“Until you face your fears, you don’t move to the other side where you find the power”
Be sure to VOTE for your fellow WOL athletes for our EMBRACE THE CHALLENGE or YODA ATHLETE of the Month!
VOTE FOR YOUR MAY ATHLETES OF THE MONTH
Hound Hustle 10K
Leah Blakeley has PR’d every race she’s ‘raced’ since joining the team. She got 2nd in her AG and a huge PR at Hustle with the Hounds 10K.
Kerr Lake Duathlon
Jennifer Barker placed 3rd Overall and 1st in her AG. She has been training so well and making some major improvements with her run off the bike! Keep it up girl!
St. Anthony Triathlon & Buck Hurley Triathlon
Matt Wisthoff took 11th overall in the pro-field at the St. Anthony triathlon. This is Matt’s highest finish and fastest time at the race! Matt also took home some cash taking 2nd by just a few seconds at the Buck Hurley Triathlon. Go Wisty!
St. Croix
Jamie Ash took 1st overall in her age group and 6th overall female. Jamie qualified for Ironman 70.3 world championships in Chattanooga TN in the fall!
Teacher Trot
Coach Tom placed 1st overall and created a new course record of 15:36. And our favorite WOL Moms came in top 3 for the women! Way to go Brittany Perkins 18:04, Karen Eckberg 18:12, and Erin Hogston 18:39! Karen had a huge PR!
Camille McKeon placed an amazing 3rd in her AG – 17 seconds separated the top 3!
Jennie Mott and Andy McVey were out there supporting and having fun! Way to always jump into fun races ladies.
Jeremy Snodgrass is back with a 19:44 and Peyton Chitty rolled through his first 5K in a while with a 21:23
Jordan Lake
The TriWarriors stacked their weekend up and had some great OW swims at the Jordan Lake 2.4 mile and then hopped on their bike for a fun 60 miler! You guys have been training great and it is really showing that you all are WITHOUT LIMITS!!
Women of Achievement Awards
Coach Kristen was able to attend the Women of Achievement Awards. It was an inspiring night filled with some amazing women. She was nominated but like so many others didn’t win an award. It was an honor to be involved and apart of such an amazing group. Kristen, you are an inspiration to us all at WOL.
Diva Half Marathon
Lauren Stephenson is at it again! She finished this half with race prepping in mind and accomplished that goal. You are killing it and are so mentally strong right now. Way to try gear, play with pacing, and figure out a plan for this upcoming Half Ironman M2M. Keep it up girl! And of course, Lauren’s training buddy didn’t disappoint, as Anna Maltby joined her for a super fun race! The ladies got their boas, tiaras and are some true Divas and Rockstars!
Mosquito 10K
Congratulations to Melanie Meadows for stepping out of her comfort zone a bit and doing something really cool for her. Jumping into the Mosquito 10K as a training run for Raleigh, she smiled and laughed the entire way. It is so great to see your big smile!!!! Raleigh here we come.
New River Half
Cathy Moore brought home some AG honors at the New River Half. On a cold, muddy and windy day the shoes brought her home safely and to first AG! Way to go Cathy on bringing home some hardware!
Rookie Sprint Tri
The Awesome Austin Rockstars were at it again! At the Rookie Sprint Tri these 3 Rockstars PR’ed by over 27 minutes. Logan Bonathan posted a strong showing and broke the Top 10 with an 11 min PR; Michelle Bonathan brought home some goodies with a 3rd AG and her first podium trip AND let’s don’t forget her 11 min PR; Caroline Bloom was still a bit under the weather, BUT crushed her swim and had a 5 min PR!!!!! It was a 300 swim, 11 mile bike and 2 mile run and check out the improvement. These 3 are ready for Tri Season and their spirit and enthusiasm are hard to beat. Super excited for these Terrific Texans!!
Topsail Transverse
Congrats to Beth Greer for taking on a challenge when not able to travel and participate in an “event”. She came up with her own event. Taking on the “Topsail Transverse”. Running the length of the island. 25 miles down and another big accomplishment. Always up for an off road challenge.