BVHP coached athletes and club members recent updates:
Sara Pragluski crushed the Patriot Half Iron Triathlon in Freetown on June 20th. Sara was third overall female, first in her age group and posted the fastest female bike time. Nice work Sara. We look forward to seeing Sara at Lake Placid and then on to the Transrockies run. Charlie Brown brought home some hardware as well, taking 2nd in his age group. Congrats to Susan Gould, Bonnie Brown, Todd Pizzi, and Jeff Godin who also competed.
On June 21st the Webster triathlon took place. Congratulations to Jim Gorski for winning the BVHP Team some valuable points. Angelos Spetseris started of his racing season with an excellent race.
On June 21st Gayle Galletta crushed Ironman Couer D'Alene going under 12 hours in her first Iron distance race!!
The setting was perfect. It was a high of 70 with sunny skies and a beautiful crystal clear Lake. The international distance took place on Saturday. Mike Bingham did his first Olympic triathlon placing 6th in his age group at a very competive race! Liza Rivera finished her first triathlon ever with the most enthusiastic finish I have yet to see! She had an amazing day and is hooked to the triathlon lifestyle from this point forward! We look forward to many more races with Mike and Liza! Congrats to them both for a great BVHP showing! Mike Bingham at the finish!
Diabetes, Exercise and Sport Association is holding their national conference in Boston this year. Look for Dr. Godin's presentation on Triathlon Training. Follow this link for more information.
MorFun Wapack Trail Race is a great ultra for the spring! You can do 21, 42 or 50 miles. The 50 miler has 14,000 feet of elevation gain! It takes place on the Wapack trail starting in Ashburnham Ma. and travels 21 miles to Greenfield NH. The 21 miler goes in the opposite direction. If you choose to do 50 you head back out on the trail for another 4 miles out and back! Tammy and Jeff at the 4:30 am start
Sara Pragluski, Ironman Hawaii competitor, Boston Marathon competitor, VT 50 mile finisher...and many more accolades, was first place woman in the 21 mile race! She completed the 21 miles in 4:55. This is not your ordinary 21 miles...mountains, roots, slippery rocks, steep inclines and declines, mud and black flies to name just a few differences! Sara is the first one off the bus! Always ready to Go!
Jeff Godin completed the 42 mile run from North to South to South to North!!! This is his 4th ultra to date and is looking forward to the Leadville 100!
Tammy Godin completed the 50 mile run (North to South to South to North and back up over the mountain again). She was 1 of 2 woman to complete the entire 50 miles and 1 of 5 people total!
Do you wonder how much fluid you need to replace during exercise under different conditions? This can be calculated based on sweat rate. Knowing your sweat rate can help prevent dehydration and hyponatremia.
