The payoff of a bet that was placed at the ”Run 4 Hope 5K” on Saturday, January 7, happened yesterday on the shores of Lake Meridian. Raise the Bar’s triathlon team was challenged by the team managers to raise $2500 for the Hope Heart Institute – the team’s primary sponsor & benefactor – at an almost –…
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On the evening of October 11, 2011, over 30 RTB members descended upon Kentlake High School Track to test the limits of their bodies and minds. After warming up and performing some drills, they ran for 30 minutes straight, on the moonlit track, as fast as they possibly could. Why? For fun? Not unless your…
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Tom and I completed our first marathon on Sunday! The marathon was the final goal that we had set for this year. Tom had wanted to take this year to do all of the pieces of an Ironman before actually taking on the challenge of an Ironman. We started with the 2.4 mile swim that…
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First, a brief bit of history. 10 year ago, after a bit of verbal sparring with my brother-in-law Kevin as to who was in better shape, I did my first triathlon – a sprint distance tri in Kirkland. It was brutal. I crawl-stroked, back-stroked, breast-stroked, and dog-paddled through the ½ mile swim. When I finally…
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Here is the photo and video report from the Ironman Arizona with my finish time of 12:30:09 seconds (see below). It was a perfect PERFECT race day! The swim was extremely peaceful and fastest I’ve ever swam 2.4 miles in 1:23. Amazing swimming into the sunrise. The bike was even more fun passing 300 people…
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New York CityMarathon Sunday’s race was amazing! I’m still in aw of it all! ! ! I guess this was the culmination of a couple years of hard work and determination to overcome some of my crazy life issues. . . But I did it and now I can say I am a Triathlete and…
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We are so happy and proud of our hometown hero, Kathy Morrisson, for her race in Kona this year. Way to go, Kathy! Below is her account of her great day. My Kona Ironman Adventure: 2011 World Championships Race day started at4 AMfor me. My nerves were very high; in fact my stomach had started…
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Deb Cox: I spent my Saturday cheering on the RTB folks, including my husband & oldest daughter, at the Black Diamond Long Course on Saturday, this was a ton of fun. It also made for a very long day on Saturday, but watching them all cross the finish line was great and rewarding. I did the Black…
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Congratulations to Caitlin Norton and Wendy Graves on their finish at the Ironman Wisconsin on Sunday, September 11. Race reports to follow but both ladies looked great across the finish line. This from Wendy Graves: “Caitlin Norton and I didn’t do anything very exciting this weekend. We just completed our 2nd Ironman in Madison, Wisconsin!…
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The athletes of the 2nd Annual Lake Meridian Triathlon on Sunday were greeted with perfect weather, calm water, and a beautiful venue. The Olympic distance men were the first to go at 7:00AM – First out of the water was Nicholas Klatt, only 2 seconds in front of RTB’s Jason Takahashi. The overall finishers…
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