Congrats as well to Shaun, who completed the Racine Half Ironman despite needing to walk the entire run portion of the event due to his aching Achilles!

For those who know him, you probably aren’t too surprised he was able to grind it out, his determination is inspiring!

Door County 7/16-7/17

Sprint Juniors

• Jarrett – A steady improvement from 2010 in all 3 disciplines and nearly 5 minutes faster overall!
• Lauren – A super finish for the longest race completed to date and ready for the next racing opportunity!
• Madeline – Fantastic 2nd place finish in the girls 11-14 age division at the Door County Kids Triathlon.

Sprint MM Team

• Martha – A spectacular 6th place in her division and top 50 women overall.
• Jessica O – Top 10 in her division with big improvements over last year’s results on the swim and bike.
• Stephanie – Made huge improvements over last year and is excited to see all her hard work paying off.

Half-Ironman

A brutal day of heat and humidity did not stop these athletes from achieving their goal of the DC1/2 finish line… it just took most of them a little longer than they had expected J. We are proud of them for displaying true mental toughness and pushing through a tough day.

• Justin – Completed his first 1/2IM in some of the toughest conditions we see here in the midwest.
• Brodie – Pushed beyond the hurt to earn top 10 in his division and the two IVs he was treated with after the race.
• Tom – Has improved a ton over the past few months and moved right up to top-20 in his division.
• Ken – Is learning with each new race experience that it often truly is a matter of toughness, are you tough enough to push through whatever the day presents to come out on top? Ken will always come out on top.
• Alperen – Put together a solid day for top 1/3 in his division.
• Jim – Has now put race #4 and his first 1/2IM under his belt and is on his way to IMWI.
• Taylor – Put it all out on the course with the rest of the crew and has some new sunburn tattoos to tell the story.
• Tino – Did not give up and kept moving forward toward his goal of the finish line, another one in the books.
• Daniel – Wasted no time in transitions with some of the fastest of the day and finished in the top 50% of his division.
• Scott – Posted the fastest swim split in his division and held on for a solid day on the course.
• Pete – PR! One of the few personal best times of the day and feeling good about this awesome accomplishment on a tough day.
• Ed – Champ! In the 60-64 age group with an attitude that says ‘never quit!’.
• Charlie – Another award winner placing 3rd in his division with the fastest transitions of the bunch.
• Miranda – An awesome race for top 10 in her division and a solid run split despite the heat.
• Anna – Definitely a confidence boost that she can go the distance, crossing the finish line in the top 50% of her division.
• Jenn – Wow, 5th place in her division with a super consistent race (it’s almost like the heat didn’t get to this girl!).
• ErinW – Battled through like the warrior she is for a solid 1st 1/2IM experience (also top 50% in her division).
• Christine – Rallied through a rough spot on the run to prove that she ‘gets things done’ and isn’t going to give up on her dreams.

HHH-

Christine, Jenn and Shaun took on the 100K adventure of the Horribly Hilly Hundreds and all did fantastic.  All our hill repeat practices have paid off.  These three are well on their way to Ironman 2011 success!

High Cliff 1/2 Ironman

Alperen- Continues to display consistent improvement this season by racing faster in all 3 disciplines as well as transitions over last years performance and is excited about focusing on 1/2IM distance this season.

Verona Triterium Sprint

Tom – Raced to an awesome 2nd place finish in his age group with the 3rd fastest run split of all participants… in a pair of borrowed running shoes!

Miranda – MKZ showed that she ‘owns’ this course (and not the other way around as she claims it did to her a few years ago) with a strong effort that boosted her right onto the podium for 2nd place in her division.

Martha – In just her 3rd triathlon, proved that she just keeps getting better and better with a solid bike/run combo and top class support for all her teammates and friends.

Verona Triterium Olympic

Tino- Celebrated Father’s Day in perfect fashion, with full family support and claiming 2nd place in his division.

Jim – Dusted his coach (and the rest of his teammates) on the bike, averaging over 20mph over a very tough and hilly course.

Justin – Completed his first Olympic distance event and finished feeling strong and ready for the next challenge, Door County 1/2 IM!

Taylor – A bit of a bummer to omit the swim for this fish, but he still rocked out a solid bike/run effort for a super finish to the day.

Finally –thanks to our many volunteers including the “Triterium Volunteer MVP” Amol!  Amol, in addition to great volunteer work, donated his shoes to fellow teammate Tom so he could race!  Thanks also to Ken, Lisa, John, and Sue for great volunteer work.  Madison Multisport officially won the 1^st ever “Battle of the Tri Clubs” at the Triterium, a title we plan to defend next year!

Liberty Triathlon – June 11, 2011

Independence, MN

Ed - Proved with clarity that he is back and stronger than he has ever been with a 1^st place finish in his division and a solid sub 2 hour 1/2 marathon to finish out the day.

Ken- In just his 2nd 1/2 Ironman, Ken lopped off over an hour from his previous time, finishing in 5:25 and an unwavering confidence that he is indeed ready for the big dance (Ironman Wisconsin).

Eau Claire Sprint Triathlon – June 12, 2011

Brodie – Put on the heat from start to finish, placing 2nd in his age division and 15^th overall.

Capital View Triathlon – June 12, 2011

Sprint:

Erin B - Stared out the race with one of the fastest swims in the field and held it all the way to the finish line for 2nd place overall female!

Stephanie- In just her second year of racing, Stephanie made huge improvements in her swim and kept the pace going all day for a solid SBR.

Jim- In just his 2nd triathlon, Jim has proven this sport has been waiting for him to dominate all along… he placed 3rd in his division and top 20 overall.

Pete- Overcame being a little under the weather and still pulled out a 5th place finish in his division (wow!), just think what he can do when he is 100% healthy!

Olympic:

Team Yaegermeister- Kevin / Meistro / Tom - Definitely a trifecta of fast racing from these guys, pulling out the WIN for all relay teams!

Alperen – Put together an awesome race day that started with a 4min PR over last years swim and kept the motor running all the way to the finish line.

A definite shoe-in for Triathlon’s Elite Rookie of the Year, Gwen Jorgensen has made a name for herself in just her first season in the sport.  Gwen comes with a strong background in running and swimming, a perfect set-up for successful ITU draft-legal racing.

Coach Cindi has been working with Gwen since December of 2009 and has laid the foundation for her success this year.  Gwen finished the season with a 5th place finish at the Huatulco World Cup and a 2nd place finish at the Pan American Championships, both high level elite races on the ITU calendar.

In 2011, Coach Cindi will continue to work with Gwen in preparations for the USA Olympic Trials in London in August 2011.  Keep your eye out for Gwen Jorgensen in the coming triathlon season, you will no-doubt see her name frequenting the top results.

If you’d like to learn more about Gwen and her journey to the 2012 Olympic Games or would like to help financially support Gwen, please contact Coach Cindi for more details.

Wow, the Madison Multisport Team was on FIRE here in Madison on September 12.

Congrats to our teammates who all reached their goal of the Ironman finish line and inspired each and every one of us in the process.

Brodie
Jessica
Shaun
Dotty
Dan
Karen

Amazing, well done.
More race details to come…

The Door County Triathlon weekend has become a tradition for the MM Team.  This event offers something for everyone: A sprint distance event on Saturday, a 1/2 Ironman distance event on Sunday, and a great destination vacation for the entire family.

The MM Team showed up in full force with 6 members competing in the sprint race and 15 in the 1/2 Ironman.

Special congrats to:
Christine  and Andrew for completing their  first 1/2IM distance event
Dotty for placing 1st in her division
Jer for taking 3rd in his age group
Anna for getting back out on the race course this year
Brodie on a 25minute 1/2IM PR
Candice for ‘getting back on the horse’ and finishing with a new PR
Lisa for a 1/2 IM PR
Jeanine for a huge new PR
And everyone else for their amazing displays of mental toughness and determination.

So proud of all of you!

The MM Team was in full force this weekend at the Lake Mills Triathlon.

Fourteen team members participated, and over 1/2 placed in their divisions.

A special congrats to Justin and Jarrett for competing in their first triathlon event!