Couple things

Been some really exciting things going on recently. First there were six MTC athletes competing in Half Ironman races over the weekend:
Redman Triathlon in Oklahoma -

1. Rachel Kraenow finished her first ever Half in 6:14 - "not bad for a short course athlete"
2. Heather Hull set a 5 min swim PR and "officially" finished her first Half (after missing out by 2 miles at KS 70.3) in 6:12. No rest for Holly, KC Marathon is right around the corner.
3. Trish O'Donnell also had her first "official" finish, going 6:50. Next up is the Chicago Marathon!
4. Finally Tim O'Donnell capped off a great season by setting a 25 minute Half Iron PR, going 5:07. Nothing for Tim until 2009.

Matt Johnson and his new bride Deva Featherston travelled to Cancun 70.3. Deva successfully finished her first Half to wrap up her first season as a triathlete (she couldn't swim 100 straight when we started back in January!)

The other thing going on that I really fired up about is the new "Kansas City Triathlon". I am part of the Race Committee planning on a quality Olympic (1.5k - 40k - 10k) and Half Olympic (750m - 20k - 5k). Save the date - May 31, 2009. Tentative routes are:

Bike Course (clockwise - 2 loops for the Olympic)

Run Course (counter clockwise - 2 loops for the Olympic)

The goal for this race is to bring the best quality Olympic distance event the Kansas City area has seen since USAT Nationals were up in Smithville. Many more details to come.