Sandpipers Dominate the TRI-Event!

Sandpipers Dominate the TRI-Event!

Three Sandpipers Three 1^st place division wins! Swim-Bike-Run, well our kids do it all now but two years ago we trained in the pool and ran around the park, so why not bike? Swimmers are some of the best tri-athletes later in life. But lately we have moved our training into the bike to get a different way of approaching our conditioning. Only three swimmers competed in this event because of allergies and bad weather not letting everyone prepare for the event, but this event was just the tip of the iceberg I must say. Those three out there were nationally recognized and not just in the pool but in the TRI-World.

Natalie Lipkowitz took the overall title by over 10 minutes and was the fastest women at last weekend’s RAGE Triathlon at Lake Mead. Kacey Smith was 2^nd in the 18 and under division to Natalie but 1^st was given to Natalie in the overall so Kacey was move to 1^st in 18 and under. Both have qualified for the Junior Nationals in San Diego August 13^th this summer. Our newest tri-athlete competitor from the pool was Matt Dangleis, who was also 1^st in the 18 and under division. Matt competed at the Olympic Distance.

We expect to see an increase in interest in our Sandpiper Multi-Sport Tri Team so keep an eye out for up and coming pool swimmers, putting the bike and run together for fun in local TRI’s.