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Iowa Games Triathlon 2015: Scott's Report

by Scott Carkhuff

Iowa Games Triathlon
¼ mile swim, 15 mile bike, 5 km run
Pleasant Hill, Iowa
July 12, 2015

Iowa Games Sprint Tri is always an event that is a little special to me. It was my first official outdoor triathlon three years ago.

I was looking forward to this event as I haven’t been racing much this year. My focus has been mainly on Ironman Wisconsin training, but it’s nice to break up the training with a race or two in the middle. Last year I did well at this event so I was eager to see how I could manage this year. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Race Reports, Scott Carkhuff and tagged Race Report, Scott Carkhuff, Iowa Games Triathlon on July 14, 2015 by Katherine.
Iowa Games Triathlon: Laura's Report

by Laura Miller, Kyle’s Bikes 2014 Triathlon Team

I was very excited for this triathlon to improve on what I had experienced in the Holiday Lake Tri about six weeks earlier. About prior weeks prior I started to experience IT band issues, as a result I stopped running to give my leg a rest. I kicked up my swimming and biking routine and continued cross training with cardio and weights twice a week. I wanted to finish well and improve my splits from Holiday Lake. I knew with my knee issues I would have to have a strong swim and bike leading into the run. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Race Reports, Laura Miller and tagged Race Report, 2014 Triathlon Team, Laura Miller, Iowa Games Triathlon on August 25, 2014 by Katherine.
Iowa Games Triathlon: Shawn's Report

by Shawn Blaesing-Thompson, Kyle’s Bikes 2014 Triathlon Team

The Iowa Games Triathlon was a late addition to my race list for 2014. I knew I was doing Midnight Madness (road race in Ames) the night before, but decided to go for it. I generally don’t prefer to do sprint triathlons because I like the training challenges related to doing longer Olympic distance races.

This year my perspective has been a little different, since I was not able to race much the last two seasons due to injury. After racing Copper Creek, even though I did not have a goal and had all my “firsts” noted in my last blog, I was not feeling very good about where things were for me this season. In the midst of some emotions last week, my husband reminded me that I do not have to prove anything to anyone, but I felt like I needed to prove something to myself. Copper Creek was my “yeah, I remember how to do this” race, but I still needed to find my way to stronger workouts and a better head space.

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This entry was posted in Race Reports, Shawn Blaesing-Thompson and tagged Race Report, 2014 Triathlon Team, Shawn Blaesing-Thompson, Iowa Games Triathlon on August 25, 2014 by Katherine.
Iowa Games Triathlon: Andy's Report

by Andy Bernholtz, Kyle’s Bikes 2014 Triathlon Team

Train on the tracks! Fifteen minute delay!

A lot of familiar faces in the crowd of athletes made time go by rather quickly. The Kyle’s Bikes team had four athletes racing and "coach" Christian Baughman on the sideline cheering. Regardless of the short delay, the weather was absolutely perfect and I was anxious to race. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Race Reports, Andy Bernholtz and tagged Race Report, 2014 Triathlon Team, Andy Bernholtz, Iowa Games Triathlon on August 25, 2014 by Katherine.
Iowa Games Triathlon: Scott's Report

by Scott Carkhuff, Kyle’s Bikes 2014 Triathlon Team

Iowa Games sprint tri was a good event. It played into my strengths and that showed on race day: 400 m swim, 15 mile bike, 5 k run, all pretty flat except one hill on the bike which I didn’t mind.

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This entry was posted in Race Reports, Scott Carkhuff and tagged Race Report, 2014 Triathlon Team, Scott Carkhuff, Iowa Games Triathlon on August 25, 2014 by Katherine.