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Spartan Death Race v2011

Andy Weinberg, Double and Triple IRON Finisher and swim course record for both, is the RD for the Spartan Death Race, which finsihed the weekend of 24-26 June. The competitiors that finished (35 out of 158) did so after competing for 42 hours. The thing with the Death Race is you don't know what is next. Some tasks are known, some are not, plus you don't know when the finish is so you can't gague yourself, your time or your energy. You just have to keep going till Andy tell you that you have finished.

This past event, you were told you needed to have your task finsihed by 3:00 Sunday afternoon and congregate at the church for a meeting, then you would be allowed to go back and continue your tasks and the course. Some decided not to show up at the church and quit the event, they had enough. For the ones opting to attend church with the intent of continuing along, THEY were told that they had indeed finished. Order of placement was how far you had gotten along in the race.

Our family was fortunate to have one alumni of the Double and Triple IRON finish, Joshua Zitomer. We also had long term staff member John Wall finish. And two participants that will be doing their first Double (Rebecca Hansen) and Triple (Frank Fumich) completed the event as well. It takes tough people to finish the Double or Triple and those are the ones that can compete in the Spartan Death Race. Congrats to Andy, and his wife Sloan who puts up with so much leading up to and over the weekend, for putting on such a fantastic event - according to most of the competitors. Tho it kicked their butts, and then some, they all raved about it. Click here for the website!!

Other News

Maceration

June 23, 2011 by John Vonhoff
Filed under: Foot Care, Health, blister care

A BAD case of maceration
This weekend is the running of the Western States Endurance Run, a 100-mile race from Squaw Valley to Auburn, over the California Sierras. While around 375 will start the race, the finisher’s numbers will probably fall between 200 and 250. The main reasons for not finishing will include being under trained, stomach issues, simply missing cutoffs, and injuries. Injuries are big. There will be sprained ankles, cuts and scrapes from falls, possible wrist injuries from falls, tons of blisters, and this year - a lot of problems from maceration. With higher than normal snow levels, and this week’s hot temperatures, runners will be in the snow more than normal. Plus runoff from the snow will affect trails and stream crossings. These wet conditions will affect many of the runners - leading to maceration. To read the rest of the article, click here for John's Website!!

More News

Race Across America

Click here for the link to the RAAM Website
The 2011 biking of RAAM just finished and we had 3 alumni of our Double's and Triple's competing in it. Kathy Roche-Wallace, 7 time solo finisher of the Triple IRON competed in the 50-59 age category and finsihed 2nd out of 5 women altogether. The overall winner of the 2009 Triple IRON was Steve Teal, and he raced on the 4 pers team Strategic Global Advisors. And super suport crew for Dave Gaudette (Double and Triple IRON finisher) and his wife Linda (Double IRON finsiher) was Randy Mouri, who raced solo and finsihed 4th out of 11 in the 50-59 men category. Well done to these three.

Information for the Virginia Double and Triple IRON Triathlons

Click here for the Solo Application

Click here for the Team Application

Click here for the Medical Release Form

Click here for the Weekend Schedule (will be updated March 2012)

Click here for the First Race Update Email - Word Document

Click here for the Second Race Update Email - Word Document

Click here for the Third Race Update Email - Word Document

When

Triple IRON Checkin is Thursday afternooon, 4 October 2012

Triple IRON Race Start is 7:00 a.m. Friday, 5 October 2012

Double IRON Checkin is Friday afternooon, 5 October 2012

Double IRON Race Start is 7:00 a.m. Saturday, 6 October 2012

Race Finish by 7:00 p.m. Sunday, 7 October 2012

Awards Ceremony/Dinner is Sunday evening, 7 October 2012

Where

Check in and race will be at Lake Anna State Park. Awards Ceremony/Dinner will be at Lake Anna Winery.

Cost for this crazy fun!

Please see race application for Price Increase Dates and Application Deadlines!

Solo Double: $465.00/$505.00/$545.00/$585.00

Solo Triple: $615.00/$655.00/$695.00/$735.00

Team Double: $690.00/$730.00/$770.00/$810.00

Team Triple: $840.00/$880.00/$920.00/$960.00

The Double IRON race is sanctioned by both USAT (United States Triathlon Association) and IUTA (International Ultra Triathlon Association). You must belong to both either with a yearly membership or a one day race license. One Day license for USAT is $10.00 and for IUTA it is €20.00 Euro (approximatley $25.00 to $30.00). We will use the current Exchange Rate shortly before the race to figure out how much for the IUTA license. The Triple IRON is only sanctioned by USAT.

Cancellation/Refund Policy: Up until Application Deadline you can either put your monies towards next years race OR get a refund minus $50.00. After the Application Deadline you can put your monies towards next year's race and have $75.00 deducted or get your monies refunded minus a $100.00 fee.

Reservation Fee: We will no longer reserve a spot for you without an application and down payment. To reserve a spot, send in the application and $250.00, the final payments will still have to be made by the payment cutoff dates stated on the application form. Any refunds will fall under the Cancellation/Refund Policy.

Payment: You can either send a check made out to Steve Kirby or use PayPal to pay for your entry fee and any other fees associated with the race (Shelter Rental, Support Crew help, food for your support, etc). Use steve@USAUltraTri.com to send the monies and send me an email telling me you just did it so I can be on the lookout for it. When you have your PayPal page up, click on the "Send Money" tab, put in my email address, the amount and then click on the second Tab called “Personal”. Don’t use “Purchase” as you will be charged a fee. Under the "Personal" tab, select the "Payment Owed" option. Use the bank account option to withdraw the money and not a credit card so you don't get charged a fee as well. Good luck and let me know if you have a problem.

What you get for entering the race!

For entering you get a Race Bag at check-in to include Quality Heavyweight Race T-Shirt, Trailrunner Mag, Triathlete Mag, and other goodies; HammerGel, Heed Drink, and E-Caps nutrition product; Pre-Race Pasta Dinner; Awards Dinner and Ceremony with open wine bar (you must be 21 years of age to drink); and other items. For finishing the race you get a Placement or Finishers Plaque, IUTA Finishers Medallion for Double IRON athletes, and a high quality long sleeve technical shirt with race logo and 2011 Finisher on left breast and for the men and woman finishing First, Second or Third Place ~ a embroidered jacket.
Above items are subject to change. For the women, we get your shirt in a woman's cut (ar at least try to).

Pre-Requisittes

Athletes must be at least 21 years of age and have completed a IRON distance triathlon or other significant accomplishements. Recommended to have ultra distance swims, bikes and runs as well.

Time Limits

Athletes have 36 hours to complete the Double IRON and 60 hours for the Triple IRON. Once the race starts, the clock keeps ticking, even if you take a couple hours nap. This race is formatted the same as any other triathlon with you completing the 4.8 (or 7.2) mile swim first, then complete the 224 (or 336) mile bike course and finish with the 52.4 (or 78.6) mile run course. The race starts 7:00 a.m. Friday for the Triple IRON and 7:00 a.m. Saturday for the Double IRON and you have until 7:00 p.m. Sunday to officially finish the race. Awards Dinner/Ceremony starts at 6:30 p.m. so it will be in your best interest to finish the race as soon as you can so you can come partake with us. The course stays open till 7:00 p.m. for those needing the entire time to finish, HOWEVER, be advised we will start taking the course down Sunday afternoon as athletes finish the race as we need to pack up the trailer and get to the Awards Ceremony ourself. The more I can pack Sunday afternoon/evening, the less I have to do Monday morning when all of you are gone or leaving. Not fun doing it by yourself or with just a couple of us, so please understand when you see us trying to take shelters down and clean up the course. We just want to have fun with you at the ceremony and enjoy our dinner.

Accommodations

There are Cabins at the lake that go about $100.00 a night and sleep 6 (one bedroom with a Queen bed, one bedroom with twin beds and pull out Queen Sofa in the Great Room. The cabins have a kitchen with refrigerator, stove, microwave, bathroom, fireplace, a/c and heat, back porch; the beds comes with sheets, blankets, pillow. There are 10 of these and some have a water view, Cabin 10 is designated as a Handicap Cabin. For the 2011 race, all the cabins have been booked, you must reserve these early in the year to be able to get one.

There are Camp Cabins that are a one room wooden structure that has 2 sets of twin beds and a table with 4 chairs. There is a picnic table outside and 2 rocking chairs on the front porch. The cabin has electricty but there is no kitchen, no refrigerator or bathroom. You use the bathhouse down the street, about a minute walk. These go for about 50.00 a night. You must also bring your own sheets, pillow, blanket as they are not supplied. For those flying in and not able to bring your own, I have a supply of them for rent at 10.00 per person for the race.

There are also campsites for tents and RV sites with hookups. I am not sure on the price of these, they vary. But for all the above, you can either call 1 (800) 933-7275 x5 for reservations or use this website to reserve a spot www.ReserveAmerica.com ~ Lake Anna State Park

Wetsuits/Skinsuits/Speedsuits

The swim is the lake at Lake Anna State Park. Most everyone will wear a wetsuit, but once every couple years we will have a hardy individual do the whole swim without wearing a wetsuit. Click here for the USAT Website list of approved Skinsuits and Speedsuits.