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Crescent Moon Triathlon Brings Summer to a Close

September 19, 2009 | By Colorado Triathlete

By Courtney Johnson

September 19, 2009 (Denver, CO) – Over 500 athletes celebrated the end of summer by competing in the Crescent Moon Sprint Triathlon.

Under beautiful Indian summer skies and perfect temps, Dan Mackenzie won the men’s elite division in a time of 56 minutes 2 seconds. Mackenzie, who competed in the Chicago Triathlon a few weeks earlier, led the race from start to finish.

“I felt strong on the bike, stronger than I have felt in a while,” he said. “Knowing Jordan was behind me, I knew I just had to hold on for dear life on the run.”

In fact, Jordan Jones finished a mere 26 seconds behind Mackenzie in 56:28.  Jones returned to racing at Crescent Moon after fracturing his leg earlier in the season.

“This was my first hard run after breaking my leg,” said Jones. “I felt good.  So that is positive since I will be racing Westchester this coming weekend.”

Former pro triathlete Gordo Byrn returned to race his second race of the season and finished fifth overall.

“My wife Monica was really the one that got me going again,” he said. “Next I plan on heading to Longhorn to try to snag a Clearwater spot for next year.”

Molly Smith took the Elite Women’s Division, finishing in 1:08:56.  The 29 year old from Denver was racing for the first time in the elite division.

“I thought I would give it a try and see,” Smith said. “I just love triathlon and I had a faster day than I hoped. I was able to manage my weakness, which is swimming.  It is a beautiful day and a good way to end the season.”

Smith took over the lead after catching Valerie Kuhns on the run.  Kuhns, 27, of Highlands Ranch, took second in the elite division with a time of 1:13:15.

Twelve year old Corrine Morales from Golden was the youngest female athlete, finishing 97th overall in 1:15:11.

Seventy year old Ann Weaver from Denver was the oldest female finisher in 1:56:27, 498th overall.

The youngest male finisher was 6-year-old Quinn Ralston from Colorado Springs.  He clocked a time of 1:12:11, good for 62nd overall.

From Pueblo, 68 year old James Wright was the oldest male competitor. Wright finished 464th overall in 1:46:25.

Crescent Moon is the last triathlon for the 2009 season put on by Racing Underground, but more racing action will return in 2010.

Top Ten Women

PLACE FIRST NAME LAST NAME AGE SWIM T1 BIKE T2 RUN FINISH CITY
1 BRYN MORALES 17 10:26 1:14 31:55:00 1:04 20:15 1:04:52 GOLDEN
2 JENNY POWELKA 33 12:10 1:20 30:41:00 1:07 20:26 1:05:43 FORT COLLINS
3 BARB BLAKLEY 31 12:00 1:31 30:22:00 1:17 22:22 1:07:29 DENVER
4 MELISA MINER 33 12:31 1:36 30:17:00 1:16 22:38 1:08:17 DENVER
5 ERICA PEDRON 33 12:09 2:07 31:50:00 1:39 21:03 1:08:46 AURORA
6 MOLLY SMITH 29 14:14 1:52 30:46:00 1:03 21:04 1:08:56 DENVER
7 EMILY LOOSE 28 11:59 2:17 33:58:00 1:28 21:13 1:10:53 BOULDER
8 NANCI GOLDSMITH 43 12:52 1:36 31:00:00 1:23 25:29:00 1:12:17 LITTLETON
9 VALERIE KUHNS 27 11:27 2:05 33:05:00 1:33 25:07:00 1:13:15 HIGHLANDS RANCH
10 JAMIE DAVIDSON 29 11:51 2:11 33:33:00 1:30 24:34:00 1:13:36 BOULDER

 

Tope Ten Men

PLACE FIRST NAME LAST NAME AGE SWIM T1 BIKE T2 RUN FINISH CITY
1 DAN MACKENZIE 27 9:14 1:06 27:16:00 0:56 17:31 56:02:00 DENVER
2 JORDAN JONES 28 9:42 1:09 26:53:00 1:00 17:45 56:28:00 GOLDEN
3 DANIEL MCINTOSH 25 9:54 1:09 27:04:00 1:02 17:35 56:41:00 BOULDER
4 CODY WAITE 31 10:20 1:20 26:29:00 1:01 18:13 57:21:00 LAKEWOOD
5 GORDO BYRN 41 9:34 1:04 27:45:00 1:03 18:39 58:04:00 BOULDER
6 MICHAEL SAMMONS 49 9:14 1:55 27:40:00 1:16 20:03 1:00:07 CENTENNIAL
7 EDWARD OLIVER 40 10:46 1:25 27:17:00 1:19 20:42 1:01:27 LITTLETON
8 MARK DILLARD 43 12:11 1:17 26:59:00 1:14 19:52 1:01:31 ENGLEWOOD
9 GREG HERICKS 40 10:33 1:22 28:39:00 1:17 20:34 1:02:23 DENVER
10 TAYLOR DUDLEY 39 10:36 1:34 29:08:00 1:31 19:58 1:02:45 BOULDER
Guy Sigley rides to second place in the 50-54 age group
Barb Blakley runs to second in the 30-34 age group
Bryn Morales finished with the fastest time for the women
Camille Morales was the youngest competitor at age 12
Dan MacKenzie runs to victory in the men\'s race
Daniel McIntosh finishes third
David Bobka, 17, wins his age group
Donald Dority exits T1
Adam Coy (left) and Donavon Guyot (right) race to the finish line
Elite start
Gordo Byrn rounds the corner
Gordo Byrn
Gordo Byrn heads into the swim
Jenny Powelka en route to winning the women\'s 30-34 age group
Jordan Jones
Jordan Jones hits the beach
Kathleeen Grinney
Mark Dillard
Matt Hudson
Molly Smith powers home for the win in the elite women\'s category
Molly Smith
The red wave starts the race
Swimmers round the buoy at the Cherry Creek Reservoir
Stephen Dupree out of the saddle
Stephen Salansky mounts the bike
Taylor Dudley leads the charge
Valerie Kuhns in transition
Valerie Kuhns exits the water

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