-44 L   269 5:38:08
Dan McCormick Marietta GA m 43 40-44 l 38333 188 5:44:56
Gregg Radloff Suwanee GA M 42 40-44 L 117815 252 5:48:04
Jeff Brooks Lawrenceville GA M 42 40-44 L 198890 270 6:09:07
James Haley Rome GA M 41 40-44 XL 175665 231 6:50:35
John Peacock Atlanta GA m 42 40-44 XL   266 7:30:16
sean moloney bradenton FL M 45 45-49 L 136257 192 4:56:56
Mark McInteer Nashville Tn m 49 45-49 XL 174296 213 5:10:22
Richard Rodenhausen Huntsville AL M 49 45-49 L 208021 223 5:13:51
chuck bengochea Alpharetta GA M 45 45-49 L 165722 247 5:18:05
jerry mccrum newnan GA M 47 45-49 L 181911 221 6:01:18
Richard Meek Red Bank Tn m 46 45-49 l pending 185 6:16:53
Bernie Hall Asheboro NC m 45 45-49 l 150072 241 6:21:40
Leslie Smith Waresboro GA M 47 45-49 L 164826 220 7:00:56
Jay Connaughton Cedartown GA M 47 45-49 L 140495 187 7:13:01
John Adams Mableton GA M 48 45-49 L      
james mahaffey Simpsonville SC M 45 45-49 L      
Joey Bowler Greenville SC m 50 50-54 l 154854 239 5:06:56
David Lee Davie FL M 53 50-54 XL 152259 194 5:10:01
Terry Hemminnger Pine Mountain GA m 51 50-54 xl 2090 226 5:11:25
Jerold Gardner Buford GA m 53 50-54 l 183279 274 6:32:16
Charlie Weiland Athens GA m 52 50-54 l 164357 233 6:39:47
Brad Bradford Metairie LA M 54 50-54 M 178414 235 7:09:36
Sam Council Buford GA M 50 50-54 XL   256 7:48:45
Jerold Gordner Buford GA m 53 50-54 l 183279    
Michael Allpass Atlanta GA M 52 50-54 L 167303 285  
Patt Burgin Waynesville NC m 56 55-59 m   289 5:49:15
Carl Mowery Murray KY m 61 60-64 l 1808 205 6:41:39
James Lowe Morcross GA m 33 clyd XL 180548 227 5:46:01
Anthony Maguire Jacksonville FL M 34 clyd L 210265 243 5:51:55
Jackk Spartz Alpharetta GA m 42 clyd XL 184816 229 5:54:54
early brewer Lumber City GA M 30 clyd XL   216 6:02:17
Ron Brucker Maryville TN M 32 clyd XL 176504 276 6:11:04
Tim Lawrence Wetumpka AL m 37 clyd XL   283 6:22:15
c m jenkins douglas GA M 43 clyd XL   215 6:34:14
Paul Lydolph III Santa Rosa Bch FL M 31 clyd XL   218  
Nicholas Warren Milton FL M 24 military L   287 5:08:10
Talmadge Sheppard Enterprise AL M 31 military L   268 5:21:26
David Dosier Fort Rucker AL M 33 military L 159380 265 5:21:30
Eric Benefield Fort Benning GA M 32 military L 170228 199 5:51:52
Patrick Panjeti Auburn AL M 26 military M 182568 203 5:53:45
Corbett McCallum Columbus GA M 28 military L   230 6:01:42
Jonathan Nelson Annapolis MD M 21 military L   202 6:41:17
Timothy Durning Fort Meade MD M 42 military M 164846 211  
Erik Koep Atlanta GA M 26 team     291 4:24:17
Chad Ruff Marietta GA M 35 team L   242 5:44:33

Lake Chatuge Challenge Sprint Triathlon

2003


Overall Male Winners

Chris Hartfield: 40 Suches Ga 1:12:07

Sam Krieg: 27 Knoxville Tn 1:12:29

Rob Blaszkiewicz: 38 Monroe Ga 1:15:14


Overall Female Winners

Carrie Brady: 26 Atlanta Ga 1:17:58

Abagail White: 27 Atlanta Ga 1:19:40

Beth Goetz: 28 Atlanta Ga 1:26:56

FirstName LastName City State Sex Age Group Race # Finish
Megan Williams Atlanta GA f 19 15-19 394 2:13:05
Sarah Gorechi Franklin NC f 17 16-19 376 1:52:07
Sarah Utz Columbus NC F 20 20-24 332 1:44:03
Anna Lundeen Mountain Rest SC F 22 20-24 406 1:50:15
Carrie Brady Atlanta Ga f 26 25-29 416 1:17:58
Beth Goetz Atlanta GA F 28 25-29 418 1:26:56
Karen Appleby Knoxville TN f 26 25-29 337 1:28:28
Christine Cason Mableton GA F 29 25-29 348 1:35:57
Katie Scharf Atlanta GA F 27 25-29 402 1:36:37
Julie Isakson Atlanta GA F 26 25-29 358 1:43:24
Christy Van Dusen Atlanta GA F 29 25-29 409 1:44:43
Kathryn McAllister Nutley NJ F 29 25-29 347 1:47:27
Harmony Ilenda Atlanta GA F 28 25-29 338 1:47:29
Leigh Van Dusen New York NY F 26 25-29 407 1:48:25
Diana Orrego Atlanta GA F 26 25-29 366 2:03:26
Tiffany Rouse Powder Springs GA F 26 25-29 379 2:03:37
Katrina Kelly New York NY F 32 30-34 349 1:34:49
Jamie Smith Canton GA f 30 30-34 410 1:38:55
Lisa Carpenter Spartanburg SC F 34 30-34 378 1:40:06
Beth Hrubala Spartanburg SC F 32 30-34 377 1:43:57
Danelle Weidman Smyna GA f 32 30-34 364 1:53:11
Elizabeth Merwin Canton GA f 37 35-39 412 1:41:01
karen smidt Roswell GA F 37 35-39 395 1:53:21
Tracy Sims Anniston AL f 38 35-39 386 1:56:02
Melinda Yantch Decatur GA F 44 40-44 365 1:33:52
Kim DeLoach LaGrange GA F 43 40-44 398 2:06:47
Laura Follmer Birmingham AL F 42 40-44 354 2:12:54
Pam Jenkins Douglas GA f 42 Athena 295 1:45:15
Janice Wycherley Rocky Face GA F 43 Athena 346 1:59:56
Abigail White Bonaire GA F 27 Military 384 1:19:40
Michelle Meek Red Bank Tn f 22 relay 392 1:44:49
Rocky Oakes Otto NC M 23 20-24 350 1:16:11
Sam Krieg Knoxville TN m 27 25-29 336 1:12:29
J.D. Clockadale Atlanta GA M 28 25-29 417 1:17:14
George Sanger Knoxville TN M 29 25-29 360 1:27:08
Roderick Kent Marietta GA m 28 25-29 342 1:28:56
Jonathan Moore Atlanta GA M 27 25-29 367 1:30:13
Francis Moyer Atlanta GA m 34 30-34 419 1:24:31
Bryan Roberts Marietta GA m 33 30-34 341 1:26:22
Erik Eidsvik Atlanta GA M 30 30-34 351 1:30:22
Carrie Paul Atlanta GA m 34 30-34 420 1:35:13
Dave Linn Franklin NC m 30 30-34 397 1:44:40
Ed DeLise Roswell GA M 34 30-34 353 1:52:30
Sean Mahar Atlanta GA m 31 30-34 340 1:56:31
Steven Rouse Powder Springs GA M 30 30-34 380 2:03:39
Jeff Gelderman Dacula GA M 32 30-34 400 2:04:23
Scott Wright atlanta GA M 33 30-39 334 1:30:09
Rob Blaszkiewicz Monroe GA M 38 35-39 382 1:15:14
Jac Crawford Cumming GA M 37 35-39 362 1:23:17
Dave Cook Kennesaw GA M 37 35-39 388 1:26:42
Rob Anderson Hayesville NC m 38 35-39 344 1:30:55
Bill Wallace Suwanee GA m 39 35-39 403 1:31:11
Richard Dotson Kennesaw GA M 36 35-39 372 1:37:29
Trace Johnson Boiling Sp SC M 35 35-39 375 1:39:08
Andrew Sumpter Duluth GA m 35 35-39 391 1:41:13
Marc Follmer Birmingham AL m 39 35-39 355 1:43:05
Daren Sims Anniston AL m 38 35-39 385 1:56:06
Chris Hortsfield Suches GA m 40 40-44 363 1:12:07
Scott Miles Roswell GA m 44 40-44 381 1:26:46
Brian Summers Sante Fe NM M 40 40-44 404 1:28:52
Gregg Duff Sylva NC m 41 40-44 387 1:35:45
Buddy Cain Jefferson GA m 42 40-44 371 1:39:17
David Hayes Marietta GA M 42 40-44 361 1:43:03
Doug Hadaway Acworth GA m 41 40-44 413 1:47:09
Randall Cain Watkinsville GA m 40 40-44 370 1:48:08
Michael Smidt Roswell GA M 41 40-44 396 1:49:41
Steven Miller Asheville NC M 49 45-49 359 1:36:43
Abel Nunez Griffin GA m 49 45-49 339 1:39:48
Alan Newman Atlanta GA m 45 45-49 408 1:39:53
C+A18huck Liebold Acworth GA M 53 50-54 414 1:41:03
Don Hicks Marietta GA m 50 50-54 343 1:41:27
William Utz Columbus NC M 51 50-54 333 1:45:44
David Wycherley Rocky Face GA M 59 55-59 345 1:48:56
Carl Mowery Murray Ky m 61 60-64 383 1:45:18
Craig DeLoach LaGrange GA M 43 clyd 399 1:36:01
Walker Rutledge Atlanta GA m 30 clyd 373 1:39:02
Douglas Ingram Dacula GA M 27 clyd 411 1:39:22
Martin Trey Spartanburg SC m 32 clyd 374 1:40:50
Steve Arney Chattanooga TN M 40 clyd 368 1:45:06
Kenet Adamson Asheville NC M 45 clyd 393 1:45:22
Kenneth Radley Harrison TN M 43 clyd 369 1:58:42
Raymond Oliver Atlanta GA m 45 clyd 405 2:03:31
John Hull Duluth GA M 36 clyd 390 2:20:16
Doug Carriker Memp[his TN M 24 Clyd 389 1:44:46
Jamie Jordahl Columbus GA M 29 Military 331 1:22:57
Michael Gorhan Columbus GA m 22 Military 335 1:51:05
Leon Fronsin Alpharetta GA m 38 relay 415 1:34:42
Bob Besso San Fransisco Ca m 51 relay 401 1:41:45
CM Jenkins Douglas GA r r relay 296 1:27:59

Chatuge Challenge Sprint Triathlon 2002 

Male Overall

1st Place: Andrew Johnston, 30; 53:36:21

2nd Place: Damian Walsh, 26; 55:14:87

3rd Place: Tomas Lauer, 18; 56:08:51

Female Overall

1st Place: Carolyn Peacock, 34; 1:06:37

2nd Place: Kathy Smith, 34; 1:06:39

3rd Place: Leslie Crawford, 33; 1:06:48

Chatuge Challenge Sprint Triathlon 2002          
Sun Jun 1, 2002          
RESULTS FOR Myouth          
           
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE
1 1:10:10 bradley gay anondale estates 36 M13
           
RESULTS FOR fyouth          
           
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE
           
RESULTS FOR m16-19          
           
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE
1 56:08:00 tomas lauer kennesaw 3 M18
2 57:31:00 jack mcafee kennesaw 6 M18
           
RESULTS FOR f16-19          
           
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE
           
RESULTS FOR m20-24          
           
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE
1 1:02:20 rocky oaks franklin 14 M22
2 1:10:24 adam moats fayetteville 38 M23
3 1:13:43 stephen holland atlanta 44 M22
4 1:15:04 robert irwin lawrenceville 48 M20
           
RESULTS FOR f20-24          
           
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE
1 1:17:25 elizabeth justus carrboro 53 F23
2 1:17:36 natalie leonard douglasville 54 F22
3 1:27:06 nolyan sutherland fayetteville 76 F23
           
RESULTS FOR m25-29          
           
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE
1 55:14:00 damian walsh chattanooga 2 M26
2 59:49:00 jd clockdale atlanta 11 M27
3 1:06:22 jeremey davis greenville 23 M25
4 1:17:21 james thomas monroe 52 M28
5 1:22:09 ian jones atlanta 64 M27
6 1:27:38 luis sandchez sugar hill 78 M27
7 1:27:56 marshal hancock greensboro 79 M27
8 1:30:04 william zeigler atlanta 83 M26
9 1:37:28 dave linn franklin 98 M28
           
RESULTS FOR f25-29          
           
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE
1 1:07:07 audra mcneal charleston 28 F26
2 1:13:32 jennifer hart dunwoody 43 F29
3 1:13:57 caraline odowirak atlanta 45 F25
4 1:30:18 lori dibble hendersonville 86 F29
5 1:30:34 melissa rosenblom lexington 87 F26
6 1:33:59 leslie rodriguez atlanta 92 F25
7 1:35:37 ronda owens sugar hill 96 F29
8 1:40:51 lori montross lexington 102 F29
           
RESULTS FOR m30-34          
           
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE
1 53:35:00 andrew johnston atlanta 1 M30
2 57:53:00 lajos toth blairsville 7 M34
3 58:31:00 paul clarke atlanta 8 M34
4 1:00:12 brandon parrerson cumming 12 M34
5 1:00:49 john hollmer cumming 13 M33
6 1:02:35 harry dinhan atlanta 15 M32
7 1:04:02 julian bisaza asheville 17 M30
8 1:04:27 george mayer anderson 19 M31
9 1:05:18 john fonk atlanta 22 M33
10 1:07:50 brian nelson huntsville 30 M32
11 1:09:55 james resio charlotte 35 M30
12 1:18:57 david stewart atlanta 58 M32
13 1:30:13 tim foster duluth 85 M34
14 1:41:32 smokey hughes greenville 104 M34
           
RESULTS FOR f30-34          
           
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE
1 1:06:37 carolyn peacock atlanta 25 F34
2 1:06:39 kathy smith marietta 26 F34
3 1:06:48 leslie crawford waynesville 27 F33
4 1:07:46 ann schwartz atlanta 29 F32
5 1:09:02 hope concannon candler 32 F33
6 1:15:48 paige sanderson smyrna 50 F30
7 1:17:53 beverly hendrix norcross 55 F32
8 1:24:52 vivian clarke atlanta 71 F32
9 1:25:40 elizabeth curran alpharetta 73 F31
10 1:37:39 heather weisenborn cumming 99 F32
11 1:41:25 J.L dykes greenville 103 F31
           
RESULTS FOR m35-39          
           
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE
1 56:17:00 harvey gould savanah 4 M37
2 58:58:00 chuck cates 9 9 M39
3 1:04:16 scott conary carsboro 18 M35
4 1:04:51 ubefmar herrera lawrenceville 20 M35
5 1:09:27 vance rowland belton 34 M38
6 1:14:48 ken wheeler cashiers 46 M38
7 1:20:34 roy patterson atlanta 61 M35
8 1:23:15 william lovett atlanta 66 M35
9 1:24:25 robert oster calhoun 69 M38
10 1:25:14 avril louis 72 53 M36
11 1:31:53 timothy mourninghan decatur 89 M36
12 1:35:31 regan burmeister marietta 95 M35
13 1:45:13 bob lussier duluth 107 M36
           
RESULTS FOR f35-39          
           
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE
1 1:15:37 joanna williamson marietta 49 F36
2 1:23:25 kelly tucker hoschtom 67 F38
3 1:26:55 kim bender waynesville 75 F38
4 1:28:10 beth caldwell ft benning 81 F38
5 1:28:17 karla weidner sylva 82 F36
6 1:30:08 jeanette hahn marietta 84 F35
7 1:37:25 sandra cantel flowery branch 97 F38
8 1:37:46 lisa dense lilburn 100 F36
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
RESULTS FOR m40-44          
           
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE
1 56:24:00 tom jones marietta 5 5
2 59:27:00 dave crowley martinez 10 10
3 1:04:57 steve rakestraw alcoa 21 21
4 1:11:13 pete zimmerman atlanta 39 32
5 1:11:25 douglas stratton marietta 40 33
6 1:24:43 zimmerman roswell 70 52
           
RESULTS FOR f40-44          
           
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE
1 1:08:35 amy griffith cumming 31 F44
2 1:18:18 lynn deal atlanta 56 F42
3 1:27:12 regina fowler travel rest 77 F42
4 1:27:59 anne zimmerman atlanta 80 F44
5 1:35:21 kim schorr alpharetta 93 F42
6 1:35:24 feanne bell alpheretta 94 F43
7 1:42:01 sandra macculey marietta 106 F41
8 1:46:12 carol macauley marietta 108 F41
           
RESULTS FOR m45-49          
           
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE
1 1:09:02 charles williams smyrna 33 M46
2 1:10:13 patt burgin waynesville 37 M45
3 1:19:34 steve miller asheville 59 M48
4 1:21:59 floyd coleman pensacola 63 M45
           
6 1:30:50 dave bracken hayesville 88 M49
           
RESULTS FOR f45-49          
           
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE
           
RESULTS FOR m50-54          
           
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE
1 1:06:35 kit sealock woodstock 24 M53
2 1:14:58 bob besso san fransisco 47 M50
3 1:33:43 ler huenefeld naples 91 M53
           
RESULTS FOR f50-54          
           
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE
1 1:33:11 joan varney san francisco 90 F50
           
RESULTS FOR m55-59          
           
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE
1 1:17:17 roger mills stockbridge 51 M56
2 1:26:10 david wycherley dalton 74 M58
           
RESULTS FOR f55-59          
           
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE
1 1:41:38 judy tippetoe franklin 105 F55
           
RESULTS FOR m60-64          
           
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE
1 1:12:34 errol lassiter woodstock 41 M60
2 1:13:27 miles hyman franklin 42 M63
           
RESULTS FOR f60-64          
           
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE
1 1:20:12 skip gilkerson maryville 60 F61
           
RESULTS FOR m65-99          
           
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE
           
RESULTS FOR f65-99          
           
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE
           
RESULTS FOR clyd          
           
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE
1 1:03:48 forrest swyden roswell 16 M41
2 1:20:55 michael tomasello calhoun 62 M37
3 1:23:55   Phil Manson  Conyers  68  M45
RESULTS FOR ath          
           
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE
1 1:18:53 eileen steil marietta 57 F32
2 1:38:22 janice wycherley dalton 101 F42
           
RESULTS FOR mil          
           
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE
           
RESULTS FOR team          
           
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE
1 1:22:15 miki & danny haralson birmingham 65 F41

The swim times below were taken as you were leaving the transition ares. Most of the times were recorded. The few racers that don't have a number beside their times were missed. I appologize for that, but most racers will have times.

The bike times were taken when leaving the transition area and reflect an accumulated time from the beginning of the race.

Swim and Transition Times for the Sprint Triathlon
1 331 10:58
2 320 12:19
3 423 12:27
4 371 12:39
5 317 13:05
6 ? 13:08
7 ? 13:08
8 422 13:12
9 413 13:18
10 412 13:57
11 402 14:02
12 407 14:04
13 358 14:13
14 397 14:17
15 349 14:18
16 344 14:29
17 ? 14:32
18 302 14:34
19 321 15:03
20 415 15:16
21 401 15:20
22 305 15:23
23 339 15:28
24 404 16:17
25 410 16:49
26 338 16:51
27 403 16:59
28 326 17:08
29 343 17:14
30 373 17:16
31 350 17:20
32 392 17:22
33 418 17:30
34 419 17:34
35 400 17:36
36 300 17:54
37 312 18:04
38 353 18:14
39 379 18:16
40 386 18:23
41 304 18:33
42 337 18:47
43 426 18:52
44 394 18:58
45 308 19:05
46 403 19:07
47 322 19:11
48 398 19:19
49 411 19:21
50 395 19:24
51 417 19:54
52 332 20:25
53 416 20:27

54 367 20:30
55 362 20:34
56 405 20:45
57 328 20:52
58 324 20:57
59 406 20:59
60 424 21:19
61 310 21:24
62 316 21:35
63 414 21:44
64 323 22:09
65 336 22:15
66 31322:15
67 319 22:20
68 327 22:27
69 307 22:27
70 333 22:28
71 365 22:32
72 311 22:51
73 384 23:01
74 352 23:44
75 368 23:53
76 383 23:56
77 425 24:07
78 375 24:10
79 329 24:27
80 376 24:47
81 421 24:49
82 314 24:54
83 377 25:01
84 318 25:04
85 301 25:08
86 369 26:29
87 347 26:31
88 341 26:38
89 364 26:48
90 335 27:14
91 334 27:16
92 306 27:23
93 387 27:42
94 359 27:49
95 420 28:20
96 325 28:41
97 409 29:49
98 399 29:59
99 396 30:20
100 390 30:48
101 393 30:52
102 354 30:57
103 360 31:01
104 378 31:17
105 355 32:03
106 346 32:28

Chatuge Challenge Sprint Triathlon Bike and Transition Times
1 371 33:22
2 331 34:45
3 317 35:00
4 389 35:56
5 397 36:26
6 407 36:33
7 356 36:39
8 358 36:41
9 412 36:50
10 402 37:03
11 423 37:14
12 320 38:09
13 351 38:23
14 404 38:47
15 388 39:13
16 321 39:56
17 415 40:09
18 302 40:12
19 334 40:26
20 413 40:29
21 422 40:32
22 419 41:25
23 305 41:28
24 401 41:31
25 349 41:41
26 350 42:03
27 395 42:40
28 410 42:45
29 400 42:52
30 394 43:03
31 392 44:07
32 343 44:09
33 339 44:23
34 418 44:32
35 338 44:36
36 324 44:46
37 417 44:48
38 411 44:50
39 304 44:56
40 326 45:04
41 353 45:28
42 426 46:15
43 300 47:01
44 308 47:26
45 373 47:27
46 379 47:35
47 386 47:40
48 398 47:53
49 406 48:04
50 424 48:12
51 316 48:20
52 414 48:41
53 352 48:47
54 322 49:02
55 403 49:06

56 307 49:20
57 348 49:29
58 332 49:41
59 416 50:10
60 337 50:12
61 365 51:01
62 328 51:15
63 336 51:30
64 367 51:36
65 312 51:40
66 301 51:49
67 327 51:54
68 362 52:33
69 318 53:03
70 345 53:48
71 319 54:00
72 313 54:50
73 333 55:15
74 347 55:23
75 405 55:34
76 314 55:41
77 425 55:57
78 375 56:01
79 323 56:39
80 359 56:59
81 311 57:00
82 325 57:39
83 421 58:02
84 310 58:04
85 329 58:49
86 384 59:27
87 306 59:40
88 387 59:44
89 360 1:00:10
90 376 1:00:53
91 377 1:00:55
92 346 1:01:42
93 396 1:01:45
94 341 1:01:53
95 420 1:02:07
96 369 1:02:40
97 393 1:03:23
98 363 1:03:53
99 368 1:03:55
100 378 1:04:54
101 335 1:04:57
102 399 1:05:12
103 355 1:05:21
104 364 1:05:27
105 334 1:06:52
106 354 1:06:59
107 390 1:07:59

A Racers Story

Jeremy Dando

Lake Chatuge ½ IM 02 June 2002
Haiwassie, GA

Short version

It was hilly, it was hot, it was humid, and I had FUN!

34:xx swim
03:xx T1
3:02:xx bike
03:xx T2
2:07:xx run

5:49:26

Long version
Lake Chatuge ½ IM 02 June 2002 or "Looking for Water Bottle Guy"
Haiwassie, GA

The journey began in a distant, dark, barren land. Hey it was January in Minneapolis, very cold, dark at 4:30 p.m. and did I mention cold? My brother decides he wants to do a ½ IM and me being the supportive younger (smarter, better looking, more studly) brother I told him I would help him train and do the race with him. A few minor details, he is in North Carolina and I am in Minnesota, but we will work out the details. The 2nd Annual Lake Chatuge Challenge appears on the calendar and we get signed up!

The training was difficult for me; all but a handful of my workouts were indoors due to a very cold spring and family constraints. All my "key" workouts were indoors, three hours on the lifecycle and an hour on the treadmill numbed my brain to the consistency of lime Jell-O.

My plan was to take an extra vacation day, arrive early and spend a couple of days getting used to my borrowed bike. The drive from Atlanta to North Carolina took me past the race site so I figured I would swim the swim course and get in an easy workout. A minor problem was that I stopped for a nice large lunch of bar-b-que just outside of Atlanta and halfway through the swim I thought I would chum the waters. I finished but was mighty uncomfortable and thought the altitude (3000 ft) was bothering me also. The drive to my brother's house was long, due to several stops to deal with dizziness and a strong urge to hurl all over the road.

Skipping forward to race morning…

We load up my brothers truck, turn the key and nothing happened! Another attempt yielded click-click from the starter. Luckily we bump started the truck and were on our way. Note to self, park on incline, I do not want to push start this pig after the race!

My attitude for the day was to swim the swim, cruise the bike and see what the run would bring. No watch, just a long catered training day.

The swim was a mass start, about 150 people. The course was across the lake to the dam around a "structure" and back to the beach. I hoped the "structure" was not an electrical turbine water inlet, I had no desire to get pureed if I cut the corner too close! The water was very clean and comfortable, no problems sighting or fighting and actually drafted of someone for five or six minutes. Since I wanted to enjoy the day, I took a little break in the middle of the return trip and floated quietly looking at the awesome scenery and the rising sun. It was a great day to be fit and racing! After a few seconds it was back to business and finishing strong. I focused on body position and a long smooth stroke. The shore soon appeared and I was back on terra firma.

A pedestrian transition, including a chat with the guy I loaned my camera to and it was time to bike. A survey of the bike ranks indicated a good swim and as planned I buried my brother J.

The plan for the bike was to eat, drink, drink and spin up the hills. I was concerned about a major hill that the RD said it was okay to walk your bike up the hill. My hope was not to have to walk. Being from Minnesota I was not ready for all the hills. The only piece of level ground I had seen in my entire stay was the parking lot at Wal-Mart! Once on the bike I felt great and comfortably warm. I cruised the first 10 miles, passing a few of the stronger swimmers and getting passed by a couple of guys. The hill/mountain started and I climbed and climbed and tried to stay in a comfortable zone. The climb was not that bad or perhaps it was the 26-tooth cog I had installed as a "bailout" gear. I used it, it felt good and I did not tax my poor under-trained body. I am also glad that the hill was at mile ten rather than fifty. More rolling hills and scenic views. Up and down, down and up never a flat stretch. Around mile 24 a group of six riders comes past in a peleton like form. I got mad, but try to let it go since this is just a "training race". About a mile later I catch the peleton when they get confused at a turn and say a few expletives describing their pack. They ignore me and pedal off up the next hill. Oh well, let it go and enjoy the scenery, hills and warm weather. Oh yeah, it is now hot on the bike and the sun was shining. After each feeding, I made sure my bike jersey was pulled down, I did not want a fried lower back to start the run. The miles pass, up and down, generally riding by myself and occasionally getting pasted or catching someone. The bike course went from NC to GA to NC to GA and back to NC. The benefit of this was I could tiddle in two states on one bike ride! This was a good thing, telling me my hydration was good. Lots of water and Gatorade were the watchwords of the ride. Sooner than I thought the lake came back into view, but we had ten more miles to go. I was pleased with my effort and felt great. The legs were good, lower back not too sore and stomach working just fine. I dropped into the small chain ring for the last mile and spun into T2 just over three hours. A very pleasant surprise! I began to entertain thoughts of hammering the run and turning this into a race.

T2 and not too many bikes in the racks. As I walked (clomped) into the transition area I notice another racer standing there sweating. I asked if he was okay and he said no, he was toasted. I was a little surprised. He never left T2, a sign of things to come. It was decision time, race hard or cruise? After a few seconds, the decision was made, stick with my plan and cruise/enjoy the day. No watch, no HRM. Apply another layer of SPF 30 to my walleye-belly white body and I was off for a jog in the country. I stopped for a couple of photos from my cameraman and then it was off. To my surprise I saw my brother with in the first ½ mile of the run. I shouted words of encouragement and figured he was about 6-8 minutes back. He must off had a better swim than I thought and hammered on the bike! It would be cool if we could run together, but I was not going to wait for him.

It was almost noon and the heat and humidity was becoming oppressive. Did I mention I was from Minnesota and did most of my training for this race indoors! I was glad I made the decision to cruise the run, it made the walk breaks on the hills easier to accept. After two miles the run course goes over the dam. Finally a flat stretch of road, I hammer along feeling the heat radiating of the asphalt. I imagined this is what Hawaii is like, hot, humid, probably the closest I will every get to Kona…. At the end of the dam is a steep downhill, I trot down with my arms flailing around and past some poor guy with some serious cramping issues. Man that downhill will hurt during the second lap! I get water and Gatorade at the aid station; it is now really hot and humid. I soldier on, only walking the steep hills. Around mile four I start to wonder if I will quit after one lap. I do not need to prove anything, it is hot, humid, hilly, what the heck am I doing here? Luckily the low lasts only a few minutes and I am back to enjoying my jog in the mountains. I complete one lap and take a look at the clock. It was 4:48:xx or something, the winner is in and drinking a cool beverage and I have 6.5 miles to go. I abandon hopes of a sub-six hour race; the heat, humidity and hills have taken a toll on everyone today. I grab a gel and water bottle and head back out. I have never raced with a water bottle, but today I did not want to meltdown. At about mile 7 I saw my brother at the 5-mile point. He was struggling. We stopped and took a couple of pictures; I shouted words of encouragement and told him "He was the man!". He was going to finish and that was his primary goal for the day. I did some math and realized I had put some serious time on him on the first lap. The run continued, at least I knew the course now. Walk breaks were more common and I tried to time the to be in the shade, man was it hot! Soon I was on the dam again; some poor guy halfway across the dam imploded and was walking. I was stalking him! About ¼ of the way across I was walking, man where was this race going. My run had turned into a jog, which turned into survival. Lets hope it does not slip any further! After 50 feet I was moving again, I caught my target on the steep downhill. Luckily my quads were still intact and I could run the downhills and flats (most of the time). I filled the water bottle at the aid station, Holy cow; I had used whole bottle in about 2.5 miles. I was glad I had brought it along, even if my arms were protesting carrying the darn thing. About a mile later I spied a treasure, someone had dropped a gel. I needed a lift, would it be a double caffeine tangerine? No such luck, a strawberry banana, oh well beggars can not be choosy. I choked the gel down and a swig of water and I was moving again! I was now playing leapfrog with about four people. The gaps and positions changed with our walk breaks. Everyone was walking at some point. I caught a younger guy in tough shape, he offered words of encouragement and said he still hoped to break six hours. I was amazed, I thought that was not in the cards for me. I moved on spurred into a slightly higher pace! At this point I felt surprising good, my nutrition plan was right on, my legs felt good (okay they felt fair, but what are the supposed to feel like after five and half hours) and I had people in front of me to pace off of. The hunt was on!

My focus shifted to closing the gap on the runners in front of me. People were generally walking more, running less. I tried to minimize my walking to the really steep inclines. I began passing people, I was stoked. I picked off three guys in about a mile. The last aid station appeared around 11.5. I got some more water and was off. By this point my shoes were drenched, each step brought a loud squish sound. I had lost the element of surprise on the runners I was stalking. The final mile was an out and back. I decided to push hard and catch as many people as possible. I began to run hard and quickly realized I would explode into flames if I kept that pace up. I slowed down and realized I still needed to run/walk. I caught another runner and we fell into a similar walk run strategy. The pace was not comfortable, but it was a race. I asked his age to see if we were in the same class and "how much he was going to make me hurt". He replied " 30 uh, something". My response was an equally intelligent "oh great, I am 40 something". Both our brains were numbed for our efforts that day. Thrilled with the idea of crushing a young kid I found some speed and cruised on. The last hill appeared and soon I turned back into the park and a straight slightly downhill finish. The cheers of the few spectators boosted my spirits and motivated me to finish with a great big smile. I crossed the finish line at 5:49:26. An excellent time for the course and the weather conditions!

After some Gatorade and ice cream I went back on the course looking for my brother. He was struggling in the heat as well and faded badly on the second lap of the run. He cruised into the finish with a smile and we both headed to the beach to cool off in the lake.

Overall I had a great time, definitely not a PR course, but very scenic and low-key race experience.


PS. No deads were sighted, I looked for WBG, but he was not there.

PSS WBG or Water Bottle Guy was a biker in SC or GA that rode with a five-gallon cooler/Jetstream on his handlebars. That would have been a good set-up for the day's heat and humidit

Chatuge Challenge Half Ironman Triathlon 2002

Overall Male Winners:

1st Place: Andrew Johnston 30 4:32:08

2nd Place: Jeff Gibson 29 4:43:38

3rd Place: Ty Cheek 39 4:53:05


Overall Female Winners:

1st Place: Sara Speck 30 5:23:43

2nd Place: Jennifer Simpson 34 5:31:54

3rd Place: Mary Gorhan Rowan 35 5:36:57

Chatuge Challenge Half Ironman              
Sun Jun 2, 2002              
RESULTS FOR Myouth              
               
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE    
1 6:27:49 Mark Campbell 79 66 M15    
               
RESULTS FOR fyouth              
               
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE    
               
RESULTS FOR m16-19              
               
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE    
1 6:05:48 Adam Dewitt 56 45 M18    
               
RESULTS FOR f16-19              
               
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE    
               
RESULTS FOR m20-24              
               
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE    
1 5:04:17 James Pullum 5 5 M22    
2 5:59:06 Russ M 50 41 M21    
               
RESULTS FOR f20-24              
               
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE    
1 6:19:55 Kristi Huenefeld 74 10 F20    
               
RESULTS FOR m25-29              
               
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE    
1 4:43:38 Jeff Gibson 2 2 M29    
2 5:01:43 Galen Holland 4 4 M25    
3 5:35:34 erik koep 21 18 M25    
4 5:39:00 Thomas Smith 29 23 M29    
5 5:59:07 Justin Andrews 51 42 M25    
6 6:34:26 Andrew Burgess 88 73 M25    
7 6:51:49 Josh Harper 94 78 M27    
8 7:14:18 Arthur Gavin III 106 88 M    
9 7:21:34 Jason Seely Greenville 110      
10 7:33:40 Derek Durbin 115 95 M29    
11 7:59:28 Jason Laughmen 122 98 M27    
12  8:12:35 Anthony Masters  126   M27    
RESULTS FOR f25-29              
               
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE    
1 5:37:22 Gail Jervey 26 4 F28    
2 5:40:17 Courtney Watkins 33 6 F29    
3 6:02:35 Lisa Holder 53 7 F26    
4 6:18:31 Molly McGirr 72 9 F25    
5 7:41:51 Leslie Thompson 119 16 F26    
               
RESULTS FOR m30-34              
               
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE    
1 4:32:08 Andrew Johnston 1 1 M30    
2 5:13:46 Neil Williams 7 6 M34    
3 5:22:00 Kurt Albertson 10 9 M32    
4 5:28:19 Tony Serrano 16 14 M33    
5 5:47:07 Wayne Wadsworth 38 30 M34    
6 5:51:13 Jeff Holder 41 33 M31    
7 5:52:09 Bradford Johnson 42 34 M33    
8 5:55:28 Eric Duff 46 37 M33    
9 6:06:20 James Clabby 57 46 M33    
10 6:08:33 Brian Mock 61 50 M33    
11 6:16:29 Eric Sellers 66 55 M33    
12 6:16:34 Keith Starr 67 56 M34    
13 6:17:43 Patrick Vance Atlanta 70 59    
14 6:23:08 Douglas Johnson 78 65 M34    
15 6:29:31 Paul Wages 81 67 M34    
16 6:51:57 Scott Barloga Panama City 95 79    
17 7:39:21 Darren Engle 118 97 M33    
               
RESULTS FOR f30-34              
               
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE    
1 5:23:43 Sarah Speck 12 1 F33    
2 5:31:54 Jennifer Simpson 20 2 F34    
3 5:38:36 Kathy Kizer 27 5 F34    
4 5:54:54 Lisa Browning Enka 45      
5 6:02:46 Heather Smith 54 8 F32    
6 7:59:54 Jennifer Dreyer 123 18 F32    
7 8:09:50 Katie Helton 124 19 F33    
               
RESULTS FOR m35-39              
               
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE    
1 4:53:05 Ty Cheek 3 3 M39    
2 5:18:51 Dustan Barber 9 8 M36    
3 5:26:21 Chuck Cates 13 11 M39    
4 5:28:26 David Ragland Atlanta 17 15    
5 5:30:48 Bill Murphy 19 17 M38    
6 5:36:03 Randy Grimes 23 20 M39    
7 5:38:58 John Barrera 28 22 M38    
8 5:42:27 John brownlee 34 26 M39    
9 5:44:05 Ali Arasta 36 28 M39    
10 5:50:09 Timothy Napier 40 32 M35    
11 5:56:45 Juan Sans 49 40 M38    
12 6:07:40 Walker Scott 60 49 M35    
13 6:11:34 John Diggs 64 53 M38    
14 6:16:52 Doug Papciak Lawrenceville 68 57    
15 6:48:38 Bryan Joyner 92 76 M29    
16 7:37:55 Stephen Tonra 117 96 M38    
               
RESULTS FOR f35-39              
               
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE    
1 5:36:57 Mary Gorham-Rowan Lawrenceville 25 3    
2 6:29:08 Janet Green 80 11 F39    
               
RESULTS FOR m40-44              
               
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE    
1 5:16:26 Edward Finucan 8 7 M40    
2 5:27:04 Wendel Scott 15 13 M40    
3 5:36:13 Dave Crowley 24 21 M43    
4 5:49:26 Jeremy Dando 39 31 M42    
5 6:01:01 Dan McCormick 52 43 M42    
6 6:08:42 Paul Allen 62 51 M43    
7 6:17:24 Tommy mcgee 69 58 M44    
8 6:22:21 Greg Springs 76 63 M39    
9 6:22:40 Gregg Radloff 77 64 M41    
10 6:30:17 Kennan Cockerham 83 68 M41    
11 6:32:17 Jon Dando 86 71 M44    
12 6:34:17 Johnny Sims 87 72 M40    
13 6:51:41 Brian Dense 93 77 M40    
14 7:06:03 Garrett D'Alessandra 101 84 M44    
15 7:06:05 Ronald Horn 102 85 M40    
16 7:09:47 Brian Cantel 105 87 M41    
17 7:14:46 Dale Van Slambrook 107 89 M43    
18 7:28:55 Dean Speers 114 94 M40    
               
RESULTS FOR f40-44              
               
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE    
1 6:47:32 Linda Anderson 91 13 F44    
2 7:09:08 Kim Garwood 104 14 F44    
3 7:52:53 Mandy Miller 121 17 F40    
               
               
               
               

             
             
RESULTS FOR m45-49            
             
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE  
1 5:23:06 Arnold Barrett 11 10 M45  
2 5:39:04 Mark McInteer 30 24 M48  
3 5:43:45 Joey Bowler 35 27 M49  
4 5:45:07 John Holloway 37 29 M48  
5 6:03:36 Jerry Shoemaker 55 44 M46  
6 6:58:08 Lyle Blausey 97 81 M49  
7 7:17:14 Victor Coleman 108 90 M45  
8 7:49:55 Danny Haralson     M49  
RESULTS FOR f45-49            
             
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE  
             
RESULTS FOR m50-54            
             
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE  
1 6:07:14 Chuck Garwood 59 48 M54  
             
RESULTS FOR f50-54            
             
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE  
1 6:29:48 Martha Boone 82 12 F51  
             
RESULTS FOR m55-59            
             
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE  
1 6:14:43 James Green 65 54 M57  
2 7:08:12 David Piet 103 86 M55  
             
RESULTS FOR f55-59            
             
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE  
             
RESULTS FOR m60-64            
             
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE  
1 7:25:11 Louis Boone 111 92 M63  
             
RESULTS FOR f60-64            
             
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE  
             
RESULTS FOR m65-99            
             
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE  
             
RESULTS FOR f65-99            
             
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE  
             
RESULTS FOR clyd            
             
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE  
1 5:39:24 Chuck Mathis 31 25 M39  
2 5:52:30 Dean Phillips 43 35 M33  
3 6:06:39 John Klekamp 58 47 M37  
4 6:31:36 Rhett Thompson 84 69 M28  
5 6:31:39 Joseph Blanton 85 70 M28  
6 6:40:17 Jack Spartz 89 74 M41  
7 6:44:20 Mitch Wagner 90 75 M40  
8 7:01:08 Jack Lovelady 98 82 M43  
9 7:03:51 Mike Skorich 99 83 M29  
10 7:06:04 Craig Skorich     M27  
11 7:21:31 Nathan Austhof 109 91 M30  
12 7:28:48 Pete Hendrickson 112 93 M27  
RESULTS FOR ath            
             
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE  
             
RESULTS FOR mil            
             
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE  
1 5:30:31 Tom MacRae 18 16 M36  
2 5:35:37 Michael Mcneal 22 19 M29  
3 5:56:05 john blackman 47 38 M28  
4 5:56:42 Jerome concerse 48 39 M38  
5 6:11:32 Jason Coleman *no rebate 63 52 M29  
6 6:18:29 John Quintas 71 60 M35  
7 6:19:35 Ryan Thresher 73 61 M26  
8 6:21:17 Joel Mcallister 75 62 M32  
9 7:34:59 Claudia Carrizales 116 15 F35  
             
RESULTS For Relay Teams            
             
DivPL TIME NAME, CITY PLACE SexPL AGE  
1 5:26:55 Jason Wood, Ann Ellcott 14 12 M32  
2 6:57:58 Team Rubber Money 96 80 M29  

 The times below show the swim and exit of the transition area and the accumulative time of the bike and transition out onto the run.

Chatuge Challenge Half IM
Swim and Transition Times

1 121 29:16
2 132 30:47
3 164 31:05
4 276 31:09
5 273 31:11
6 229 31:14
7 296 31:17
8 270 31:22
9 206 31:33
10 222 31:57
11 107 32:01
12 254 32:21
13 201 33:00
14 294 33:07
15 154 33:09
16 147 33:18
17 159 33:34
18 247 33:37
19 251 33:41
20 246 33:49
21 275 33:52
22 134 33:56
23 125 34:48
24 106 34:57
25 155 35:22
26 118 35:26
27 152 35:31
28 267 35:42
29 243 36:11
30 215 36:23
31 203 36:45
32 156 36:51
33 261 37:04
34 149 37:09
35 257 37:11
36 252 37:15
37 191 37:17
38 135 37:20
39 129 37:22
40 148 37:43
41 108 37:45
42 192 37:56
43 293 38:00
44 153 38:10
45 130 38:13
46 268 38:19
47 136 38:42
48 274 39:04
49 133 39:31
50 126 39:51
51 200 40:23
52 114 40:27
53 122 40:42
54 131 40:49
55 119 40:54
56 175 40:59
57 146 41:01
58 151 41:22
59 242 41:44
60 186 42:03
61 202 42:05
62 237 42:13
63 224 42:17
64 144 42:20
65 116 42:23
66 117 42:27
67 263 42:30
68 295 42:37
69 298 42:39
70 271 42:43

71 187 42:45
72 250 42:48
73 110 42:56
74 208 42:59
75 169 43:02
76 115 43:08
77 259 43:17
78 232 43:31
79 299 43:35
80 260 43:37
81 139 43:41
82 258 43:44
83 214 43:47
84 105 43:49
85 219 44:04
86 183 44:06
87 249 44:17
88 217 44:19
89 225 44:36
90 228 44:45
91 140 44:54
92 166 45:08
93 172 45:28
94 248 46:25
95 216 46:29
96 239 46:41
97 266 46:44
98 236 47:00
99 253 47:03
100 176 47:20
101 262 47:25
102 189 47:27
103 245 47:42
104 233 47:54
105 241 48:01
106 240 48:18
107 171 48:30
108 264 48:55
109 210 48:58
110 269 49:04
111 111 49:51
112 184 50:22
113 112 50:28
114 138 50:46
115 178 50:49
116 265 50:53
117 157 50:56
118 235 51:02
119 160 52:36
120 165 53:28
121 218 53:38
122 170 53:58
123 185 54:10
124 167 54:17
125 228 54:47
126 207 55:25
127 181 55:29
128 272 55:33
129 124 56:27
130 141 56:57
131 230 57:00
132 227 57:25
133 173 58:03
134 107 58:40
135 196 59:41
136 137 1:00:05
137 127 1:05:50
138 109 1:11:43
139 113 1:14:17

Chatuge Challenge Half IM Bike & Transition Times
1 197 2:55:04
2 121 3:01:38
3 164 3:09:34
4 254 3:09:49
5 201 3:14:54
6 275 3:15:01
7 206 3:16:43
8 208 3:17:44
9 130 3:18:13
10 243 3:18:46
11 270 3:22:52
12 106 3:24:12
13 191 3:24:15
14 134 3:24:17
15 257 3:24:20
16 267 3:24:23
17 125 3:24:55
18 159 3:24:59
19 202 3:25:17
20 118 3:25:52
21 152 3:25:58
22 259 3:26:14
23 133 3:26:45
24 155 3:27:13
25 251 3:27:15
26 148 3:29:31
27 273 3:30:32
28 126 3:31:00
29 128 3:31:18
30 296 3:31:33
31 144 3:31:53
32 140 3:33:21
33 156 3:33:37
34 135 3:33:50
35 293 3:34:00
36 154 3:34:18
37 222 3:34:20
38 119 3:34:33
39 224 3:34:35
40 146 3:34:50
41 274 3:36:08
42 236 3:36:25
43 299 3:37:04
44 151 3:37:53
45 108 3:38:48
46 203 3:39:16
47 115 3:39:43
48 294 3:40:18
49 111 3:41:35
50 110 3:41:45
51 268 3:42:21
52 186 3:42:23
53 242 3:42:32
54 241 3:42:34
55 295 3:42:38
56 217 3:44:19
57 215 3:44:36
58 192 3:45:05
59 232 3:45:32
60 260 3:46:29
61 298 3:46:34
62 136 3:46:41
63 187 3:46:50
64 122 3:49:00
65 116 3:49:05

66 253 3:49:07
67 114 3:49:29
68 245 3:51:28
69 225 3:51:42
70 174 3:51:45
71 149 3:51:47
72 246 3:52:03
73 171 3:52:21
74 147 3:52:29
75 129 3:53:39
76 166 3:54:00
77 184 3:56:34
78 176 3:56:41
79 177 3:56:48
80 139 3:56:50
81 112 3:56:51
82 117 3:57:09
83 165 4:00:06
84 141 4:00:26
85 183 4:00:29
86 132 4:00:35
87 237 4:00:53
88 172 4:01:09
89 105 4:02:59
90 219 4:03:18
91 235 4:04:16
92 185 4:04:21
92 200 4:04:41
94 271 4:05:11
95 196 4:05:36
96 189 4:06:09
97 210 4:06:11
98 249 4:07:47
99 247 4:08:15
100 229 4:10:29
101 258 4:11:02
102 172 4:11:54
103 253 4:12:00
104 189 4:12:05
105 ? 4:12:58
106 170 4:13:06
107 178 4:16:30
109 228 4:18:32
110 131 4:19:18
111 252 4:20:05
112 181 4:20:12
113 240 4:21:19
114 266 4:21:38
115 264 4:23:46
116 269 4:26:22
117 160 4:26:41
118 137 4:28:31
119 216 4:29:35
120 ? 4:31:50
121 226 4:35:20
122 227 4:40:15
123 218 4:41:44
124 214 4:44:19
125 113 4:45:11
126 207 4:49:10
127 167 4:49:34
128 107 4:54:35
129 138 4:56:27
130 215 4:46:30
131 109 5:04:53

 Half Ironman Course Maps

   

June 2nd Sprint Race: 2001 Results

1/2 Mile Swim: 10 Mile Bike: 3 Mile Run

Overall Male Winner: Thomas Cason: 56:21

Overall Female Winner: Jill Hendrickson: 1:04:56


First Name Last Name City State Age Sex Race # Finish Time  
Jill Hendrickson Sewanee Tn 35 f 123 1:04:56  
Jamie Walker     23 f 162 1:06:15  
Anne Wilson     30 f 170 1:11:28  
Kathy Smith     33 f 166 1:13:10  
Lisa Jackson Alpharetta Ga 33 f 125 1:14:09  
Jennifer Bryson Chapel Hill NC 21 f 199 1:16:22  
Katie Lewis Atlanta Ga 25 f 131 1:18:35  
Erin Brown Cumming Ga 25 f 105 1:20:05  
Farah Renolds     38 f 158 1:21:42  
Jamie Burton Atlanta Ga 23 f 106 1:22:04  
Lyndsey Powell Marietta Ga 24 f 139 1:22:09  
Jeanie Allen Avondale Estates Ga 32 f 101 1:22:44  
Kim Marsh     28 f 167 1:25:15  
Karen Harper Mt Pleasant SC 35 f 120 1:26:16  
Sharon Harper La Grange Ga 41 f 121 1:28:45  
Paige Sanderson Smyrna Ga 29 f 140 1:33:34  
Ann zimmermann Roswell Ga 43 f 153 1:34:55  
Jeqanette Hahn Marietta Ga 34 f 118 1:36:21  
Joan Varney San Francisco CA 49 f 145 1:37:37  
Kelly Turner     37 f 165 1:39:27  
Lauren Levin     41 f 159 1:45:03  
Karen Thornton Buford Ga 46 f 144 dnf  
Amber Stein Peachtree NC 15 f 156 dnf  
Rachael Mann       f relay Relay  
Thomas Cason Black Mountain NC 28 m 107 0:56:21  
Derek Hales Athens Ga 27 m 119 0:59:30  
Eric Fowler Waynesville NC 38 m 197 0:59:45  
Jack McAfee Kennesaw Ga 17 m 134 1:00:01  
Steve Baskin Atlanta Ga 36 m 103 1:01:47  
James Lowe     31 m 172 1:01:49 Clydesda
Chip Grizzard     38 m 174 1:01:49  
Allen Thomas Columbus Ga 30 m 143 1:01:56  
Teddy Kleisner     26 m 168 1:02:01  
Thomas Rowsey     35 m 175 1:02:01  
Lecky Haller     43 m 177 1:03:03  
Matthew Balint     26 m 169 1:04:11  
Tiegh Collins Marietta Ga 19 m 111 1:04:35  
Corey Brunkow Columus Ga 25 m 195 1:05:31  
Brian Smith Cumming Ga 34 m 141 1:06:26 Clydesda
Bryan Biccum       m relay 1:06:43  
Jeff Kerby     41 m 127 1:06:59  
Dwight Moss     55 m 161 1:09:04  
Alfred Williams     30 m 164 1:10:01  
Pat Burgin     44 m 160 1:11:00  
Scott Brown     40 m 157 1:11:46  
Jay Harvey Dalton Ga 36 m 196 1:12:03  
John Pautler Anderson SC 34 m 180 1:12:08  
Errol Lassiter Woodstock Ga 65 m 130 1:12:20  
Mark Klein Greensboro Ga 35 m 129 1:12:39  
Michael Loving     54 m 176 1:13:28  
Jim Tharpe       m 181 1:14:01  
Pete zimmermann Atlanta Ga 41 m 155 1:14:14  
Joel McAllister Columbus Ga 31 m 135 1:15:31  
Bob Besso San Francisco CA 49 m 104 1:15:59  
Chris Long     29 m 173 1:16:44  
Carl Mowery Murry Ky 59 m 137 1:16:54  
Roger Mills Stockbridge Ga 55 m 136 1:17:02  
Christopher Dunn Lawrenceville Ga 41 m 113 1:17:23  
Floyd Coleman Pennsacola Fl 44 m 110 1:17:52  
Steve Gooch Lawrenceville Ga 49 m 116 1:18:16  
Joe Yates Roswell Ga 15 m 150 1:18:57  
Bill Whorley Greensboro Ga 60 m 148 1:19:23  
Jonnathan Colehower Duluth Ga 36 m 108 1:19:26  
R DeLoach La Grange Ga 41 m 112 1:19:39  
Jeff Mahoney Decatur Ga 31 m 132 1:19:55  
Thomas Hackett Ruswell Ga 30 m 117 1:21:10  
Don Yates Roswell Ga 50 m 151 1:21:27  
Mike Kelischek     45 m 178 1:23:29  
Ray Zavacki Decatur Ga 45 m 152 1:23:45  
Jason Coleman Lenoir NC 28 m 109 1:24:05  
Dan Goff Hayesville NC 51 m 115 1:24:43  
David Stewart Atlanta Ga 36 m 142 1:24:43  
James Walker Dunwoody Ga 54 m 146 1:24:44  
Gene Hammett     20 m 193 1:24:57  
Kalen Kirkpatrick Blairsville Ga 12 m 194 1:25:31  
Danial Henderson Atlanta Ga 27 m 122 1:26:12  
Don Scott Alpharetta Ga 28 m 163 1:26:19  
Doug zimmermann Roswell Ga 42 m 154 1:28:31  
Chuck Wolfertz Atlanta Ga 30 m 149 1:30:14  
Dave Bracken     48 m 171 1:31:32  
Mike Mahoney Rocky Face Ga 38 m 133 1:57:54  
Dan Werle Nashville Tn 29 m 147 dnf  
Alfred Williams     30 m 156 dnf  
Kevin Anderburg Lancaster SC 32 m 102    
Doug Simpson     62 m 198 1:12:35  
Jayson Janowski         relay 1:06:43  

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First Annual:

Chatuge Challenge Half Ironman

2001 Results

Overall Male Winner: Allen Hurd: 4:50:01

Overall Female Winner: Lisa Browning: 5:13:35

There were several time cards that were not handed in. If you don't see a final time by your name, email me and let me know the time and I'll make sure the change is made.

First Name Last Name City ST Age Sex Age Gr Race # Mile Time Swim time Bike Time Finish Time  
Mindy Kuehl Paw Paw Mi 23 f 2 244 40:00:00 49:14:00 4:27:05 5:50:02  
Kathleen Hans Raleigh NC 20 f 2 229 44:00:00 46:10:00 4:34:05 6:36:45  
K. Mawhinney Duluth Ga 21 f 2 321 45:00:00 49:34:00 4:44:55 dnf  
Monica Curwen Asheville NC   f 3 213   dnc      
Jennifer Donovan #6Westmount Qu Can. 28 f 3 218 27:00:00 dnc      
Rachael Montgomery Knoxville Tn 25 f 3 248   dnc      
Lisa Browning Enka NC 30 f 4 208   36:29:00 3:30:01 5:13:35  
Heather Smith Rincon Ga 31 f 4 266 35:00:00 51:36:00 4:25:15 6:30:52  
Kristin Fiebelkorn     30 f 4 307   50:38:00 4:33:10 7:06:05  
Karen Borges Atlanta Ga 35 f 5 205 30:00:00 50:26:00 3:40:01 5:54:32  
Jill Hendrickson Sewanee Tn 35 f 5 234 30:10:00 38:13:00 3:59:04 5:59:14  
Ronda Walker Dublin Ga 36 f 5 274   45:35:00 3:58:50 6:05:01  
Amy Ingham Marietta Ga 36 f 5 237 26:00:00 58:25:00 4:56:09 7:12:56  
Denise Dillon Kennesaw Ga 37 f 5 216   43:50:00 4:02:05    
Brenda Jones Rockledge Fl 40 f 6 239 30:00:00 49:24:00 0.181655093 6:21:07  
Carla Gambrell     42 f 6 319   41:42:00 4:29:40 7:20:17  
Liz Cerow Coco Beach Fl 47 f 7 211   47:02:00   dnf  
Katharine Welling Lewis De 27 f   309   34:54:00 3:38:01 5:51:23  
Brian Nash Savanah Ga 24 m 2 252 32:00:00 44:54:00 3:43:01 5:31:46  
Land Heintzberger Rutherfordton NC 23 m 2 232 19:51 37:50:00   5:57:22  
Jason Hall Raleigh NC 23 m 2 226 22:00 42:09:00   6:10:29  
Radford Hallman Santa Monica Ca 23 m 2 227 35:00:00 43:48:00 3:51:01 6:20:19  
Michael Peuse Marietta Ga 24 m 2 380 23:00 51:05:00   6:25:47  
Patrick White Atlanta Ga 22 m 2 277   1:01:17 4:23:25 6:38:36  
David Scott Virginia Beach Va 23 m 2 265 30:00:00 46:37:00 4:19:07 6:44:39  
Derick Lawver Virginia Beach Va 22 m 2 280   1:13:44 4:48:20 7:09:17  
Gregory Brown Brevard NC 23 m 2 206 29:00:00 46:06:00   dnf  
Jason Watson Duluth Ga 23 m 2 276   45:13:00 5:00:10    
Robert Brown Ft Benning Ga 26 m 3 207 26:00:00 42:41:00 4:13:35 4:56:29  
Watts Dixon Hendersonville NC 25 m 3 217 30:00:00 43:19:00 4:34:40 5:12:45  
Mathew Ragan Pine MT Ga 25 m 3 316   44:35:00   5:27:09  
Darren Rapaport Herndon Va 27 m 3 257 28:00:00 45:29:00 3:41:01 5:31:59  
Brian Drake Charlotte NC 29 m 3 219 32:00:00 42:38:00 3:52:01 6:12:52  
Nicholas Pepper Kennesaw Ga 29 m 3 256 40:00:00 45:24:00 3:53:07 6:19:57  
Brian Parker     27 m 3 318   42:27:00 3:57:03 6:23:37  
Aaron Dumrill Brunswick Ga 25 m 3 220 29:00:00 38:48:00 3:41:50 6:34:07  
Mike Roby Stockbridge Ga 27 m 3 308   1:00:12 4:34:45 7:02:58  
Gabe Barton Ft Benning Ga 28 m 3 202   1:01:04   dnf  
Marcus Schwartz Carrboro NC 29 m 3 264 26:00:00 46:29:00   dnf  
Jay Curwen Asheville NC   m 3 214   dnc      
Thomas Farden Cape Girardeau Mo 27 m 3 222   dnc      
Chris Miller Symrna Ga 26 m 3 246 30:00:00 dnc      
John Nealey Waleska Ga 28 m 3 253 1:00 dnc      
Ben Yorker Atlanta Ga 28 m 3 279 28:00:00 dnc      
Allen Hurd Loganville Ga 32 m 4 311   35:17:00 3:10:27 4:50:01  
Benjamin Nelms St.Louis Mo 30 m 4 254   42:02:00 3:16:59 4:51:01  
Michael Miller Cartersville Ga 34 m 4 315   38:04:00   5:04:27  
Warren Kitchens Alpheretta Ga 33 m 4 243 29:00:00 42:11:00 4:05:05 5:09:43  
Allen Thompson Columbus Ga 30 m 4 271     3:35:59 5:22:58  
Robert Browning Enka NC 32 m 4 209   45:02:00 3:42:50 5:35:36  
Bruce Elder Atlanta Ga 31 m 4 221 25:00:00 42:16:00   5:46:40  
Paul Timmons Rehobeth De 32 m 4 310   45:08:00 3:56:01 5:57:12  
Jason Kern Roswell Ga 30 m 4 286 34:00:00 55:10:00   6:03:45  
David Dehaye Madison Al 33 m 4 215   54:27:00 4:20:30 6:06:53  
Steven Reid Memphis Tn 33 m 4 301   45:18:00 4:11:04 6:15:05  
Michael Smith Greenville SC 30 m 4 267   58:11:00 4:06:27 6:19:38  
David Bennett Charlston SC 34 m 4 287 30:00:00 44:04:00 4:13:34 6:29:58  
David Gurley     32 m 4 282   39:35:00   6:42:14  
Richard Tomkins Galatin Tn 32 m 4 272 35:00:00 dnc   6:54:37  
Rafael Boada Kennesaw Ga 30 m 4 204 30:00:00 46:56:00   7:07:13  
Stephen Moller Alexandria Va 34 m 4 247 45:00:00 1:00:36 4:54:30 7:23:53  
Tim Schippmann Cumming Ga 31 m 4 283   1:06:57 4:44:36 7:37:10  
Bob Rogan Winder Ga 33 m 4 320   42:33:00   dnf  
John Vona Watkinsville Ga 34 m 4 273 45:00:00 1:07:02 4:28:10    
Baxter Gillespie Marietta Ga 35 m 5 224 19:00 39:07:00   5:00  
Doug Ross Woodstock Ga 37 m 5 259 25:00:00 38:01:00   5:00:20  
Steven Najjar Longwood Fl 36 m 5 251   36:44:00 4:27:06 5:25:07  
Glen Howse Cullman Al 36 m 5 236 27:00:00 43:43:00 3:42:40 5:34:47  
Tony DePrizio Martinez Ga 35 m 5 284 35:00:00 43:33:00 3:49:02 5:36:47  
Tony Garman Atlanta Ga 36 m 5 223 35:17:00 41:32:00 4:25:45 5:48:45  
Parnell Bryant Stone Mt Ga 37 m 5 314   44:57:00 3:49:01 5:49:54  
Jeffrey Jordan Knoxville Tn 38 m 5 241   44:43:00 3:59:03 5:57:48  
Brad Harper McDonough Ga 38 m 5 231 50:00:00 49:38:00 3:35:59 5:58:22  
Herbert Krabel Chattanooga Tn 36 m 5 305 30:00:00 45:00:00   6:03:17  
Herbert Krabel     36 m 5 305   45:01:00 3:29:47 6:03:17  
Dave Wood Greer SC 38 m 5 278 40:00:00 53:22:00 4:05:03 6:28:48  
Troy Harper Mount Pleasant SC 35 m 5 230 40:00:00 59:47:00   6:36:45  
John Cohelech Cartersville Ga 39 m 5 285 1:00:00 44:01:00 4:11:31 6:49:12  
Michael Ryan Smyrna Ga 36 m 5 261 45:00:00 55:07:00 4:27:01 6:56:25  
William Robinson Lawrenceville Ga 38 m 5 258 35:00:00 47:39:00 4:58:32 7:58:38  
John Ryan Marshfield Ma 39 m 5 260 32:00:00 39:33:00 4:39:02 dnf  
Ernest Ezis   Ga 36 m 5 282   dnc      
Chuck Bengochea Alpheretta Ga 43 m 6 203 26:00:00 41:34:00   5:37:59  
Garth Walters Lawrenceville Ga 40 m 6 275 28:00:00 40:01:00 3:34:55 5:42:21  
Barry Jones Rockledge Fl 40 m 6 240 26:00:00 41:45:00 3:50:01 5:50:42  
Joel Smith Dublin Ga 43 m 6 269   44:25:00 3:06:03 5:52:46  
Daniel Agers Senoia Ga 41 m 6 200 45:00:00 56:06:00 4:10:14 5:58:58  
Mark Schaffer Canton Ga 42 m 6 263 34:00:00 49:17:00 4:10:54 6:15:05  
Klaus Sudan Smyrna Ga 44 m 6 270 35:00:00 42:59:00 4:23:25 6:30:06  
Floyd Coleman Pensacola Fl 44 m 6 212   49:43:00 4:23:15 6:57:30  
Peter Sajal Bellevue Wa 41 m 6 262 35:00:00 53:08:00 4:34:46 7:01:19  
Brian Cantel Flowery Branch Ga 40 m 6 210 30:00:00 54:46:00 4:54:30 7:32:53  
Patrice Dubois     42 m 6 306   46:01:00 5:14:16 dnf  
James Heisler Greenville SC 42 m 6 302 30:00:00 55:36:00 4:12:32 dnf  
John Holloway     47 m 7 312   53:16:00 3:P550:05 5:31:01  
Denis Devito     46 m 7 304   49:37:00 3:54:02 5:41:50  
Ralph Makenzie Rex Ga 48 m 7 245   49:14:00 3:37:48 6:10:46  
George Kallianos Atlanta Ga 45 m 7 242 42:00:00 51:26:00 4:23:36 6:26:31  
John Owen Knoxville Tn 47 m 7 255 1:10:00 1:11:14   6:46:12  
Allen Smith     45 m 7 317   1:03:27   7:04:45  
Steve Hamrick Manwah NJ 49 m 7 228   dnc      
Michael Allpass Dunwoody Ga 50 m 8 201 34:00:00 48:04:00 4:09:17 6:34:04  
Paul Ingham Marietta Ga 53 m 8 238 25:00:00 52:29:00 4:17:05 7:12:58  
Tom Baker Cullowhee NC 52 m 8 437   1:15:07 5:03:38 7:39:55  
Carl Mowery Murry Ky 59 m 9 250   50:34:00 4:08:44 6:17:10  
Bernard Sher Coco Beach Fl 63 m 10 281   40:59:00      
Brian Smith Cumming Ga 34 m clydes 268   49:25:00 3:39:08 6:01:46  
Sam Guess Knoxville Tn 31 m clydes 225 35:00:00 44:08:00 0.168946759 6:09:44  
Trerry Stout Lawrenceville Ga 47 m clydes 300   51:02:00 4:45:53 7:47:53  
Doug Morris Greenville SC 28 m Team 249       6:28:04  
Charles Morris Atlanta Ga 56 m Team 249       6:28:04  
Dennis Ruf Greenville SC 54 m Team 249       6:28:04