Athletes at Altitude: Pros Take a Bite Out of Big Apple

Ellie Salthouse at NYC Triathlon (photo: C. Schroeder)

Athletes at Altitude: Pros Take a Bite Out of Big Apple

July 29, 2015
Racing

Pro Men Make Mark in NYC

Sean Daugherty — Daugherty on bike at NYC Triathlon (photo: S. Daugherty)

A couple of weeks ago, a flurry of Colorado pro triathletes competed in the New York City Triathlon. It was a great showing by both the men and the women as they proved to be fast and furious in the short course.

On the men’s side, Cam Dye of Boulder finished second, just 31 seconds behind the winner, Ben Collins. Dye is known for his speed and definitely showed it from the get-go by turning in the fastest swim time of the day of 11 minutes 54 seconds and an overall time of 1 hour 45 minutes 30 seconds.

The next male competitor to cross the finish line was Rudy Von Berg of Boulder. As usual, Von Berg turned in swift swim time of 12:02 to stay in the lead pack during the swim. He was able to hold on for fifth place on the day with an overall time of 1:49:15 thanks to a solid run and one of the fastest run splits of the day of 33:11.

The final male pro representing Colorado, and Boulder, was 12^th place finisher Sean Daugherty, who stayed steady all day in each event to turn in a finishing time of 1:56:38. Great job, guys!

Colorado Women Power to Podium

Ellie Salthouse at NYC Triathlon (photo: C. Schroeder)

In the women’s race, Boulder-trainee, and IRONMAN 70.3 Boulder champion, Alicia Kaye kept up her winning ways in a convincing way in New York. Kaye led from start to finish thanks to her zippy swim time of 13:44, which was the fastest of the day. Kaye also turned in one of the fastest bike times, 1:03:34, and finished off her day with a run of 36:51 for an overall time of 1:58:25.

Not far behind Kaye out of the water was Boulderite Lauren Goss, 13:53, who finished second on the day with an overall time of 2:01:09. Claiming the final podium spot was Boulderite Felicity Sheedy-Ryan, who turned in one of the fastest run splits of the day, 35:51, and left no doubt she deserved to stand on the podium with an overall time of 2:04:19.

The final Boulder-trainee pro to wrap up a solid race day in NYC was Ellie Salthouse, who finished sixth place overall, 2:06:51. Thanks to her fast swim of 14:43, Salthouse kept herself in the mix throughout the race. Congrats to all of our Colorado pros on a great day in NYC!

Tags: Athletes at Altitude, Colorado Triathletes

Megan Evoe

When she isn’t writing about the exploits of Colorado’s pro triathletes, Megan Evoe works with student-athletes at the University of Colorado as a Learning Specialist. Before coming to Boulder, Megan spent a decade teaching in Illinois and Texas while coaching soccer and cross country. Her passion for athletics stems from her collegiate days of playing soccer at Illinois State University where she twice earned All-Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Team honors. She holds a BA in English and Kinesiology, as well as an MA in Education. She has run over 20 marathons, including the Boston Marathon six times and an ultra-marathon, and has completed five triathlons, including IRONMAN 70.3 Austin. The sport of triathlon has brought many valuable pieces to Megan’s life, such as traveling, great friends, and an appetite for competition. Megan is married to professional triathlete Patrick Evoe.