Larson pedals to Carp Triathlon title
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 [...]
Carpinteria Triathlon set for Sunday
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, [...]
Smith takes triathlon’s sprint course title
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 [...]
It’s Dahlz’s Day
San Francisco’s John Dahlz championed the Santa Barbara Triathlon’s long course in 2 hours, 53 minutes and two seconds on Saturday to lead a handful of competitors that eclipsed the three-hour marker.
Dahlz, 25, excelled in the swim and bike sections and built a healthy lead going into the run. He needed it, as second-place finisher Patrick Baldwin, [...]
Reef & Run, Nite Moves Recap
Nite Moves and this year’s new Reef & Run series completed the 12th of 20 installments in the weekly swim/run event season that runs until September 8.
The Nite Moves 5k run was its busiest since June 24, with 264 runners participating. The top echelon had a major teenage presence as 18-year-olds Chris Braden and Matthew Bailey finished 1 and 2 respectively. Braden’s [...]
Clark, Kosmo are winners in 5-mile biathlon
Jon Clark has won the Semana Nautica 5-mile Biathlon so many times in the last quarter century he’s lost count.
“I don’t know — 14, 15, 16 or somewhere in there,” said the 48-year-old former lifeguard after winning Saturday morning’s race at East Beach by 58 seconds over Ed Smith, crossing the line in 48 minutes, [...]
Double challenge for S.B. duathletes
It was a quiet Sunday morning on East beach as the sixth edition of the Santa Barbara Duathlon was held.
Benefitting from excellent weather conditions, over 150 athletes competed in the race’s new format, run-bike-run. Although the new layout seems fun, it was certainly a challenge for athletes who usually specialize in only biking or running.
“When [...]
Misty morning for Carpinteria Triathlon
If you think completing a triathlon sounds grueling, try doing it with the flu.
“I’m sick. I have a temperature of 102 right now,” said women’s sprint course winner Rowena Spence of Santa Barbara.
She had a smile on her face, too.
Dense fog parked itself along the shores of Carpinteria Sunday for the city’s annual triathlon, and [...]
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