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1997 Sea to Summit Triathlon ~ Results
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| Sea to Summit Triathlon:- | Kayak 12 miles, Bike 90 miles, Run 8.5 miles |
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- Race Date: Saturday, July 12, 1997
- Location:New Castle to the Summit of Mt. Washington
- City/State/Zip:New Castle, New Hampshire 03903
- Country: USA
1997 Sea to Summit Triathlon:
Kayak / Bike / Run
Race Report by David Andersen
Robert Nagle, winner of the first Sea to Summit race in 1994 reclaimed his crown, while first-timer Torrey McMillian claimed the women's top spot. 34 participants started "the ultimate endurance journey" at 6:00 a.m. on the Island of New Castle, next to Portsmouth, NH.
First out of the water in 1:46 was Stu Olsen, a minute later Nagle followed, and with a speedy transition they started the bike together. 15th overall out of the water was the Torrey McMillian, followed closely by Sue Edelen. This was McMillian's first multisport race and at only 24, she was showing the composure and pacing of a veteran.
The 90 mile bike route goes from Dover up through North Conway to Pinkham Notch. Stu Olsen took a wrong turn and was penalized 5:00 minutes, but he still managed to begin the run in first place, a minute ahead of Nagle. Nagle's racing resume includes adventure races around the world. He was the top American at the Ultra Marathon des Sables (Morroco), and captain of the winning '96 Eco Challenge in British Columbia. Behind the leaders there was jockeying for position. Eric Grimm started the run over 10 minutes behind the lead duo. Next came Steve Riddle, last year's fastest biker (but one of the slowest paddlers) and he again posted an incredible bike split of 4:10 (which includes T1, T2). Carl Johnston and Don Dwight started the run almost 25 minutes behind the leaders but in this cruel third leg of the race they were still in the hunt.
In the women's field Torrey McMillian held onto her lead during the bike portion. Cathi Remington started the bike 25 minutes behind McMillian but moved up through the field and was only 10 minutes behind her at the begining of the run. The price of such a fast bike split tooks its toll on Remington as she dropped another 10 minutes to McMillian during the climb. McMillian topped the mountain looking calm and cool as though she was out for a stroll. Meanwhile Nagle was putting the hammer down and running away from Olsen. Riddle was gaining on Olsen but fell 2 minutes short at the summit, if only he hadn't spotted the lead duo over 30 minutes during the paddle! Dwight moved up to claim the fourth spot. Ed Duggan, third fastes t paddler of the day took it a little easier on the bike and run to claim the final spot of the day, almost 4 hours behind Nagle.
Course Information:
From New Castle (on the NH seacoast by Portsmouth) to the summit of Mt. Washington, NH, USA (Paddle 12 miles, bike 90 miles, run 8.5 miles) 26 adventureous triathletes from around the USA started off at 6am. Over 8 hours later up in the snowfields of Tuckermanıs Ravine atop Mt. Washington
1997 Results:
1997 Overall Race Results:
1 Robert Nagle 38M Cambridge MA 8:40 2 Stu Olsen 30M Orange CT 8:56 (Incl. 5:00 penalty) 3 Steve Riddle 31M Portsmouth NH 8:58 4 Don Dwight 33M Merrimac MA 9:10 5 Carl Johnston 31M Ontario NY 9:21 6 Eric Grimm 31M Rochester NY 9:21 7 Jim Pammer 32M Hillsboro NH 9:28 8 Bruce Lander 37M Dover NH 9:50 9 Steve Colt 37M Dunbarton NH 10:02 (Incl. 5:00 penalty) 10 Mark Lutterbein 46M Webster NY 10:07 11 Torrey McMillian 24F Wiscasset ME 10:10 12 Doug Armstrong 48M NorthConway NH 10:15 13 Peter Dibiaso 31M Amesbury MA 10:15 14 Peter Britton 54M S. Hamilton MA 10:38 15 Cathi Remington 35F Hamton NH 10:39 16 John Doane 34M Beverly MA 10:40 17 Geoff Fletcher 36M Detroit MI 10:41 18 Dennis Tupick 39M Gorham ME 10:42 19 Debra Sellers 37F Dunbarton NH 11:04 20 Ron Hoffman 37M Dover NH 11:08 21 Mike Cropper 27M Hampton NH 11:12 22 Leon Hecht 40M CapeNeddick ME 11:32 23 Matt Tilbury 31M Hampton NH 11:36 24 Naomi Darling 24F Falmouth MA 11:37 25 Kevin McCarthy 34M Portsmouth NH 11:41 26 Sue Edelen 39F S. Hamilton MA 11:47 27 Michael Wilcox 32M Wbester NY 11:48 28 Donna Kaslanchuk 40F WolfeboroFalls 11:48 NH 29 Bob Ganley 37M Andover MA 11:51 30 George Holt 34M Dunbarton NH 11:53 31 Nancy Caffo 35F Exeter NH 11:59 32 Ed Duggan 46M Beverly MA 12:27 33 Jeff Shapiro 27M Exeter NH DNF 34 Tom Cross 39M Stratham NH DNF
Previous Results:
1996 Results at: trifind.com
1995 Results: no known results
1994 Results: full results not available - Robert Nagle Overall Winner - first annual
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