Conditions: Temp 30's, sunny, mostly-snowpacked run course, icy stretches on bike
After several dry, warm, and sunny weeks on the Colorado Front Range, we were due for a snowfall - and it came just 2 days before the second event in the 2005-06 Chilly Cheeks Duathlon Series.
Several inches of snow fell on Denver's Cherry Creek State Park throughout the day on Thursday, and much of it remained for Saturday's 1.5 Mile Run, 4 Mile Bike, 2.7 Mile Run, 6 Mile Bike, 50 yard dash event. This made the run routes slow with packed snow, and the bike routes slippery with numerous ice patches scattered throughout the 10 miles of cycling.
The race went off in 6 randomly assigned waves, spaced at 2-minute intervals forcing competitors to keep going hard knowing that someone faster might be starting in a different wave.
Following a quarter mile on the paved park road, runners were turned onto snow-packed paths for the remainder of the first run. Dave Muscianisi lead the first wave of runners into transition with Brian Krombein just steps behind.
Krombein was first out of transition, however, and despite a fall on a patch of ice 3.5 miles into the ride, held the lead into T-2 on the other side of the park. This same patch brought a number of riders down, however no one was seriously injured and most riders chose to jump back into the saddle and finish the race.
One of the fun aspects of this event is the dual transition format. While the start, finish, and T-1 are located on the east side of the park, the second transition is located miles away on the west side of the park. Racers who wish to switch between running and cycling shoes must devise a system for carrying running shoes on the bike since stashing of gear in T-2 prior to the race is against the rules.
Krombein made a quick T-2 since he chose to cycle in his running shoes.
The second run was a 2.7 mile rolling route, predominantly on the snow-packed dirt trails on the west side of the park. As Krombein continued to lengthen his lead over the runners immediately behind him, Andy Palmer was working his way through the field.
Palmer took a heartbreakingly close second place in the first series event in December, but had started in Wave-E today, 8 minutes behind Krombein.
Likewise, Jennifer Lee, who has won the Open division in the series for the past 2 years, had started in Wave-F, and adventure racer Lisa Jhung (competing in the Fat-Tire division) started with Palmer in Wave-E. Both were moving up through the field in pursuit of Wave-B starters Diane Nockels and December overall women's winner Jacqui Pesa.
Following the second run, racers were back on their bikes for a slippery 6 mile ride back to T-1 where they would rack their bikes before making the 50 yard dash to the finish line.
Krombein was first across the line in 57:45 - a 5 minute gap over the next racer to finish. It wasn't enough, however, to hold off Palmer who completed the course in 56:06.
The men's Fat-Tire division produced a tie, as Edward Oliver (Wave-C) and James Campbell (Wave-E) both completed the course in 59:27.
In women's competition, the day's fastest times were turned in by Jennifer Lee in the Open division (1:07:35) and Lisa Jhung in the Fat-Tire division (1:12:57), who beat out Jacqui Pesa by a scant 4 seconds.
In a Chilly Cheeks tradition, random prizes are awarded to unsuspecting racers as they cross the finish line. Thank you to FitBeats for the awesome MP3 Player, Shuttle Pack, Dondero Chiropractic, Hammer Nutrition, Excel Sports, La Sportiva, and GoLite.
The final event in the 2005-06 Chilly Cheeks Duathlon Series is a 10 mile bike, 4 mile road and trail run on February 18th at Cherry Creek State Park in Denver. Please visit www.racingunderground.com or call 303-642-7917 for details.
*FT=Fat Tire Division (must ride a MTB)
*Open=Any Bike is acceptable (choose based on weather)
**For series standings, ages are calculated based on 01/01/06
Place Name City St Age S Sp Time
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1 Palmer Andy Centennial CO 34 M 56:06
2 Krombein Brian Highlands Ranch CO 33 M 57:45
3 Oliver Edward Littleton CO 36 M FT 59:27-Tie
3 Campbell James Aurora CO 35 M FT 59:27-Tie
5 Dillard Mark Englewood CO 39 M 59:32
6 Zimmerman Rick Morrison CO 38 M 1:00:21
7 Minett Everet Eagle CO 20 M 1:01:26
8 Hart Peter Denver CO 28 M FT 1:01:47
9 Muscianisi Dave Littleton CO 35 M 1:02:29
10 Day Micah Denver CO 26 M 1:02:53
11 Price Chris Denver CO 35 M 1:03:05
12 Little Justin Denver CO 31 M 1:03:50
13 Majors Paul Denver CO 34 M 1:03:58
14 Cooper Matt Aurora CO 34 M 1:04:11
15 wagenknecht eric denver CO 31 M 1:05:50
16 Klink Brian Aurora CO 40 M FT 1:06:19
17 Gavach Mark Boulder CO 42 M FT 1:06:21
18 Marvin Al Denver CO 57 M FT 1:06:42
19 Dunkleberger James Highlands Ranch CO 32 M 1:06:57
20 Zeif Jonathan Ft. Collins CO 52 M 1:07:19
21 Lee Jennifer Fort Collins CO 33 F 1:07:35
22 Dondero Darren Littleton CO 35 M 1:08:01
23 Eves Roderick Conifer CO 42 M 1:09:02
24 Lancaster Gary Highlands Ranch CO 38 M 1:09:23
25 Moreland Mike Morrison CO 37 M FT 1:09:32
26 Kelble David Denver CO 48 M FT 1:09:44
27 Brooks Marcus Lone Tree CO 34 M 1:10:10
28 Mullebrouck Sebatie Colorado Springs CO 25 M FT 1:10:15
29 Ricker Timothy Boulder CO 30 M 1:10:29
30 pardoe tony longmont CO 43 M 1:10:31
31 Haywood Don Ft. Collins CO 57 M 1:11:07
32 Nockels Diane Littleton CO 38 F 1:11:19
33 vonGraffenberg Dere Littleton CO 30 M 1:11:21
34 Hughes Roger Thornton CO 43 M FT 1:11:31
35 Wasserman Michael Englewood CO 46 M 1:12:12
36 Strebe Peter Ft. Collins CO 48 M 1:12:13
37 Phipers Nicholas Denver CO 26 M 1:12:14
38 Smith Doug!! Denver CO 39 M 1:12:30
39 hart john greenwood village CO 54 M FT 1:12:38
40 Jhung Lisa Boulder CO 33 F FT 1:12:57
41 Pesa Jacqui Superior CO 39 F FT 1:13:01
42 Lamm Matt Parker CO 32 M FT 1:13:09
43 elliott chris lafayette CO 29 M FT 1:13:12
44 Churgovich Ray Broomfield CO 40 M FT 1:13:32
45 LaVelle Colleen Dillon CO 42 F 1:14:04
46 Rogers-Peckham Jon Highlands Ranch CO 40 M FT 1:14:06
47 Schimpf Peter Louisville CO 32 M 1:14:22
48 Wenner John Denver CO 32 M 1:14:25
49 Brady Marcus Littleton CO 28 M FT 1:14:36
50 Ridgway Diane Arvada CO 57 F 1:15:05
51 Wagner Gary Fort Collins CO 35 M 1:15:15
52 Berling Doug Northglenn CO 46 M 1:15:24
53 Hart Erica Denver CO 20 F FT 1:15:26
54 Vollmar Mick Broomfield CO 51 M 1:15:28
55 Biggs C. Arthur Englewood CO 36 M FT 1:15:48
56 Hood Richard Denver CO 32 M FT 1:16:00
57 Tarnowski David Boulder CO 35 M 1:16:06
58 Tanner Gregory Denver CO 37 M FT 1:16:13
59 Savago Justin Basalt CO 33 M FT 1:16:28
60 Austin Adam Aurora CO 24 M 1:17:14
61 harrison eric erie CO 37 M 1:17:17
62 Spindler Christine Littleton CO 34 F 1:17:51
63 Booth Darren Boulder CO 31 M FT 1:18:15
64 vonGraffenberg Jill Littleton CO 29 F 1:18:24
65 Pereira Michael Denver CO 30 M 1:18:27
66 McNair Bryan Ft. Collins CO 27 M 1:18:30
67 Strzelec Cindy Fort Collins CO 38 F 1:18:37
68 Radakovich Bobby Morrison CO 33 F 1:19:03
69 White Will Loveland CO 34 M FT 1:19:34
70 Scheibel Jill Denver CO 28 F FT 1:21:03
71 Bingham Andrew Denver CO 30 M 1:21:20
72 Simpson Gerald Parker CO 49 M 1:21:49
73 Campbell Julie Aurora CO 31 F FT 1:22:31
74 Yonto Carey Boulder CO 26 F FT 1:22:31
75 Kelly Robert Northglenn CO 37 M 1:22:53
76 fleischer karl denver CO 46 M 1:24:41
77 Gapper David Colorado Springs CO 24 M FT 1:25:02
78 Zimmerman Christine Morrison CO 36 F 1:25:17
79 Bodington Tia Denver CO 49 F FT 1:26:20
80 Tierney Laurie Denver CO 29 F 1:26:39
81 Goodfellow Shawn Centennial CO 42 M 1:26:39
82 zoetewey ryan denver CO 30 M 1:27:32
83 Ritter Cindy Bennett CO 35 F FT 1:28:38
84 Lipp Karla Kirkland WA 42 F FT 1:28:46
85 Cole Jeffrey Aurora CO 41 M 1:28:48
86 Strobel Mary Jo Centennial CO 44 F 1:30:33
87 Fraser Bryan Erie CO 37 M 1:31:50
88 Lane Steven Centennial CO 24 M 1:32:45
89 colbert susan denver CO 33 F 1:32:48
90 Kostner Barbara Lakewood CO 57 F 1:34:59
91 Campbell Judy Littleton CO 44 F 1:37:11
92 Berquist Gailmarie Denver CO 57 F FT 1:39:30
93 Jeter Lukas Denver CO 32 M 1:40:04
94 Jeter Heidi Denver CO 32 F 1:42:05
95 Strong Kathleen Ft. Collins CO 35 F 1:42:20
96 Hoffman Julie Ann Parker CO 37 F 1:45:54
97 moore-gode patricia Littleton CO 57 F 1:46:57
* Open Division athletes may ride whatever bike the weather dictates
* Fat Tire Division Athletes Must Ride a MTB
MALE OPEN DIV. AGE GROUP: 0 - 39
1 1 Palmer Andy 34 Centennial CO 56:06
2 2 Krombein Brian 33 Highlands Ranch CO 57:45
3 5 Dillard Mark 39 Englewood CO 59:32
4 6 Zimmerman Rick 38 Morrison CO 1:00:21
5 7 Minett Everet 20 Eagle CO 1:01:26
6 9 Muscianisi Dave 35 Littleton CO 1:02:29
7 10 Day Micah 26 Denver CO 1:02:53
8 11 Price Chris 35 Denver CO 1:03:05
9 12 Little Justin 31 Denver CO 1:03:50
10 13 Majors Paul 34 Denver CO 1:03:58
11 14 Cooper Matt 34 Aurora CO 1:04:11
12 15 wagenknecht eric 31 denver CO 1:05:50
13 19 Dunkleberger James 32 Highlands Ranch CO 1:06:57
14 22 Dondero Darren 35 Littleton CO 1:08:01
15 24 Lancaster Gary 38 Highlands Ranch CO 1:09:23
16 27 Brooks Marcus 34 Lone Tree CO 1:10:10
17 29 Ricker Timothy 30 Boulder CO 1:10:29
18 33 vonGraffenberg Dere 30 Littleton CO 1:11:21
19 37 Phipers Nicholas 26 Denver CO 1:12:14
20 38 Smith Doug!! 39 Denver CO 1:12:30
21 47 Schimpf Peter 32 Louisville CO 1:14:22
22 48 Wenner John 32 Denver CO 1:14:25
23 51 Wagner Gary 35 Fort Collins CO 1:15:15
24 57 Tarnowski David 35 Boulder CO 1:16:06
25 60 Austin Adam 24 Aurora CO 1:17:14
26 61 harrison eric 37 erie CO 1:17:17
27 65 Pereira Michael 30 Denver CO 1:18:27
28 66 McNair Bryan 27 Ft. Collins CO 1:18:30
29 71 Bingham Andrew 30 Denver CO 1:21:20
30 75 Kelly Robert 37 Northglenn CO 1:22:53
31 82 zoetewey ryan 30 denver CO 1:27:32
32 87 Fraser Bryan 37 Erie CO 1:31:50
33 88 Lane Steven 24 Centennial CO 1:32:45
34 93 Jeter Lukas 32 Denver CO 1:40:04
FEMALE OPEN DIV. AGE GROUP: 0 - 39
1 21 Lee Jennifer 33 Fort Collins CO 1:07:35
2 32 Nockels Diane 38 Littleton CO 1:11:19
3 62 Spindler Christine 34 Littleton CO 1:17:51
4 64 vonGraffenberg Jill 29 Littleton CO 1:18:24
5 67 Strzelec Cindy 38 Fort Collins CO 1:18:37
6 68 Radakovich Bobby 33 Morrison CO 1:19:03
7 78 Zimmerman Christine 36 Morrison CO 1:25:17
8 80 Tierney Laurie 29 Denver CO 1:26:39
9 89 colbert susan 33 denver CO 1:32:48
10 94 Jeter Heidi 32 Denver CO 1:42:05
11 95 Strong Kathleen 35 Ft. Collins CO 1:42:20
12 96 Hoffman Julie Ann 37 Parker CO 1:45:54
MALE OPEN DIV. AGE GROUP: 40 - 49
1 23 Eves Roderick 42 Conifer CO 1:09:02
2 30 pardoe tony 43 longmont CO 1:10:31
3 35 Wasserman Michael 46 Englewood CO 1:12:12
4 36 Strebe Peter 48 Ft. Collins CO 1:12:13
5 52 Berling Doug 46 Northglenn CO 1:15:24
6 72 Simpson Gerald 49 Parker CO 1:21:49
7 76 fleischer karl 46 denver CO 1:24:41
8 81 Goodfellow Shawn 42 Centennial CO 1:26:39
9 85 Cole Jeffrey 41 Aurora CO 1:28:48
FEMALE OPEN DIV. AGE GROUP: 40 - 49
1 45 LaVelle Colleen 42 Dillon CO 1:14:04
2 86 Strobel Mary Jo 44 Centennial CO 1:30:33
3 91 Campbell Judy 44 Littleton CO 1:37:11
MALE OPEN DIV. AGE GROUP: 50 - 99
1 20 Zeif Jonathan 52 Ft. Collins CO 1:07:19
2 31 Haywood Don 57 Ft. Collins CO 1:11:07
3 54 Vollmar Mick 51 Broomfield CO 1:15:28
FEMALE OPEN DIV. AGE GROUP: 50 - 99
1 50 Ridgway Diane 57 Arvada CO 1:15:05
2 90 Kostner Barbara 57 Lakewood CO 1:34:59
3 97 moore-gode patricia 57 Littleton CO 1:46:57
MALE FAT-TIRE AGE GROUP: 0 - 39
1 3 Oliver Edward 36 Littleton CO 59:27-Tie
1 4 Campbell James 35 Aurora CO 59:27-Tie
3 8 Hart Peter 28 Denver CO 1:01:47
4 25 Moreland Mike 37 Morrison CO 1:09:32
5 28 Mullebrouck Sebatie 25 Colorado Springs CO 1:10:15
6 42 Lamm Matt 32 Parker CO 1:13:09
7 43 elliott chris 29 lafayette CO 1:13:12
8 49 Brady Marcus 28 Littleton CO 1:14:36
9 55 Biggs C. Arthur 36 Englewood CO 1:15:48
10 56 Hood Richard 32 Denver CO 1:16:00
11 58 Tanner Gregory 37 Denver CO 1:16:13
12 59 Savago Justin 33 Basalt CO 1:16:28
13 63 Booth Darren 31 Boulder CO 1:18:15
14 69 White Will 34 Loveland CO 1:19:34
15 77 Gapper David 24 Colorado Springs CO 1:25:02
FEMALE FAT-TIRE AGE GROUP: 0 - 39
1 40 Jhung Lisa 33 Boulder CO 1:12:57
2 41 Pesa Jacqui 39 Superior CO 1:13:01
3 53 Hart Erica 20 Denver CO 1:15:26
4 70 Scheibel Jill 28 Denver CO 1:21:03
5 73 Campbell Julie 31 Aurora CO 1:22:31
6 74 Yonto Carey 26 Boulder CO 1:22:31
7 83 Ritter Cindy 35 Bennett CO 1:28:38
MALE FAT-TIRE AGE GROUP: 40 - 49
1 16 Klink Brian 40 Aurora CO 1:06:19
2 17 Gavach Mark 42 Boulder CO 1:06:21
3 26 Kelble David 48 Denver CO 1:09:44
4 34 Hughes Roger 43 Thornton CO 1:11:31
5 44 Churgovich Ray 40 Broomfield CO 1:13:32
6 46 Rogers-Peckham Jon 40 Highlands Ranch CO 1:14:06
FEMALE FAT-TIRE AGE GROUP: 40 - 49
1 79 Bodington Tia 49 Denver CO 1:26:20
2 84 Lipp Karla 42 Kirkland WA 1:28:46
MALE FAT-TIRE AGE GROUP: 50 - 99
1 18 Marvin Al 57 Denver CO 1:06:42
2 39 hart john 54 greenwood village CO 1:12:38
FEMALE FAT-TIRE AGE GROUP: 50 - 99
1 92 Berquist Gailmarie 57 Denver CO 1:39:30