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Brazelton’s comeback a highlight of Sprint Course

By Blake Dorfman on Sunday, August 29, 2010 View Comments
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No one was surprised that Michael Smith crossed the finish line first in Sunday morning's Santa Barbara Triathlon Sprint Course competition. The 46-year-old local defending champion bested second-place finisher Max Silva, 17, by nearly two minutes and finished in 36 minutes, 43 seconds.But surprises certainly weren't scarce on the morning... Endurance sports are all about people pushing through the pain and achieving what they never thought they could.At the exact same hour that the 2009 … [Read more...]

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Lubinski, Smith have too much kick at end

By Barry Punzal on Saturday, August 28, 2010 View Comments
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There was a time in Jim Lubinski’s life when slamming guys into the boards and scoring goals was what he loved to do.Then the former pro ice hockey player moved west and discovered triathlon.“Lubi” dropped 40 pounds and transformed himself into an elite triathlete. He lost weight but not his drive to win.That was evident Saturday at the Santa Barbara Triathlon long-course event at East Beach. Lubinski ran down leader Daniel Brienza with two miles to go on the 10-mile run and took … [Read more...]

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Braden blossoms at Wildflower Triathlon

By Barry Punzal on Thursday, May 6, 2010 View Comments

Brittany Braden, a former Dos Pueblos High cross country and track standout, won top honors in two divisions at the Avia Wildflower Triathlons Festival last weekend at Lake San Antonio in Monterey County.Braden took first place in the women’s division in the Olympic Distance race and captured the Collegiate Division for women. She also led the Cal Poly Triathlon Club to first place in the college team competition.Braden covered the 1.2-kilometer swim, 40k bike and 10k run in 2 hours, 25 … [Read more...]

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Reef and Run Series peels off season-opener

By Presidio Sports on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 View Comments
Reef & Run participants scope out the swim course off East Beach on Tuesday.

Carpinteria's Sue Beatty was the duathlon champion at Tuesday's Reef & Run, the season-opener for the weekly ocean-swim-and-run event held at the Cabrillo Bath House throughout the summer.The weather wasn't very summer-like quite yet as the evening turned out to be grey and cool, but several dozen committed athletes braved the conditions, including 55-degree water temperatures, to compete in a variety of races.Beatty completed the duathlon with a winning combined time of 41 minutes, … [Read more...]

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Free Reef & Run passes…come and get ‘em!

By Presidio Sports on Thursday, April 22, 2010 View Comments

The 2010 Reef & Run Summer Series is suddenly upon us, with the season opener just around the corner this Tuesday evening, April 27.  To celebrate, PresidioSports.com is giving away two free passes in a fun contest on its Facebook Page.To join in the fun and do Reef & Run for free, Click Here.The contest is simple. Create a wall post with your most clever slogan for Reef & Run and get as many friends as possible to give you a "thumbs up." The two slogans with the most "thumbs … [Read more...]

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Bradens a force at Triathlon Collegiate Nationals

By Presidio Sports on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 View Comments

Christopher and Brittany Braden, two former track and cross country standouts at Dos Pueblos, finished among the top 10 in their respective divisions at the USA Triathlon Collegiate Nationals in Lubbock, Texas last weekend.Christopher Braden, competing for Colorado University, placed 10th in the individual men’s race to help the Buffaloes win the men’s and coed team championships. He finished the 750-meter swim, 40k bike and 10k run in 1 hour, 54 minutes, 35 seconds. His time was the eighth … [Read more...]

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Suzuki wins Santa Barbara Duathlon’s long course

By Presidio Sports on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 View Comments

 Ventura’s Shigy Suzuki, 51, won the overall title in the long course of Sunday’s Santa Barbara Duathlon, finishing the unique run-bike-run race in one hour, 33 minutes and 59 seconds.Santa Barbaran Lee Carter, 52, finished five minutes behind Suzuki as the runner-up. The top female finisher was 46-year-old Mariann Thomas of Carpinteria, who finished seventh overall in 1:47:01.The long course consists of a 5k run, a 30k bike and another 5k run. A total of 40 athletes competed in Sunday’s … [Read more...]

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Larson pedals to Carp Triathlon title

By Presidio Sports on Monday, September 28, 2009 View Comments

Santa Barbara's David Larson biked his way to the Olympic Course title at the Carpinteria Triathlon on Sunday, finishing the 40 kilometer circuit faster than anyone else en route to a winning overall time of two hours, 11 minutes and 40 seconds.Susan Corti, of Westlake Village, won the women's race and Rowena Spence repeated as women's champion on the sprint course. Orange County's Justin Rowe knocked out the sprint course in just over 54 minutes for the overall short-course title.Repeat … [Read more...]

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Carpinteria Triathlon set for Sunday

By Presidio Sports on Friday, September 25, 2009 View Comments

The 12th edition of the Carpinteria Triathlon is set to take place this Sunday in the quaint seaside town.There will be two courses — a sprint course and a more grueling Olympic course. Both will feature competitors of all ages.The Olympic course will include a 1.5-kilometer swim, a 40-kilometer bike ride, and a 10-kilometer run, while the shorter sprint course will have a 500-meter swim, a 15-kilometer bike, and a 5-kilometer run.Roughly 1,000 competitors are expected to take part … [Read more...]

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Smith takes triathlon’s sprint course title

By Blake Dorfman on Monday, August 24, 2009 View Comments
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It was short and sweet for Mike Smith on Sunday, as the 45-year-old local won the Santa Barbara Triathlon Co-Ed Sprint Course competition with a time of 35 minutes, 21 seconds. Smith did it by holding off Carpinteria's Matt Organista, 20, and pulling away in the stretch run."It went really well for me. I rested a lot this week and wanted to kind of fire away," said Smith, who competed in the long course for about a decade and was a multiple-winner. It was his seventh year in the sprint competition.He … [Read more...]

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