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Check out all of the Keuka
Lake Tri GO Green and Social Initiatives
June 8th, 2008T he
Council for Responsible Sport (CRS) has selected the KLT as a "seedling" event
to take place in the certification process to help us Green Up our event. We
are trying to make the KLT more sustainable and environmentally friendly. Check
them out at:
http://www.responsiblesporting.org/
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How can you help?
1) Carbon Offsets - Athletes have the change to offset their carbon
emissions when traveling to the race during the registration process using
Onemillionrevolution.org green registration system. Score This!!! has
selected Carbon Fund as the recipient. One Million Revolution software
calculates how much carbon you would put into the atmosphere by using some
simple math based on the size of your vehicle and its efficiency.
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CarbonFund: CarbonFund is a non-profit
organization based in Silver Spring, Maryland. CarbonFund supports
renewable energy, energy efficiency, and reforestation projects globally
that reduce carbon dioxide emissions and the threat of climate change.
- Score This!!! has elected to all participant travel whether they
offset their own or not to make this a carbon neutral event
- Score This!!! will also make this a carbon restorative event by
offsetting the carbon of all participants x 2
- We also pledge to make the carbon footprint of our entire staff
neutral by choosing to offset the entire staffs travel with high-quality
carbon credits
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Athlete opt in |
$44.86 |
Athletes paid this portion using OneMillionRevolutions.org Carbon Offset
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Athlete opt out |
$86.23 |
Score This!!! covers this portion for athletes who opt out during
registration |
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Total |
$131.09 |
23.999 tons of carbon dioxide being offset |
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Carbon Restorative |
$262.18 |
47.998 tons being covered to carbon restorative |
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Staff Travel |
$11.64 |
2.042 tons of CO2 from staff travel being offset
(2 gasoline trucks w/trailers, 1 diesel truck w/ trailer, 5 cars) All staff
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Total contribution to CarbonFund.org |
$273.82 |
50.04 tons of CO2 being offset |
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Over 54% of the electricity produced in the USA comes from
the burning of Coal. For each Kilowatt-hour (kwh) you offset, you are
eliminating the burning of approximately 1 pound of coal for energy. To
put this into perspective, it takes 1 pound of coal to power a 100 watt
light bulb for just 10 hours.
2) Participant Carpooling - KLT participants can use the interactive
registration map to locate athletes that they may be able to carpool with.
This helps reduce the amount of carbon emission by half. Score This!!! also
has a page on their website where an athlete can post their info for
carpooling.
Carpooling helps the environment. Burning one gallon of gasoline produces
about 18 pounds of CO2.
3) Recycling
- All Score This!!! Multisport Series events in 2008 will institute a
recycling program. Please keep your eyes open for for the Recycling
Station at the race. it will separate bins labeled for paper, cardboard,
metal/aluminum, plastic, glass and general garbage bins this year. This
helps the amount of trash being sent to the landfill. Our hope is at the
end of the event we have less than 1lb of landfill waste per participant.
We had 14 bags of trash which were a total of 100lbs. This didn't even
fill one Dodge Ram 1500 truck bed. Most of this was composed of gels
packets and HEED cups from the run aid stations. This was about 33% of our
trash. 66% was recycled. This works out to 0.17 lbs per athlete that went to
the landfill for 2008.
In plastic alone, we recycled 16 bags in 2008
Businesses can use pdf printing and save archives to cd or dvd instead of
printing records and storing paper copies.
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Recycle
by Donating
your old cell phone(s) to the American Red
Cross of Yates County. It's
simple and FREE! Donated cell phones are
sold to a company that recycles them. The money we receive from
recycling cell phones is used to help others in time of need in Yates
County. The Red Cross will collect these under the volunteer tent.
We collected 5 cell phones for 2008 and will continue this initiative in
futures seasons. Look next year to also bring your old print and toner
cartridges and small electronic devices.
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Electric Appliance
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Dishwasher
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Microwave
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Stove
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Clothes Dryer
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Iron
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Washing Machine
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Refrigerators/Freezers
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Hair Dryer
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B/W Television
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45
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100
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Color Television
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145
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320
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Clock
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Vacuum Cleaner
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4) Sneaker Return - Please bring your old running shoes that are of no
use to you anymore and place them in the collection bin. We will box them
up and donate them on behalf of the race to a soon to be determined
charity. We are looking for a local charity right in the Penn Yan Keuka
Park area.
This was the most successful out of all of the innovative feature that
enhances sustainability of our event. We collect 55 pairs of sneakers in
2008 and donated them to St. John's Community Outreach Center in Lockport,
NY.
5) Charitable Giving - Since the inception of this event the original
race director Jay Hollister started giving back to the American Red Cross of
Yates County. Since that time the race has given back almost $15,000 to
help the ARC with its helping of others. You can also make a tax deductible
donation when an athlete use the OMR Green Registration System. In 2008, 24
athletes made additional donations of $120
6) The American Red Cross of Yates county relies on donations to helps
others in time of need whether it be a natural disaster or a fire. The
easiest way to make a non-monetary donation to the ARC of Yates County is to
bring any of the following to be collected at the ARC Volunteer tent race
day or in the designated box during packet pickup:
toothbrushes,
toothpaste, dental floss and deodorant.
We only collected one
tube of toothpaste for 2008.
7) After the race is over, everyone is full of the all you can eat
buffet provided by the Keuka College food service, and your award is in a
great place in your home, please look for our survey via email to let us
know how you think our sustainability efforts went for the 2008 event. Our
goal is to get at least 10% of the athletes to tell us how we did!!!
8) FREE Clinic for all whether they are racing or not 06/07/08 in
Dalhstom Hall. This event will take place in a room TBD from 3-4pm. This
is the hour before packet pickup starts. Coach Doug Bush from
Endurancefactor.com with break this event into two 30 minute sessions. This
is the second of 6 clinics this year in the clinic series.
Clinic #2A Get the most out of your
transition!!!-Session 1
Free 3pm-3:30pm
Beginner-Advanced:
Learn how to effectively and properly set up your transition to make your
race smooth and fast! We will teach you everything you need to know from
where to rack your bike, stash your helmet, and mount the bike! We will
have 3 types of trisection racks for you to see.
No equipment necessary!
Clinic #2B Everything you need to know to
get thru your first triathlon!!! Session 2
With USAT Certified Coach Doug Bush of
Endurance Factor
Free 3:30pm-4pm
Beginner:
Everything you need to know to get thru your first triathlon.
Clinic apps can be found here so we know
you plan on coming to this event:
9) Check the website to see what else we have in store:
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Score This!!!
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Regional Qualifier in Inside Triathlon
May 2008
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Score This!!!
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YMCA Healthy Kid's Day
April 12th, 2008
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Score This!!! own Mark
Hryvniak get thirds in the 2008 IHA Shoes for Shelter 5K
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March 4, 2008 --
Press Release: The
Council for Responsible Sport, a non-profit corporation based in
Portland, Oreg., has selected twelve events to take part in a
pilot program which will establish standards and processes for a
sustainability certification for athletic events. Triathlons
were selected to represent large and small events in a variety
of geographic locations, and they include both first-year and
established races. The following events make up the “seedling”
pilot program:
- CB&I Triathlon (May 3,
Woodlands, TX)
- Keuka
Lake Triathlon (June 8, Keuka Park, NY)
- Philadelphia Insurance
Triathlon in Fairmount Park (June 21-22, Philadelphia, PA)
- Deschutes Dash (July
19-20, Bend, OR)
- Boulder Peak Triathlon
(July 20, Boulder, CO)
- Urban Epic (July 26,
Portland, ME)
- Oregon Trout City of
Portland Triathlon (August 31, Portland, OR)
- San Francisco Triathlon
(November 9, San Francisco, CA)
- USA Triathlon Age Group
Nationals (September 20, Forest Grove, OR)
- Peregrine Charities
Triathlon (September 28, Waterloo, IA)
- Land Rover Pumpkinman
Triathlon (October 18, Las Vegas, NV)
- Marin County Triathlon
(October 26, San Rafael, CA)
The Council for Responsible Sport (CRS) provides an
objective, independent certification for sustainable athletic
events. By defining realistic standards and providing a
framework for achieving them, CRS enables event directors to
incorporate environmental responsibility into their events while
informing consumers which events adhere to these standards.
A set of Draft Standards is currently available for review and
public comment at responsiblesporting.org. Publication of an
initial release version will occur in early April, and the pilot
program will allow CRS to develop a knowledge base of case
studies, test certification processes, and further refine the
standards. In 2009 certification will expand to other mass
participation sports, including cycling and running events.
The Council for Responsible Sport was founded by Jeff Henderson
and Jonathan Eng, with support and guidance from Portland-based
non-profit Oregon Trout. Jeff Henderson is a USAT-certified race
director (City of Portland Triathlon, Musselman Triathlon, Fly
by Night Duathlon), official, journalist, and former pro
triathlete. Jonathan Eng is a USAT-certified coach, personal
fitness trainer, and triathlete.
Further information about the Council for Responsible Sport is
available through the website responsiblesporting.org.
http://www.triathletemag.com/Departments/News/2008/Council_for_Responsible_Sport_announces_2008_pilot_events.htm
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Score This!!! gets thanked by
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LOCKPORT Y-10: A
great day for the race
By Bill Wolcott/wolcottb@gnnewspaper.com
Lockport Union-Sun & Journal Published:
February 10, 2008 12:47 am
LOCKPORT — Dreary, drizzly, 36 degrees, feels like 26.
Just right.
A near-record 224 runners thought the Lockport weather was
great for the 37th Lockport Y-10, which starts the road race
season on the Niagara Frontier.
Jeff Day of Berea, Ohio, won the 10-mile test in 60 minutes
.41 seconds on Saturday. That’s a 6:04 per mile pace. Judy
Sparks-Arlington of Lockport, the female race record holder,
led the women again in 1:08.22.
With runners from the Niagara Frontier and beyond paying $12
or $22 (with goodie bag), the Y-10 raised money for Camp
Kenan. The start and finish was the YMCA on Main Street. The
course included trips down and up the Market Street hill and
onward to Slayton Settlement Road.
Day, who is from a Cleveland suburb, was visiting the
in-laws in North Tonawanda for Chinese New Year. He scoped
out the Niagara Frontier’s first race of the season on the
Internet.
“I would have like to run under an hour,” Day said. “On New
Year’s eve I ran just under an hour. This course a little
bit harder. It was nice, not too much wind.”
Day, who sells machinery tools, ran cross country in high
school. He does not belong to a club but runs all year
around “to keep out of trouble.”
Sparks-Arlington, 41, has won the race so many times, she
could run a clinic. In fact, she does at the YMCA.
Sparks-Arlington trained three men and a woman to run for
the first time.
The quartet succeeded. Kevin McDonough, Michael Florio,
Tammy Ludwig of Newfane and Kevin McKenna all finished in
under two hours.
Sparks-Arlington is on the YMCA board of directors and holds
the course of in 1:04.36, which she set in 2001. She has
three children and was cheered on by her biggest fan, David
Arlington, her 8-year old son.
“He is my biggest fan,” said mom, whose hair was dripping
with sweat. “The only time I missed the race is when I was
pregnant with him ... I run to set an example for my
children, to stay fit and to set an example for the
community.”
Her three children, ages 14, 13, and 8, are all active in
YMCA programs. Dad David Arlington finished the race with an
8:40 per mile pace.
Sparks ran for Lockport High School and SUNY Cortland.
“Today was a great day, perfect weather, not too windy,” she
said. “I just wish I could have gone faster.”
Emily Truesdell, 19, of Ransomville, ran for the first time.
The former Wilson High School harrier was cheered on by Mike
Gillis of Pendleton, who ran the course in 1:59 two years
ago.
“You want to make sure you don’t go out too fast and make
sure you save something for the last five miles, which is
always the harder part,” said Truesdell, a Starpoint grad
who was sidelined by an Achilles injury. “The conditions are
great but a little windy. The last mile is a huge uphill
over Market Street.”
Truesdell finished in 1:122.21.
Melissa and Jon Melnik came for Colden to compete together.
“It’s a good course and very hard at the end with the big
hill,” said Melissa, who is a software engineer.
“We stay together,” the husband said. “We don’t get to do it
very often so this is a treat.” The Melnik’s came in
together, a split second apart at 1:17.
Joe Holler, a University at Buffalo graduate student from
Jamestown, is race regular. “It’s a great race,” he said.
“All the guys who are really serious about training in the
winter come to this one. It’s always a good time.”
He was sixth in 1:03.21.
The money raised is to benefit children who cannot afford to
go to Camp Kenan.
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Running The Y-10: Hills And Hardcore
Fun
Contributed by:
Buffalo.com/YourHub Thomas Proctor IV
on 1/16/2008
On February 9th, at
11AM, an expected 200 runners will step up to the
starting line to test their levels of fitness and
their sanity. The 37th annual Lockport Y-10 mile
race is the precursor to the start of the area road
racing season in Western New York, and what a better
way than to roll through Lockport, New York for ten
challenging miles through the hills to find out.
Tom Somerville of the
Bond Lake Athletic Club dwells on the race's
tradition. "Baseball purists is a term often
used for people who love the sport. I think the
Lockport Y- 10 attracts the running purists."
Summerville said. With
the ten mile race, and the course's layout, a runner
who attempts it never really expects a perfect
raceday condition. Western New York's second oldest
footrace had former Buffalo News Runner Of The Year
and 2006 Y-10 winner, Matt Glynn, running the course
ahead of time, as if to study for a final exam.
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Matt Glynn, 2006 winner of the Y-10. Glynn won the event
by over a half-minute margin. Glynn clipped seven seconds
off the course record, running it in 54 minutes and 31
seconds. Picture, courtesy of Checkers Athletic Club.
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" The
conditions were horrendous that day, with snow blowing
everywhere." Glynn said.
Glynn understood that the Y-10
was not only hilly, but realized that any weather condition
can rear its ugly head. Not on raceday, though.
" On raceday, we really lucked
out with clear skies and mild temperatures." "I think we even
had a tailwind on the way back in." Glynn said.
The previous description, 'the
way back in', is also at the start, where runners glide
downhill for one mile into the race. Expend your energy then
and nine miles into it- payback will be received dearly, with
the uphill that stares you down, after having run through
rolling hills during the middle section of the course. "That's
one thing for sure that anyone who has done the race will
mention that." Glynn reflects. In that final stretch of the
ninth mile of the race, your legs attempt to accelerate
uphill, your lungs burn and your legs suffer the effects of
lactic acid buildup. And for measure, you would actually think
that the hill taunts you as it corkscrews gently to the left-
yes, continuing uphill.
"There's really nothing like that
final mile of that course, the grueling uphill." "You have the
sensation of being in slow motion." Glynn said.
Checkers
Athletic Club President, Roger Roll recalls his dos and don'ts
of the course. Roll, coached by running icon and seven-time
NCAA Champion, Vicki Mitchell remembers.
"I was
instructed to take that first mile out in 7:05,
conservatively. I went out fast and hit that first mile
in 6:15-oops." Roll said.
"The last mile uphill was at around
nine-minute pace."
Worry not.
The finish is what makes that ride uphill all the worth while,
as it flattens and you are welcomed by the die hard athletes
clapping and cheering you through the finish line.
Jeff Tracy is going into his
second decade of having the title of Race Director.
"It is just amazing that the
Niagara County Sheriff and Auxiliary Police Departments help
us make this race possible with their great work."
"The Lockport Police do a
phenomenal job." Tracy said.
Rich Clark and Bob Giardini's
company,' Score This!!!', will provide the most accurate
timing in the Western New York Area from start to finish, with
the use of the ChampionChip, a disc-like device, laced to your
running shoe- giving you the most precise time available.
For more information in regards
to the Y-10 race, you can access such online at
http://www.score-this.com/y10.html
'Score This!!!' provides every
tidbit of information to those inquiring about the race, from
past race results, to that valuable course map that the
runners look at the last minute on raceday.
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Score This!!! uses One Million
Revolutions green registration system
January 2008
Score This!!! teams up with Jeff Henderson of One
Million Revolutions to green up the Keuka Lake tri in 2008 by
being of the first to use the Green Registration System. OMR
offers athletes the ability to offset their carbon emissions by
purchasing credits during registration to offset the amount of
carbon they put into the atmosphere. It works quite simply
by calculating the distance an athlete will travel by the rate
their vehicle consumes fuel to come up with a per ton carbon
amount. Most athletes find that it usually works out to
pennies. Score This!!! in turn pledges to use the offset
monies to purchase carbon credits from The Carbon Trust or Carbon
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"Don't underestimate yourself," Rich Clark told me. "That's
probably one of the bigger tips I can give you." I met
with Clark yesterday to talk about his company, Score
This!!! (and yes, the proper name includes the three
exclamation points) -- a race management and timing company
which puts on a four-race multisport series in the area.
Clark, who has been competing in triathlons since about
1988, played football and ran cross country in high school
but found the challenging nature of triathlons kept him
coming back to multisport. It isn't so much the physical
challenge, he noted, but the emotional gratification he
feels when completing a race. The challenge isn't just to
beat someone else, but to test yourself and see how much
faster or how much farther you can go.
This concept, a recurring theme among the triathletes I
talk to, has pulled me into the sport and resonates as I
continue to learn how to deal with a variety of critics.
Critics come in many forms. Sometimes it's a tiny voice
in your head that says something seemingly innocuous like
"are you sure?" Sometimes it's well-intentioned
family and friends who offer concern that comes delivered in
the form of criticism (but you can't swim for 15 minutes
yet). And sometimes, it's total strangers who will flat out
tell you what you're doing is stupid.
Becoming more invested in your athletic goals often means
more critics come out of the woodwork. The critic will
unfortunately never go away. Coaches are fond of
saying they're only interested in things within their team's
control. They can't control the officiating, the crowd or
the other team. They can only control how they react to
those situations.
And so it goes with the "recreational" athlete. You can't
control the critics in your life (well, maybe that critical
voice in your head) but you can control how you react to
them.
As I learn the mechanics of triathlon -- how to swim, the
proper form for running and best dynamics of the bike -- I'm
also learning the art of tuning out the critics, the
naysayers, the oracles of negativity. It's not just my body
that gets stronger, but my mind as well.
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Score This!!! gets thanked by
the Town of Evans Police Department
January 14th, 2008
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Score This!!! gets mentioned on
InsideTri.com about pushing substainability with carbon offsets
January 2nd, 2008
One Million Revolutions Pushes Sustainability With Carbon
Offsets
This report filed - January 2, 2008
One Million Revolutions, a race production company based in
Portland, Oregon, has enhanced its registration system to allow
participants to purchase carbon offsets for all travel to and from
its races in 2008. These races include the Musselman Triathlon and
ITU Pan American Cup in Geneva, New York; the Oregon Trout City of
Portland Triathlon in Portland, Oregon; and the Fly by Night
Duathlon in Watkins Glen, New York.
The purchase of carbon credits allows individuals to offset
greenhouse gas emissions produced by environmentally destructive
activities like driving and flying. The credits are purchased from
third-party non-profit organizations like The Climate Trust, which
use them to fund carbon-reducing projects like wind farms which
would not otherwise exist.
One Million
Revolutions (OMR) has created a custom registration system for its
races, and a new module has been added in 2008 for events wishing
to offset the carbon footprint resulting from participant travel.
During the online registration process for all of OMR's races,
participants indicate their mode of transportation to the race
(bike, car, plane) and a "carbon equivalent" is calculated,
indicating the amount of greenhouse gases produced by the travel.
This quantity is converted to a fee for purchasing offsets, which
participants then have the option of buying.
All offsets not bought by participants will be purchased by the
events as part of their goal to stage "carbon neutral" races. One
Million Revolutions is committed to organizing responsible
sporting events, integrating practices and sourcing products which
meet high standards of sustainability.
Registration for three of OMR's races opened January 1, and thus
far 100 percent of participants have elected to offset their
carbon footprint.
In addition to events directed by One Million Revolutions, the
Keuka Lake Triathlon in Keuka Park, NY has also elected to offer
participants the ability to offset their travel. The Keuka Lake
Triathlon is run by Score-This, Inc. and uses the OMR registration
system.
More information about the Musselman Triathlon can be found at
musselmantri.com.
More information about the City of Portland Triathlon can be found
at
portlandtri.com.
More information about the Fly by Night Duathlon can be found at
flybynightdu.com.
onemillionrevolutions.org
jeff@onemillionrevolutions.org (315) 636-4268 |
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Today's lesson in the pool »
Yes, it's December. Yes, that means that June is six
months away. But I like to plan ahead, so today, I'm
going to register online for my first triathlon --
the Keuka Lake Tri on June 8. The Keuka Lake Tri
is part of a four-event series by Score-This.
The list of races for 2008 includes A Tri in the
Buff (July 6 at Evangola State Park), Summer Sizzler
(Aug. 9 on Grand Island) and the Fingers Lakes Tri
(Sept. 21).
I also received word from folks in Orchard Park
that the town recreation department is going to host
its first triathlon on June 22. Held at Green Lake
in Orchard Park, it will feature a 600 yard swim,
23-mile bike and four-mile run.
And, as if looking at doing a series of races
this summer isn't enough, I'm also mailing my
registration today for the
Super Bowl Y-Tri held at the Carlson Metrocenter
YMCA in Rochester on, well, Super Bowl Sunday.
That's an indoor tri which is organized based on
time rather than distance: how far you can go in 15
minutes of swimming, 15 minutes of stationary biking
and 15 minutes of running on a track. It should be a
good introduction to a three-sport day -- and the
swim is in a pool, so there will be the comfort of
pool sides for me to grab.
Today's workout consists of my swim lesson and a
30 minute easy run. Stay tuned for more on why my
coach has me running so gosh darn slow.
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Score This!!! triathlon A Tri in
the Buff mentioned in Janosky article
October 24th, 2007
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Score This!!! makes a full page
of the Riverside Federal Credit Union quarterly
newsletter The Current October 2007
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Score This!!! makes the Ommegang
Brewery
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August 2007
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Mark Hryvniak of Score This!!!
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August 2007
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Score This!!! times the
Musselman ITU Pan American Cup
July 2007Crowd enjoys pro
triathlon - Finger Lakes Times July 15th, 2007
By CHRIS MARQUART
Saturday, July 14, 2007 10:16 PM CDT
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Spencer Tulis / Finger Lakes Times -
Participants in the ITU Pan-American Cup make their way down
Routes 5&20 prior to entering the cloverleaf to Main Street
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GENEVA - Michael Orton noticed the endless line of
bumper-to-bumper traffic up and down Routes 5&20 and took note
of the rampant fist-shaking that was taking place during
Saturday's Pan-Am ITU Triathlon.
“They didn't seem to be upset that they were stuck in traffic.
People who were stopped got out of their cars to cheer us on.
That's refreshing,” Orton said.
Orton, of Colorado Springs, placed fifth, capping an American
sweep of the top five spots in the World Cup event, the first of
its kind to be held in Geneva and the kick-off race for this
weekend's fourth annual Musselman Triathlon.
Spectators watched from places like Lakefront Park, the South
Main Street bridge and Bicentennial Park as more than 70
professional triathletes competed for a share of $20,000 in
prize money, as well as world-ranking points.
Olympian Victor Plata of Sacramento, Calif., came out of a
two-year break for the win, clocking in at 1:50.22. Doug Friman,
of Tucson, Ariz., was second and Mark Fretta, of Colorado
Springs, placed third.
Sarah Groff, of Boulder, Colo., led the women's race from
start to finish, taking an early lead in the .9-mile swim in
Seneca Lake before pacing the top four through the 24.8-mile
bike portion of the race, which included eight laps around
Routes 5&20 and through downtown. As the field strung out, Groff
hid among the men as she pulled away in the final 6.2-mile run
through Lakeshore Park. Jasmine Oeinck, of Colorado Springs, was
second, followed by Mary Beth Ellis, of Thornton, Colo.
“Racing is a celebration of the training in a sick, sad way. I
trained pretty hard,” Groff said. “On the run, I used some of
the guys. I chased them down and all around. I couldn't have
done this by myself.”
The win was Groff's first major event victory, and as a native
of Cooperstown, she considered the race a home-track event. It
was worth $4,500.
“I used to have to go to Massachusetts for triathlons. An event
like this is a testament to how the sport has grown. We had a
great race in upstate New York,” Groff said.
Plata was equally impressed with the caliber of talent in the
men's division.
“The three of us up front are a quality group. We probably have
10 podium finishes at World Cups. It's good to have that kind of
quality together on American soil,” he said.
Plata is the first Olympian to compete in Musselman action and
served as the guest speaker at Saturday's pre-race dinner. He
was also the official starter of this morning's Half-Ironman.
Plata, who said he used Saturday's ITU race as a springboard to
the 2008 Beijing Games, also talked about competing in Geneva
during a pre-race press conference Friday.
He said that the Geneva criterium, or bike course, compares
favorably with others he's competed on around the world.
“That hill (Castle Street) doesn't look that big, but eight
times is a lot,” he said.
With its picturesque scenery and challenging course, Plata said
Geneva has the makings of a great triathlon town.
Groff also attended the press conference and talked about how
she relocates to Australia to train during the winter.
“I definitely miss New York when the weather is like this,” said
Groff. “You can't do the same kind of training here, though.”
Yesterday wasn't the first time Plata has gotten the better of
Friman. He out-paced Friman for the alternate spot on the 2000
Olympic Team and out-kicked Friman for the third and final spot
on the 2004 Olympic roster.
But that doesn't mean Saturday's competition was weak: Friman
placed fourth at the last Pan-American Games, and Fretta was the
No. 1 triathlete in the world through June 2006 before a bike
crash and a broken collarbone put him out of action for months.
“This was a test for me. I was a bit nervous because - more
nervous than I normally am because I haven't done a race like
this in a while,” Plata said, noting he hasn't raced since he
started law school in 2005. His last final exam was two weeks
ago.
“I've been crossing the days off my calendar at home because I
knew every day of training was critical. I didn't know how I
would race, and I am surprised that I pulled out a win,” he
said.
Competitors relied on one another to push themselves to the
limit throughout the day. Plata was mired in the middle of the
pack after the swim, but a determined group of cyclists ran down
the lead pack, setting up a battle in the final leg of the
event.
“If the first pack isn't extremely motivated, the second pack
will catch them. They couldn't hold us off,” Plata said, noting
the group settled in to a safe, steady tempo for the bulk of the
run.
In the Pan-Am ITU Triathlon, drafting is allowed in all stages
of the race. Swimmers will follow other swimmers, much like one
boat can ride in another boat's wake. Riders will tail one
another in the cycling portions to cut down on wind drag.
Runners, just like in distance events in track and field, will
follow another for the same reason.
This creates tight groups of competitors and makes for
entertaining finishes.
“It is typical to see 30 or 40 guys come in and it makes the run
exciting. It becomes a horse race, and there is nowhere to
hide,” Plata said.
On the run, Friman was catching Plata, but ultimately finished
.08 seconds behind him.
“Doug and I are best friends, and I could tell just by the
footsteps that it was him behind me,” Plata said.
In 1998, the duo's rookie season as professionals, they traveled
the country together, racing around the United States. “He's one
of my oldest triathlon friends. We've been battling for nearly a
decade.”
Orton has been in several Pan-American and World Cup triathlons
and posted a top finish among top-end athletes. He drew from the
fans as much as he did from the athletes around him.
“I liked the run. It was spectator-friendly. The crowd was
bunched up and could see a lot of it,” Orton said. “The crowds
make a difference. It was awesome on the run. There were lots of
cowbells. It is encouraging.”
“All of a sudden, we had instant stands with 300 or 400 people
in their cars watching the race,” Plata noted, referring to the
bike ride. “But I wasn't looking at it from a spectator point of
view. I was watching for the stray door opening or someone who
was fed up and turning into our lane.”
Not everyone was carried away by the thrill of competition,
however.
Doug Emerson of Penn Yan said he was on his way home from Clyde
when he hit the roadblock.
“I was held up in Geneva for damn near an hour,” he said. “I
wasn't in a hurry, but some of the other people who were voicing
their opinions must have been. I can't believe that they'd be
able to close down the road to through traffic.”
Musselman action continues today with the Half-Iron triathlon
starting at 7 a.m. at Seneca Lake State Park and the MusselKids
race at 2:30 p.m. starting behind the park's Pavilion.
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Score This!!! makes the
Riverside Federal Credit Union lobby -
Spring 2007
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Score This!!! helps make the
YMCA Kid's Day and the Canisius Shoes for Shelter a success -
April 2007
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Score This!!! makes the New
England Multisport Magazine for the Multisport Expo- Getting a
Start on the Tri Season - March 2007
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Score This!!! makes the Women
and Children's Hospital of Buffalo Foundation website - April 2007 |
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Companies A Tri in the Buff Triathlon - July 1 |
Where:
Evangola State Park
10191 Old Lake Shore Road
Irving, NY 14081
716.549.1760
What:
Olympic 1.5K Swim 40K Bike 10K Run
OlympicRelay 1.5K Swim 40K Bike 10K Run
Sprint 750m Swim 20K Bike 5K Run
Duathlon 5K Run 20K Bike 5K Run
Try-A-Tri 200m Swim 10K Bike 2 K Run
Time:
8:00 am Intermediate and Intermediate Relay
8:30 am Sprint/Duathlon
8:45 am Try-a-Tri
11:30 am Kids Tri (non-timed)
Date: July 1
Register:
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Score This!!! takes part in the
New England Multisport Expo
March 25th, 2007
 
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Sun Multisport Events, in partnership with USAT New
England, is proud to announce the 2007 New England Multisport
Expo will be March 25, 2007 at the
Zesiger Sports & Fitness Center at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge,
MA (Hours: 10:30AM to 5:30PM). The Zesiger Center was chosen
as the new Expo venue to accommodate more exhibitors, more
activities and to give you an overall better Expo.
For directions to the Zesiger Center,
click here. And don't worry... there is plenty of free
parking directly across the street from the Zesiger center.
 MEET
TROY JACOBSON! We are excited to announce that
Spinervals' own Troy Jacobson will be Keynote Speaker at the
2007 Expo. Coach Troy is a world renowned fitness coach and
triathlete and his Spinervals training DVDs have been used
by thousands around the world. Troy will be on hand at the
Spinervals booth throughout the day and will be giving a
presentation during the afternoon (time to be announced)
In addition to expert led seminars, the Expo offers you an
exhibit floor with 50+ sponsors including certified coaches,
race directors and vendors of bikes, gear, apparel, training
products and more. You'll also find training clinics and an
indoor bike time trial. Admission to the seminars and
exhibit floor is FREE.
PLUS, the first 500 attendees
receive a free goodie bag filled with great stuff including a
Spinervals training DVD (a $30 value), Inside Triathlon's 2007
Buyers Guide, and much more!
Go through this site for complete details on the Expo.
Still not sure about attending? Here's 12 reasons not
to miss the 2007 Expo:
- Get a free goodie bag with Spinervals DVD, Inside
Triathlon's 2007 Buyers Guide and more. Limited to first
500 attendees.
- Stock up on gear for the new season. You'll find great
deals from 50+ exhibitors with everything
from accessories to ZIPP wheels.
- Get training tips and advice from one of the Expo's
expert led seminars. Seminars start at 10:45. Click
here for the schedule.
- Meet Troy Jacobson of Spinervals. Coach Troy will be
presenting in the afternoon and will be on hand for Q&A
throughout the day
- Plan your race season. Race directors for some of the
area's most popular races will be at the Expo.
Click here for select races.
- Compete in the indoor time trial. Go it alone or as part
of a team. Prizes and a Spinervals DVD for the first 50. Register
here.
- Improve your swim stroke in one of the swim clinic
classes offered throughout the day.
Register here.
- Improve your running technique and reduce the risk of
running injuries by attending the ChiRunning clinic.
Click here for details.
- Find out your VO2 max! Blackstone Valley Human
Performance will be doing tests on site.
Register here.
- Bring the kids and have some fun. There will be stuff
to entertain the kids so no need to leave them home and feel
guilty.
- Win something! Valuable giveaways worth THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS will be awared throughout the day.
- Take the "Vasa Challenge". Test out one of the Vasa
ergometers and see what it can do for your swim stroke.
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Score This!!! gets mention as one of the vendors
for the New England Multisport Expo in the USAT New England
Region News
March 2007
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USAT New England Region News
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What to Expect at this Sunday's New England Multisport
Expo
:: Seminars, Training Clinics and an Indoor Time Trial
:: Pro Stunt Bike Rider, Mike Steidley
:: Goodie Bags and Valuable Giveaways
:: 68 Exhibiting Sponsors... from the Adirondack Tri
Club to ZIPP
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68 Exhibiting Sponsors... from the Adirondack Tri Club to ZIPP
This year's sponsors give you the opportunity to gear up
with great deals on the products and accessories you need to
start the season. You'll also find Race Directors for more
than 60 events, tri cubs and USAT certified coaches.
The complete list of exhibiting sponsors includes: Adirondack
Triathlon Club, AEGIS Bicycles, Aggieman and Pumpkinman
Tris, Ameriprise Financial, AQX Sports, Baystate
Triathlon Team, Bellmont Wheelworks, Best Buddies
Challenge, Blackstone Valley Human Performance, Boston
Triathlon Team, Cayuga Lake Tri, CGI Racing, Charles
River Canoe & Kayak, City Sports, ClifBar,
Cohasset Tri, CW-X Conditioning Wear, Cycleloft, Dubin
Chirorpractic, endorfun sports, Fastsplits, Firm
Racing, Fitwerx, Fuel Belt, Hartford Marathon Foundation,
iHeartRacing.com, International Bicycle Centers, JinXworX,
Joints in Motion (Arthritis Foundation), JuicePlus+, Landry's
Bicycles, Loco Sports, Marathon Physical Therapy Sports
Medicine, Memory Ride (Alzheimers Association), Mike
Steidley/Jamis Bicycles, Minuteman Road Club, Mossman Tri
Fitness Events, NECTC, New England Sports Magazine, ontri.com,
os20gear, Performance Training Systems, Polar,
Pure Madness, REI, Ride with Champions, (Special
Olympics), Score This, Serotta, Spinervals, Sun
Multisport Events, Team Envision, Team in Training
(Leukemia & Lymphoma Society), Team Psycho, Total Immersion,
Tri and Du It Multisport, Tri Fury, Tri Maine, Tri the World
Travel, Tri- Hard Sports Conditioning Systems, Tri-Tek, USAT
New England Region, USE/IBEX Sports, VasaTrainer,
Vortex Racing, Wheelworks Multisport, Zesiger Sports & Fitness
Center and ZIPP
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City of Buffalo Mayor Brown and Jeff Tracy at
the Shamrock Run
Picture courtesy of Diane Sardes ( March 3 2007 )
Score This!!! times one of Buffalo's largest
races the Shamrock Run with 2222 braving the winter cold and wind.
Picture courtesy of Checkers AC ( March 3 2007 )
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Clark Wins USAT/Training Peaks Swag Bag
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. ( Feb. 23 2007 )
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