Adrienne Binder continued her winning ways at Nite Moves on Wednesday as she captured the 1-kilometer swim and was the first woman finisher in the aquathon at Leadbetter Beach.Binder was coming off a victory in the Santa Barbara Triathlon coed sprint event on Sunday.Her time in the 1-k swim was 13:16, just five seconds ahead of 13-year-old Walker Bell.Binder’s time in the aquathon (1k swim, 5k run) was 39:54, which was good for seventh place overall.The aquathon winner was Goleta’s … [Read more...]
Camarillo pair go 1-2 in Nite Moves aquathon
In what for many was the last tune-up before this weekend’s Santa Barbara Triathlon, Camarillo’s Jim Avrea and Norbert Hoehne and local Jim Shalhoub were the event winners at Wednesday’s Nite Moves at Leadbetter Beach.Avrea beat out Hoehne by 31 seconds in the swim-run aquathon. Avrea did the 1-k swim and 5-k run in 37 minutes, 12 seconds. Hoehne crossed the finish line in 37:43. Santa Barbara’s Karen Schultz was the top woman (9th overall) in 41:52.Hoehne won the swim in 13:50. … [Read more...]
No one close to Eubank, Organista at Nite Moves
Car Eubank didn't have anything to worry about in his rear-view mirror on Wednesday, blitzing the 5k run at Nite Moves in 15 minutes and 17 seconds.That was 2 minutes and 25 seconds better than second-place finisher J.P. Jackson, who was followed by Matthew Preiss.Carpinteria's Heather Allen led all female runners with a time of 20:41, good for 22nd overall.COMPLETE RESULTSAdrienne Binder outswam Carpinteria's Matt Organista by a 17-second margin in the 1k ocean swim. Binder lowered … [Read more...]
Binder wins again with season’s best time
Adrienne Binder turned in her best time of the season in Wednesday's 1k swim at Nite Moves, which was also good for her seventh win of the season in that event.The San Marcos grad and All-American swimmer at Auburn University, Binder broke 13 minutes for the first time. The 25-year-old's time of 12:59 was the second-best of the season overall. Walker Bell holds the season's best time in the 1k swim at 12:58.Binder went on to place fifth overall (1st female) in the aquathon after a … [Read more...]
Lunn, Binder, Sutton take Nite Moves events
Kevin Lunn, a former Laguna Blanca running star and the 2009 Santa Barbara County champion in the 1600, won the 5-kilometer run at Nite Moves No. 12 Wednesday night.Lunn, 19, hit the finish line at Leadbetter Beach in 16 minutes, 3 seconds. Sebastian Hoenig of Santa Barbara came in second in 16:16 and current Dos Pueblos High runner Bryan Fernandez took third in 17:04. The top women’s finisher was Cassandra Henkiel (5th overall) in 18:25.In the 1-k swim, former San Marcos star and Auburn … [Read more...]
Smith, 46, wins Nite Moves run in 16:43
A healthy spread of age groups turned in great performances on an absolutely gorgeous evening for Nite Moves on Wednesday.In the 5K run, 46-year-old Michael Smith turned in a blazing time of 16:43, while 16-year-old Jacob Bartholomew was just three seconds behind. Mike Shalhoob, 30, clocked in third at 16:47 while Christine Bjelland, 24, was the fastest female at 19:49.Thirteen-year-old Laguna Blanca student Walker Bell won the half-mile swim once again, clocking in at 12:58, and … [Read more...]
Paris, Bryan stave off kids to win at Nite Moves
UCSB triathlete Zack Paris held off the kids and a former collegiate All-American to win the 1-kilometer swim at Nite Moves No. 10 at Leadbetter Beach on Wednesday evening.Paris broke 14 minutes, clocking 13:58. John Salman, 14, was a close second in 14:01 and Adrienne Binder, an All-American at Auburn University, was third in 14:05. Walker Bell, 13, finished fourth in 14:07.In the 5-kilometer run, Paul Bryan, 30, held off a couple of teens to win the race. Bryan finished in 17:13 followed … [Read more...]
Fernandez feeling good again at Nite Moves
Bryan Fernandez made his presence felt at his first Nite Moves of the season on Wednesday, as the 15-year-old hunted down the 5k title in 16 minutes and 38 seconds.The soon-to-be sophomore at Dos Pueblos, who won a Nite Moves 5k last year as a 14-year-old, is working his way back from a stress-fracture. His recovery seems complete, given his qualification last week in Las Vegas for the Junior Olympic Nationals in the 3000m."It's good. I'm all the way back now," Fernandez said.The … [Read more...]
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