Indoor Tri Series Rolls into Asphalt Green

Winter's Chill is No Match For Determined Triathletes

The temperature outside may be cold, but the competition at our Indoor Tri series just keeps heating up! The most recent edition of popular race rolled into Asphalt Green on January 11, 2009. 37 athletes swam, spun and sweat their way through the afternoon. Racers dove in for ten minutes of intense swimming in A.G.’s famous pool. Then, it was out of T1 and into the spin room for a fast and furious thirty minutes. Finally it was out of T2, and downstairs to the treadmills for a speedy twenty minutes. Competitors wrapped up their afternoon with some cool drinks and plenty of post race discussion in the AG Café.

On the men’s side, the competition was fierce. The top spots were separated by only a handful of points. Alex McCrery swam 30 laps, cycled 18.58 miles and ran 2.75 miles to edge out William Capune for first place. Capune’s second place time featured the best run split of the competition: a blazing 3.17 miles. Holter Graham rounded out the top three, with his second podium finish of this season.

For the women, the race was just as exciting. Barbara Rich, coming off a third place finish on December 12^th , raced her way to first place. She swam 27 laps, cycled 18.62 miles and ran 2.29 miles. Second place winner Pei-lei Guan posted and impressive bike split, with 19.27 miles. Julie Post, in her first indoor triathlon of the season, finished strong in the third podium spot.

The next edition of the race will be on February 1^st at the JCC on the Upper West Side. For more information on the race, click here. If you would like to register, click here.