Great Performances at White Lake II

For yet another year, the RMEC shines at White Lake. One week after Brent competed in the first White Lake weekend, the RMEC sent a crowd down this weekend. On Saturday, the weather was hot. Temperatures peaked out around 93. We thought it was hot at the Blooming Festival 5k, and we were wrapping our race up by 8:00 am. Those doing the Half Ironman had just begun their six hour adventures. To put is in perspective, 9% of those that started the race did not finish.

Jeff Miller was the first to finish from the RMEC with a time of 5:37:39. Jeff posted the 113th best swim time, followed by a solid bike ride, and finishing with a 1:52 half marathon. All of this was good enough to 100th out of 328 finishers. Close behind Jeff came Dave Lavely with a time of 5:57:01. Much like Jeff, Dave also excelled at the run despite weary legs, he still posted the 96th fastest run time among all men.

Kinnie Pruden had a fantastic race, posting a new PR even with the heat! Most impressive was Kinnie's bike time of 2:49:08. This was the 14th best time posted among all women in the race, and 15 minutes better than all of the RMEC men. Her total time of 6:16:29 was good enough for 60th among all women.

Cliff Amos finished with a time of 6:22:32 and placed 201st among men. This knocked two minutes off of last years time. Tim Shea battled the heat and still finished with a strong 6:40:20 time. To Tim's credit, he was ready to call it quits during the run, but pushed through the pain so he could bring home the medal to show the kids. Great job Tim!

On Sunday, the weather cooled down quite a bit, but a breeze created some choppy water for the swim. It wasn't enough to slow down Patti Miller who finished in 1:38:17. Her time was good enough for some hardware as she took home first in the Master's Novice division! From start to finish, she had a great race. Among the other novice masters, Patti had the 4th fastest swim, and the fastest run and bike.

Tracy Hick's was back for her second White Lake Sprint, and had another great performance. Her overall time was 1:44:51 which was only one minute off of last years time. It is obvious that triathlons suit Tracy well. Her bike time, and both transitions improved by a minute each in 2009.

Great job everyone!