Carpinteria Triathalon 26 Sep 11

 Name of race - Carpinteria Triathlon
2. Location of race (State)
Carpinteria, CA
3. Date of race Sept 26, 11
4. Name, placing and category
of all bellas: Raja Lahti, 35-39. 2nd age group. 5th Overall Female
5. Link
to results - http://results.active.com/pages/displayNonGru.jsp?pubID=3&rsID=117805
6.
Podium or other type of pics if you have them.

Carpinteria Triathalon, CA

 

Carpinteria Triathalon, CA

2nd, Raja Lahti, Women 35-39

Kisscross Highland Park (Grand Rapids), MI

Kisscross Highland Park (Grand Rapids), MI

2nd, Erin Lumbard, Women C

USA Cycling MTB Marathon National Championships, OR

USA Cycling MTB Marathon National Championships, OR

1st, Erika Krumpelman, Women 40-49

The Longer the Better

Erika Krumpelman, out of Hayden, Idaho, recently won a stars & stripes jersey and here is her report on the day:

On race morning, nerves were going strong. I had already worn a path to the bathroom and the hotel housekeepers were probably beginning to wonder if we were stealing the toilet paper. Fortunately, while I was waiting for staging, I got to meet a few of the other 40-49 year old women from around the country. A little visiting and laughing eased the nerves and I was able to get focused and ready to race when we lined up. Before hitting the dirt, we had 7 miles of gradually climbing pavement with a slight headwind. I decided to ride at a pace I knew I could maintain and see what happened. After a short time at the front, I looked back and had two ladies with me. When I pulled over the let one of them take a turn at the front, neither pulled through, so I decided to push a little harder to see if they followed. They didn’t, so I continued climbing the pavement alone out front wondering if I was being incredibly stupid. Once I turned off onto the dirt, I looked back and could no longer see the rest of the field. I started working my way through the 30-39 women’s field who started 5 minutes before my field. I was also catching some of the older men. Again, I was wondering if I was being incredibly stupid, but I was monitoring my heartrate and knew that I could maintain that effort for several hours. Eventually I was racing with the 2^nd place 30-39 year old lady and it was nice to have company! For the last hour or so I became paranoid that something was going to go wrong— a crash, cramp, flat, chain break—anything that would bring my race to a screeching halt. When I hit the last short section of singletrack before the finish, I was able to breathe a HUGE sigh of relief. My beautiful pink Ellsworth Truth had brought me swiftly and safely to the finish line! I had won! I had actually won! After daydreaming about the possibility through endless solo training rides, it was wonderful to pull on the stars and stripes jersey and have my dream come true!
I’ve attached a podium picture. Thanks for reading!

Luna Bar Triathalon, CA

Luna Bar Triathalon, CA

13th, Julie Porter, Women 40-44

Southern California/Nevada Cycling Association Elite State Track Championships, CA

 

Southern California/Nevada Cycling Association Elite State Track Championships, CA

4th, Raja Lahti, Women’s 3K Pursuit
3rd, Raja Lahti, Women’s 500 Meter Time Trial

Kisscross Plaster Creek (Grand Rapids), MI

Kisscross Plaster Creek (Grand Rapids), MI

1st, Monica Tory (Mootika), Women ‘A’

1st, Monica Tory (Mootika), Women ‘B’

USA Cycling Masters National Road Championship, OR

USA Cycling Masters National Road Championship, OR

5th, Marsha Kirschbaum, Women 60-64 Individual Time Trial
1st, Liz Benishin & Julie Kaplan, Tandem Women 110+ Time Trial
18th, Andrea Atkins, Women 40-44 Criterium
7th, Marsha Kirschbaum, Women 60-64 Criterium
1st, Liz Benishin & Julie Kaplan, Tandem Women 110+ Road Race

CCCX Circuit Race Series #8, CA

CCCX Circuit Race Series #8, CA

5th, Soni Andreini Poulsen, Women 35+

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