2011 SUTC Jersey Announcement!!!

Attention SUTC Triathletes,

We are excited to announce the new design for our 2011 club jerseys! This years jerseys will be manufactured by Sugoi. This is the same company as last years jerseys. For the price, we are extremely happy with the quality they provide. Just as like last year, this years jersey is another spin on the Black and Green of the SUTC colors. There is no doubt you will be looking stylish in our new 2011 SUTC jerseys!

It was great to see other SUTC athletes wearing the club jerseys last year. Easy to spot and easy to cheer. The jerseys help differentiate us from other clubs and give us a great club presence. It also allows us show the support of our great local sponsors who are featured on our jerseys. Let us express that a jersey purchase is not required to be a member of SUTC.

We are happy again to announce that this years custom tri jersey is a fantastic price of only $40.00. It is important to note that the jerseys are custom, so they do come in a Men's cut and a Women's cut. This is important to note when placing your order. We will be also taking orders for tri shorts, tri (one piece) suits, cycling jerseys and cycling bibs. Here is the link to view a sizing chart for Sugoi. http://www.sugoi.com/usa/eng/fit . From our experience with last years jerseys, the tri tops tend to run on the smaller size. We recommend sizing up one size if there are any questions. As far as the cycling jersey, these are more true on size. If there are any additional questions about the sizing, please feel free to contact me. Here are the following sizes and prices per type:

Custom Sugoi 2011 Fuel Tri Top - $40 (Sizes XS-XXXL) Women's & Men's cut, please note on order.

Custom Sugoi 2011 Fuel Wrap Tri Short - $40 (Sizes XS-XXXL) Women's & Men's cut, please note on order.

Custom Sugoi 2011 RS Tri Suit - $100 (Sizes XS-XXXL) Women's & Men's cut, please note on order.

Custom Sugoi 2011 Evolution Cycling Jersey SS - $55 (Sizes XS-XXXL) Women's & Men's cut, please note on order.

Custom Sugoi 2011 Bib Shorts - Please email or call me with any interest and for details (Sizes XS-XXXL) Women's & Men's cut.

We are really excited for the up coming triathlon year! Many of you are working hard to prepare yourself for a great year. We are excited to see the progress in all of you! We are taking orders now. We would like to have your order placed by the end of February to ensure production and delivery in time for the 2011 Ford St George Ironman. Payments and orders must be received by mail or in person prior to March 1st. You must email your orders asap to triduck@gmail.com. You will in return receive a confirmation email of your order. If you do not receive a confirmation email, please call me. Also when mailing in the payment, please make sure your order is also included with check made out to SUTC.

Please mail order and payment to:

SUTC
1802 South 140 West
Washington, UT 84780

Don't forget to get your 2011 SUTC membership dues paid! You do not want to miss out on the SUTC news, events and discounts! Please feel free contact me with any questions about the jerseys. Oh wait you want to see the jerseys. Had to make your read the really important stuff first!

Thank you,

Ryan Duckworth
triduck@gmail.com
435-668-1778

Scofield Tri 2010

Attention all SUTC members, be on the lookout for a few escapees! Congratulations to all the SUTC members who competed in the 2010 Scofield Tri. The Scofield Tri is composed of four distances: Kids, Sprint, Olympic and Escape. The Escape being composed of a 1.7 mile swim from an island, a ruthless 40 miles bike ride of which most of it is climbing (feel like doing Sand Hollow hill for 20 miles or so? Wait that would be easier.), followed up with a 10 mile run. Oh yeah don't for get to do it starting at 7,739 feet of elevation. The Escape makes all other halfs look like a walk through the daisys.

Weather was good for the Scofield Tri, slightly warmer, but overcasted for most the day. One of the neat things about this Tri is the opportunity to camp with family and friends. The camping was great and so was the tempratures at night. This is a great family oriented triathlon. The following is a list of notable finishers.

Escape Distance

Colleen Rue - First Place Division

Breanna Nelson - First Place Division

Matt Bracken - First Place Division

Olympic Distance

Lindsey Merrill - Second Place Overall

Ryan Duckworth - First Place Division

Sprint Distance

Rory Duckworth - Thrid Place Division

Tiffany Gust - Second Place Division

Kelly Duckworth - First Place Division

Utah Summer Games Tri 2010

Well we had another great day in Southern Utah for a tri. I think we are on a streak now for good weather events.

Congratulations to all the tri club members who came out and helped team SUTC dominate the podium! We had a total of 31 members race with 21 members earning medals. WOW! Great Job SUTC! For those of you who didn't medal, most of you were really close. Keep coming to the workouts as it is a great way to learn, train, have fun and stay motivated towards your personal goals. SUTC Rocks!!! Here is a list of our podium finishers.

Sprint Distance

Craig Coats - 2nd place age group
Mike Hammer- 1st place age group
Brian Burgener - 2nd place age group
Willy Heinrich - 3rd place age group
Kenny Mason - 3rd place age group
Kristie Burchinal - 2nd place age group
AJ Dansie - 1st place age group (only 11 years old!)

Olympic Distance

Brian Jeppson - 2nd place overall
Ben Ford - 1st place age group
Rich Bruin - 2nd place age group
Ryan Duckworth - 1st place age group
Chanda Jeppson - 1st place overall
Shirley Leydsman - 2nd place overall
Heath Burchinal - 3rd place age group
Jamie Egbert - 3rd place overall
David Wellman - 2nd place age group
Michael Abele - 1st place age group
Janette Tank - 1st place age group
Cathy Ford - 2nd place age group
Steve Marshall - 2nd place age group

Matt Bracken - 1st place age group

STG Triathlon 2010

Unlike past tradition, the weather was GREAT for the 2010 STG Triathlon. Congrats to all that competed in the event. SUTC had a strong showing on the podium and with our SWEET jerseys, we sure looked GOOD doing it! Here are some notable finishers.

Olympic Distance

Lindsey Merrill - First Place Division (2:04:09)
Colleen Rue - Second Place Overall Female (2:14:46)
Ryan Duckworth - First Place Division (2:17:19)
Matt Bracken - Third Place Division (2:17:37)
Chanda Jeppson - Second Place Division (2:19:32)
Breanna Nelson - First Place Division (2:19:34)
Jamie Egbert - First Place Division (2:23:28)
Michael Abele - Second Place Division (2:24:52)

Sprint Distance

Rory Duckworth - First Place Division (1:20:13)
Mike Greene - First Place Division (1:20:27)
Andrew Lindstrom - Second Place Division (1:22:34)
Daniel Bishoff - Second Place Division (1:22:53)
Brian Burgener - Third Place Division (1:23:58)

2010 STG FORD IRONMAN

Congratulations to all the SUTC members who faced the challenge at the 2010 St George Ford Ironman. Special thanks to those SUTC members who volunteered, you all ROCK! Thank you for the support! The following is a list of 2010 St George Ford Ironman Finishers.

Bill Jones
Brian Burgener
Carlos Mercado
James Mitchell
Janie Earle
Jason Jarvie
Jason Wells
Lindsey Merrill
Locke Ettinger
Luke Greer
Matt Bracken
Rob Gray
Ryan Duckworth
Shirley Leydsman

Showdown at Sundown 2010

Here are some pics, highlights and standings from the Showdown at Sundown at Lake Las Vegas. This race offered Sprint, Olympic and Half Iron distances. We had club members participating in the Olympic and the Half Iron. The day was SUPER windy and SUPER fun!

Breanna Nelson took 1st place Overall Female in the Olympic distance with a time of 2:32:08! Way to go Breanna!

Jason Wells put in a great race with a total Half Iron distance time of 5:45:58. Here he is still smiling on the bike!

Matt Bracken placed 3rd in his age group with a total Half Iron time of 5:18:59. Don't forget to support Matt in his St. George Ironman fundraising competition, raising funds for Limbs for Haiti.

And lastly, I managed to grab 1st place in my age group with a total time of 5:53:35. My husband was able to get some great swim shots from the spectator-friendly shoreline.

Good Times!

All right! So as promised, I am finally highlighting and posting some pictures of tri club members and the events in which we participate! If you have a highlight (like a PR or first tri or placing in an age group, or anything else), send me your story and your pics, and I will publish at least 1 per month. For now, you have to sit tight with what I have available so far! Enjoy!

Tuacahn Duathlon - Feb. 27th, 2010

Tri Club members were all over the standings in this race! We had a fun, slightly chilly race day that I think most everyone who participated would call a success. The kids also had a great time participating in the kids' fun run. Here are the results:

Sprint Race - Women's division:

Haley Hammons - 2nd place - F30-34 - 1:18:27

Kelly Duckworth - 6th place - F30-34 - 1:30:03

Sprint Race - Men's division:

Rory Duckworth - 2nd place - M20-24 - 1:07:14

Olympic Race - Women's division:

Jamie Egbert - 2nd place - F30-34 - 1:58:05

Olympic Race - Men's division:

Ben Ford - 1st place - M40-44 -1:48:57

Brian Bergener - 3rd place - M40-44 - 1:56:03

Alex Santiago - 1st place - Clydes - 2:34:15