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8/18/08

Congratulations to the 11 TYB Athletes who raced this past weekend at the wet and stormy Greenville Sprint Triathlon.  Every TYB Athlete had a great race!  Check out the results below:

• Chris Olson, breaking the hour barrier, 59:56, used a great ride and run to secure 2nd Overall.
• Stephen Shenal, in the always tough M30-34, used a great bike to come in 7th in the M30-34 in 1:10:17.
• Eric Hunter, with a great ride and run, used a 1:11:01 to place 8th in the very deep M40-44.
• Nate Wells, with the fastest run and swim for a 1:11:23 to secure a 2nd in the M20-24.
• Katharine Welling, training for IM Louisville in a few weeks, went hard and used the fastest swim split to post a 1:12:22, finishing 1st in F30-34 and 6th Overall.
• Jonathan Sowinski, with a sub 20:00 run, placed 5th in the M25-29 with a 1:14:49.
• Jamie McDonough, with a super fast run, placed 2nd in the F30-34 with a 1:15:53.
• Cheryl Quinn, used a very fast swim and ride to go 1:18:09 to placed 1st in the F45-49.
• Matt Rizzo, used a 1:20:03 to place 5th Novice out of over 45 novices.
• Paul Sova, with a nice blend of the swim, bike, and the run, used a 1:28:00 to place 3rd in the M60-64.
• Ron Jerina, had a fun day with his son RJ and completed the event with his son.

Check out full results here.

7/14/08

Congratulations to the TYB Athletes who raced this past Sunday.  TYB Athletes Luke Marchant, Nate Wells, and Jamie McDonough raced the Triangle Triathlon this past weekend.  TYB Athlete Eric Hunter also raced this past weekend at the BMW of Chattanooga International Triathlon.  Check out the results below:

• Luke Marchant, with a blazing bike, finished 2nd in M20-24 in 1:11:47 at the Triangle Triathlon.
• Nate Wells, with a nice swim and bike, finished 3rd in M20-24 in 1:14:07 at the Triangle Triathlon.
• Jamie McDonough, finished 5th in F30-34 in 1:25:07 at the Triangle Triathlon.
• Eric Hunter, with a very nice swim, bike, and run, finished in 2:31:47 at a super hard and rainy venue.

7/12/08

Congratulations to TYB Athletes Cameron Dorn and Stephen Shenal for rockin' the sandy, but fun and fast, Tri the Pee Dee Sprint Triathlon.  Cameron used the 2nd Fastest Bike Split of the Day to lock up 2nd Place Overall with a time of 1:09:13

TYB Athlete Stephen Shenal used a super fast bike as well to place 4th in the always super competitive M30-34 with a time of 1:21:28.

For full results, click here.

6/22/08

Congratulations to the 7 TYB Athletes who raced the Tri the Midlands Sprint Triathlon in Columbia, SC.  For a first time event, this race was first class.  Starting and finishing in a "community neighborhood", the race venue was great and the weather was also outstanding.

Chris Olson and Katharine Welling both continued their outstanding race season by placing 1st Overall and 3rd Overall respectively. Congratulations to all the TYB Athletes:

• Chris Olson, used a blazing swim, bike, and run to win by almost a minute in a time of 56:30.
• Luke Marchant, used the 5th fastest bike of the day, and finished 1st in the M20-24 with a time of 1:03:40.
• Nate Wells, right behind Luke, used a fast swim to finish 2nd in the M20-24 with a time of 1:05:42.
• Kat Welling, continued her great racing and used the fastest swim and the second fastest bike to finish 3rd Overall in a time of 1:05:58.
• Eric Hunter, with consistency in all three disciplines, finished 10th in the deep M40-44 with a time of 1:08:49.
• Coach Hal Outen, gutted it out on an "off day" and finished in 1:12:19.
• Coach Jamie Church learned that you learn something every time, capped off the race with a time of 1:01:06.

For full results, click here.

Also on the same day was the Greenville Candlelight 5K Run taking place on Saturday.  Several TYB Athletes attacked the 5K Course - evening style.  Luke Marchant, Nate Wells, and Coach Hal Outen pulled the double and competed Saturday evening along with fellow TYB Athletes Bill Bannen and Cheryl Quinn.

Full results can be found here.

6/10/08

Congratulations to the 8 TYB Athletes who braved the heat this past weekend at the Festival of Flowers Olympic Distance Triathlon in Greenwood, SC.  With a high of 100 degrees on Sunday, it was hot and it was hot quickly. Even with the heat, everyone had a great race.  Congratulations to the following TYB Athletes:

• Chris Olson, with a blazing fast swim and bike, finished in 1:58:20, to finish 2nd Overall.
• Cameron Dorn, with another super fast ride on the bike, held on on the run, to finsih in 2:07:36 for 10th Overall.
• Katharine Welling, coming off the Rock n' Roll Half Ironman last weekend, followed it up with another super hot race and used the fastest swim to  finish in 2:22:31 for 1st F30-34 and 7th Overall.
• Stephen Shenal, with a very fast bike, cruised to a 2:29:19 on the hottest day of the year.
• Cheryl Quinn, with the fastest swim and bike in her division, finished in 2:34:09 to finish 1st in the F45-49.
• Mark Erlenbaugh, with his best race of the year, finished this blazing hot race in 2:58:33.
• Coach Jamie Church, used a steady three events, to finish in 11th Overall with a time of 2:08:12.
• Coach Hal Outen, used a fast bike and run to finish 4th in the M35-39 with a time of 2:20:26.

For full results, click here.

6/2/08

Congratulations to the 10 TYB Athletes who rocked the Southeast this weekend in Macon, GA at the Rock n' Roll Half Ironman, in Kings Mountain at the Over the Mountain Triathlon, and in Duncan, SC at the Middle Tyger YMCA Triathlon.  Chris Olson and Katharine Welling continued their hot streaks by finishing 3rd Overall and 6th Overall respectively at the Rock n' Roll Half  Ironman.

• Chris Olson, finished in 4:26:49 with a strong time in all three disciplines, to finish 3rd Overall at the Rock n' Roll Half Ironman.
• Katharine Welling, with a strong swim and bike, finished in 5:22:13, on a super hot day to finish in 6th Overall and 1st in the F30-34.
• Nate Wells, on a super hot day, finished in 5:40:03 at the Rock n' Roll Half Ironman.
• Luke Marchant, braving the heat, finished in 5:59:55 at the Rock n' Roll Half Ironman.
• Greg Thompson, after a solid swim, had a collision on the bike and bravely made it through the bike but could not finish the run at the Rock n' Roll Half Ironman.
• Chris Culp, on a hot day, finished the Over the Mountain Triathlon in 3:09:29.
• Stephen Shenal, with a fast bike as always, finished in 1:15:33 to finish 7th Overall and 1st in the M30-34 at the Middle Tyger YMCA Triathlon.
• Jonathan Sowinski, with a fast bike and swim, finished the Middle Tyger YMCA Triathlon close to four minutes faster than two years ago with a time of 1:20:02 to finish 2nd in the M25-29.
• Matthew Rizzo, with his second triathlon ever, beat all his splits from the Anderson YMCA Sprint Triathlon, to finish strong with a time of 1:29:15 at the Middle Tyger YMCA Triathlon.
• Coach Jamie Church, used a fairly fast bike and run to capture 1st Overall at the Middle Tyger YMCA Sprint Triathlon with a 1:06:24.

For results to the Rock n' Roll Half Ironman, click here.  For results to the Over the Mountain Triathlon, click here.  For results to the 2008 Middle Tyger YMCA Triathlon, click here.  For an article about the Middle Tyger YMCA Triathlon, click here.

5/25/08

Congratulations to the 8 TYB Athletes who were busy competing around the Southeast this past weekend.  The athletes were all over the Southeast, from Rock Hill to Hiawassee, GA to Columbia, SC and in Orlando, FL.  Congratulations to the following athletes:

• Chris Olson, off of a strong performance the week before, keeps up his form and finishes 3rd Overall at Lake Murray Sprint Triathlon in 1:07:35.
• Katharine Welling, looking forward to the Rock and Roll Half Ironman this weekend, had a great race in all three discipines and finished 1st Overall in a time of 1:19:13.
• Cameron Dorn, completed the double - competing in the Tri the Rock Triathlon in Rock Hill on Saturday and then competing in the Lake Murray Sprint Triathlon on Sunday.  Cameron was 1st Overall on Saturday and beat all the competitors by over 4 and a half minutes and then finished it up on Sunday where he was 6th Overall in a very competitive field.
• Russ Lott, training for Ironman USA in Lake Placid in July, faced the Beast of the East Half Ironman on Saturday and finished 1st in the M40-44 with a time of 5:15:51.
• Jonathan Sowinski, finished 2nd in the M25-29 at the Tri the Rock Triathlon with a time of 1:24:59.
• Cheryl Quinn, dealing with the heat and humidity in the midlands of Florida, finished 8th in the W45-49 at the Florida 70.3 with a time of 5:43:18.  Even with the tough conditions, this bettered her 2007 White Lake Half time by almost 3 minutes.
• Coach Jamie Church and Coach Hal Outen, both with tough days, had a great time and learned lots.

5/12/08

Congratulations to the 10 TYB Athletes who raced the very popular Clemson Sprint Triathlon on May 10th.  A great race and great weather brings great results.  Congratulations to the following athletes:

• Chris Olson, following a great White Lake Half Ironman, showed some great recovery skills and finished 3rd Overall in 58:45.
• Cameron Dorn, riding a spectacular bike ride, held on during the run for a Top 10 to finish 8th Overall in 1:01:39.
• Nate Wells, with his first race of the season, finished in 1:07:42 for a 1st Place Finish in the M20-24.
• Stephen Shenal, continuing his great racing form, finished in 1:07:59 to finish 2nd in the M30-34.
• Luke Marchant, right behind Nate, finished in 1:08:13 for a 2nd Place Finish in the M20-24.
• Katharine Welling, with a super fast swim and bike, finished in 1:08:47 for a 5th Place Finish Overall.
• Jeff Lessenberry continued his dominance of the Masters Clydesdale division with a 1st Place Finish with a time of 1:10:57.
• Cheryl Quinn, getting ready for Florida 70.3, finished in 1:12:55 for a 2nd Place Finish in the F45-49.
• Ron Jerina, on tired legs after doing the double White Lake last week, had a great race and finished in 1:13:58.
• Larry Nolan, on his way to Ironman Florida, had a great race and did not walk the hill finishing in 1:16:39.

For full results, click here.

5/5/08

Congratulations to the 8 TYB Athletes who tackled White Lake Half Ironman this weekend.  Athletes braved a fierce headwind and the heat to make it to the finish line.

• Chris Olson, with an impressive performance, put in a spectacular 4:17:08 to finish 2nd Overall.  Read more at his race report.
• Martin Huttig, coming off St. Anthony's a week ago, had a very fast time of 5:29:14 to finish 18th out of 89 in the M40-44.
• Ron Jerina, Mr. Endurance, finished in 5:40:49 and did the double - racing with his son RJ the next day in the White Lake Sprint Triathlon.
• Stefan Tolan, after a fast bike, finished in 5:44:39 to finish 32nd out of 89 in the M40-44.
• Sonny Gill, racing his first ever Half Ironman, finished in a very impressive 5:51:50.
• Andrea Storie, after waiting a year to do her first Half Ironman, loved the race and finished her first Half Ironman in 6:22:45.
• Mark Erlenbaugh, after doing the double just as Martin Huttig, finished in 7:08:39, finishing his very first Half Ironman.
• Paul Sova, after a long ride and a hot run, came in in 7:19:42 to finish White Lake Half Ironman in back to back years.

For full results, click here.

4/28/08

Congratulation to all of the TYB Athletes who raced this past weekend.  TYB Athlete Cheryl Quinn made her way to Nashville and put in a very impressive 1:55:30 at the Country Music Half Marathon.  For full results, click here.

Also, on Saturday, TYB Athletes traveled down to Aiken to compete in the Langley Pond Triathlons.  Wiht a shortened bike course because of torrential rain, Cameron Dorn continued his impressive streak and used the fastest bike split to take 3rd Overall in the Sprint Triathlon.  Stephen Shenal had a very impressive race and a great time in the Olympic Distance.  For full results, click here.

On Sunday, Martin Huttig and Mark Erlenbaugh headed down to one of the most prolific triathlons anywhere - St. Anthony's Triathlon.  Mark Erlenbaugh, racing his first Olympic Distance Triathlon, had a great race and a great learning experience.  Martin Huttig, rolled a 2:22:42, using a very impressive swim and bike to take more than 11 minutes off of his 2007 time of 2:33:59.  For full results, click here.

4/14/08

Congratulations to the 11 TYB Athletes who raced this past weekend. 

On Saturday, two TYB Athletes headed down to Hilton Head to compete in Go Tri Sports' Hilton Head Island Sprint Triathlon.  Tom Snell, of Hilton Head, had a great showing to the start of his 2008 race season. Tom finished 11th Overall and was 1st in the M50-54 division with a time of 1:07:28.  Chris Culp of Charlotte, NC, also started his 2008 race season finishing 4th in the always competitive M45-49 Age Group with a time of 1:13:25.  For full results, click here.

On Sunday, 9 TYB Athletes headed down to Greenwood to compete in the always fun and fast Greenwood YMCA Sprint Triathlon.  Conditions were on the cold and windy side, but that did not stop the TYB Gang from posting some impressive results...

• Chris Olson, posting the days fastest bike split and the fastest run split, blitzed through the course in an unofficial course record of 51:35 to win 1st Overall by a margin of almost 3 minutes.
• Cameron Dorn, showing his potential, placed 2nd Overall with the days second fastest bike and run splits with a time of 54:18.
• Stephen Shenal, keeping the train going, placed 4th Overall and won his M30-34 Age Group with a time of 59:22.
• TYB Athlete and Coach, Hal Outen, placed 5th Overall and won his M35-39 Age Group with a time of 59:36.
• Russ Lott, Ironman specialists, decided to jump into the race at the last minute and showed some speed with a fast 1:00:05 - placing him 6th Overall and 1st in the M40-44 Age Group.
• Jonathan Sowinski, with a PR in the swim and the run, placed 3rd in the M25-29 Age Group with a time of 1:05:07.
• Andrea Storie, cruising the race in preparation for White Lake Half Ironman in a few weeks, took 7th Overall Female with a time of 1:13:07.
• Bill Bannen, competing in his second triathlon in two weeks, finished in 1:16:24 for 2nd Place in the M55-59 Age Group.
• Paul Sova, also preparing for White Lake Half Ironman in a few weeks, completed the race in 1:18:54 for 1st in the M60-64 Age Group.

What an outstanding day by the TYB Athletes.  For full results, click here.

4/8/08

Congratulations to all of the TYB Athletes who raced a great race at the Anderson Sprint Triathlon on Sunday.  A new race director called for a new course that made for some fast bike splits and a tough run.  Check out the athletes below:

• Cameron Dorn, again posting a very fast race, put down the fastest bike split on way to his 2nd Place Overall Finish with a a time of 56:24
• Jonathan Sowinski, digging the flat bike course and using the aerobars, pulled out an impressive bike and split a sub 21 5K on the run to finish with a time of 1:06:48, good enough for 2nd in the M25-29 Age Group.
• Matt Rizzo, racing his first triathlon ever, finished in 1:14:13 and is looking forward to a great 2008 season.
• Bill Bannen, making his first race appearance in a while, put down a fast 1:17:34 in the M55-59 Age Group.
• Athena Hortis, starting his season off, had a great race and is well on her way to preparing and finishing the Beach2Battleship Ironman in early November.

For full results, click here.

3/16/08

Congratulations to all of the TYB Athletes who raced the Parris Island Sprint Triathlon this past weekend.  Perfect weather calls for great races - and the TYB Athletes delivered...

• Cameron Dorn, racing his for the first time in the "Open" Division, came out of his shell and threw down a 56:34 for a 6th Overall Finish.  Cam had a great bike and broke 18 minutes on the run for the first time ever.
• Stephen Shenal took over 7 minutes off of his 2007 time and finished 1st in the M30-34 age group by over two minutes with a time of 1:02:57. 
• Cheryl Quinn, took over 6 minutes off of here 2006 time and finished 3rd Overall in the Female Masters with a time of 1:09:25.
• Martin Huttig, rolled his 2006 time by almost seven and a half minutes, surprised all of his training buddys and rolled out a 1:04:39 to place 9th in the super competitive M40-44 age group.
• Hal Outen, placed 6th in the very competitive M35-39 age group with a 1:03:47 and on the way running a very fast 19:25 for the run.
• Mark Erlenbaugh,  finished very solidly in 1:20:35, using the race as a training race along his way to racing Ironman Florida in November.  Also, it was the first ride on his new bike, a Cervelo P3C.
• Jeff Dishner, racing and completing his first triathlon ever, survived the swim and then breezed through the bike and the run to complete and finish his first triathlon ever.

For full results, click here.

2/18/08

Congratulations to the 3 TYB Athletes who raced in Myrtle Beach this past weekend.  Sonny Gill completed the Half in a time of 1:41 and change.  Ron Jerina completed the half on a very even pace and finished in a time slightly over 1:47.  Congratulations to Bill Bannen for completing his first Half Marathon in a time of 2:14.

The first Triathlon Camp at Hilton Head was a success.  All types of athletes from beginners to pros were able to enjoy great training, great weather, and great coaching in Hilton Head this past weekend. 

Look for more information soon on additional camps and clinics to be offered.

2/12/08

Congratulations to TYB Athlete Cameron Dorn for winning the Abbeville Area Rehab & Wellness Healthy Heart 8K Run with a time just over 30 minutes.  Cameron is flying this year.  Watch for great things from him over the course of 2008.

2/11/08

Congratulation to TYB Athletes Hal Outen, Jonathan Sowinski, Bill Bannen, and Jamie Church for rockin' Green Vally this past weekend.  Jonathan Sowinski took 1st in his Age Group in the 8K and Jamie Church took 1st in his Age Group in the 10 miler.

1/23/08

1/15/08

We are now at the start of 2008 and athletes have completed their last 500 yard swim.  Check out below, in order, the athletes that completed at least two of the three swims.  The improvement percentage is the difference from the fastest swim to the first swim.   Check out below for the up to date percentages.

Ron Jerina: Best 8:48 (5.04% Improvement)

Andrea Storie: Best 8:02 (3.02% Improvement)

Chris Olson: Best 6:10 (2.89% Improvement)

Jonathan Sowinski: Best 8:52 (2.21% Improvement)

Hal Outen: Best 9:00 (-3.85 Improvement)

12/14/07

Athletes are now completing the 2nd 12 mile time trial on the bike.  Check out below for current times and to monitor progress:

Stephen Shenal: 28:58 (0.98% Improvement)

Chris Olson: 28:49 (0.17% Improvement)

Hal Outen: 34:53 (-3.00% Improvement)

Jonathan Sowinski: 33:10 (-5.85% Improvement)

12/7/07

Congratulations to Jonathan Sowinski and Jeff Dishner as they are currently in the "lead" in the winter fun test for the run and the swim respectively.  Jonathan was able to run a very quick 17:12 tempo for his three miler, a 6.86% Improvement from the initial 18:28.  Jeff was able to swim a very respectable 8:48 in his 500 yard time trial after an initial 10:00 - an amazing 12% Improvement.

Keep up the work as the winter fun test is not over yet.  The final winners will be determined on percentage gains from week 3 to week 1.  Keep it up!

Scroll down for times throughout the winter fun test.

12/5/07

The second installment of the 3 mile tempo run is now here.  Check out below for current times and to monitor progress:

Jonathan Sowinski: 17:12 (6.86% Improvement)

Andrea Storie: 23:02 (4.17% Improvement)

Stephen Shenal: 19:02 (3.63% Improvement)

Chris Olson: 16:51 (3.17% Improvement)

Stefan Tolan: 21:53 (2.74% Improvement)

Hal Outen: 20:35 (-7.96% Improvement)

12/1/07

The second go round of the winter fun test has begun.  Athletes are completing a 500 yard time trial this week.  Check out below for times and to monitor progress:

Chris Olson: 6:10 (2.89% Improvement)

Hal Outen: 9:00 (-3.85% Improvement)

11/15/07

For the third event in the "winter fun test", athletes will be completing a 12 mile tempo effort on the bike.  Times for the benchmark 12 mile effort are listed below.  Times listed below are current as of 11/18/07

Chris Olson - 28:52

Stephen Shenal - 29:15

Jonathan Sowinski - 31:20

Cameron Dorn - 32:30

Hal Outen - 33:52

Ron Jerina - 39:53

Andrea Storie - 41:57

11/07/07

This week, athletes will be completing a three mile run.  A benchmark to be used in the next two months.  Times will continued to be updated as the week progresses.  Times listed below are current as of 11/10/07.

Chris Olson - 17:24

Cameron Dorn - 17:42

Jonathan Sowinski - 18:28

Hal Outen - 19:04

Stephen Shenal - 19:45

Stefan Tolan - 22:30

Andrea Storie - 24:02

Ron Jerina - 27:11

10/30/07

The TYB "Winter Fun Test" has begun (see 10/24/07).  This week, athletes will begin by completing a 500 yard swim time trial.  Times will be updated as the week progresses.  Times listed below are current as of 11/02/07.

Chris Olson - 6:21

Stefan Tolan - 7:47

Cameron Dorn - 8:00

Andrea Storie - 8:17

Hal Outen - 8:40

Jonathan Sowinski - 9:04

Ron Jerina - 9:16

Jeff Dishner - 10:00

10/27/07

TYB Athlete Hal Outen took it to Rock Hill for a 5K with a few buddies.  Coming out fast and splitting the first mile under 6:00, Hal maintained his form and pace and to set his 5k PR in 19:45.  Congratulations Hal.

10/24/07

TYB "Winter Fun Test" to begin next week.  The TYB "Winter Fun Test" will create motivation in the form of a friendly competition in the sometimes hard to motivate months of November, December, and January.

TYB Athletes will compete, in the course of their training weeks, in a 500 yard swim, a 12 mile Bike Ride, and a 3 Mile Run.  Each of these disciplines will be done once a month until the final in January.  Times will be posted after each "test set" and winners will be based upon percentage improvements, not time improvements.

A great way to keep training fun and keep training through the winter.  The first "Winter Fun Test" begins next week with a 500 yard time trial.  Stay tuned for results.

10/22/07

Congratulations to Cheryl Quinn and Jonathan Sowinski for participating in the SetUp Invitational Championship Triathlon in Raleigh, NC on Saturday, October 20th.  Unfortunately for Jonathan, he pulled a calf muscle on the bike and was not able to finish the run. 

Cheryl had a great race and finished 2nd Masters Overall with a time of 2:34:03.  For full results, click here.

10/16/07

The final South Carolina Triathlon Series Standings are now posted.  Congratulations to the following TYB Athletes who qualified for the Set Up Invititational Championship Race on Ocotber 20th.

Cameron Dorn - 1st Overall - M16-19

Jonathan Sowinski - 4th Overall - M25-29

Pete Risell - 3rd Overall - M30-34

Stephen Shenal - 6th Overall - M30-34

David Duchan - 6th Overall - M30-34

Hal Outen - 1st Overall - M35-39

Cheryl Quinn - 1st Overall - F45-49 (2nd Overall Female Masters)

10/15/07

Congratulations to the 5 Tri Your Best Athletes who rocked and rolled the Hickory Knob Triathlon this past weekend.  For 2007, the Hickory Knob race included a Sprint Triathlon and an Olympic Distance Triathlon.  4 TYB Athletes raced the Sprint Distance while 1 TYB Athlete rocked the Olympic Distance.  Check out the results  below:

Stephen Shenal - Sprint - 1:05:53 - 4th Place M30-34

David Duchan - Sprint - 1:06:01 - 5th Place M30-34

Hal Outen - Sprint - 1:03:43 - 1st Place M35-39

Cheryl Quinn - Sprint - 1:10:41 - 1st Place Female Masters

Stefan Tolan - Olympic - 2:27:42 - 10th Place M40-44

For full results, click here.

10/1/07

Congratulations to the 6 Tri Your Best Athletes who completed the SC Half Ironman on Sunday, September 30th.  This group o f TYB Athletes included elites, veteran athletes, and a first time Half Ironman.  Check out the results below:

Ron Jerina - 5:38:26 - 14 Minutes faster than 2006!

Stephen Shenal - 5:14:43 - 7 Minutes faster than 2006!

Stefan Tolan - 5:29:11 - 17 Minutes faster than 2006!

John Uprichard - 6:00:18 - 1st Time Half Ironman!!!

Chris Olson - 4:33:52 - 7th Place Elite Male!

9/19/07

Congratulations to the 5 Tri Your Best Athletes who rocked the Pickens Tri the Ridge Sprint Triathlon on Saturday, September 15th.  All 5 Athletes had great races and all brought home hardware.

Andrea Storie had a great day and finished in a time of  1:13:28, 3rd Overall Female, with a great swim and bike combo. 

Cameron Dorn, with one of his best races ever with a blazing fast 1:01:52, finishing 1st in the M15 - 19 Age Group and in all likelihood would have placed Top 3 Overall if he not gone astray on the run course.

David Duchan, in his first race back after a horrific crash, rocked the race finishing in a time of 1:04:29 and finishing 2nd in the M30 - 34 Age Group.  David, a bike specialist, raced like he has not lost anything from his crash.  Great to see David back racing.

Jonathan Sowinski, a consistent threat in the Sprint Distance, used the 8th Fastest Run of the Day to post a 1:06:53 to win the M25 - 29 Age Group.

Coach Jamie Church, with a time of 58:58, used a speedy bike and run combo to take 1st Place Overall. 

A great day for TYB and a great first year race.  For full results, click here.

9/12/07

Congratulations to Tri Your Best Athletes Hal Outen and Cheryl Quinn who represented in Hartsville on Sunday, September 9th.  Hal placed 1st in the M35-39 Age Group and finished 8th Overall.  Hal used his blazing fast bike, the 4th fastest bike of the day, to finish in 2:32:58.  For full results to the International Distance, click here.

Cheryl placed 3rd Masters Overall and finished 7th Overall in the Sprint.  She used her fast swim and bike combo to finish in 1:29:24.  For full results to the Sprint, click here.

8/30/07

Congratulations to 5 Tri Your Best Athletes who rocked the Upstate this past weekend.  On Saturday, August 25. Tri Your Best Athlete Hal Outen took 3rd Place Overall at the Middle Tyger Memorial Triathlon.  At this same race, Coach Jamie Church took 1st Place Overall.  For full results of the Middle Tyger Triathlon, click here. 

In Anderson, on Sunday, August 26, Russ Lott and Andrea Storie completed the TriAmerica Race.  Andrea Storie finished 2nd Overall in the Sprint Race and Russ used the longer distance race as a great training day.  For full results, click here.

On a more National Level, Tri Your Best Athlete Ron Jerina became an Ironman on Sunday, August 26, by completing Ironman Louisville.  On a hot and humid day, Ron completed his first Ironman to perfection and finished in under 13 hours.  Click here for full results.

8/21/07

Congratulations to the 10 Tri Your Best Athletes who rocked and rolled the Greenville Sprint Triathlon on Sunday, August 19th.

Special Congratulations to the following podium finishers:

Hal Outen - 3rd Place - M35-39 - 1:07:12

Cheryl Quinn - 1st Place - F45-49 - 1:17:30

Coach Jamie Church - 3rd Place Overall - 1:01:27

For full results for the 2007 Greenville Triathlon, click here.

8/18/07

The new Tri Your Best Gear has arrived.  Custom designed by Hincapie Sportswear, this gear is nice!!  Email Jamie for more info regarding the Cycling Jerseys, Cycling Shorts, Cycling Vests, and Triathlon Skinsuits.

6/04/07

5/21/07

Congratulations to the 4 Tri Your Best Athletes who represented Tri Your Best at the Lake Murray Sprint Triathlon on Sunday.  Cheryl Quinn, racing her third race over the past few weekends, flew through the course and was the Overall Female Masters Winner.  Hal Outen, racing for the second consecutive week, finished strong in 2nd in the very competitive M35-39 field.  Also racing for the second week in a row, Jonathan Sowinski PR'ed in every single event, breaking 20 minutes for the 5K, and placed 6th in the M25-29 Age Group.  Chris Taylor, back to his triathlon racing after two marathons in the past two months, had a great start to his triathlon season.  For full results, click here.

Congratulations to Bill Bannen for placing 3rd in the M50-54 Age Group at the Powerade Tri the Rock Triathlon in Rock Hill on Saturday.  This is only Bill's third triathlon ever and was able to make the podium with a strong bike and run combo.  For full results, click here.

5/14/07

Congratulations to all the Tri Your Best Athletes who have raced over the past few weekends.  Sorry for the long pause in between news updates.  Coach Jamie Church and Wife Laura had their daughter, Ada Grace, on May 2nd.  Thanks for all of the support and prayers.  Good luck to all of the athletes this coming weekend at the Lake Murray Triathlon.

4/15/07

Congratulations to Vance Rowland, Russ Lott, Bill Bannen, Andrea Storie, and Justin Fornter for representing Tri Your Best at the Greenwood YMCA Sprint Triathlon on Sunday.  For both Vance and Russ, this was a great way to begin their racing season with finishes of 4th Overall and 7th Overall.  A great start to the year with Ironman CDA only a few months away.

Congratulations to Bill Bannen who completed his first triathlon on Sunday and also ran a personal best 5K of 23:33.  Congratulations to Andrea Storie, who placed 2nd Place in the F35-39 age group, and used her new Cervelo P3C to perfection as she rode very well.  Congratulations to Justin Fornter who completed only his second ever triathlon.  We will see more to come from Justin...

For full results, click here.

4/14/07

Congratulations to Jonathan Sowinski for a great race on Saturday at the Valdese Sprint Triathlon in Valdese, NC.  Jonathan placed 2nd in the M25-29 age group with the fastest run split in the age group with a 19:42.  For full results, click here.

3/20/07

Congratulations to Austin Brown, Hal Outen, Justine Waldrop, and Coach Jamie Church for competing in the Parris Island Triathlon on Saturday, March 17th.  Hal Outen raced a very courageous raced and ended it with a sub 21 minute 5K to place 3rd in the very tough M35 -39 age group.  Congratulations to Justine Waldrop for breaking 23 minutes in the 5K and placing 2nd in the F35-39 age group.  For full results, click here.

3/14/07

Congratulations to Cheryl Quinn and Coach Jamie Church for kicking off their 2007 Triathlon Season at the MAP Triathlon on March 10, 2007 in Charlotte, NC.  Cheryl Quinn placed 2nd in her Age Group and Coach Jamie Church finished 6th in the Elite Category.  For full results, click here.

10/17/06

Congratulations to the Jonathan Sowinski, Cheryl Quinn, and Chris Taylor for rockin' the Hickory Knob Triathlon this past weekend.  Also, congratulations to Ron Jerina for his Personal Best of 3:52:11 at the Columbus Marathon.  And, Congratulations to Bill Bannen for his Personal Best of 24:28 at the Run the Verne 5K. 

Also, congratulations to Tri Your Best Athlete Austin Brown for receiving the Palmetto State Triathlon Series Racing Team Sponsorship.   Way to go Austin and for more information, click here.

10/2/06

Congratulations to the 10 Tri Your Best athletes who completed the SC Half Ironman.  Austin Brown of Greenwood, SC, provided a heroic effort and litteraly passed out across the finish line and finished 2nd Place in the M20-24 age group.  Congratulations to everyone who finished and especially the first time finishers.  Also, congrats to Andrea Storie, whose fast swim split paved the way for a first place relay finish.  Look for Andrea at the 2007 SC Half Ironman!!!  For full results, click here.

9/18/06

Congratulations to Austin Brown, Andrea Storie, and Justine Waldrop for rockin' and rollin in Hartsville this past weekend.  Andrea Storie pulled out a great swim, great ride, and an awesome run to have one of her best races ever at the Olympic Distance.  Justine Waldrop was able to overcome a crazy injury on the bike to finish and represent Tri Your Best well.  Austin Brown used a very fast combo on the bike and the run to finish 2nd Overall in the Sprint.  For full results, click here for the Olympic and here for the Sprint.

9/10/06

Congratulations to Jonathan Sowinski and Coach Jamie Church on outstanding races at the Hilton Head Sprint Triathlon on September 9th.  Jonathan Sowinski posted a 2nd Place Finish in the M25-29 age group with a fast bike and a blazing run.  Coach Jamie Church was able to ride through a mechanical problem on the bike and run his way into 2nd Place Overall.  Check out the full results here.

8/21/06

Congratulations to the 13 Tri Your Best Athletes who all had excellent races at the Greenville Sprint Triathlon this weekend.  Everyone had excellent performances.  Check out the full results here and for more information on the Hincapie Tri Your Best Racing uniforms, email coach@triyourbest.com.

8/14/06

Congratulations to Hal Outen and Coach Jamie Church for completing the Charleston Sprint Triathlon on Sunday, August 13th.  Hal, with his strong bike, and his fastest ever 5k (21:03) was able to win the M30 -34 age group by more than 3 minutes.  Not only did his time of 1:05:04 win his age group, it also put him in the top 10% Overall at 30th place out of more than 340 participants.

Coach Jamie Church also had a great race and was able to finish 3rd Overall behind Professional Triathlete Daniel Moss and Regional Stud Radek Parnica.  A great race for Tri Your Best.  For full results, click here.

8/6/06

Congratulations to Ron Jerina for completing the Lake Logan Olympic Distance Triathlon.  Ron took more than 12 minutes off of his Festival of Flowers time earlier this June.  Ron is getting faster and faster and will only continue to improve.  For full results, click here.

6/11/06

Congratulations to the 9 Tri Your Best Athletes for completing the Festival of Flowers Olympic Distance Triathlon in Greenwood, SC.  Not only did the athletes survive the rolling course, they also dealt with temperatures in the upper 90's.  Austin Brown, of Hodges, SC, was the highest placing Tri Your Best Athlete placing 3rd in his age group and finishing 16th Overall in a very competitive field.  Congratulations to the following Age Group Winners:

Austin Brown - 3rd Place - M20-24 - 2:11:33

Cheryl Quinn - 1st Place - F45-49 - 2:44:17

For full results, click here.

6/10/06

Congratulations to Doug Schacht for completing the Sunrise 8K Run in Simpsonville, SC.  Doug completed the 8K in 43:32 which was more than one minute faster than last year.  For full results, click here.

6/5/06

Congratulations to the 7 Tri Your Best Athletes and Coach Jamie Church for participating in the Middle Tyger YMCA Triathlon in Duncan, SC on Saturday, June 3rd.  Athletes were treated to a 400 meter pool swim in one of the nicest pools in the Southeast, a very hilly, but fun, 14 mile bike, and a rolling 4 mile run to finish.  Congratulations to the following Age Group Winners:

Coach Jamie Church - 1st Place Overall - 1:08:29

Hal Outen - 3rd Place - M35 -39 - 1:17:18

Rupert McCormack - 2nd Place - M30-34 - 1:24:22

Jonathan Sowinski - 2nd Place - M25-29 - 1:25:02

5/31/06

New Light Blue Tri Your Best Shirts just in.  Check them out here.  Email Jamie at coach@triyourbest.com if you would like one.

5/21/06