Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Racing is Back!

2020 In-person Racing was a bust! 

I started writing this earlier this year but then got sidetracked by more important activities. So here is my race recap. Mostly just the stats with no witty recaps. 

It has been a while since many of us have toed the line at an in-person event. I had done a 5K in 2020 in March around Saint Patrick's day. Shortly after that, we locked down and all the 2020 races starting getting canceled. It was all very understandable and I simply deferred all my race entries to 2021. I crossed my fingers that we would be in a better place once those races came around. I spent the rest of 2020 doing virtual races which I talked about in my last blog post. 

Below is a recap of my 2021 races. I don't really have too much to report about each race but wanted to document it all here. 

Vaccination

As 2021 progressed, it seemed like race organizers had come up with satisfactory plans to return to racing with special COVID-19 precautions. Thankfully for me, I was able to get vaccinated through my work on March 22nd. And since it was the one shot J&J vaccine, that meant that by the time of my first scheduled race, I would be fully vaccinated. Sweet!

April 10 - First Race of the Season - Smithfield Sprint Triathlon

The first race of the season was the Smithfield Sprint Triathlon. Age group results below. 

Male 50 to 54

 Overall  ------- Swim In -------T1------- Bike -------T2Total
PlacePlaceNameCityBib NoUSAT AgeRnkTimeTimeRnkTimeTimeTime
123Christopher RatchfordMidlothian VA845014:54.46:18.6133:40.334:44.857:16.7
225Gary MartinMidlothian VA2045246:02.37:15.9234:53.436:02.457:33.6
362David LassiterWilliamsburg VA8153107:24.08:54.6336:49.937:55.51:02:13.2
465Michael SpinosMidlothian VA1325056:05.57:37.3637:51.839:24.01:02:40.8
566Michael FedrykVirginia Beach VA725025:42.77:23.7437:09.738:40.91:03:07.9
676James RosenRichmond VA2265376:51.69:04.2539:08.940:36.11:04:08.0
7114Jeffery ShackelfordSmithfield VA1865097:06.49:16.3740:45.142:40.11:09:44.1
8141Scott DixonHenrico VA23254137:44.99:12.8941:36.842:30.21:14:17.4
9148Mark GordonPortsmouth VA2595335:49.98:00.81040:49.042:34.11:15:47.5
10150Evans ThomasAppomattox VA1875487:02.29:15.2841:35.243:44.61:16:27.2
11161Hayden RichardsNewport News VA58531411:09.613:53.71148:58.850:56.11:18:48.0
12167Mark KonstNewport News VA2745366:47.09:43.21346:17.048:07.21:19:50.4
13181Charles CorprewVirginia Beach VA23650127:39.910:37.41246:36.349:58.31:24:53.5
14199Mike AraojoHampton VA1853117:26.113:32.21452:42.455:42.11:40:00.5
 

May 7th - Kinetic Triathlon Festival - Kinetic Half


May 8th - Kinetic Triathlon Festival - Kinetic Sprint


June 6, 2021 - Ironman 70.3 Virginia's Blue Ridge



July 4th, 2021 - Biffledinked 10 X 5K



And there you have it. I don't think I will do any more races this year as I focus on some family commitments. Who knows was 2022 will bring. Perhaps some more racing. We will see. Thanks for reading. 








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