For the week of July 9 - 15, 2003

Folske repeats in SV Sprint Triathlon

46 individuals, 18 teams

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Ketchum’s Grant Folske took off on the bicycle and run portions and became a repeat winner of the Sun Valley Sprint Triathlon Sunday.

Folske, 26, a North Dakotan who ran distances at Minnesota’s Moorhead College, led all the 46 individual finishers in the 19-mile endurance test with a final time of one hour, 10 minutes and 43 seconds.

Grant Folske hustles his way to first place in the Sun Valley Sprint Triathlon Sunday. Express photo by Willy Cook

He clocked the fastest 14-mile biking split among the individuals, 32:03, and the top running time for the 4.5-mile course, 27:12.

Folske had the fastest Sprint Triathlon winning time in the last seven years of the July event. He was nine minutes faster than men’s runner-up Sean Hallissey of Ketchum. Folske bettered his winning time from 2002 by three-and-a-half minutes.

Richard Feldman of Durance Cycleworks in Ketchum blew everybody away with a 27:52 time as a team cyclist Sunday over 14 miles. Express photo by Willy Cook

The women’s winner, and a triathlon neophyte, was Boise’s Allison Hingtgen in 1.25:15. She edged Nicole Brown (1.26:05) and Heidi Wilt (1.26:55). Brown improved her Sprint Triathlon time by 4:32 and had the best biking split of all women, 37:40.

Besides the 46 individuals in the 18th annual event sponsored by Sun Valley Athletic Club, there were 18 teams for a total of 98 participants.

Fastest team of all was the mixed group of swimmer Diane Crumrine, biker Richard Feldman and runner Dave McBryant (1.13:43).

Feldman just blew away the bicyclists with a top time of 27:52. Michele Lowry had the best swimming split, 9:26, and Ryan Still clocked the fastest running split, 26:29.

Placing second in a tough Sun Valley Sprint Triathlon Mixed Teams category was the trio of, from left, professional golfer and Sunday cyclist David Duval, lightning-quick swimmer Michele Lowry and not-so-bad-himself runner Tim Mahoney. Express photo by Willy Cook

The race was dedicated to the memory of Tom Montgomery, a triathlete and past competitor in the Sprint Triathlon.

Terry Crawford, a good friend of Montgomery’s, did an excellent job organizing last weekend’s triathlon because race organizer Bill Cantrell of Sun Valley Athletic Club was recovering from knee surgery.

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2003 Sun Valley Sprint Triathlon Individual Results

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July 5-6, 2003, individual results for the 18th annual Sun Valley Sprint Triathlon. Distances for the 19.0-mile course were 0.5-mile (800-yard) swim at Elkhorn, followed next day by 14-mile bicycle ride and 4.5-mile run headquartered at Trail Creek Cabin. Results by final placing for 46 individual finishers (26 men, 20 women), with split times in minutes and seconds followed by rank in the splits, and final times in hours, minutes and seconds.

Past male winners (with course record time in bold): 2002, Grant Folske 1.14:05. 2001, Keith Folske 1.12:01. 2000, Alex Cross 1.15:46. 1999, Karl Van Calcar 1.12:07. 1998, Tom Liby 1.10:59. 1997, Farley Marlowe 1.12:46. 1996, Greg Taylor, 1.10:36. 1995, Greg Taylor 1.10:32. 1994, Karl Van Calcar of Hailey 1.10:09. 1993, Greg Taylor of Ketchum 1.09:08. 1992, Paul Lundgren of Boise 1.07:25. 1991, Ryan Huckabay of California 1.09:55. 1990, Scott Albro 1.12:34. 1989, Scott Albro 1.12:50. 1988, Michael Dunn 1.11:30. 1987, Chris Williams of Twin Falls 1.14:24. 1986, Cameron McCord of Boise 1.14:33.

Past female winners: 2002, Jess Drasuan 1.25:16. 2001, Angela Strickland 1.24:05. 2000, Kristin Armstrong 1.16:46. 1999, Stacie Brennise 1.18:59. 1998, Liza Rachetto 1.20:27. 1997, Jenny Goettsche 1.19:27. 1996, Kathy Morell 1.20:31. 1995, Robynn Masters 1.18:51. 1994, Becky Bjork 1.22:20. 1993, Gabriele Andersen of Sun Valley 1.18:25. 1992, Cindy Gallenz of Boise 1.19:03. 1991, Nancy Harrison 1.17:23. 1990, Gabriele Andersen 1.22:24. 1989, Kathy Lyons 1.23:38. 1988, E.J. Holcomb 1.21:25. 1987, Camie Carrington 1.29:09. 1986, Kristen Lindskog 1.26:48.

 

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FEMALE RESULTS

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ATHLETE SWIM BIKE RUN TOTAL

Women's overall
1—Allison Hingtgen 11:49(4) 39:58(5) 33:28(2) 1.25:15(1)
2—Nicole Brown 13:19(6) 37:40(1) 35:06(4) 1.26:05(2)
3—Kathy Morell 11:29(2) 40:33(6) 34:53(3) 1.26:55(3)

Ages 60-69
1—Dee Lamott 23:19(19) 42:41(11) 1.03:03(19) 2.06:03(19)

Ages 50-59
1—Leslie Howa 15:16(12) 42:59(13) 40:07(12) 1.38:22(10)
2—Gail Landis 23:46(20) 47:16(17) 52:10(17) 2.03:12(18)

Ages 40-49
1—Karen Morrison 11:00(1) 43:45(14) 41:03(13) 1.35:48(8)
2—Laurie Fitzpatrick 18:07(16) 41:16(8) 39:56(11) 1.39:19(12)
3—Susan Gundy 18:24(17) 42:49(12) 43:52(15) 1.45:05(16)

Ages 30-39
1—Cindi Hillemeyer 12:40(5) 38:27(2) 36:50(7) 1.28:53(5)
2—Adrienna Davis 14:50(11) 41:41(9) 37:07(8) 1.33:38(7)
3—Kelly Wathne 15:44(14) 44:19(15) 36:14(6) 1.36:17(9)
4—Elizabeth Gerard 14:31(9) 44:59(16) 38:56(10) 1.38:26(11)
5—Lori Labrum 18:42(18) 39:33(3) 42:30(14) 1.40:45(13)
6—Rebecca Ramaley 15:30(13) 50:08(18) 53:06(18) 1.58:44(17)
7—Julie Kresko 17:26(15) 54:10(19) 1.06:40(20) 2.18:16(20)

Ages 20-29
1—Mary Tess O’Sullivan 13:32(7) 42:30(10) 32:24(1) 1.28:26(4)
2—Regan Wilson 14:47(10) 40:55(7) 36:07(5) 1.31:49(6)
3—Nadia Novik 13:36(8) 39:44(4) 51:13(16) 1.44:33(15)

Ages 19-and-under
1—Lauren Sherrand 11:47(3) 55:14(20) 37:20(9) 1.44:21(14)

Time improvements compared to 2002—Adrienna Davis 8:37, Mary Tess O’Sullivan 6:48, Nicole Brown 4:32, Kelly Wathne 3:31, Leslie Howa 1:04.

Top splits (among all females)—Michele Lowry (team) 9:26 swim; Nicole Brown (individual) 37:40 bike; and Gretchen Grindle (team) 28:31 run.

 

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MALE RESULTS

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ATHLETE SWIM BIKE RUN TOTAL

Men's overall
1—Grant Folske 11:28(2) 32:03(1) 27:12(1) 1.10:43(1)
2—Sean Hallissey 11:46(3) 34:19(3) 33:31(3) 1.19:36(2)
3—Tim Inch 12:01(4) 36:37(4) 33:49(4) 1.22:27(3)

Ages 70-and-up
1—Charley French 17:14(21) 41:01(14) 47:09(21) 1.45:24(21)

Ages 60-69
1—Nate Thomas 13:23(7) 39:57(11) 42:33(18) 1.35:53(11)
2—Mike Merz 15:54(13) 44:24(20) 44:44(20) 1.45:02(20)
3—Frank Mendelblatt 25:22(25) 59:08(26) 53:46(26) 2.18:16(26)

Ages 50-59
1—Michael Bennett 11:16(1) 38:40(6) 39:26(12) 1.29:22(6)
2—Wiley Ellis 15:46(12) 51:16(25) 49:47(23) 1.56:49(22)
3—Bill Gundy 25:21(24) 44:22(19) 47:56(22) 1.57:39(24)
4—Lee Whitt 19:06(22) 48:03(24) 50:33(24) 1.57:42(25)

Ages 40-49
1—Paul Kenny 12:29(5) 43:08(18) 30:37(2) 1.26:14(4)
2—Al Marino 17:08(20) 38:00(5) 41:32(15) 1.36:40(13)
3—Johnny Galgano 15:25(10) 42:47(17) 40:15(13) 1.38:27(15)
4—Mark Carroll 16:29(17) 40:58(12) 42:00(17) 1.39:27(16)
5—Rob Turkel 14:37(9) 47:20(23) 38:47(11) 1.40:44(18)
6—Tony Mattos 16:11(15) 44:39(21) 43:47(19) 1.44:37(19)
7—Jules Marine 26:16(26) 42:28(16) 50:43(25) 1.59:27(23)

Ages 30-39
1—Daniel Line 13:32(8) 38:40(6) 34:10(5) 1.26:22(5)
2—Terry Bohan 16:35(18) 39:11(8) 34:34(6) 1.30:20(8)
3—Johnny Gorham 15:34(11) 39:50(10) 36:51(9) 1.32:15(10)
4—David Greathouse 16:18(16) 39:45(9) 40:21(14) 1.36:24(12)

Ages 20-29
1—Dave Gundy 12:53(6) 40:58(12) 36:04(7) 1.29:55(7)
2—Jason Haase 16:08(14) 34:12(2) 41:37(16) 1.31:57(9)
3—James Schembs 19:07(23) 41:37(15) 36:21(8) 1.37:05(14)

Ages 19-and-under
1—Chase Caulkins 17:07(19) 46:22(22) 37:09(10) 1.40:38(17)

Time improvements compared to 2002—Michael Bennett 13:58, Tony Mattos 12:06, Al Marino 10:52, James Schembs 8:18, Wiley Ellis 3:46, Charley French 3:40, Grant Folske 3:22, Nate Thomas 0:59.

Top splits (among all males)—Don Oliphant (team) 10:44 swim; Richard Feldman (team) 27:52 bike; and Ryan Still (team) 26:29 run.

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2003 Sprint Triathlon Team Outcome

Team results for the July 5-6, 2003 Sun Valley Sprint Triathlon. Results by final class placing for the 18 teams. Team times are listed in hours, minutes and seconds. Records are—family 1.16:39 in 1995; men's 1.06:40 in 1990; women's 1.18:58 in 1994; mixed 1.08:04 in 1990.

MEN'S TEAMS SWIM BIKE RUN TOTAL
1—Don Oliphant, John Swyers, Dick Andersen 10:44 37:17 30:10 1.18:11
2—John Beehler, Alan Halladay, Ryan Still 13:08 39:12 26:29 1.18:49
3—Terry Crawford, Jim McClatchy, Jack Sibbach 11:55 36:33 31:37 1.20:05
4—Lloyd Kaddish, Jeff Mahlic, Dale Closner 14:58 42:43 33:45 1.31:26

FAMILY TEAMS
1—Mimi Jett, Mike Jett, Gretchen Grindle 19:59 39:25 28:31 1.27:55
2—Tara Cameron, Doug Cameron, Tara Cameron 13:31 42:06 36:45 1.32:22
3—George Cassidy, Nancy Cohn, George Cassidy 16:06 42:09 34:45 1.33:00
4—Andrew Svaves, Pete Svaves, Steve Svaves 15:00 51:20 34:06 1.40:26
5—Jack Mosbacher, Bruce Mosbacher, Nancy Ditz 18:21 52:28 37:28 1.48:17

MIXED TEAMS
1—Diane Crumrine, Richard Feldman, Dave McBryant 11:27 27:52 34:24 1.13:43
2—Michele Lowry, David Duval, Tim Mahoney 9:26 38:36 31:34 1.19:36
3—Pam Ebertz, Steve Brown, Linda McClatchy 11:46 35:04 34:26 1.21:16
4—Karen Morrison, Nappy Neaman, Joanie Fox 11:00 36:09 37:17 1.24:26
5—Jamie Hunter, Reed Hunter, Ben Morris 13:42 45:41 31:00 1.30:23
6—Karen Mahoney, John Hunter, Robert Dunlop 15:19 41:48 38:02 1.35:09
7—Laura Furtado, Lance Levy, JoAnn Levy 13:29 38:57 47:49 1.40:15

WOMEN 19-AND-UNDER
1—Calley Brown, Alexa Turzian, Tess Dahlgren 11:04 39:16 36:17 1.26:37
2—Kristin Fitzpatrick, Josie Read, Kristin Fitzpatrick 14:50 46:47 37:51 1.39:28

 

 

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