Kain Performance Wins Northern California Triathlon Club Championship

The Santa Cruz Triathlon held on September 26th was a great Kain Team event and a cap to a fantastic year! Kain Performance won the Tri Club Division 2 Title for the 3rd year in a row! It was a complete team effort and everyone who came out deserves big kudos for helping us win again! We had high participation and quite a few top finishers! Everyone got a point for finishing. Top 6 in Age Group got bonus points - 1st place - 6 points, 2nd place 5 points. Thanks to all who raced. Thank you to our supporters & sponsors!

Here are a few highlights:

Tri Club Competition -

Division 2 -

1) Kain Performance - 70 points ($500 winner) 2nd place Team Overall
2) Team Sheeper - 64 points
3) Santa Cruz Tri Club - 47 points

***Top 15 in Age Group (AG)

Joanne Wicker - 1st place - (AG 55-59)
Dave Sinclair - 2nd place - (AG 60-64)
Kam Hlebovy - 2nd place - (AG 65-69)
Shari Kain - 3rd place - (AG 45-49)
Pete Kain - 3rd place - (AG 45-49)
Meredith Hawkins - 4th place (AG 50-54)
Fred Servais - 4th place (AG 40-44)
Russell Shaw - 5th place (AG 35-39)
Jana Crane - 5th place (AG 45-49)
Carol Fredrickson - 6th place (AG 50-54)
Patrick McDonald - 9th place (AG 50-54)
Amy Rubin - 9th place (AG 45-49)
Dina Glendening - 9th place (AG 40-44)
Ralph Fallant - 9th place (Clydes)
Kathy Hoyer - 10th place (AG 50-54)
Laura Coyne - 11th place (AG 45-49)
Tony Jager - 11th place (AG 45-49)
Ahmed Hassan - 11th place (AG 30-34)
Sarah Rule - 13th place (AG 30-34)
Bastian Bartels - 13th place (AG 25-29)
Andrea Hong - 14th place (AG 45-49)

***Also showing AWESOME FORM and completing the SC Tri with a smile!

Tami Dickins
Elizabeth Park
Della Flint
Danelle Moon
Christiana Riedl
Jody Sinclair
Tim Reynolds
Joel Seligstein
Jason Wolf
Mike Ferguson
Jim Ratcliff
Bill Wang
Rob Dinapoli
Jeff Chase
Steve Hawkins

***Also competing and having 3 flat tires was Jody! Way to hang tough Jody! She kept a smile on her face and cheered everyone in to the finish!!

***Full results are posted on the Santa Cruz Triathlon website.

***Congrats and Thanks to all!! Looking forward to our KP End Of The Year Party on Saturday, November 20th, 2010!!!

***Mark the calendar for the Santa Cruz Triathlon in 2011 - September 25th, 2011

Cheers,
Coach Kain
www.kainperformance.com

Kain Monthly Meeting March 12

Friday, March 12

The Runners Factory, Los Gatos
6:30pm

Come check out the new 2010 Aquaman wetsuits, meet the rep, try on one of the new Cell Gold, Bionik or Tri-Process wetsuits! Purchase on site or place an order!

All active paid KP members save 30% discount off retail! http://www.aquamantri.com

Half Moon Bay Recap

The KP Team did the annual trek from Los Gatos to the coast over the Feb. 20-21 weekend. This year we opted to ride over to Half Moon Bay (HMB), instead of the past few years going to Costanoa. Pete and Shari lived in HMB for 4 years and know the area well. The weather was a bit suspect, but we managed to stay dry on the ride over on Saturday. Our route took us up and over Old La Honda and down to the coast for a total of 67 miles. After a quick stop at the San Gregorio store, we headed North to HMB. Once there, we did a quick 3 mile run along the coastal bike path in some drizzling rain.

Saturday night was spent at the San Benito House bar, then on to Sushi Main Street. The dinner was great, and then it was back for some dancing and drinks at the SB House! Fun times were had by all, as we had the banjo band playing until way past when they should have gone home!

Sunday morning was the Mavericks Run, which takes you out on the the blufftops above Mavericks surf spot. It is a beautiful run, even when it is raining. We came back to a great breakfast at the Zaballa House, then back on the bikes for the ride back to LG. The ride home was a little slow & wet to start, but once over Tunitas Creek and down to Woodside, it was a nice dry ride the rest of the way.

All in all, it was a great training weekend and an even funner time in HMB!!! Everyone in attendance gave a big thumbs up for a return in 2011!!! Zaballa House is where we’ll stay!

~ Coach Pete