FTP Race Results

What an awesome weekend!!! The inaugural Ramblin Rose Women's Triathlon was held at Centennial Park with a picturesque finish before the Parthenon. The weather was on the cooler side but that didnt' stop the ladies of FTP coaching from dominating the course.

250yd - 8 mile - 2 mile

Lora Fox - 48:12 (1st OVERALL)
Carissa Miller - 51:49 (8th overall, 2nd age group)
Lindsey Nelson - 57:06 (first ever triathlon)
Suzy Demirjian - 58:10 (1st age group)
Terry Walker - 59:17
Betsy Pierpaoli - 1:01:15
Donna Parker - 1:04:44
Daphne Davis - 1:06:19 (first ever triathlon)
Libby Radford - 1:08:17
Deanna McCarthy - 1:08:57 (3rd age group)
Amanda Scott - 1:28:00 (first ever triathlon)

A tradition second only to live music on Broadway Street, this past weekend brought the Country Music Marathon to downtown Nashville. The last few years brought unpleasant weather but not this year. The temperatures provided a cool crisp start and the sun was out for the entire race. With over 30,000 participants this might go down as one of the best races in recent memory.

Congrats to all the finishers. A number of first timers and personal bests!

Jason Clark-1:42:47
Carissa Miller-2:19:44
Lauryn England-2:32:34
Kim Stokes-4:32:12 - FULL
Suzy Demrijian-2:19:07
Dave Anderson & Lisa de la Mothe -2:44:53
Lora Fox & Jack Barkenbus-2:18:40
Deanna McCarthy-3:17:42
Jennifer McClellan-2:10:07
McKenzie Schmidt 2:13:41

Another great kickoff to the multisport season at the AD Pi-athlon held on MTSU's campus in Murfreesboro.. This race continues to grow each year. I suspect it will be big if not next year, then the following one.

The swim is 300m and takes place in the campus recreation pool. It is a time trial start with a snake swim through the 12 pool lanes. The bike course is a shade over 10 miles of primarily flat terrain. There are a few minor turns making it a rectangle but otherwise it feels like an out and bike. The run is 3.14 (pi) miles over the campus' pancake flat terrain. There were more volunteers at this race than most larger events. You were rarely out of sight of a cheering section. Overall, this was a positive racing experience.

It also was a beautiful day for racing. The morning was a bit crisp and in the mid-40s causing most athletes to wear jackets on the bike. But the sunny was able to warm the air to nearly 60 degrees by the races end.

Keeping with the tradition, FTP athletes took home some additional hardware. Andrew ended up 8th overall and won the M30-34 age group. However, the REAL showdown was between Lauryn and Terry. The time trial start separated them by nearly 15 minutes so little did they know that they were only mere seconds off from one another! And as Donna continues to work hard on the bike, she will be nipping at both their heels in no time. This season is shaping up to be an exciting one!

	Swim	T1	Bike	T2	Run	Total
Andrew Dollar	4:33	1:32	0:26:38	0:00:50	0:20:32	0:54:03
Lauryn England	5:11	3:37	0:38:09	0:01:26	0:32:06	1:20:28
Terry Walker	6:22	2:55	0:36:40	0:00:57	0:33:49	1:20:41
Donna Parker	8:35	3:05	0:35:40	0:01:43	0:33:56	1:22:58

A lot going on this month running wise.

Richland Greenway 5 miler
-Suzy Demirjian: 48:08

Ava's Run for a Reason 5k
-Daphne Davis: 35:13
-Amanda Scott: 43:13

Major kudos to Team FTP this past weekend. Dave Bishop and Jessica Van Orden took on the challenge known as Powerman Alabama. This course is certainly not for the weak. The undulating terrain laughs in the face of those ill-prepared for such a race. Both Dave and Jessica are training for early season half ironmans. Dave-Austria 70.3 and Jessica-White Lake.

Dave and Jessica not only race impressively, both athletes qualified for Team USA and Long Course Duathlon World Championships.



Dave Bishop: 8th in age group
R1: 44:15 T1: 0:34 B: 1:57:41 T2: 0:45 R2: 49:39 Total 3:32:52


Jessica Van Orden: 4th in age group.
R1: 59:57 T1: 2:25 B: 2:30:35 T2 1:01 R2: 1:01:15 Total: 4:35:10

Race season is officially underway. The race wasn't huge but a number of dedicated athletes braved frigid water temperatures to try their hand at the areas first triathlon. Congrats to Jonathan Farmer for taking 3rd place in his age group and bring home the bacon.

Great job Jonathan.

Spring definitely announced it's arrival just in time for the Tom King Classic. The sun was out and temperatures were (finally) up to the comfortable level as hundreds of runners descended up LP Field. This race is a awesome spring race that promises to leave you with a personal best due to the flat, flat, flat terrain.

And as expected, FTP athletes didn't disappoint:

Sam Miller--19:41 (2nd in AG)
Jess Miller--22:29 (1st in AG)
Jason Clark--21:31--PR!!!
Dave Anderson-30:24
Lisa De La Mothe-30:24
Chetan Kulkarni--31:58--PR!!!

Not only did athletes bring home some hardware, each of them walked away with an early season farmers tan.