Fort Morgan Tinman Triathlon
By Courtney Johnson
May 18, 2008 (Fort Morgan, CO) – After a brief hiatus the Tinman Triathlon has returned to Fort Morgan under the direction of ZF Sports Management and Jim Flint. The race featured both a super sprint and middle distance. The Tinman was the first race in the Rocky Mountain Tri Series, a seven-race series spanning Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico. Over seventy athletes from five states competed.
The swim took place in Jackson Reservoir. The Super Sprint distance was a 500-yard swim while the middle distance Tinman was a two loop 1000-meter swim. The bike took all racers 36 miles on Highway 144 out to the town of Orchard and then into Fort Morgan for the transition.
“I thought the course was great. The bike portion was certainly my favorite. It’s rare that you get to bike in a point-to-point race in Colorado, let alone in the farmlands. It was nice to do something a little different,” said Tinman overall race winner Tim Hola.
From the transition, Tinman racers did a two loop 5k course on trail and pavement around Riverside Park. The sprint participants did one loop of the same 5K course.
“The run course was nice because it had a lot of shade and it was on a dirt trail,” said Highlands Ranch resident Nicole Sulzen, who took 2nd place in the Super Sprint.
Racers were treated to a pancake breakfast and drinks at the finish line. The top three overall in each race division received beer mugs engraved with their place. The top three athletes in each age group received medals.
Highlands Ranch’s own Tim Hola, 34, won the Tinman in 2:12:27. “I was happy with my result,” he said. “Winning a race is always a special feeling because it doesn’t come very often.”
Andrew (AJ) Johnson, 32, also of Highlands Ranch, was second in 2:18:27. Charlie Kelly, 31, of Boulder took third in a time of 2:20:58.
Leo Hansen, 28, of Denver won the men’s Super Sprint in 1:54:26. Guy Sigley, 51, from Highlands Ranch, took third in 1:57:09; and 48-year-old Rick Flood from Loveland, CO finished third in 2:08:15.
On the women’s side, Boulder’s Michelle Steiner, 34, claimed first in the Tinman with a time of 2:33:58. Julia Purrington, 33, of Pine was second in 2:35:19 while 28-year-old Katie Brooks of Aspen placed third in 2:45:19.
First place in the women’s Super Sprint went to 34-year-old Charo Egan from Parker. Egan finished in 2:05:32. Nicole Sulzen, 31, of Highlands Ranch took second in 2:10:01. Kim Grant, 49, of Denver crossed the line in third with a time of 2:21:04
“I was really happy with my overall 2nd place in the female sprint division,” said Sulzen. “I had my fastest swim ever and I averaged my fastest bike ever, so I would say it was a great day.”
Super Sprint Women
OVRL | FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | CITY | PLC | DIV | PLC | SWIM | T1 | BIKE | T2 | RUN | TIME |
3 | Egan | Charo | Parker | 1 | F30-34 | 1 | 9:21 | 1:25 | 1:32:23 | 1:08 | 21:15 | 2:05:32 |
6 | Nicole | Sulzen | Littleton | 2 | F30-34 | 2 | 10:01 | 1:56 | 1:33:39 | 1:08 | 23:17 | 2:10:01 |
11 | Kim | Grant | Denver | 3 | F45-49 | 1 | 9:44 | 1:59 | 1:44:34 | 1:22 | 23:25 | 2:21:04 |
12 | Karin | Carestia | Park City | 4 | F40-44 | 1 | 13:07 | 4:23 | 1:33:59 | 1:50 | 28:49:00 | 2:22:08 |
15 | Jennifer | Arden | 5 | F25-29 | 1 | 12:55 | 2:25 | 1:50:29 | 3:07 | 28:37:00 | 2:37:33 | |
19 | Mindy | McEachran | Denver | 6 | F30-34 | 3 | 12:23 | 2:16 | 2:08:32 | 1:38 | 28:54:00 | 2:53:43 |
20 | Amy | Burton | parker | 7 | F40-44 | 2 | 14:57 | 1:30 | 1:54:23 | 2:04 | 41:04:00 | 2:53:58 |
21 | Gina | Redden | Parker | 8 | F40-44 | 3 | 12:55 | 2:33 | 2:03:12 | 1:38 | 34:53:00 | 2:55:11 |
23 | Kimberly | Cancelosi | Frisco | 9 | F50-54 | 1 | 16:45 | 3:58 | 2:05:08 | 2:05 | 41:55:00 | 3:09:51 |
Super Sprint Men
OVRL | FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | CITY | PLC | DIV | PLC | SWIM | T1 | BIKE | T2 | RUN | TIME |
1 | Leo | Hansen | Denver | 1 | M25-29 | 1 | 8:58 | 1:13 | 1:23:04 | 0:42 | 20:29 | 1:54:26 |
2 | Guy | Sigley | Highlands Ranch | 2 | M50-54 | 1 | 8:13 | 1:16 | 1:23:42 | 0:41 | 23:17 | 1:57:09 |
4 | Rick | Flood | Loveland | 3 | M45-49 | 1 | 10:20 | 1:49 | 1:30:19 | 0:48 | 24:59:00 | 2:08:15 |
5 | Chris | Purrington | 4 | M40-44 | 1 | 9:20 | 1:43 | 1:32:21 | 1:14 | 24:11:00 | 2:08:49 | |
7 | Rob | Holmes | Princeton | 5 | M60-64 | 1 | 10:22 | 1:13 | 1:29:20 | 1:06 | 28:37:00 | 2:10:38 |
8 | Jay | Lochhead | Longmont | 6 | M45-49 | 2 | 13:15 | 1:47 | 1:36:02 | 0:59 | 24:21:00 | 2:16:24 |
9 | Thomas | Seabrook | 7 | M40-44 | 2 | 10:05 | 3:18 | 1:33:36 | 0:01 | 29:37:00 | 2:16:36 | |
10 | Ryan | Close | Gypsum | 8 | Clydes | 1 | 9:26 | 1:28 | 1:33:08 | 0:56 | 34:16:00 | 2:19:14 |
13 | Adam | Sack | Denver | 9 | M35-39 | 1 | 10:58 | 2:27 | 1:40:36 | 3:11 | 32:44:00 | 2:29:56 |
14 | Brian | Gewin | 10 | M35-39 | 2 | 14:01 | 2:20 | 1:42:53 | 1:10 | 31:11:00 | 2:31:35 | |
16 | Shaun | Thompson | Fort Morgan | 11 | M35-39 | 3 | 13:59 | 3:39 | 1:53:00 | 1:18 | 27:59:00 | 2:39:55 |
17 | James | Knutzon | South Fork | 12 | M55-59 | 1 | 10:11 | 3:37 | 1:56:05 | 2:30 | 28:32:00 | 2:40:55 |
18 | Chris | Busch | Glendale | 13 | M35-39 | 4 | 14:09 | 3:54 | 1:53:22 | 1:13 | 32:28:00 | 2:45:06 |
22 | Scott | Horton | Denver | 14 | M25-29 | 2 | 17:47 | 4:54 | 2:00:17 | 1:46 | 33:29:00 | 2:58:13 |
24 | Pat | O’Rourke | Ft. Morgan | 15 | M30-34 | 1 | 30:36:00 | 3:52 | 2:11:37 | 0:43 | 39:45:00 | 3:26:33 |
Tinman Women
OVRL | FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | CITY | PLC | DIV | PLC | SWIM | T1 | BIKE | T2 | RUN | TIME |
10 | Michelle | Steiner | Boulder | 1 | F30-34 | 1 | 16:28 | 1:29 | 1:28:28 | 1:08 | 46:25:00 | 2:33:58 |
13 | Julie | Purrington | 2 | F30-34 | 2 | 16:05 | 0:40 | 1:32:29 | 0:46 | 45:19:00 | 2:35:19 | |
16 | Katie | Brooks | Aspen | 3 | F25-29 | 1 | 18:06 | 1:25 | 1:34:12 | 0:40 | 50:56:00 | 2:45:19 |
22 | Kelsie | Campbell | Denver | 4 | F25-29 | 2 | 19:21 | 2:42 | 1:42:34 | 1:42 | 46:40:00 | 2:52:59 |
26 | Leah | Raffaeli | Littleton | 5 | F35-39 | 1 | 23:20 | 1:45 | 1:43:07 | 1:10 | 53:59:00 | 3:03:21 |
31 | Janey | Bell | Denver | 6 | F45-49 | 1 | 21:51 | 2:21 | 1:45:06 | 1:51 | 1:02:00 | 3:13:09 |
32 | Francie | Anderson | Lakewood | 7 | F45-49 | 2 | 21:45 | 3:12 | 1:47:38 | 2:12 | 59:16:00 | 3:14:03 |
35 | Joanne | Theobald | Casper | 8 | F45-49 | 3 | 17:41 | 3:19 | 1:49:31 | 3:37 | 1:08:30 | 3:22:38 |
39 | Helen | Lepper | Aurora | 9 | F20-24 | 1 | 19:12 | 3:26 | 1:53:41 | 1:35 | 1:15:01 | 3:32:55 |
41 | Abigail | Porter | boulder | 10 | F25-29 | 3 | 25:18:00 | 5:11 | 2:06:35 | 3:08 | 1:08:29 | 3:48:41 |
Tinman Men
OVRL | FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | CITY | PLC | DIV | DIVPLC | SWIM | T1 | BIKE | T2 | RUN | TIME |
1 | Tim | Hola | Highlands Ranch | 1 | M30-34 | 1 | 13:32 | 0:41 | 1:20:13 | 0:37 | 37:24:00 | 2:12:27 |
2 | Andrew | Johnson | Highlands ranch | 2 | M-PRO | 1 | 14:54 | 0:45 | 1:23:04 | 1:04 | 38:40:00 | 2:18:27 |
3 | Charlie | Kelly | Boulder | 3 | M30-34 | 2 | 13:48 | 1:08 | 1:29:20 | 0:51 | 35:51:00 | 2:20:58 |
4 | Matt | Limbert | Colorado Springs | 4 | M35-39 | 1 | 16:40 | 1:39 | 1:26:18 | 1:23 | 36:46:00 | 2:22:46 |
5 | Dennis | Hahn | 5 | M35-39 | 2 | 18:11 | 1:01 | 1:23:49 | 0:41 | 40:42:00 | 2:24:24 | |
6 | Scott | Binder | Englewood | 6 | M45-49 | 1 | 15:32 | 1:25 | 1:24:08 | 0:59 | 43:46:00 | 2:25:50 |
7 | Ben | Kramer | Littleton | 7 | M25-29 | 1 | 17:32 | 1:14 | 1:27:41 | 1:16 | 39:43:00 | 2:27:26 |
8 | David | Anderson | Colorado Springs | 8 | M35-39 | 3 | 22:14 | 1:03 | 1:21:39 | 1:04 | 43:35:00 | 2:29:35 |
9 | Peter | Bredeman | 9 | M30-34 | 3 | 19:14 | 0:51 | 1:27:27 | 0:44 | 43:25:00 | 2:31:41 | |
11 | Dave | Sheanin | Erie | 10 | M40-44 | 1 | 15:02 | 0:57 | 1:30:49 | 0:38 | 46:55:00 | 2:34:21 |
12 | Timothy | Gensler | Greenwood Village | 11 | M40-44 | 2 | 17:07 | 2:07 | 1:30:30 | 1:07 | 44:24:00 | 2:35:15 |
14 | Philip | Mazza | Westminster | 12 | M35-39 | 4 | 16:42 | 1:37 | 1:32:52 | 1:01 | 46:21:00 | 2:38:33 |
15 | Micheal | Buchanan | Aspen | 13 | M30-34 | 4 | 16:17 | 1:42 | 1:35:44 | 0:36 | 48:40:00 | 2:42:59 |
17 | Steven | Pacheco | Westminster | 14 | M40-44 | 3 | 19:09 | 1:37 | 1:33:06 | 2:12 | 50:21:00 | 2:46:25 |
18 | James | Moore | Loveland | 15 | Clydes | 1 | 18:15 | 1:43 | 1:30:15 | 1:12 | 55:27:00 | 2:46:52 |
19 | Brad | Beck | Boulder | 16 | M40-44 | 4 | 22:07 | 1:25 | 1:30:23 | 1:37 | 51:49:00 | 2:47:21 |
20 | Cesar | Ramirez | Chihuahua | 17 | M30-34 | 5 | 21:38 | 1:31 | 1:41:03 | 1:08 | 46:07:00 | 2:51:27 |
21 | Cory | Olsen | Superior | 18 | M25-29 | 2 | 17:38 | 1:45 | 1:34:27 | 0:52 | 57:08:00 | 2:51:50 |
23 | Nathan | Trice | Breckenridge | 19 | M25-29 | 3 | 18:11 | 2:01 | 1:36:44 | 1:16 | 59:10:00 | 2:57:22 |
24 | Bob | Irving | Lakewood | 20 | M50-54 | 1 | 22:46 | 3:14 | 1:40:33 | 1:11 | 49:45:00 | 2:57:29 |
25 | Mike | Weir | Longmont | 21 | M35-39 | 5 | 23:35 | 2:16 | 1:40:22 | 1:49 | 50:11:00 | 2:58:13 |
27 | Michael | Chessnoe | Denver | 22 | M65-69 | 1 | 20:42 | 2:55 | 1:42:11 | 2:29 | 55:25:00 | 3:03:42 |
28 | Roger | Myers | Lakewwod | 23 | M60-64 | 1 | 19:27 | 1:40 | 1:36:46 | 1:43 | 1:04:07 | 3:03:43 |
29 | Todd | Scholl | Avon | 24 | M50-54 | 2 | 23:04 | 2:42 | 1:39:14 | 3:05 | 1:01:16 | 3:09:21 |
30 | Teddy | Martinez | Fort Collins | 25 | M30-34 | 6 | 24:23:00 | 1:03 | 1:45:13 | 1:14 | 59:20:00 | 3:11:13 |
33 | JD | Trujillo | 26 | M50-54 | 3 | 23:42 | 4:26 | 1:50:52 | 0:35 | 56:25:00 | 3:16:00 | |
34 | Alex | Larson | USAF Academy | 27 | M20-24 | 1 | 25:24:00 | 3:13 | 1:43:30 | 1:22 | 1:05:41 | 3:19:10 |
36 | Jason | White | Windsor | 28 | M35-39 | 6 | 26:54:00 | 3:56 | 1:56:33 | 2:47 | 54:33:00 | 3:24:43 |
37 | Tom | Warley | 29 | M55-59 | 1 | 20:37 | 3:15 | 1:53:05 | 1:49 | 1:06:06 | 3:24:52 | |
38 | Jason | Chesson | Greeley | 30 | M35-39 | 7 | 24:33:00 | 5:43 | 1:45:58 | 1:24 | 1:07:44 | 3:25:22 |
40 | charley | Dilcher | Aurora | 31 | M01-19 | 1 | 25:05:00 | 4:34 | 2:09:52 | 2:36 | 1:03:45 | 3:45:52 |
42 | Mark | Yoder | Denver | 32 | M50-54 | 4 | 21:54 | 3:54 | 2:08:44 | 0:01 | 1:16:31 | 3:51:03 |
43 | Andrew | Conrad | Fort Collins | 33 | M45-49 | 2 | 24:05:00 | 3:44 | 1:59:25 | 2:52 | 1:22:07 | 3:52:13 |