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Elite Racing Team's Lauren Capone won the women's amateur competition at the Wildflower Long Course Triathlon at Lake Nacimiento last Saturday.This year marked the 30th anniversary of the Wildflower Triathlon. Wildflower is one of the most prestigious U.S. triathlons, and it draws an international field of competitors.Capone completed the 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, and 13.1 mile run in a time of 5:04:21 to claim the overall amateur women’s title."The focus for LC today was to … [Read more...]
A pair of season-best times highlighted Wednesday evening's Nite Moves event in Santa Barbara.Josh Stichter recorded the fastest 5k time of the young season at 16 minutes and 41 seconds.Ben Brewer did the same in the 1k swim with a time of 13:20.Stichter, 28, lowered the fastest time in the 5k by nine seconds while Brewer, 14, lowered olympian Mark Warkentin's time from last week by two seconds.There were 280 runners and 118 ocean swimmers.COMPLETE RESULTSLisa Dunn was … [Read more...]
Todd Booth, Walker Bell and Jason Smith were victors at Wednesday's season-opening Nite Moves event in Santa Barbara.All three won their respective races comfortably. Booth secured the 5k run with a time of 16 minutes and 52 seconds. Bell won the 1k ocean swim in 13:22.Smith recorded times of 14:27 in the ocean swim and 22:37 in the 5k run to become the first to complete the aquathon.In total, 259 athletes participated in the first Nite Moves of the year. The weekly run/swim is … [Read more...]
“I’m a lucky guy,” he says. “I could have easily died or been paralyzed forever.” ---Andre BarbieriThe Grand Finale of our inaugural 2011 Presidio Sports Sports Figure of the Month series celebrates the indomitable positive power of the human spirit -- especially following one of life’s darkest moments.Nine months after a horrific Mammoth snowboarding accident damn near killed him and claimed most of his left leg, Andre Barbieri -- our December Sports Figure of the Month … [Read more...]
WATCH OUR VIDEO------- Moninda Marube made it two for two in Santa Barbara on Saturday, returning to triumph in his second straight Santa Barbara International Marathon.The Kenyan edged out Michael Wardian, who crossed the finish line less than 10 seconds behind Marube. The winning time was 2 hours, 22 minutes and 28 seconds, which is also a new course record.Laura Turner's time of 3:03:26 was the best amongst females and 22nd-best overall.After a night of heavy rain and … [Read more...]
Jeff Zamora knows a thing or two about inspiration.And he doesn’t have to look very far to get it.That’s because he carries it around with him every day.Wears it actually!On his arm.In his heart.In early 2008, his son, who captured the heart of the Santa Barbara community, died after a courageous battle with cancer.Little Jeffrey Zamora was only 2 years old.So today, Dad Jeff, with his son’s face forever tatted in his left bicep, has a little extra … [Read more...]
From 2-miler state champ as a senior track star at Maryland’s Townson High School in 2006 to her formulative years across the USA as a USCB student- triathlete, Lauren Capone has strategically mapped a successful course to the top of the world of ‘Half Iron Man’ competitions – or 70.3’s as they’re known to those who do them.That’s a 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike, 13.1-mile run, for those who don’t.She finished first in her 20-24 year-old age group at the ‘World’s’ … [Read more...]
Two hundred and seventy-two athletes competed on the Olympic Course of Sunday's Carpinteria Triathlon, with another 471 soloists taking on the Sprint Course. Combined with 22 relay teams, it was an active day for local triathletes.Stepan Paul improved on his third-place standing from a year ago to become Olympic Course champion in 2011. Paul, 26, finished in 2 hours, 13 minutes, 50 seconds. Last year's champion, Zach Paris, did not compete. Paul was followed by Patrick Hartman and Ronnie … [Read more...]
Santa Barbara’s Lauren Capone won the women's 20-24 category at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Henderson, Nev. on Sunday, Sept. 11.Capone, who competes for Elite Racing Team, completed the event in 4 hours, 52 minutes, 52 seconds, edging out the second place competitor by 35 seconds."It was a tough day with over 5,000 feet of climbing and all totally exposed to the sun and heat,” Capone said. “I felt really strong and smooth on the bike. The bike is where I've made the … [Read more...]
