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XTERRA Tribe News - August 09, 2013

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IN THIS ISSUE:

  1. Chacon, Corona win XTERRA Mexico
  2. XTERRA Czech Hosts Europe's Best
  3. Muscle Milk - Give Me Strength 25% off Products in Webstore
  4. Vine, Widney win XTERRA Canmore
  5. EPC Training - Workout of the Week
  6. XTERRA Point Series Update
  7. Vanderlugt Family is Going Long to Run with XTERRA
  8. TS Restaurants Renews Partnership with XTERRA
  9. Win a Free 3-Night Stay in Hawaii
  10. Upcoming Races

 

CHACON, CORONA WIN XTERRA MEXICO

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Leonardo ChaconTapalpa, Jalisco – Olympians Leonardo Chacon from Costa Rica and Fabiola Corona from Mexico City captured the sixth edition of the XTERRA Mexico Championship at Tapalpa, Jalisco on Saturday.

It’s the second Mexico title for Corona, and the first for Chacon who was racing in just his second XTERRA championship.

XTERRA Managing Director “Kahuna Dave” Nicholas was on-site to take in all the action and brings us this report.

A beautiful day for the 6th XTERRA Mexico.� This is the 3rd year in the State of Jalisco in the terrific small village of Tapalpa, about 2 hours from Guadalajara.� A record number of entries for both Sprint and Champ distance assembled early at the starting point of Valle de Largo (Valley of the Lake) near the geological phenomena named Las Piedrotas.

The champ race started at 9:15 with four wave starts.� It was wonderful chaos in the water as the fast pro's started lapping into the slower age groupers but everyone survived in fine fashion.� Leonardo Chacon from Costa Rica took an immediate lead with Leonardo Saucedo just seconds behind.� South Africa's Dan Hugo took off hard in an effort to catch Chacon and took last years Champion, Francisco "Paco" Serrano with him.

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XTERRA CZECH HOSTS EUROPE'S BEST

The stars are out in Prachatice as the best racers in the XTERRA European Tour (XET) are toeing the line at the XTERRA Czech Championship on Saturday.

Nico LebrunSix of the top seven men and eight of the top nine women are on the start list, highlighted by current points leaders and last year’s Czech Champs Nicolas Lebrun and Helena Erbenova.

This is the sixth of eight points scoring events in the XET, with XTERRA Germany right behind next weekend.� While Erbenova has already wrapped up the women’s crown for the second straight year having won the last four majors, the men’s race is wide-open.

Lebrun, who will retire after the 2013 season, has won the Czech Championship five times – his first coming 10 years ago in 2003 followed by wins in 04, 06, 08, and last year.� Lebrun will be pushed by XTERRA Triple Crown and Greece champion Ben Allen as well as Spain’s Hector Guerra who has been in the top four three times this season, including a runner-up performance at XTERRA Switzerland. The locals are excited to see the XTERRA debut of 23-year-old Czech mountain bike phenom Matej Nepustil.

In the women’s race all the big guns are back with 4x XET and Spain winner Renata Bucher, 2x� XET and 2011 Czech Champ Marion Lorblanchet, Triple Crown winner Jacqui Slack, and South Africa champ Carla Van Huyssteen.

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VINE, WIDNEY WIN XTERRA CANMORE

Mike VineMike Vine and Chantell Widney captured the XTERRA Canmore titles in the Canadian Rockies on Sunday.� It’s the second straight year Vine won the event, and it’s the first off-road title for Widney – who recently placed 3rd at XTERRA Abruzzo in Italy and 3rd at the ITU Cross Tri World Championships in the Netherlands.

Vine, a long-time XTERRA pro who won the inaugural XTERRA Canada Championship back in 2000, posted the fastest bike and run splits and took the tape by more than 10 minutes over Jeff Krar.

In the women’s race Widney led from start-to-finish and finished nearly 10 minutes ahead of runner-up Sarah Backler from New Zealand – who was the third overall amateur finisher at XTERRA Worlds last year.

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EPC TRAINING - WORKOUT OF THE WEEK - SWIM SESSION

Swim StartWe are less than 7 weeks out from XTERRA USA Championships and 12 out from XTERRA World Championships, it's time to get serious with your training! If you've been training and racing hard all spring and summer, like most XTERRA athletes, and you hope to race well in September and October then it's time to change things up. We are continuing the theme of revisiting some 'base' training to rebuild some aerobic fitness and strength.

The following swim session is another key session through the first few weeks of�EPC Multisport's XTERRA Championship Training Plan. With this workout you do multiple sets consisting of descending distances and building paces. For this workout you need to know your goal race pace per 100 as that is what you are building towards by the end of each round. For the example below, the swimmer’s goal race pace is 1:30 per 100. Add more rounds to the set as you build your endurance each week. You can also add a strength component by alternating rounds with normal freestyle and pulling. The rest intervals are kept short in order to maximize aerobic conditioning. Have at it!

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XTERRA POINTS SERIES UPDATES

August is the last month of regular season racing in the XTERRA America Tour and the chase for points in pursuit of winning a regional championship is getting hot.

There are four races on tap this weekend with XTERRA DINO Logansport in Indiana (read preview), XTERRA Portland featuring big names like IM Australia Champ Luke McKenzie and Beth Walsh, XTERRA Lory will host the always-strong Colorado contingent and XTERRA STOAKED will serve as a family gathering for Brent Bieshaar in race No. 20 in his XTERRA Across America journey.

Here’s a look at results from the past two weeks on the XTERRA America Tour:

XTERRA Black Diamond (8/4)

Former age group national champion Mathieu Signoretty picked up his second overall win of the season and swept the Washington XTERRA races (he won Vashon Island last month).� The same holds true for women’s winner Solana Kline.�

TOP 3 MEN

TIME

AGE

Mathieu Signoretty

2:22:23

20 - 24

Lance Munselle

2:27:04

30 - 34

Kevin Donovan

2:29:48

40 - 44

TOP 3 WOMEN

TIME

AGE

Solana Kline

2:44:08

30 - 34

Heather Zimchek

2:46:58

25 - 29

Kenda Super

2:54:19

35 - 39

XTERRA Appalachia (8/4)

Alex ModestouAlex Modestou continues to impress, picking up his fourth overall win of the year (to go with victories at the XTERRA East and Mountain Championships, plus EX2).� It was another tight duel with regional foe Daryl Weaver, a race that was decided by less than a minute (read Alex’s race story).� In the women’s race April Nabholz picked up her first XTERRA victory. She won the Senior 19-29 USA Cycling Cross Country mountain bike national title last month.

 

TOP 3 MEN

TIME

AGE

Alex Modestou

1:57:41

25 - 29

Daryl Weaver

1:58:26

40 - 44

Joshua Loren

2:05:18

30 - 34

TOP 3 WOMEN

TIME

AGE

April Nabholz

2:19:40

25 - 29

Cati Scheifele

2:36:22

30 - 34

Corrine Banks

2:39:22

30 - 34

XTERRA Snow Valley (7/27)

Snow Valley PodiumNeilson Powless, the defending XTERRA amateur world champion, scored a convincing win at the XTERRA Snow Valley Triathlon at the Snow Valley Resort in Running Springs, Calif.

Powless, a junior at Roseville High School, completed the course in 2 hours, 15 seconds – which was nearly five minutes ahead of the rest of the field. He took the lead with the fastest bike split of the day (1:03:42), then posted the second-fastest run split (41:47).

XTERRA pro Rachel Challis from Carlsbad, Calif., placed 12th overall and was the top female with a time of 2:21:23. She took the lead early and never relented. Her swim time of 14:09 was the fourth best among all competitors (male and female).

Powless, along with his sister Shayna, were just selected to represent the U.S. at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in South Africa later this month.

TOP 3 MEN

TIME

AGE GROUP

Neilson Powless

2:00:15

15-19

Romolo Forcino

2:05:05

40-44

John Hatala

2:11:36

40-44

TOP 3 WOMEN

TIME

AGE GROUP

Rachel Challis

2:21:23

35-39

Jen Todd

2:23:01

35-39

Elizabeth Gruber

2:27:15

20-24

XTERRA Indian Peaks Triathlon (7/27)

XTERRA pros Cody Waite from Denver and Jaime Brede from Breckenridge, Colo., took top honors at the XTERRA Indian Peaks Triathlon, which was staged at the Eldora Mountain Resort in Nederlands, Colo.

Waite, who is currently ranked No. 9 on the XTERRA U.S.� Pro Series, finished first overall with a time of 1:49:41. He came out of the swim in eighth place, but quickly took the lead in the bike and finished with the best bike split of the day (1:00:49). It is the second consecutive year that he took top overall honors at Indian Peaks.

Fellow XTERRA pro Will Kelsay was second overall in 1:53:42, and Joshua Merrick was third in 1:55:31.

Brede, who is ranked No. 12 on the XTERRA U.S. Women’s Pro Series, topped the women’s field with a time of 2:08:11. She also made her move to the front on the bike, posting a split of 1:09:57.

Maia Ignatz placed second, and Kathy Waite – wife of overall winner Cody – placed third.

TOP 3 MEN

TIME

AGE GROUP

Cody Waite

1:49:41

35-39

Will Kelsay

1:53:42

30-34

Joshua Merrick

1:55:31

30-34

TOP 3 WOMEN

TIME

AGE GROUP

Jaime Brede

2:08:11

35-39

Maia Ignazt

2:11:50

30-34

Kathy Waite

2:20:59

35-39

XTERRA Les Bois Triathlon (7/27)

Chris Ganter made the most of his hometown race by capturing first place at the XTERRA Les Bois Triathlon at Boise, Idaho.

Ganter, an XTERRA pro currently ranked No. 14 in the U.S. Pro Series, completed the course in 2:18:08. He trailed by more than four minutes coming out of the swim, but more than made up for it by posting the fastest splits of the day in both the bike (1:16:38) and run (34:07).

Eventual runner-up Guy Crawford actually had the lead after the bike, but Ganter passed him early on the run course. Crawford placed second in 2:20:05, and Jeff Smith was third in 2:24:45.

In the women’s division, Erin Green made an impressive XTERRA debut with a convincing victory. This was her first off-road triathlon, and she finished it in 2:56:58, which was more than 13 minutes ahead of the other females.

TOP 3 MEN

TIME

AGE GROUP

Chris Ganter

2:18:08

35-39

Guy Crawford

2:20:05

30-34

Jeff Smith

2:24:45

30-34

TOP 3 WOMEN

TIME

AGE GROUP

Erin Green

2:56:58

30-34

Sara Lloyd

3:00:16

35-39

Shon Rae

3:05:02

40-44

XTERRA Wild Horse Creek Triathlon (7/28)

Home-state Montana competitors Jesse Carnes and Laura Holien ran away to impressive victories at the XTERRA Wild Horse Creek Triathlon, which was held near Bozeman, Montana.

Carnes, who is from Missoula, finished first overall with a time of 2:14:17. He was already up by a minute out of the swim, then increased his lead by posting the fastest bike split of the day (1:13:44). His overall time was more than 10 minutes ahead of the rest of the field.

Holien, who is from Helena, was even more dominant in the women’s field. �Her overall time of 2:46:17 was more than 14 minutes faster than the other females. Like Carnes, Holien posted the fastest splits for the swim and bike.

TOP 3 MEN

TIME

AGE GROUP

Jesse Carnes

2:14:17

25-29

Brian Dobias

2:24:54

30-34

Mike Lavery

2:28:28

25-29

TOP 3 WOMEN

TIME

AGE GROUP

Laura Holien

2:46:17

30-34

Kristina Smith

3:00:25

40-44

Casey Wilson

3:03:52

30-34

 

 


VANDERLUGT FAMILY IS GOING A LONG WAY TO RUN XTERRA

Sheri Vanderlugt is the inspiration for husband and sons to run

The VanderlugtsThe XTERRA Trail Run National Championship is open to runners of all ages from all states, and the Vanderlugt family is a perfect example.

This year's event is scheduled for September 22 at Snowbasin Resort near Ogden,Utah, and ONLINE REGISTRATION IS OPEN BY CLICKING HERE.

Phil Vanderlugt and his sons, Alec and Reed, will all be entering the XTERRA Trail Run Nationals together for the first time this year, and they are taking a circuitous route. They reside in Grand Rapids, Michigan, but got introduced to XTERRA Trail Run events in Colorado.

"We are a family of road warriors!" Phil said. "Our kids have been making long road trips since 6 months of age.  They are amazing travelers. We did drive to Colorado for every race!"

The Vanderlugts often take winter vacations to Colorado for skiing, so they are familiar with the area. The drive from Michigan to Colorado, however, is never an easy trip - even in the family's recreational vehicle. The drive takes approximately 24 hours each way, and they often did it with only a few stops so that Alec and Reed would not miss school time.

"As you know, there is no XTERRA Trail Series in Michigan," Phil explained. "The boys and I ran our first half-marathon together in Colorado two years ago in the town of Granby, and their confidence in running soared. We love Colorado!"

The drive and dedication paid off, as two members of the family earned age-group championships for the XTERRA Colorado Trail Run Series. Phil captured first place for the season in the 40-44 division, and Reed took first in the 10-14 division (Alec was a close second).

Because of that success, they decided to enter the XTERRA Trail Run National Championship in Utah. That trip will be a little too long to make in the family's RV during the school year, so they will book flights.

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TS RESTAURANTS RENEWS PARTNERSHIP WITH XTERRA

XTERRA Kapalua Trail RunFour restaurants named as title sponsors for XTERRA Kapalua Trail Runs

Four T S Restaurants on the island of Maui have renewed as title sponsors for the XTERRA Kapalua Trail Runs, which is scheduled for Saturday, October 26, at Kapalua, Maui.

The four events are known as the Hula Grill XTERRA 5K Trail Run, Duke's Beach House XTERRA 10K Trail Run, Kimo's XTERRA Keiki Run, plus the Leilani's XTERRA Run Course / Leilani's Run Prime Awards.

"We at T S Restaurants are pleased to support such a world class organization as XTERRA on our home turf in West Maui," said Ross Anderson, Vice President of Hawaii Operations for T S Restaurants. "We feel like our beachfront restaurants are a natural fit for the XTERRA athletes and their families."

These running events will be held in conjunction with the XTERRA World Championship off-road triathlon on Sunday, October 27.  The XTERRA World Championship is the pinnacle event of more than 100 off-road triathlons held in 20 countries. Last year's field represented 30 countries and 42 states, and the XTERRA Kapalua Trail Runs offer a chance for everyone to experience the same course as this stellar international field.

"We are thrilled to have T S Restaurants back as the title sponsor for our XTERRA Kapalua Trail Runs," XTERRA President Janet Clark said. "This partnership allows runners from all over the world to compete on a world championship course in a new and unique setting. It is truly a great opportunity for both Maui residents and visitors to the island."

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WIN A FREE 3-NIGHT STAY IN HAWAII

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Outrigger Hotels and Resorts has once again brought back one of our best promo offers for the XTERRA Tribe with their 3-Night Stay in Hawaii Sweepstakes running each month now until December. This month is your last chance to win a stay at the Outrigger Luana Waikiki. Enter Now!

Entries must be received by August 31, 2013 and certificate is good for stays through August 31, 2014.

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UPCOMING RACES

08.10 XTERRA Lory (Ft. Collins, CO)
08.10 XTERRA Portland (Portland, OR)
08.10 XTERRA Czech Championship (Prachatice)
08.11 XTERRA STOAKED (Hanover, NH)
08.17 XTERRA Germany Championship (Zittau)
08.17 XTERRA Iron Creek (Spearfish, SD)
08.17 XTERRA Illinois Wilds (Hanna City, IL)
08.17 XTERRA Lake Tahoe (Lake Tahoe, NV)
08.18 XTERRA Wild Ride (McCall, ID)
08.18 XTERRA Charlottesville (Charlottesville, VA)
08.24 XTERRA Buffalo Creek (Bailey, CO)
08.24 XTERRA Japan Championship (Marunuma)
08.25 XTERRA MountainMan (Kaaawa, HI)

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You can also rent the XTERRA World Championship Show through our new on-demand video channel for $1.99 USD.

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