Thursday, June 14, 2012

ITU Elite Development Race: Connor and Bradley

Bradley Pigage and Connor Barry raced in Dallas last weekend at the ITU Elite Development Race. Bradley finished 13th overall in an extremely competitive field. He swam 10:44 for 750 meters, biked with the pack at 24.6mph, and ran 6:23 pace for 5K.
Connor Barry swam 11:07, biked 22.3, and ran 21:35 for 5K, for an overall finish of 38th place.
For full results: http://mychiptime.com/searchevent.php?id=6527.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

James Engle at the Rhode Island Sprint Triathlon


James Engle continues to race all over the world!  James has raced in Abu Dhabi, Italy, and now Rhode Island in the last couple of months. James did a sprint triathlon in Rhode Island (on a pack-away bike with clip on aero bars!) and won the Clydesdale division!! James finished 24th overall as well. James had a fantastic swim, one of the fastest bike splits, and hung on for a solid run. James is back in Texas for June and plans to do some local cycling races and triathlons. Way to go James!

Sylvan Beach Triathlon: Kim Juul

Kim Juul finished 3rd in the competitive 30-34 Age Group at the Sylvan Beach Triathlon last weekend. She swam 19:35 for the 1K open water swim, biked 21.9 mph for the 18 mile bike (fastest in her AG!) and ran 8:43 min/mile for the four mile run. Overall time for Kim was 1:53:28. Great job Kim!

Hawaii 70.3: Jason Oefinger


Congrats to Jason Oefinger for fantastic racing at the Hawaii 70.3 in Kona last weekend. As always in Kona, it was hot and windy! Here are the results for Jason:






Sunday, June 3, 2012

Tejas Sprint Triathlon

Matthew Perches finishing 2nd, 15-19AG
OutRival Racing had some fantastic results at the Tejas Sprint Triathlon today in Sugar Land! Sixteen ORR Athletes raced this event, and six athletes had the honor of receiving a podium award. Several athletes set personal bests for this event as well.


Matthew Perches finished second in the 15-19AG with a time of 58:15. Matthew biked 25mph and ran 18:50 for 5K!


Jarrett Hubert won the 25-29AG with a time of 57:40!  Jarrett biked 26.4mph and ran 18:54 for 5K.


Roberto Guiot and Adam Currier took 1st and 3rd in the Men's 35-39AG. Roberto finished in 55:42, and Adam did 57:58 (after setting a 5K PR yesterday in the Heights 5K!). Sergio Roldan finished 7th, Jay Cimo finished 12th, and Bryan Kraham finished 13th in same competitive AG.


Alan Jones finished 7th in the Men's 40-44AG with a time of 1:04:30.


Allison Eden won the women's 15-19AG with a speedy 1:08:17 finish time. Kim Juul finished fifth in the 35-39 AG with a 1:05:30.


Triny Aguirre raced on the first place women's relay team, "The Tejas Tehotties". Triny biked 25.8mph!!


Way to go ORR Athletes! Here are our full results:
Matthew Perches, 58:15
Jarrett Hubert, 57:40
Roberto Guiot, 55:42
Adam Currier, 57:58
Sergio Roldan, 1:00:14
Jay Cimo, 1:03:37
Chris Nichols, 1:06:19
Alan Jones, 1:04:30
Allison Eden, 1:08:17
Eduardo Briz, 1:24:35
Jenny Miller, 1:27:21
Bryan Kraham, 1:03:39
Kim Juul, 1:05:30
Melissa Stanosheck, 1:16:49
Rick Thibodeaux, 1:08:36
Will Featherston, 1:08:10
Full results can be found at: http://www.eztoregister.com/assets/Tejas12.HTM

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Mandy Heintz at Texas Man and the Driveway Crit

Mandy Heintz set an Olympic PR and grabbed the overall female title at the TexasMan Olympic Triathlon in Dallas. Mandy swam 1.5K in 19 minutes, biked 40K in 1:05:43, and ran a tough 10K in 46:22. Overall PR time for Mandy was 2:13:50!
Mandy went on the following week to finish first at the Pure Austin Driveway Crit race in the Cat 4 Women's Division.
Mandy races representing both OutRival Racing and Shama Cycles. Way to race, Mandy!

Kathy Garrett at Tyler Road Race

Congrats to Kathy Garrett for finishing 9th out of 23 Cat 4 gals at the Tyler Road Race! Kathy has had a fantastic Spring Road Racing Season. Way to go Kathy!

Sarah Gray sets a PR! Rev 3 Knoxville and Memphis in May


Professional Triathlete and ORR Coach Sarah Gray has continued the fantastic trend of racing that she started in March! Sarah finished 10th overall in a stacked pro field of 35 pro women at the Knoxville Rev 3 Olympic race with a finishing time of 2:07:26. She finished 2nd overall at the Memphis in May Olympic in a PR 2:04:50!!

Rev 3 Pro Women Results: http://rev3tri.com/knoxville/results-2/2012-2/ 

Memphis in May Pro Results: http://mimtri.racesonline.com/uploads/result/Final%20Awards%20for%20Online%202.pdf

To read Sarah's blog report on her races, go to: http://sarahkgray.com/

James at XTerra Sardegna


OutRival Racing is all over the globe! James Engle raced Xterra Italy in Sardegna, Italy on June 23rd.  The 1.5K swim was held in the beautiful beach of Cala Ginapro. The 16K bike was a two loop tough course. The 10K run was on beaches and trails.  James swim the 1.5K in 24:20, biked 2:18:06 for 32K and ran 1:06 for 10K. Wow! Way to go James!

Lori and Leslie at the Combat Triathlon

Congrats to Leslie Dupuy and Lori Culberson for great racing at the Combat Sprint Triathlon. Leslie finished first in the 45-49AG and Lori finished 4th in the 35-39AG! Lori is coming back from a broken neck!! So happy to have you back racing, Lori. Way to go gals!


Leslie and Lori
Lori Culberson

Adam Currier at the Heights 5K Run

Congrats to Adam Currier for setting a 5K PR on June 2nd at the Heights 5K Run. Adam ran 18:06, or 5:49 min/mile pace, finishing 18th overall and 3rd in his age group. Way to run Adam! Good luck tomorrow at Tejas!

Cap Tex Tri


Congrats to the ORR Athletes who raced the Cap Tex Sprint and Oly Triathlons on Memorial Day.

In the Olympic distance, Liz Baugher raced in the Amateur Elite wave and finished with a PR of 2:16:01. Liz finished 5th overall AG Elite!  Melanie Benson raced in the Age Group division and finished with a big PR of 2:17:33.  Melanie was the 9th overall female finisher of the day, including the Amateur Elites, and she finished 2nd in the 25-29AG.

Adam Currier had a fantastic race with a 2:22:04, finishing 9th in the competitive Men's 35-39AG.
In the Sprint distance, Triny Aguirre finished first in the Women's 40-44AG with a super-speedy bike and overall time of 1:20!  She finished 7th overall female in the entire race.  Sandra Braniff finished 8th in the same AG in a 2:35:02.

Bradley Pigage was a guide for Aaron Schiedies in the PNTC division, but due to a rules technicality, they were unfortunately DQed. They finished the sprint race together in 1:01:50.
For more results, go to: https://www.nolimitstiming.com/results/default.aspx?event=12581&r=2817

Aaron Scheidies and Bradley Pigage

Triny Aguirre, 1st 40-44AG


Wednesday, May 30, 2012

The Original Mud Run

Miranda Lemus placed 1st in The Original Mud Run 9-10 age group last weekend!  She placed 5th overall from more than 60 kids.  
Eugenio Lemus placed 5th in the 11-12 age group, and finished 45th overall.
The Lemus kids had an outstanding day at the Original Mud Run. Way to go kids!

Monday, May 28, 2012

Rodney Cook at the MonaVie More Project 5K

Congratulations to Rodney Cook, owner of the restaurant "Pure",  who participated in the MonaVie More Project 5K Fun Run in St. Louis.   He finished in 27 minutes with a HUGE PR!  Way to go Rodney!

Friday, May 25, 2012

Ironman Texas

ORR Athletes Pre-Race, not everyone could make the photo :-(
Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas 2012 brought an amazing field of athletes to the Woodlands this past Saturday, May 19th, 2012. Race morning temperatures were cool at the swim by Texas standards, but the day began to heat up as soon as the sun came out full-force. Eventually the athletes were met by windy conditions and a searing sun on the bike course. The run course gave no reprieve. Despite conditions that have now given Ironman Texas a "tough" reputation, the OutRival Racing athletes proved to be tougher!  Among the group were several smoking fast splits and finish times, Ironman PRs, and even a Kona Qualifier! Congratulations to OutRival Racing athletes and their families for making it through an exhilarating but very challenging day!

Below are the results for ORR.  Congrats to Coach Michelle LeBlanc for winning the 35-39AG, finishing 8th overall female, and qualifying for the Kona Ironman World Championships. Bob Maus finished 15th in the 45-49 AG with a 10:39:25. Roberto Guiot, Tate Wright, and Nathan Winkelmann also finished in the top 10 in the AGs with sub-11 times! Courtney Livaudais had the third fastest amateur swim time at 58 minutes. Way to go ORR!

Adam Martin
13:46

Marcos Omelanczuk
11:17
Ana Lemus
12:59

Matt Horak
13:10
Bob Maus
10:39

Melissa Rothe
14:07
Brandon Pounds
15:39

Michelle LeBlanc
9:53
Brian Perry
12:42

Mike Young
12:15
Courtney Livaudais
13:18

Nathan Winkelmann
10:38
Dennis McErlean
16:28

Raul Luzardo
11:50
Erin Rivers
12:51

Raul Villareal
13:08
Jason Hradecky
15:38

Rene Barragan
13:11
Jeff Kouts
14:49

Richard Tramm
13:41
Jodi McErlean
13:41

Roberto Guiot
10:16
Kelly Jenkins
15:49

Stephen Johnson
11:29
Kirsten Krause
11:55

Steve Wren
13:10
Kristine Anthony
14:53

Susan Koimann
15:29
Kyle Stanosheck
15:39

Tammie Machester
16:19
Laurie Mazeikas
15:03

Tate Wright
10:22
Leonel Guerrero
14:44

Woodie Zachry
12:34
Logan Palmenberg
15:38

Yuji Iwanaka
12:06
Luis Texier
14:08






Special thanks to Corey Oliver of Britanni Louise Photography for some excellent photos. Check out our photos on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/?sk=app_2305272732_2392950137


Coach Ana Lemus

Brandon Pounds and Richard Tramm

The Swim Start



Post-Race 





Coach Michelle LeBlanc


Thursday, May 17, 2012

Terry Garrett at the Corsicana Stage Race

Terry Garrett had a great race at the Corsicana Stage Race on May 9th and 10th.  Twenty-one athletes started, and Terry finished his first stage race in 12th place. The first stage was crit (which was Terry's first crit!), the second was a 10K TT, and the third was a Road Race. Proud of you for toe-ing the line in that crit race, Terry!

Monday, May 14, 2012

Conn's Green 10K

Three ORR ladies raced the Conn's Green 10K on April 28th.  This race is  the premier eco-friendly green running event in Houston during Earth Week.  The Race is put on by our very own sponsor, Race Assist.


Aeri York competed on her first 10 K ever running an 8:03 min/mile that earned her 3rd place out of 83 ladies in the 40-44 AG.   Way to get started Aeri!
Stacy Baldrige, our athlete spotlight of the month, ran in 1:06 shaving more than 15 minutes from her participation in this event last year!
Tammy Darnell ran in 1:02.  She is just recently getting back to the sport and getting ready for Buffalo Springs 70.3.  Way to race Tammy!

This was another great day of accomplishments for the ORR crew!

ORR Ironman Texas 2012 Roster

Good luck to the forty-two ORR athletes who will be racing Ironman Texas in a few weeks!


Adam Martin Luis Texier
Ana Lemus Marcos Omelanczuk
Ariel Mata Matt Horak
Bob Maus Melissa Rothe
Brandon Pounds Michelle LeBlanc
Brian Perry Mike Young
Courtney Livaudais Nathan Winkelmann
Dennis McErlean Raul Luzardo
Erin Rivers Raul Villareal
Jason Hradecky Rene Barragan
Jeff Kouts Richard Tramm
Jodi McErlean Roberto Guiot
Jorge Lemus Scott Deischl
Kelly Jenkins Shana Richardson
Kirsten Krause Stephen Johnson
Kristine Anthony Steve Wren
Kyle Stanosheck Susan Koimann
Laura Gaddy Tammie Machester
Laurie Mazeikas Tate Wright
Leonel Guerrero Woodie Zachry
Logan Palmenberg Yuji Iwanaka

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Kim Juul wins the No Label Triathlon


Kim Juul with her medal and her baby!
Congrats to Kim Juul for winning first overall female at the No Label Triathlon on April 28th.  This new sprint triathlon started at Morton Ranch Natatorium with a 300 meter pool swim, followed by a 14 mile bike ride to the No Label Brewing Company, and finished with a 3 mile run.  Kim swam 4:52, biked 39:08, and ran 20:17 at this sprint triathlon.  Way to go Kim!!

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Great fun and INCREDIBLE results at the CB&I Triathlon

Congrats to the 53 OutRival Racing triathletes who competed at CB&I Triathlon in the Woodlands on Saturday, May 5th. This 500 meter lake swim, 15 mile bike, and 5K run is held in the backyard of many ORR athletes.  It was a nice beautiful humid May day in Texas. Several athletes finished their first-ever triathlon and numerous PRs were set despite the tough climate.  Twenty-one athletes had the honor of receiving a podium award. As always, the ORR Team had incredible support out on the course! Thank you to everyone who came out to cheer us on!!


ORR Team at CB&I, 2012


The ORR Women, once again, had a great day:
  • The first FIVE female finishers were from ORR
  • 10 of the top 16 female finishers were from ORR
  • Notable finishes include:
    • Michelle LeBlanc, 1st in Elite Wave
    • Liz Baugher, 2nd in Elite Wave
    • Mandy Heintz, 3rd in the Elite Wave
    • Melanie Benson, 4th in the Elite Wave
    • Karen Maldonado: 1st overall age-group female
    • Courtney Livaudais: 1st in 25-29AG
    • Triny Aguirre: 1st in 40-44AG
    • Audrey Manchester: 2nd in 15-19AG
    • Chris Gause: 2nd in 70+
    • Amy Barr: 3rd in 35-39AG 
    • Nicole Mallette: 8th in the 25-29 (with an 8-week old baby girl!)
The ORR Men also rocked it, including:
    • 5 of the top 16 male finishers were from ORR
    • Bradley Pigage, 2nd in the Elite Wave
    • Todd Teren, 3rd in the Elite Wave, Run Prime for the day!
    • Roberto Guiot, 1st in the 35-39AG
    • Tate Wright, 1st in the 40-44AG
    • Sergio Roldan, 2nd in the 35-39AG
    • Matthew Perches, 3rd in the 15-19AG
    • John Laskowski, 3rd in the 40-44AG
    • Stephen Johnson, 3rd in the 30-34AG
    • Blake Henning, 3rd in Cly 50+
    • Buck Holden swam on the winning mixed relay
    • Mikey Benes biked on the winning male relay team
ORR Team Results:
Adam Martin
1:20:57
16th, 30-34
Alan Jones
1:17:16
10th, 40-44
Amy Barr
1:19:42
3rd, 35-39
Ariel Mata
1:59:48
73rd, 40-43
Audrey Manchester
1:21:09
2nd, 15-19
Azucena Sanchez
1:43:57
41st, 35-39
Blake Henning
1:20:30
1st, Clydesdales 50+
Bradley Pigage
1:02:08
2nd, Elite Wave
Brandon Barber
1:17:22
9th, 25-29
Brian Perry
1:17:14
14th, 45-49
Buck Holden 
Swim relay
1st overall relay!
Chris Gause
1:47:22
2nd, 70+
Corey Oliver
1:21:03
17th, 30-34
Courtney Livaudais
1:18:44
1st, 25-29
Don Harris
1:39:37
14th, Cly 40-49
Hannah Barron
1:26:30
5th, 15-19
Jason Hradecky
1:31:32
6th, Clydesdales 30-39
Jenny Miller
1:45:18
45th, 35-39
Jesse Robinson
1:15:42
6th, 35-39--with a perma-smile 
John Laskowski
1:10:08
3rd, 40-44
John Oldfield
1:15:50
13th, 45-49
Karen Maldonado
1:12:48
First Overall AG Female
Kelly Casile
1:48:10
49th, 35-39
Kelly Jenkins
1:36:59
14th, 40-44
Kyle Stanosheck
1:28:25
32nd, 40-44
Leslie Dupuy
1:28:47
8th, 45-49
Liz Baugher
1:08:34
2nd, Elite Wave
Lynn Flora
1:33:17
8th, 40-44
Mandy Heintz
1:10:06
3rd, Elite Wave
Marcos Omelanczuk
1:10:42
4th, 40-44
Matt Hemberger
1:13:45
6th, 30-34
Matthew Perches
1:06:55
3rd, 15-19
Melanie Benson
1:14:10
4th, Elite Wave
Melissa Rothe
1:21:33
4th, 35-39
Melissa Stanosheck
1:36:41
21st, 35-39
Michelle LeBlanc
1:06:20
1st, Elite Wave
Myke Casile
1:32:41
50th, 35-39
Nicole Mallette
1:30:57
8th, 30-34 with an 8 week old!
Rafael Mercado
1:25:14
6th, Clydesdales, 40-49
Raul Luzardo
1:14:38
4th, 35-39
Roberto Guiot
1:07:41
1st, 35-39
Sasja Jackson
1:22:59
7th, 35-39
Sergio Roldan
1:12:23
2nd, 35-39
Shane Clotiaux
1:20:34
18th, 40-44
Stephen Johnson
1:09:10
3rd, 30-34
Susan Kooiman
1:35:03
16th, 45-49
Tate Wright
1:07:32
1st, 40-44
Todd Teren
1:02:59
3rd, Elite Wave, Run Prime at 5:32 pace!
Tommy Behe
1:17:07
8th, 35-39
Triny Aguirre
1:17:11
1st, 40-44, Fastest AG bike split!
Will Featherston
1:21:08
21st, 40-44
Yuji Iwanaka
1:18:14
10th, 35-39

Full results can be found at http://www.eztoregister.com/assets/CBIAG12.HTM.
Hundreds of photos can be found at: http://www.facebook.com/OutRivalRacing?sk=photos
Thanks to Corey Oliver of Britanni Louis Photography for great pics (http://www.brittanilouise.com/). Thanks to Carrie Galloway and George Roffe for photo-shooting!
ORR Gals



Amy and Kevin Barr, Energy Lab owners
Jesse Robinson with the "perma-smile" 

Don Harris

Hannah Barron looking great!




Tommy Behe, living up to his reputation!

Susan Koiman

ORR Athletes in the Elite Wave (Melanie Benson is missing!)
Leslie Dupuy