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SPORTFIT NEWS
BH and Kestrel come to SPORTFIT LAB! - We welcome our newest bike brands: BH Ultralight Bicycles and Kestrel Bicycles. BH is a 100+ year old Basque bike builder, known for racing success and carbon technology. These are some of the smoothest-riding road and tri bikes in the world - and certainly the lightest! Kestrel was born out of triathlon technology advances in the 1970's -- they have pioneered carbon technology with aerodynamic frame shapes. Now owned by Advanced Sports Intl., they are producing some of the most aerodynamic tri (and road) bikes in the world, being ridden by top triathlon pros. See them at the Lab today!
Coach Beth Honorable Mention All American - for 2011, Beth Baumgarten received All-American Honorable Mention honors from USA Triathlon, achieving a #31 national age-group ranking. It was her best year ever and she's looking forward to competing at the IM world championship in Kona! Who says you have to slow down as you age?....
Congrats to TEAM SPORTFIT athletes Jonathan Agin and Lee Jordan, who put in strong performances at the Cherry Blossom 10-miler. For Lee, it was the longest race he has ever completed! Coach Beth Baumgarten set her own PR and finished eighth in her age group.
Beth Baumgarten 1st at Ironman! - Taking on her biggest challenge to date, Beth entered Ironman Cozumel for her first race at the 140.6 distance. Not only did she finish a tough course in 13 hours, Beth WON her age group and qualified for Ironman Kona in 2012. Awesome result for a first Ironman, and more evidence that smart, effective training -- the kind we practice at SPORTFIT LAB -- can produce great results.
SPORTFIT athlete completes Ironman - kudos to Nan Dawkins, TEAM SPORTFIT athlete who completed the Ironman Cozumel course. This was Nan's third Ironman race, but her first in several years. It was a very tough day in Cozumel, with heat, wind, and rain all contributing to a challenging course. Way to go Nan!
Coach Beth sets course record - On a beautiful day in Reston, VA, Beth Baumgarten raced to the age-group course record in the Great Pumpkin 5k run. With a time of 22:37, Beth achieved the second-highest age-adjusted score for all women. GO BETH!
SPORTFIT athlete sets PR - congrats to SPORTFIT athlete Sharon Davis, who took first place in her age group at the Run for the Parks 10K race in Washington DC. Sharon set a personal best of 53:03 (8:34 min/mile) and finished 74th overall out of 368 women! Here's more proof that good training programs can create huge gains in speed and endurance!!!
Baumgartens take Third at Nations Tri - with PR's in the bike and run (swim was cancelled due to high water), Beth and Doug combined to take Third Place in the coed relays at Nations Triathlon on Sept. 11, with a total time of 1:55. Having improved every year of the Nations Tri, they are proving that getting older means getting stronger!
Beth B. scores at Triathlon Nationals! - Showing awesome determination, coach Beth swam-biked-ran to her PR at the Age Group National Championships in Burlington VT on August 20th. With a blistering 2:37 time for the Olympic distance, Beth finished in 12th place and secured a spot on TEAM USA for the World Championships next year in New Zealand. Way to go Beth!!
Baumgartens 3rd at Luray International - Beth and Doug finished 3rd among coed relays (all ages) at the Luray International Triathlon on August 13th.
Louis Garneau at SPORTFIT LAB - We've added Louis Garneau products to our high quality bike, triathlon, and running gear. LG products are worn by Europcar Cycling pro team and many triathlon pros. Aero helmets use the latest advanced technology. Bike shoes are custom moldable (heat them at home!) to your feet. Bike and tri clothing is light, comfortable, and protective.
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