Bear Lake Brawl Triathlon Race Report

We are extremely happy with the outcome of the 5th Annual Bear Lake Brawl Triathlon. The weather was hot but the wind, rain and lightning stayed away. Many racers have no idea the months it takes to prepare a race. The day prior to race day is always an adventure starting early in the morning working sometimes 24 hours straight until the start of the race. We were excited to be able to have started on Thursday and give ourselves an extra few hours the night prior to the race to sleep. As the race director I decided to check the course one more time at 11:30PM for course issues. I could not believe that someone had stolen 300 bottles of water on the bike course and a table. Luckily I had time to drive to Logan and be back by 3:30AM to replace them and still fit in a 20 minute nap. Ha ha!! I still wonder about someone's motivation in stealing 300 water bottles (300lbs) but more power to them. It was probably the Bear Lake Monster. The race went well and we heard a lot of praise from participants which was appriecated. Several told me they had Personal Records that day. It was a beautiful day for a race with blue skies and the water was smooth and had temperature was in the low 70's. We would like to thank Fat Boys Ice Cream for their ice cream and Bike Fix in Bountiful for bringing bike support on the course. Also the top 3 overall winners will be mailed out gift certificates from Bikers Edge and the first placers got a free wetsuit from Xterra Wetsuits. In 2012 we are already planning on spliting the race to two days. The Half on one and the Olympic and Sprint on the other. The race simply cannot grow any larger based on the facility and is need of spliting to fit the demand of the race. If you were a racer this year thanks for racing and helping it grow and we hope to see you again in 2012.

Results are at: http://www.milliseconds.com/races/detail/138823

Photos will be at Zazoosh as soon as they post them: http://www.zazoosh.com

Sprint Overall Finishers

Olympic Overall Finishers

Half Overall Finishers

Ogden Aquathlon - September 24, 2011 only $35

We are excited to be hosting the Ogden Aquathlon on September 24. This race has 3 distances:

Short Aquathlon - 300 Meter Swim & 5K Run

Long Aquathlon - 600 Meter Swim & 10K Run

Run Only - 5K

Layton Marathon - October 8, 2011

The 2nd Annual Layton Marathon is quickly approaching. Last year we had just over 1000 runners test out this course and the feedback was great. The run starts out on Antelope Island, the Largest Island on the Great Salt Lake. It courses around 10 miles of paved road on the island passing hundreds of buffalo, deer, birds, and antelope. The Great Salt Lake is always on east of your run on the island and it makes for a beautiful view the entire way watching the sun rise of over the Wasatch Mountains on the Lake. After the first 10 miles you hit the 7 mile causeway which spans the Great Salt Lake. We always contact mosquito abatement to treat this portion a few days prior to the race which keeps most bugs near the lake down to a minimun. The last 9+ miles follows farmers roads into a residential area and finishing at Ellison Park in Layton. The course is extremely flat with only 200 feet of elevation change the entire run. For this reason it is not only a Boston Qualifier but the only course in Utah that can give you a qualifying time for the Olympics and the World Records. This year we have a team of 4 individuals that will be shooting for a World Record in the category of 4 man runners being bungied together. They are all averaging less then 3 hour marathons and this puts them on track for this record. We hope you try out the Layton Marathon this year and be apart of this growing race. http://www.laytonmarathon.com We extended early bird pricing until Sept.1 so do not wait to register.

Powell3 Triathlon Challenge - October 22, 2011

Similar to the Bear Lake Brawl Triathlon this race is in its 5th year. This course is a beautiful race in Wahweep Marina in Lake Powell. The landscape is similar to that of Zions and southern Utah. It is a little more expensive race due to the National Park capping it at 300 participants and charging us big money for every sign and ranger we use. We would not do it if it was not worth the views and it is a perfect end of the season race. Most people stay in the, discounted for racers, Lake Powell Resort. It is inspiring and a great race. http://www.powell3.com

Remember the River Rail Relay for May 12, 2012!!!

The River Rail Relay will start at Gardner Village in South Jordan and finish in Clinton Utah. This course follows the Jordan River Trail to the Legacy Trail to the new Rio Grande Rail Trail. Though this is a city based course it highlights the best of Salt Lake City and Davis County's trails and does not feel like a city course at all. The cost is low and the support of the course will be high. There are two options a 4 person 3 leg relay or a 2 person 6 leg relay. Though the transfer points will have aid and bathrooms it will be impossible to put enough aid stations on the course to give someone a station every 2 miles so we require each team to provide hydration belts that they can fill at the tranfer points. The three legs for each runner is not finalized yet but we plan on them being one 10K and two 5Ks for three runners and three 5Ks for one runner. We are still trying to finalize this and it should be posted soon regarding this. For more information please go to http://www.riverrailrelay.com

Starting location Gardner Village South Jordan