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Rexburg Rush Triathlon

Sunday, August 16th, 2009 | News | No Comments

Today Brian and I competed in the Rexburg Rush Triathlon, our second triathlon in 8 days, and our second tri ever.  It was awesome!  All of the staff were great, the spectators were always screaming and cheering for us, and I don’t think I saw one volunteer along the course that wasn’t dancing as they pointed which way we should go. 

This was also our first time swimming in open water together.  Both of us were a little nervous for this new experience, uncertain what it would be like or what would happen.  We were given a 15 minute headstart so we wouldn’t run anyone over with the boat, and no one ever caught up to us.  That felt good.  We swam half a mile around the parimeter of Rainbow lake.  That was really cool.  We were first out of the water and no one caught up to me on the bike until about mile two.  Throughout the bike and the run I only had a maximum of six people ahead of me.  It made me feel good that I could hold my own with these very competitive and very competent athletes.

I met Brian after a mean dirt path on the run and ran the last half of it with him.  I couldn’t go fast enough to make him happy.  He loves racing.  We crossed the finish line after a great final sprint with the crowd cheering us on.  It was only after more people started coming in that I realized how well we really did.  We came in at approximately 1:44:30 for a half mile swim, 14 mile bike, and 3.1 mile run.  If we had registered in the Clydesdale division we sould have taken second place.  That is cool!  Overall, we had a  great weekend and are very glad we went.  I would suggest the Rexburg Rush Triathlon to anyone.

First Triathlon

Monday, August 10th, 2009 | News | No Comments

Yesterday Brian and I competed in our first ever triathlon!  Thanks to everyone who has made this dream possible so far.  Because of a crazy set of events that happened to the good company that is designing and building our biking chariot, we had to race without it yesterday.  Also, because of the lane lines in the pool, we were not able to swim together. (It is not very easy to pull 165 lbs of boat and Brian over or under 13 lane lines!).  Instead, we did the run together and Brian cheered me on as I competed in the other two events.

We finished with an overall time of 1:04:55.  We were only 15 minutes behind the fastest athlete in this race. That made me feel good.  We had a good hard run, a super fast, super fun bike, and I survived the swim.  It was a good day.  Brian can’t wait for more!  This Saturday we will compete in the Rexburg Rush Triathlon in Idaho where we will at least get to run and swim together.  It’s going to be fun!

Biker’s Edge Joins Team Brenchley as Sponsor

Monday, August 10th, 2009 | News | No Comments

We are proud to announce that the Biker’s Edge in Kaysville, Utah has agreed to be a sponsor of Team Brenchley.  It is a great bike shop with everything you could want to go with your two wheels.  They also have a good multisport selection.  Everyone of their staff knows what they are talking about.  I highly recommend them.  If you go check the shop out, tell them that Team Brenchley sent you.  Check them out at http://www.bebikes.com/ . 

Biker’s Edge
232 N. Main Street
Kaysville, UT  84037
Phone: (801) 544-5300

Best 5K Time Ever!

Monday, August 10th, 2009 | News | No Comments

On July 24th Brian and I beat our 4-year standing record of 23:09 as our 5K best.  We competed in the Bountiful 24th of July Handcart Days 5K and completed it in 22:41.  Not bad for a couple of weekend warriors!  We were very proud of our finish.  We took first place in the Clydesdale division (we thought we would give it a shot to see if we could win more hardware for Brian!) and also would have taken first place in our age division.  Now that is a record!  And, of course, Brian beat me across the finish line…again!