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2012 athlete news!

July 8 - Mary Robbins 3rd AG and 70.3 World Champ qualifier at 70.3 Rhode Island
July 7 - Brad Davis PRs by more than 1 minute at the Lumbee 5k
July 4 - Kari Mayhew 2nd OA for Series at Old School Aquathon
July 4 - Kori Gray 2nd OA for Series at Old School Aquathon
July 4 - Doug Cowell 4th OA for Series at Old School Aquathon
July 4 - Cari Soleo 4th OA for Series at Old School Aquathon
July 4 - Audrey Schipprack 5th OA for Series at Old School Aquathon
July 4 - Coach Bri 1st OA at Old School Aquathon #3
Jun 21 - Tom Crichton PRS at Ironman Couer d'Alene
Jun 21 - Michele Rivera, Dave Culbertson, Julie Paddison complete their first Ironman at Couer d'Alene

2011 athlete news!

Apr 17 - Doug Cowell, 1st AG at the Rumpass in Bumpass Sprint Triathlon!
Apr 17 - Kathy Larkin, 6th AG at the Rumpass in Bumpass Sprint Triathlon!
Apr 16 - Jon Healy, 6th overall at the IOS Olympic Triathlon at Beaverdam!
Apr 16 - Joanne Piscitelli, 2nd AG at the IOS Olympic Triathlon at Beaverdam!
Apr 11 - Carlos Gomez PRs at the Flying Pirate 5k!
Apr 11 - Rob Breitigan finishes his second ever triathlon at Nautica South Beach Classic!
Mar 30 - Megan McCluer PRs at the Nations Marathon!
Mar 30 - Carlos Gomez PRs at the Nations Half-Marathon!
Mar 20 - Sam Englestad PRs at the Tobacco Road Half-Marathon!
Mar 20 - Laurie O'Connor wins her AG at the Tobacco Road Half-Marathon!
Mar 20 - Joanne Piscitelli runs 1:56.45 at the Tobacco Road Half-Marathon!
Mar 20 - Gary Millichip and Dave McBride PR at the Tobacco Road Half-Marathon!
Mar 20 - Steffen Schairer PRs with a 3:07.53 at the Tobacco Road Marathon!
Mar 20 - Coach Marty runs 3:21 at the Tobacco Road Marathon!
Mar 5 - Jon Healy runs 1:21 at the Crystal Coast Half-Marathon!
Mar 5 - Joanne Piscitelli PRs the course and takes 1st AG at the Wake Med Cary 10k!
Mar 5 - Doug Cowell PRs and 1st AG the Wake Med Cary 10k with a sub-40!
Mar 5 - Coach Marty does a 3-year best 10k in 40:41 at Wake Med Cary!
Feb 27 - Brian Searcy PRs at the Green Hope 5k!
Feb 27 - Coach Bri wins the Gasparilla 5+3k female overall!

2010 athlete news!

Nov 28 - Sam Englestand PRs at the Space Coast Half Marathon!
Nov 28 - Lori Cover finishers her first IM at Cozumel under goal time!
Nov 25 - Coach Marty takes 3rd AG at the Inside out Sports Thanksgiving 8k!
Nov 21 - Tom Crichton beats goal time at Ironman Arizona, his first!
Nov 14 - Sam Englestad beats goal time at OBX Half-Marathon, her first!
Nov 14 - Rob Crews runs the OBX Half-marathon, his first!
Nov 13 - Kathy Larkin PRs at the Beach 2 Battleship Half!
Nov 13 - Jason Harris PRs at the Beach 2 Battleship Half!
Nov 13 - Anne and Doug Clark finish their first half at Beach 2 Battleship!
Nov 7 - Kristel Maes qualifies for Ironman Hawaii at IM Florida with a PR and 2nd AG!
Oct 16 - Brian Kinahan finishes his first Olympic distance (+) triathlon at Pinehurst, NC!
Sep 26 - Samantha Englestad PRs at Anna's Angels 10 miler!
Sep 26 - Doug Robinson and Kevin Goings conquer their first half-Ironman at 70.3 Augusta!
Sep 26 - Kristel Maes (3rd AG) and Steffen Schairer PR at Ironman 70.3 Augusta!
Sep 25 - Angela Gatreau beats her goal time and takes 5th OA woman at Chesapeake Man Iron-Distance!
Sep 25 - Coach Bri and Erin Cutrell both qualify for Age Group Worlds at USAT Nationals!
Sep 12 - Coach Bri takes 1st OA at the Patriot Sprint!
Sep 11 - Jason Harris PRs at White Lake International!
Sep 11 - Laurie O'Connor takes 2nd AG at the White Lake International!
Sep 11 - Erin Cutrell takes 2nd OA at the Patriot Half!
Sep 11 - Chris Simpson finishes his first Half-Iron at the Patriot Half
Aug 29 - Michelle Harwood finishes her first Ironman at Canada!
Aug 29 - Patrick Webster finishes his first Ironman at Louisville!
Aug 22 - Doug Robinson takes 4th AG at the Rex Wellness Triathlon!
Aug 21 - Catherine Bickley PRs at the Lake Norman Triathlon!
Aug 15 - Tom Crichton takes 3rd overall at the Tri the Quay Triathlon!
Aug 15 - Michael Conlon Jr wins his AG in his 2nd triathlon at Tri The Quay!
Aug 15 - Coach Marty wins the VBLS 5 kilometer Ocean swim!
Aug 8 - Tim Gensler PRs at Boulder 70.3!
Aug 7 - Coach Bri takes 4th OA at the Lake Logan Triathlon (international distance PR)!
Aug 7 - Coach Marty takes 5th OA at the Lake Logan Triathlon!
Jul 25 - Angela and Dennis Respecki beat their goal times at Belgium 70.3!
Jul 25 - Sophie Evans breaks 12 hours at IM Lake Placid!
Jul 18 - Chris Simpson competes in the NYC Triathlon!
Jul 11 - Joanne Piscitelli takes 10 minutes off her Triangle Triathlon PR!
Jul 11 - Erin Cutrell takes 3rd female overall at the Triangle Triathlon!
Jul 11 - Jessica Brantley finishes the Musselman 70.3!
Jun 13 - Erin Cutrell takes 2nd overall at the Jordan Lake OW Challenge!
Jun - Michelle Harwood takes 9th AG at the Washington DC Triathlon!
May - Jon Anderson wins overall at the Roanoke Rapids Triathlon
May - Steffen Schairer PRs at the White Lake Half I
May - Kerry Troester takes 3rd master at White Lake Half II
May - Coach Bri Gaal finishes the Hurricane Man 2.4 mile open water swim under 1 hour
May - Coach Marty takes 2nd overall at the Triangle Orthopedic Sprint Triathlon
May - Coach Marty wins the Battle at Buckhorn Triathlon!
May - Coach Bri takes 10th amateur female at St Anthonys Triathlon
May - Kristel Maes takes 3rd AG at Gulf Coast Triathlon
May - Jason Harris finishes his first half-IM at White Lake II
May - Mindi McLendon finishes her first half-IM at White Lake I
May - Joanne Piscitelli finishes her first half-IM at White Lake I
May 5 - Steffen Schairer PRs at the White Lake Half!
Apr 24 - Coach Bri takes 9th amateur elite at St Anthonys Triathlon!
Mar 21 - Gary Millichip PRs at the Tobacco Trail half-marathon!
Mar 21 - Laurie O'Connor takes 1st AG at the Tobacco Trail half-marathon!
Mar 21 - Kerry Troester takes 5th OA at the Tobacco Trail half-marathon!
Mar 21 - Sophie Evans runs her first marathon at the Tobacco Trail Marathon!
Mar 21 - Doug Robinson runs his first marathon at the Tobaccor Trail Marathon!
Mar 13 - Jon Anderson takes 1st AG at the Azalea Sprint triathlon (both days!)
Mar 13 - Sophie Evans takes 1st AG, 5th overall at Azalea!

2009 athlete news!

Nov 1 - Kerry Troester runs a 3:13 marathon at NYC - easily a Boston Q!
Oct 21 - Daniel Babel runs his first 5k at the March of Dimes Run for Babies!
Oct 20 - Kerry Troester takes 2nd Master female in the North Carolina Triathlon Series (NCTS)!
Oct 20 - Coach Bri Gaal takes 3rd open female in the NCTS!
Oct 10 - Leslie Hack PRs at the Queens Half-Marathon!
Oct 10 - Marcelo Vidal PRs at the Pinehurst Triathlon!
Jul 12 - Bri Gaal takes 3rd overall at the Triangle Triathlon!
Jul 12 - Kerry Troester takes 2nd Master at the Triangle Triathlon!
Jul 12 - Rudy Kahsar wins the Colonial Beach Olympic Triathlon!
June 28 - Coach Bri takes 3rd amateur overall at the Philadelphia Triathlon!
June 28 - Coach Marty takes 4th AG at the Philadelphia Triathlon!
June 28 - Rudy Kahsar wins the I Love the Tavern Triathlon!
June 21 - Dennis Respecki finishes Ironman Idaho under goal time - his first!
Jun 13 - Coach Marty wins the Battle at Buckhorn Triathlon!
Jun 13 - Cindy Marks takes 3rd overall at the Battle at Buckhorn Triathlon!
Jun 7 - Kerry Troester takes 3rd AG at Eagleman 70.3!
Jun 7 - Rudy Kahsar takes 3rd amateur at Eagleman 70.3!
Jun 7 - Karen Crews PRs and takes first Athena at Kerr Lake Triathlon!
Jun 7 - Heidi Staub takes 1st AG and 6th overall at Kerr Lake Triathlon!
May 17 - Rudy Kahsar takes 2nd overall at the Rocket City Triathlon!
May 16 - Coach Bri wins the 1st annual Fletcher 4 mile retro run!
May 10 - Heidi Staub PRs at the Kinetic Half!
May 10 - Coach Marty takes 4th overall at the White Lake sprint!
May 9 - Mike Biddle wins his age group and PRs by 30 minutes at the Beast of the East (Half) Triathlon!
May 2 - Jerry Cody PRs at the White Lake Half! April 26 - Mike Biddle takes 1st AG at the Scenic City Sprint!
Apr - Coach Bri wins the Smithfield Sprint Triathlon and the Raleigh Rocks 5k (on different days)
Mar - Kerry Troester takes 3rd at the Cary Long Course Duathlon
Mar - Rudy Kahsar PRs with a low 34 at the Monument Avenue 10k
Mar - Meredith Philipps takes 6th at the Azalea Sprint Triathlon
Mar - Jerry Cody takes 2nd AG at the Azalea Sprint Triathlon
Mar - Coach Marty takes 6th elite at the Azalea Sprint Triathlon
Mar - Coach Bri takes 3rd overall female at the Azalea Sprint Triathlon
Feb - Alysia Kern-Lovgren takes 2nd at the Krispy Kreme Challenge
Feb - Kerry Troester takes 2nd master at the Coach Bubba 20k
Feb - Dawn Petty runs her first 20k at the Coach Bubba 20k!
Feb - Coach Bri takes 2nd at the Coach Bubba 4 miler
Feb - Alysia Kern-Lovgren takes 3rd at the Coach Bubba 4 miler
Feb - Tracy Archer runs the Gasparilla Marathon - her first!