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Greater Palmer Chamber of Commerce and Peak Fitness present the
12th Annual Colony Christmas Triathlon
Sunday, December 11, 2011 Bike 10K – Run 5K – Swim 500M
We had a great Triathlon on Sunday, prayers do get answered. I know this because the weather held out for the length of the event then instantly got unbearable after the last runners came in (I prayed for that window of time last night). The 12th Annual Colony Christmas Triathlon was hosted by Peak Fitness and was co-sponsored by Mat-Su Health Foundation & Peak Fitness.
This event is in conjunction with the Palmer Chamber of Commerce Colony Christmas celebration.
The day was warm, somewhere in the high 30's for the start of the race. Total opposite from last year when it was -6 below zero.
The gun went off at 11:00 am, and 62 very exuberant athletes sped out of the parking lot at Peak Fitness on their trusty bikes. They biked 10K, ran 5K, then swam 500 meters at the Palmer Pool.
There are Men's, Woman's, and Team categories. We had a great group of participants, but then we always do. They come from all over the Valley and this year some as far away as Kenai and Kasilof. The numbers were down this year I would imagine because of the miserable driving conditions. But the uniqueness of the race is, that no matter the weather the triathlon will go on.
We had tons of volunteers, ok maybe not tons, but lots. To pull off an event such as this you can imagine it takes a fair amount of coordination and planning, but most of all it take volunteers. They help in the registration, traffic safety, timing swimmers, timing the bike/run portion, and many weeks ahead of the event, lots of planning.
SO THIS IS A HUGE THANK YOU TO EACH AND EVERY VOLUNTEER AND PEAK STAFF MEMBER THAT HELPED IN ANYWAY TO MAKE THIS TRIATHLON A SUCCESS! To many to name, but you and I know who you are.
The donations for door prizes from our local businesses were much appreciated, Backcountry Bikes, Active Soles, Vagabond Blues, Fred Meyer, Peak Fitness
And a big thank you to Mat-Su Health Foundation for their generous continued support of community sports events such as this. Thanks to the Greater Palmer Chamber of Commerce for their continued support as well.
To the Mat-Su Borough road maintenance crew & City of Palmer road maintenance crew, your awesome the roads and bike trails were great.
And last but not least thank you Palmer pool staff nobody drowned at the pool.
See you all next year at the 13th Annual Colony Christmas Triathlon,
Ann Riggs
Triathlon Sponsor &Coordinator
RESULTS:
MEN:
| First Name |
Last Name |
Run/Bike |
Swim |
Total |
| Jason |
Lamoreaux |
0:35:30 |
0:07:06 |
0:42:36 |
| Andy |
Duenow |
0:38:27 |
0:06:27 |
0:44:54 |
| Jim |
Knudson |
0:39:12 |
0:08:10 |
0:47:22 |
| Fred |
West |
0:40:56 |
0:06:48 |
0:47:44 |
| Shawn |
Nield |
0:41:36 |
0:09:13 |
0:50:49 |
| Lee |
Helzer |
0:44:07 |
0:07:21 |
0:51:28 |
| Scott |
Clemetson |
0:41:11 |
0:11:32 |
0:52:43 |
| David |
Martin |
0:48:40 |
0:06:31 |
0:55:11 |
| Shad |
Barnett |
0:47:18 |
0:09:57 |
0:57:15 |
| Jason |
Moore |
0:50:01 |
0:10:41 |
1:00:42 |
| Ray |
Michaelson |
0:50:28 |
0:11:13 |
1:01:41 |
| Todd |
Weaver |
0:48:55 |
0:12:46 |
1:01:41 |
| Frederick |
Watson |
0:54:21 |
0:09:58 |
1:04:19 |
| Jay |
Holton |
0:57:28 |
0:12:05 |
1:09:33 |
| Stud Muffin |
Lusk |
0:58:36 |
0:15:35 |
1:14:11 |
WOMEN:
| First Name |
Last Name |
Run/Bike |
Swim |
Total |
| Angela |
Elmore |
0:42:25 |
0:06:27 |
0:48:52 |
| Alisa |
Kincaid |
0:41:59 |
0:07:06 |
0:49:05 |
| Dianna |
Clemetson |
0:52:17 |
0:09:04 |
1:01:21 |
| Anne |
Barnett |
0:53:35 |
0:08:26 |
1:02:01 |
| Heather |
Hogge |
0:50:31 |
0:11:34 |
1:02:05 |
| Rachel |
Cheyette |
0:52:42 |
0:10:05 |
1:02:47 |
| Nancy |
Wingate |
0:58:39 |
0:09:00 |
1:07:39 |
| Veronica |
Vania |
0:58:42 |
0:08:59 |
1:07:41 |
| Amy |
Adams |
1:02:16 |
0:08:30 |
1:10:46 |
| Katie |
Conover |
1:02:17 |
0:08:54 |
1:11:11 |
| Nichole |
Dojka |
1:02:01 |
0:11:45 |
1:13:46 |
| Diane |
LaRusso |
1:04:14 |
0:12:27 |
1:16:41 |
| Vera |
Hershey |
0:56:30 |
0:20:11 |
1:16:41 |
| Rebecca |
Moore |
1:02:54 |
0:14:37 |
1:17:31 |
| Rachel |
Kastner-Chaffee |
1:08:32 |
0:09:42 |
1:18:14 |
| Ashley |
Kelly |
0:59:41 |
0:19:14 |
1:18:55 |
| Christy |
Hronkin |
1:09:13 |
0:12:49 |
1:22:02 |
| Traci |
Sanders |
1:15:13 |
0:16:37 |
1:31:50 |
TEAMS:
| TEAM NAME |
Last Name Run/Bike |
Run/Bike |
Last Name Swim |
Swim |
Last Name 3rd Team Member |
Total |
| Team Super Awesome |
Hahn |
0:37:50 |
Nagel |
0:09:19 |
|
0:47:09 |
| Team Lundt |
Lundt |
0:43:35 |
Lundt |
0:06:06 |
|
0:49:41 |
| I Owe You Beer |
Keogh |
0:43:43 |
Dethlefs |
0:08:00 |
|
0:51:43 |
| Frosty Toes |
Kolstad |
0:43:59 |
Nelles |
0:11:53 |
Loyer |
0:55:52 |
| Super Cool Vigs |
Vigs |
0:50:25 |
Vigs |
0:07:09 |
Vigs |
0:57:34 |
| Bible Thumpers |
Gibson |
0:48:07 |
Gibson |
0:10:55 |
|
0:59:02 |
| Stocking Stuffers |
Bloemer |
0:51:25 |
Weeks |
0:09:40 |
Lutz |
1:01:05 |
| 2 Old Dogs & A Pup |
Rosborough |
0:46:33 |
Stokes |
0:14:55 |
Luevana |
1:01:28 |
| Willy Wonka |
Van Hemert |
0:56:17 |
O'Gorman |
0:09:25 |
Van Hemert |
1:05:42 |
| Morning Gals |
Jochens |
1:08:48 |
Edwards |
0:10:18 |
Palma |
1:19:06 |
| Team Noel |
Nelson |
1:08:09 |
Guinotte |
0:11:58 |
Nelson |
1:20:07 |
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