White Lake Sprint Results

Day two of White Lake was a sprint distance that brings out the elites and the newbies. The RMEC was heavy on the "newbies" side, but not entirely. This race began with a 750 meter lake swim, followed by a 14 mile bike ride, and finishing with a 5k run.

The first finisher from RMEC was Kinnie Pruden with a finishing time of 1:26:21. This was good enough for 34th place overall out of 319 women. . . WOW! Kinnie had an impressive swim time of 17:21, followed by the 9th fastest bike time in the event. A solid run gave her a great time, and she just barely missed an age group award taking 4th. Don't forget that Kinnie rode 56 miles in the relay the day before.

Jenni Batchelor was racing her first triathlon, and had not practiced an open water swim until the day before the race. This never held her back as she was the fourth novice finisher with a time of 1:41:05. If not for a minor spill at the end of the bike ride, she just might have taken home the third place award

Tracy Hicks also made her triathlon debut this week, and did it in grand style with a time of 1:43:36. Although worried about the open water, she had no problems on race day. She did her best on the bike, and finished 7th among the novice participants.

Ursula was terrified of the open water swim, but she had made a decision prior to starting that nothing was going to stop her from finishing it. Once back on land, Ursula moved up the ranking in each leg of the race. She also did far better with her transitions in this tri. Ursula finished 32nd in the novice category.

On the men's side, Michael finished in 1:29:19. After a decent swim time, he was able to move up the ranks with the 47th fastest 5k run. All this combined for a 3rd place Novice finish. Eric Seale had a strong open swim, followed by a blazing bike ride where he averaged 22.5 mph! His overall time was 1:30:32, and he finished 13th among the Clydesdale division. Ryan Bullard was yet another RMEC member making a triathlon debut finishing in 1:33:56. This time was good enough for a 10th place Novice finish.

There was one more relay team that participated for the RMEC on Sunday. Patti Miller's knee issue prevented her from being able to run, so she teamed up with Tracy Proctor for a two-person relay. Patti had a great swim, and followed up an outstanding bike ride where she averaged 18.6 MPH. She passed the chip on to Tracy who still managed to run the 2nd fastest relay time of all men and women despite the fact she raced a half marathon the day before. Their hard work paid off as they won 1st place in the Female Relay Category.
Here is a complete summary of all performances this weekend: