| Jim Luft (M65-69) at USAT Duathlon National Championship |
The USA Triathlon Southwest championship event season has come to a close. Thank you athletes, coaches, parents, race directors and event sponsors for a terrific season of racing. We tip our hats, visors and helmets to the athletes who put it together on race day to climb atop the podium.
The final major championship event in the region was the USAT Duathlon National Championship in Oro Valley, Arizona. Congratulations to the top athletes from the Southwest Region. Below we highlight the duathletes who won their age groups earning the title of National Champion.
Standard-Distance National Championships 5k run, 35k bike, 5k run
M17-19: Alistair Eeckman (Berkeley, Calif.), 1:26:34
M25-29: Eric Burnett (Pasadena, Calif.), 1:26:09
M45-49: Toby Freebourn (Tucson, Ariz.), 1:34:01
M80-84: Lyle Langlois (Phoenix, Ariz.), 3:22:23
F20-24: Chelsea Vancott (Oceanside, Calif.), 1:57:02
F65-69: Karin Bivens (Tucson, Ariz.), 2:23:33 F75-79: Kay Martin (Phoenix, Ariz.), 3:15:14
Congratulations to Eric Burnett who also won the overall title for men in the standard distance national championship.
Sprint-Distance National Championship 2.5k run,17.5k bike, 2.5k run
M15-19: Timothy Winslow (Elk Grove, Calif.), 45:27 F20-24: Jacque Povilaitis (Flagstaff, Ariz.), 54:35 M20-24: Dan Grimm (Flagstaff, Ariz.), 44:59
M35-39: Brian Duff (Los Angeles, Calif.), 46:11 M55-59: Tom Resh (Redlands, Calif.), 48:02
F15-19: Michelle Niebla (Nogales, Ariz.), 54:38 F25-29: Laurel Bale (Tucson, Ariz.), 59:53
F30-34: Courtney Robles-Wiseman (Corona, Calif.), 50:25
F45-49: Janet Jarvits (Pasadena, Calif.), 57:04
F55-59: Patty Peoples-Resh (Redlands, Calif.), 51:19
F75-79: Margaret Bomberg (Chico, Calif.), 1:47:36
Congratulations to overall winners Dan Grimm and Courtney Robles-Wiseman and to female Grand Masters Champion, Patty Peoples-Resh. A special mention to Patty and her husband Tom Resh who together became the first married couple to win duathlon national championship titles in the same division in the same year. Way to go.
Paraduathlon National Championship
PC Open: Gerard Ah-Fook (Tucson, Ariz.), 55:59
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