We're alive!

OK, so it's ONLY been four months since our last post. YIKES! Need to be better about that. The good news is that not too much has happened race-wise since the end of November. Until Now. So here is our quick attempt to play catch up:

SUPER DUPER HUGE belated congratulations to Amanda Lovato for winning Ironman 70.3 Pucon. She toasted the competition in Chile on Jan 24th with a time of 4:36:10. More great racing is in store for Amanda this season, we just know it!

Sunny Gilbert, Amanda Lovato and Bree Wee had some great races last weeekend.

Sunny was the champ (not chump) at the Showdown at Sundown in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 27. She won the super-hilly race with a time of 4:50:06 (and had a GREAT race outfit to boot!)

Amanda also raced on Saturday--but in Oceanside, CA. She was the 11th pro woman at Ironman 70.3 California (always a stacked field) with a time of 4:40:22--a personal best for that course.

Bree Wee was the female champion at the 2010 Lavaman Triathlon in Waikaloa, HI on Sunday, March 28. She won the Olympic-distance race with a time of 2:06:17.

Awesome job, everyone! Can't wait for the next race.

Speedy Ironman Racing

Chrissy Parks kicked some major butt at Ford Ironman Arizona on Nov 21 in Tempe, AZ. She earned her 2010 Kona spot by finishing first in the 30-34 age group (13th female overall and the first age-group finisher) with a time of 9:56:21. Way to go, Chrissy!

Bree Wee and April Gellatly had strong finishes at Ford Ironman Cozumel on Nov 28 in Mexico. Bree was 5th overall with a time of 9:45:24, and April was 7th overall with a time of 10:01:40. Awesome job, gals!

Kickin' Butt in Clearwater

Super huge congratulations to Amanda Stevens for her 8th place finish at the Foster Grant Ironman World Championship 70.3 triathlon on November 13. She had a great day in Clearwater finishing with a lightning-fast time of 4:13:16.

Soma Half

Congrats to Chrissy Parks for winning the Soma Half Iron Triathlon in Tempe, AZ last weekend with a time of 4:36:35. We can't wait for her to kick butt at Ironman Arizona in a few weeks!

Catching Up...

Congrats to April Gellatly for collecting her first paycheck in an Ironman race. She was the 8th pro woman at the Ford Ironman in Louisville, KY with a personal-best time of 10:20:00.

Amanda Stevens kicked some butt at the Nautica Malibu Triathlon in CA this weekend. She was 3rd in the Olympic-distance race with a time of 2:03:33.

Alex and Dawn posted strong finishes at the 79th La Jolla Rough Water swim (and indeed it was a rough one out there). Alex finished 2nd overall in the Gatorman 3-mile swim with a time of 1:00:08. Dawn won the women's race (5th overall) with a time of 1:02:58.

Check out Alex Kostich on SwimInfo.com's Morning Swim Show. Alex talks about open water swimming and Sony's upcoming films. Link is here.

More Racin'

Congrats to Sunny Gilbert and Courtenay Brown for finishing 1-2 in the Freshwater Trust Portland Triathlon in Oregon last Sunday. Sunny finished the Olympic-distance race in 2:15:35 and Courtenay's time was 2:17:51.

Bree Wee placed 4th at the Cobra Energy Drink Ironman 70.3 in the Philippines. Her time was 4:45:32.

Open water meister's Alex and Dawn finished first and third overall at the Pacific Open Water Challenge in Long Beach.