{"id":2878,"date":"2008-07-13T10:10:31","date_gmt":"2008-07-13T17:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/?p=2878"},"modified":"2008-07-13T14:24:16","modified_gmt":"2008-07-13T21:24:16","slug":"2008-carlsbad-triathlon-down-under-thunder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/?p=2878","title":{"rendered":"2008 Carlsbad Triathlon: Down Under Thunder"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Proswim1\"<\/a>
\nThe Pro Men charging the 8 AM surf at Cherry Street. (Click to full-size image)<\/p>\n

Boyd Conrick<\/strong>, of Newcastle, Australia and Rachel Challis<\/strong>, of Carlsbadistan<\/em> (by way of Christchurch, New Zealand) bested the field of nearly 1000 as the 2008 City of Carlsbad Triathlon<\/strong> finished up today at 9:20 AM under perfectly clear, warm skies. Conrick’s time of 1:08:37.8 was one-minute off Michael Simpson’s<\/strong> winning time in last year’s race<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Conrick<\/a>Conrick<\/strong> was the first out of the water and for the rest of the race no one ever got close. “It was a great race,” he said moments after crossing the finish line. “I love the ocean swims, you know. I felt good.”<\/p>\n

Having competed in the Lake Stevens Half Ironman<\/a><\/strong> just last weekend, where he placed 7th, Conrick was not sure he was going to be 100 percent for this race.<\/p>\n

“I didn’t know whether my legs would be recovered, you know. But I got in a good rhythm on the swim and I didn’t push too hard on the bike, and then I went around one of the turns halfway on the bike and I realized those guys weren’t catching me and they were together, so I pushed a little harder and then got a good lead on the run and then was able to go off hard and then ease off a little in the last half mile.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The women’s pro field was so small that Challis felt she didn’t really have that much competition even though she finished in 1:17:51.6. “There were only two pros in the field so that was already a good head start I’m sure the others are preparing for half Ironman and Ironman racers,” she said.
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\n<\/span>\"Challis-1\"<\/a>But this is more than a race for the 32-year-old mother of two toddlers. “It’s still good to be back,” she said. “This is the first race that I did after my two year old was born two years ago. He was only two months old, so now I have to do it every year now. So it’s nice to win it finally.”<\/p>\n

But those were just the winners. The real stories are your<\/em> stories. Please follow Tom In Carlsbad’s<\/strong> lead and let us know how your race went in the comments section. The best stories will win Carlsbadistan<\/em> sticker packs.<\/p>\n

Follow the jump<\/a><\/strong> for all the race photos and Elite results.<\/p>\n


\n[Editors’ Note<\/strong>: Click the photos to see them full size]<\/p>\n

\"Lifeguards\"<\/a>
\nState Beach lifeguards getting prepped.<\/p>\n

\"Swim<\/a>
\nElite competitors waiting for their 8 AM start.<\/p>\n

\"Elite<\/a>
\nThe swim stampede.<\/p>\n

\"Transit<\/a>
\nOut of the water, on to the bikes.<\/p>\n

\"Jp<\/a>
\nCarlsbadistan’s<\/em> World Amputee Triathlon Champion JP Theberge<\/a><\/strong> on his way into the transition. He finished with a time of 1:31:22.2.<\/p>\n

\"Bikes<\/a>
\nAfter the ocean swim, an ocean of bikes.<\/p>\n

\"Bike<\/a>
\nOn to the bike leg.<\/p>\n

\"Bike<\/a>
\nOut and back.<\/p>\n

\"Conrick<\/a>
\nBoyd Conrick<\/strong> kicking off the run with no one in sight.<\/p>\n

\"2N3\"<\/a>
\nAaron Kamnetz<\/strong> leading Juliano Teruel<\/strong> out on to the seawall in second and third place.<\/p>\n

\"Run<\/a>
\nJuliano Teruel<\/strong> pushing toward the turn.<\/p>\n

\"Run<\/a>
\nThe turn around is in sight.<\/p>\n

Elite Men Top 10<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Boyd Conrick 1:08:37.8<\/li>\n
  2. Aaron Kamnetz 1:10:05.6<\/li>\n
  3. Juliano Teruel 1:10:51.3<\/li>\n
  4. David Valencia 1:11:51.8<\/li>\n
  5. Thomas Taylor 1:12:28.5<\/li>\n
  6. Felipe Loureiro 1:13:28.7<\/li>\n
  7. Sebastian linke 1:14:38.4<\/li>\n
  8. Bradley Tuck 1:15:19.6<\/li>\n
  9. Isaac Smead 1:16:35.8<\/li>\n
  10. Stephen Armes\t1:18:26.5<\/li>\n
  11. Avery Kintner 1:26:18.5<\/li>\n
  12. Dylan Barr 1:27:25.5<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Elite Women<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Rachel Challis 1:17:51.6<\/li>\n
    2. Misako Win 1:22:49.3<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Click here for complete results Men’s<\/a><\/strong> and Women’s results<\/a><\/strong> as soon as the Carlsbad Triathlon<\/a><\/strong> site is updated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      The Pro Men charging the 8 AM surf at Cherry Street. (Click to full-size image) Boyd Conrick, of Newcastle, Australia and Rachel Challis, of Carlsbadistan (by way of Christchurch, New Zealand) bested the field of nearly 1000 as the 2008 City of Carlsbad Triathlon finished up today at 9:20 AM under perfectly clear, warm skies. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2878"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2878"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2878\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}