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March 31, 2007
What do Jared Doescher and Kayla Hale have in common?
 Both won today's 25th annual Downtown Melbourne 5K - Jared taking the men's race in 16:21 and Kayla smokin'
the girls, two minutes later, in 18:21. Finishing much farther back and almost three times longer that usual, was
Wayne Wright. What is so astounding about Wright's finish is that he underwent a quadruple bypass operation just last
Thursday. WOW! Congrats to all who participated today to help raise more than $5,000 for the Haven.
Click
on photo at right for complete results thanks to Race Director, Frank Webbe!
March 26, 2007
Who cares about Anna Nichole Smith?
Especially when you can watch the Nov. 2006 Ford
Ironman 70.3 world championships on T.V. this Saturday (March 31). Pete Carabetta sent a note letting us know that NBC
will be airing the event between 2 and 3 p.m. eastern.
It will help you get stoked about
your own tri season and you don't have to worry about paternity suits!
March 25, 2007
Fix it yourself!
 Wanna learn how to fix some of your own muscular
problems yourself? Space Coast Velo Sport, our newest cycling club, is bringing Julie Donnelly to Florida May 3-4. Julie
is the author of 'The Pain Free Runner', "The Pain Free Triathlete', 'The Pain Free Swimmer' and
'The Pain Free Golfer'.
Space Coast Runners and Space Coast Velo Sport Members get a 10% discount.
Julie will be at Revolutions (Ginger's) on the 3rd at 6 p.m. and at Oars and Paddles Park on the 4th. Bring a
mat and dowel or 'the stick' to work on yourself with.
Contact Geri Egan at 243-4991 for more info.
A trophy that will come in handy on long car rides
 With the dog days of summer approaching, the Big Brothers/Big Sisters K9 Cross Country 5K run on Sat. was something
to bark about. Although Dave Kilgore won the race in 18:01; Casey Brown, accompanied by his person, Jonathan Brown,
grabbed the Top Dog award in 18:12.
Connie Young took the ladies race in 23:00.
Yellow Lab Zach Hernandez
was disappointed. "We could have won this thing if dad (Dave Hernandez) hadn't stopped to tie his shoes and sniff
the grass." Next time, Zach, let mom run with you! :) Results at http://mahoney4.home.netcom.com/scr/races/07bigbro.txt
Complete results from today's Sprint Into Spring
5K are available at http://mahoney4.home.netcom.com/scr/races/07sprint.txt
 Congrats to Art Anderson, who took the win in 18:17. A big WHOO HOO to Melissa Stacy who not only took the top women's
spot, but her 19:16 was good enough for second overall.
Even more whooo hooo to Tracy Smith, who took second in
19:42 and Robin Hernandez, who took third in 21:40. Both of these ladies set PRs today. Robin's time took
a HUGE drop as her previous 5K PR was 22:00. Congrats to all who raced this weekend.
March 20, 2007
This is your day!
 HAPPY
BIRTHDAY
SB
March 19, 2007
A bit o' green for the laddies and lassies
 Temperatures of 27 degrees with blustery winds would make even the hardiest of leprechauns want to stay indoors but several
of the local clan toughed it out at the Shamrock Marathon on Virginia Beach this weekend.
Those lucky
clovers who endured included Cyndi Bergs, 4:33:19; Dick White, 4:12:59; Marlene White, 4:24:48; Beth Trout, 4:14:06.
And some were tougher than others as three of the lassies also finished the Shamrock 8K during the weekend as well. Marlene
White went 43:54; her niece, Robin Niles was one second behind and Cyndi Bergs pulled a 45:58.
The results just keep coming....
 Tri season kicked off in ernest this weekend with the Buttar Wildman Festival at Moss Park on the east side of Orlando.
Cold temps made the 23 who had signed on for the sprint duathlon (2.75-mile run; 12.4-mile bike; 2.75-mile run)
on Sat. grateful not to have to be wrestling with a wetsuit. Local sprint duathlon finishers included Linda Coward, 2nd OA,
1:22:51; Jim Schaeffer, 1st AG, 1:20:48 and Greg Cross, 2nd AG, 1:33:19.
At the same time, 44 others were lining up on the lakeshore for the My first Triathlon (.25m
swim; 12.4m bike; 2.75m run). When the results popped up later in the day, six locals were no longer tri virgins. Congrats
to Fayez Ayoub, 1st AG, 1:17:59; Keith Dalke, 1:29:58; Donna Davis, 1st OA, 1:18:29; Angela Montez, 1st AG, 1:43:20; Juan
Posada, 1st AG, 1:22:32; Loran Serwin, 5th OA, 1:17:07.
The 82 athletes participating in the sprint triathlon swam a bit farther (.5 mile) but still biked and
ran the same as the newbies. Local finishers included Sean Black, 3rd AG, 1:05:53; John Blackstone, 1:22:41; Laurie Disanto,
2nd AG, 2:13:18; Susie Enlow, 1st AG, 1:13:08; Nathan Falk, 1:14:09; Kyle Griffith, 1:11:03; Randy Hierbaum, 1st AG, 1:12:07;
Lori Kruger, 1st AG, 1:20:03; Michael Mandese, 1:29:07; Mario Mandese, 1:30:46; Debbie Rescott, 1st AG, 1:30:51; Marc Van
Heden, 1:18:16; Christy Zieres, 1st Athena (150+ lbs), 1:17:03.
On Sunday, the distances went (almost) international and the tri gods requested participants to swim .93 mile;
cycle 24.8 miles and run 5.5-miles which is .7 short of the standard international or Olympic distance. Those representing
the Space Coast came through with flying colors and included Dana Artz, 2nd AG, 2:36:01; Jeff Cook, 2:51;38; Stuart Dawley,
3:17:24; Ed Donner, 2nd AG, 2:35:01.
March 17, 2007
Good times had by all
It
was a good day to be a runner in Brevard County. Cool, breezy conditions helped close to 500 runners cross the finish
line at one of two 5K races and many set PRs. Here are some race highlights:
Calvary Chapel 5K in Melbourne:
 * After a lengthy running hiatus due to posas, groin and adductor injuries, Autumn Evans came back stronger than
ever today, running a 5K PR of 21:27 and taking the women's win. It was a confidence builder for the Melbourne Beach
software engineer as she continues to ramp her mileage and speed for Boston next month.
* Jared Doesher, who took second
at last weekend's Eye of the Dragon, took a step up with his 16:35 overall win today. The FL Tech senior was using the
race to test his speed for next week's 1500 and 5K track events at Embry Riddle next weekend.
* Tons of injuries
and surgeries this past year did little to stop Robin Hernandez from running a 5K PR of 22:00 and taking home the ladies master's
trophy!
* Race director Paul Fleming reported that enough cash was raised "to be able to sponsor 10 Dalit ("untouchable" class in India) children for a whole year to
go to school to learn to read and write; get uniforms; meals; and medical checkups. It's an awesome program."
* Complete results here:
http://mahoney4.home.netcom.com/scr/races/07calgary.txt
Run for your Life 5K in Titusville:
* After watching Kara Niedermeir's times drop over the last year or so from all the hard work she has been doing, it
was awesome to see her name in the top spot! The Divine Mercy Catholic school athletic director took the win in
20:11, shaving 31 seconds off of her previous 5K P.R.
* Niedermeir attributed much of her win to the encouragement
of her coach, Rebecca Sparks, who ran with her through two miles and then took second in 20:29. It is nice to see Rebecca
out racing again after giving birth last year to daughter, Kira.
* Steve Raymond and Frank Kapr repeated the one-two
waltz they danced in January on the Light the Way course. Raymond once again beat his elder to the finish taking 16:59 to
Kapr's 17:14. Not bad for a kid who had run the mile and two-miler at the Astronaut track meet the evening before.
* Race director Sarah Guttery presented the American Red Cross with a check for $500 from the race proceeds to help
central FL tornado victims.
* Complete results here :
http://mahoney4.home.netcom.com/scr/races/07life.txt
It was a good day indeed.
A generous offer from local triathlete Peter Carabetta
Wanna see this movie? (click on photo) Pete is willing to let you borrow one of his copies. Contact him at fdx2968@yahoo.com
March 15, 2007
One degree can transform your life
This short video is amazing and can be applied to all aspects of
our lives. Check it out!
www.212movie.com
9:01 am est
March 13, 2007
The river ran hot
We shouldn't throw stones but...why can't the weather guys get it right? As more than eighty
locals trekked to Jacksonville Friday for the 30th annual Gate River Run 15K, both the Weather Channel and weatherunderground.com
were both calling for a 40-60% chance of rain and lows in the 50s for the Sat. a.m. race start. Even the local
Jax stations were talking the same story but also upped the rain chance.
Woops! Not a cloud was in
sight on race day and temperatures were in the mid 60s and starting to climb an hour before the 8: 30 a.m. start. Clothes
started peeling off fast and by the time the gun went off five minutes early to start the elite women, the crowd of 14,000
was down to bare essentials. Trees along the start, which formerly had sported small spring green leaves, quicky became
covered with shirts and jackets in every color.
Less than 45 minutes later, Deena Drossin Kaster
came ripping through the finish in 42:20. Her time of 47:20 was adjusted downward by five minutes as part of the 'equalizer'
race. Elite women were given a five-minute head start on the men and the first one to hit the line, male or female, received
a $5K bonus on top of the $12K winner's purse. This was the fifth win on this course for Kastor, who also
took bronze in the 2004 Olympic marathon.
Men's winner, Meb Keflezighi, finished 'second'
to Kastor in 43:40. Keflezighi is a five-time course winner and took silver in the 2004 Olympic marathon.
From
Brevard, Melbourne's Sean Black turned the fastest time. His 56:21 was the only one to break an hour among the scores
of locals who finished. Lori Jenkins, also from Melbourne, took the local women's top spot in 1:11:35.
In an unique type triumph, Gary Castner, 61, celebrated his 30th finish at the Gate River Run. He is one
of only 48 to have run each of the Jacksonville 15K events and race organizers honored them with special shorts and shirts
with the word 'streaker' emblazoned upon their backs.
Congrats to all from our area who finished the River Run 15K including Donna Andress, 1:44:52;
Kim Badgett, 1:16:58; Danny Barrett, 1:04:39; Marilyn Bertot, 1:30:54; Jerry Bird, 1:04:00; Barry Birdwell, 1:51:27; Michele
Birdwell, 1:40:00; Sean Black, 56:21; Brynn Brito, 1:35:49; Stephen Brito, 1:42:28; Bobby Cameron, 1:39:51; Gary Castner 1:29:16;
Floyd Capistrano, 1:53:19; Carol Connolly, 1:32:37; Lenny Corack, 1:37:52; Kristin Cusimano, 1:29:59; Kristin Dankjer, 1:08:44;
Nicole Dawkins, 1:36:27; Robert Feldman, 1:52:32; Tammy Flowers, 2:08:45; Donna Garson, 1:42:38; Kathy Gay, 1:45:26; Mary
Godfrey, 2:40:46; April Goodwin, 1:33:19; Kyle Goodwin, 1:13:31; Kim Graham, 1:13:15; John Hardos, 1:22:34; Melissa Harper,
1:32:25; Dede Henrich, 1:25:38; Heidi Horton, 1:24:12; Karen Hughes, 1:30:59; Joy Hunkins, 1:41:47; Nancy Huy-Perry, 1:26:46;
Lori Jenkins, 1:11:35; James Johnson, 1:12:35; Katie Johnson, 1:33:25; Rick Kendus, 1:04:54; Gran Krauss, 1:20:59; Ed Latham,
1:39:28; Kathy Lemire, 2:10:26; Lou Lemire, 2:10:26; Christine Lighthill, 1:36:52; Tegan Litt, 1:28:19; Yvonne Martinez, 1:58:37;
Marshall Minami, 1:19:02; Kathy Mos, 1:54:17; Mike Mos, 1:24:36; Linda Moynihan, 1:45:53; Anne Nichols, 1:26:17; Kathy Ojeda,
1:25:33; Jean Oliver, 1:30:00; Kevin Oliver, 1:24:59; Connie Paxson, 1:39:07; Robert Paxson, 1:36:38; Charles
Patisaul, 1:47:38; Mendi Raymond, 1:22:25; Rory Rowan, 1:03:53; Eddie Repper, 1:32:13; Ned Repper, 2:31:49; Maila Sepri, 1:25:34;
Veronica Sim, 1:20:31; Candy Smith, 1:26:14; Debbie Sokol, 1:37:51; Drew Spray, 1:13:22; Patti Sponsler, 1:23:31; Arthur Stoeke,
1:33:54; Gary Stutte, 1:07:22; Evelyn Taylor, 1:31:02; David Taurasi, 1:15:59; Patricia Taurasi, 1:30:37; Erik Tjader, 1:36:44;
Marty Winkel, 1:13:16; Dawn Wolfe, 1:13:30; Mike Wright, 1:41:09.
March 4, 2007
Eye of Dragon Results
Click on link at right for results. Scroll down a bit for short story.
6:52 pm est
O'Cheetah sails to win at Calema Midwinters
Kathy 'speedy cheetah' Ojeda is fast and agile on land and her times in the 45-49 age group prove
it. Her open women's win in the Sport Hybrid division at the 22nd annual Calema Midwinters windsurfing festival
this weekend proves she possesses those same qualities on the water just as well.
Midwinters draws some
of the best in the world, including pros and Olympians, to Merritt Island every year. Complete info about the event can
be found at www.calema.com Congrats, Kathy!!!
Don't let that wet dragon into this house, young man
Heavy winds and a drizzle of rain greeted 300 runners yesterday at the Eye of the Dragon 10K in Melbourne.
The top two winning names on the men's list read just like last year. Once again, St. Augustine's Todd Neville
managed to best Melbourne's Jared Doescher. Neville, who was going for the win and not time, sat in behind Doescher
until mile five on the east side of the pinnacle of the Eau Gallie causeway. Pulling away, Neville put 19 seconds on Doescher,
taking the win in 35:09. Doescher, a senior at FL Tech, was second in 35:28, followed for third by Sean Black, also of Melbourne, in
37:51.
On the ladies side, Palm City's Michelle Weiler, who was unaware that she would have a bridge to cross
twice, missed her goal of breaking 40:00 by 27 seconds as she hit the line in 40:27. Melbourne's Jessica Stern,
last week's Tooth Trot winner, was second in 41:02 followed for third by Palm Bay's Tracy Smith in 43:17.
Complete results are still unavailable at this time but race photos can be oogled at www.trihoke.com . Congrats to all who raced and volunteered yesterday.
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