Jamie Champion - Bio

1) Age- 38

2) State (location)- Georgia

3) Fire Department- Martinez Columbia Fire Rescue

4) Why you race and how, when you got started- to learn how far I can push my limits, and got started running to be in better shap for my job as a firefighter.  I started running in Jan 2008 

5) Current goals-to finish a 70.3 in 6 hours, and to complete an 140.6

6) Podiums, PR's and Favorite races- 1 podium finish in Oct 2011, PR is 7 hours in a 70.3, and Favorite race is Augusta 70.3.  I have only been doing triathlons for 1 year. I have done 3 sprints and 2 70.3's in that year.  I have also completed 14 13.1's since March of 2009.

Keith Elisberg - Bio

Age: 42

State: New Jersey

Fire Department: Fort Lee

History:  I started racing my bike when I was younger. I stopped racing after a bad crash on a BMX jump. I knocked myself unconscious. I got back into it years later with mountain biking both downhill and cross country. I received a road bike to train on and entered the Staten Island Duathlon. I placed raced home found another multisport event, never got back on a mountain bike and have been addicted since then. After being an initial responder I established a team to race in memory of the 343 FDNY Firefighters that made the supreme sacrifice on 9/11. I race these days to push my body beyond what most people consider impossible. I will not be part of any negative statistic. 

Current Goals: to maintain my current heathy lifestyle of training and eating. I try to avoid high saturate fat, salty and processed foods. I wanted to race successfully even if I don't make the podium. A long term goal is maintain and improve even further my lifestyle and match my resting heart rate with my age when I turn 45. My rest pulse is 48. BP 108/60 Cholesterol at 188 with HDLs at 58.  

Podiums, PR and Favorite Races. 

Race Results 2012 as of 6/29

Escape the Palisades 5K

overall 8/99

age group winner

Run the Palisades 5K

overall 29/370

age group 8th

Demarest Sprint Triathlon

300m Swim - 12m Bike - 5K

overall 12/115

age group 5th

PR on run at 6:39/pace

GWB 5K Challenge

overall 12/1148

New Milford Fire Department 5K

overall 41/381

age group 5th

firefighter division third place

2011

Armed Forces Day 5K

2nd Overall winner age group

Leonia 5K

2nd place age group

Leonia 1mile

3rd place overall

Pascack Valley Triathlon

6/8 elite

PR on time at 1:04

NMFD 5K

3rd age group

2nd firefighter class

Teterboro 5K

Winner Emergency Services Team

Scleroderma 5K

2nd age group

10th overall

Keith's race results 

Michael Cronin - Bio

1) Age -   25

2) State (location)  Montgomery, NY

3) Fire Department - West Point, NY (United States Military Academy)

4) Why you race and how, when you got started - (I race because I was fat, disgusted with myself and wanted a new challenge other than lifting big weights all day. I was strong but not fit. I needed a life goal, a check off the bucket list if you will, I wanted to do an Ironman and earn an MDOT tattoo. This was in 2011, my first race was a local Sprint, the West Point Triathlon to be exact. It rained the whole time but no thunder! I next signed up for the World Fire and Police Games in NYC, this would be an Olympic Distance. Unfortunately, after months of training, a Hurricane caused it to be cancelled. But I Still trucked on to the next longer distance. My goal was to do a Sub 6 hour Half Iron distance race but I was 28 min over that but I still completed my first Half Ironman at Eagleman 70.3 in 2012 in 6:28.

5) Current goals - My goal is to do a sub 12 hour Ironman sub 6 hour Half Ironman.

6) Podiums, PR's and Favorite races - (I did really enjoy Devilman Half Lite in NJ in 2012 with Brian Manners and Larry Durland, but I must say I will have more memories from Eagleman.


2013 Racing Schedule:
Devilman in Cumberland county NJ Half Lite Iron Distance May 2013
IM 70.3 Eagleman in Cambridge, MD June 2013
Rev3 Williamsburg Olympic in Williamsburg VA June 2013
Ironman Louisville in Louisville KY August 2013

Kyle Hamilton - Bio

1) Age - 36

2) State (location) - California

3) Fire Department - San Rafael FD

4) Why you race and how, when you got started

I started racing triathlon as a competitive outlet and to stay fit.  I fell in love with the training, racing and lifestyle.  I did my first triathlon in 2001 but have mostly been racing since 2010.  

5) Current goals - Ironman NYC under 12 hours.  Honu 70.3 2013 sub 5:10, IM Tahoe 2013

6) Podiums, PR's and Favorite races - No podiums at any race of consequence.  My PR's are 

Xterra - 1:55

Olympic - Wildflower 2:48

Half IM - Vineman 5:18

My favorite race so far has to be Ironman Hawaii 70.3 "Honu"  

Kyle's race results

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Rachel Zambrano - Run to Hear 5k Race Report

I went out to do this race with one purpose.  To see how fast I could run 5k.

I chose this race based on its cause.  My father has been partially deaf his entire life, so this is close to my heart.  But these kids just amaze me.  I expect most teenagers to be sitting on the couch this summer and enjoying their freedom from school.  These kids are raising money to make a difference to other kids.  Their maturity and heart just amazed me.

The morning was warmer than I would have preferred, but the course was flat, winding a bit around a small lake in the Pflugerville, Texas area.  It's a popular area for triathlon and other running events, so I was pretty confident that it would be a good race.
 

I got up early, got my coffee and pop tart and headed out.  I was there early, and registered, and I got a chance to talk to some of the kids and adults behind the event.  They are really pretty amazing.  You can read about them here.  I passed a table that lets you adopt some ducks, and adopted a few.  See, they put your number on the bottom of the ducks, throw them in the water, and the first one to the finish line wins.  However, I'm not interested in winning.  What I am interested in is bringing two cute little duckies to my kids!




After registering, I went over, put on my running shoes and got ready to run.  We lined up at the starting line and Ready, Set, GO!!!  The course was flat, fast and beautiful, and all too soon, it was over.  My new 5k PR was set.

Official results were 20:07.  Third overall person, first overall female.  Pretty good race.  But sitting, talking with others after the race was so much fun.  What a great group of people!