September 8, 2001 By Darrin Eisman ISSUE #13, October/November 2001 - Saturday, September 8th was a race director's nightmare. Just 24 hours before the start of the second edition of the Harvest Moon Triathlon, the foothills west of Denver were covered in 8 inches of snow. Meanwhile the Aurora Reservoir just east of town was getting hit with wave after wave of cold … [Read more...] about Harvest Moon Triathlon
Colorado Triathlons
Microsupreme XT Provides Precursor to Main Event
By Adam Hodges ISSUE #12, August/September 2001 - Earlier Sunday morning, while the XTERRA competitors enjoyed a rare chance to sleep in before their 10:30 start time, the sprint distance Microsupreme XT took place as a precursor to the main event at the Keystone XTERRA Festival. When I first saw the name of this race, I began pondering the meaning of the initials 'XT'. An … [Read more...] about Microsupreme XT Provides Precursor to Main Event
XTERRA Keystone Hosts Tough Competition on Tough Course
July 2001 - Keystone, Colorado By Adam Hodges ISSUE #12, August/September 2001 - High and dry in the Rockies, athletes meted out strong doses of competition and suffered at the hands of arguably the most challenging XTERRA course on the circuit. One might expect the altitude to lessen its grip on the locals, but Colorado athletes hurt just as much as the lowlanders at the … [Read more...] about XTERRA Keystone Hosts Tough Competition on Tough Course
Mountain-Quest Winter Triathlon
USAT National Championships 10K Run, 20K Bike, 10K Ski February 3, 2001 Snow Mountain Ranch, Frasier, Colorado * Bike Split includes both transitions Plc Bib# Last First City St Age S Total Time 10K Run 20K Bike 10K Ski 1 30 Overend Ned Durango CO 45 M 1 2:15:31 2 44:09 1 58:06 1 33:16 2 17 Kloser Michael Vail CO 40 M 2 2:17:49 3 44:09 2 58:34 2 35:06 3 22 Bolton Ryan … [Read more...] about Mountain-Quest Winter Triathlon
Howling at the Harvest Moon
September 10, 2000 - Aurora, Colorado By Adam Hodges ISSUE #8, October/November 2000 - September 10th dawned cool, a hint of the coming fall, yet with the promise of another hot summer day to test triathletes. The sun, swollen like a harvest moon, crept above the bare hills east of Aurora Reservoir as three hundred triathletes and duathletes prepared for a morning of hills, … [Read more...] about Howling at the Harvest Moon