Whole lotta racing going on in March

One2Tri Racing has had the quite the busy race line up and its overdue for a big race recap! We are thrilled with the early season performances and are excited to hear how great everyone is training. March brought on some solid running performances which are used as great benchmarks for training and sets the tone for incredible racing in the upcoming months. Congrats to everyone!

Corporate Cup Half Marathon - 3/10/2012

Chad Crockford - 5th OA - 1:16.41 (5:51 pace!)

TJ Milewski - 6th AG - 1:25:40

Ross Handy - 7th AG - 1:27:07

Danielle Crockford - 2nd AG (30-34) - 1:37.08

Dianne Allen - 3rd AG (55-59) - 1:57.19

River Bound Race #1 - 3/10/2012

Keith Mrochek - 1st OA in 5k - 20:40.4

Michael Beacham - 3rd AG in 5k

Tobacco Road Marathon - 3/18/2012

Danielle Crockford - 4th OA Female with an incredible time of 2:58:45 (mad props and shout outs to her husband Chad Crockford for an impressive pacer and support for Danielle to help her achieve this PR marathon split!)

Dianne Allen - Battling a minor injury, Dianne dug deep and put out and impressive 4:08:00 on this hot and humid marathon day. Way to go!

Tobacco Road Half Marathon - 3/18/2012

Carolyn Maye, 23 yrs, raced a strong 1:31:36 half marathon to claim 2nd AG and top 2% and 3% in gender and overall. Her strength may running but watch out because she is going to rock at triathlon!

70.3 San Juan - 3/18/2012

Jim Kunevicius had a really solid first race of his 2012 season. With an incredible time of 4:34.19 (with a 2:17 bike split!), he claimed a slot to the 2012 70.3 World Championship in Las Vegas in the fall. Way to go Jim!

Gator Half - 3/25/2012

The dynamic duo Mike Starkey and Tim Ferguson headed down to Gator town to compete in the Gator Half and came back victorious - Starkey 1st place OA (4:17:40 with a 1:27 run split) and Ferguson 1st AG (4:35:53) with a perfectly executed race to claim 1st place AG. One2Tri Racing is off to an incredibly fast start this season. Can't wait for the "A" races!

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Shore is Speedy, Umstead Trail Marathon Success

One2Tri Racing athletes proved this past weekend that adding local races into the mix of weekend training plans has tremendous gains.... 

While in Wilmington for a weekend training camp, Greg Shore, 23, claimed 1st place overall at the 2012 Cardinal Strut 10k with a time of 37:22 (6:01 pace....which was in the middle of his training run). Congrats on a strong training day Greg!

Greg Shore - 1st place OVERALL

One2Tri Racing Ultra-runners Tom Patch and Anji Nussbaumer braved the wind, rain and tornado warning at the 9th Annual Umstead Trail Marathon on Saturday. Despite the heinous weather, they both executed strong training races (marathons for these two right now are just training runs in prep for upcoming 50-100mile races). Congrats to Anji on her 8th place overall female finish!

For race info and results - http://www.umsteadmarathon.com/

Tom Patch & Anji Nussbaumer - pre Uwharrie Marathon

Post Race - Anji 8th Place OF

Charlotte 10miler, Cycling Races, Team Mountain Ride

One2Tri Racing ran in style at the inaugural Charlotte 10miler and 4miler race on February 25 in South Charlotte. The event was a perfect distance at a great time of year to push out some strong training miles (especially miles 8-9 up "Heartbreak Hill") in prep for upcoming marathon and half marathon events. The strongly encouraged no headphones policy helped promote run safety and build camaraderie among fellow runners. Well done Start2Finish Charlotte! For more race info/results, www.charlotte10miler.com

Charlotte 10miler Highlights....

• Top Team Time - TJ Milewski - 1:04:18 (6:26 pace)
• Top AG Finishes - Carolyn Maye - 1st AG, 1:06:51 (6:42 pace), Dianne Allen - 1st AG, 1:22:15 (8:14 pace)
• Big shout out to Tom Patch for his team spirit running the 10miler race AFTER completing 18 miles on his own just minutes before the race start!

TJ Milewski, Tom Patch, Nicole Gross, Tom O'Donnell, Dianne Allen

Nicole Gross & Anji Nussbaumer

While some of us were out running in our awesome Scott Running shoes, fellow teammates were racing and training on their bikes. Michael Beacham and Keith Mrochek raced a tough cycling event - 52 mile Southern Cross in Dahlonega, Georgia. Joey Church raced in Greenville, SC at a CAT5 bike race, placing 9th overall. Way to go guys!

In prep for their upcoming Rev3, 70.3 and Ironman events, our triathletes Tim Ferguson, Jim Kunevicius, Greg Shore, Mike Starkey and Jonathan Story teamed up and headed out to the mountains for a strong climbing day.

Michael Beacham and Keith Mrochek

One2Tri Racing red kit in action at Southern X

An all around AWESOME and ACTIVE TEAM weekend!

Panama 70.3 - Jonathan Story racing fast & giving back

What an exciting day it was tracking the live coverage and tweets of the inaugural Ironman Panama 70.3 this past Sunday (2/12/12).  This event marked the comeback of seven-time Tour de France winner, Lance Armstrong to the professional sport of triathlon. One of our newest teammates, Jonathan Story, kicked off his triathlon racing season at this exciting event and posted a solid performance. His time of 4:48.31 (with a 1:30 half marathon split!) placed him 12th in his age group (M30-34) and in the top 7% of all age group males. Way to go Story!

Jonathan Story and Chris Lieto, professional triathlete & More Than Sport Founder 

But his impressive race results don't stop there. Post race, Story joined the efforts of professional triathlete Chris Lieto and his foundation More Than Sport (http://morethansport.org) and helped build homes for flood victims in the Darien Gap in the Rep. of Panama following the race. What an incredible way to give back to the communities that welcome us all with open arms on race day.

ABOUT MORE THAN SPORT

More than Sport began with the vision of Chris Lieto, Ironman champion, world record holder in cycling, and 3 time triathlon champion, who wanted to do more with his athletic ability than simply compete. Simply said: Chris founded More Than Sport to provide a way for athletes to invest in communities of need, particularly those we compete in.

We are able to improve the lives of children and communities around the world, when we become athletes who live for more than sport.

“MORE THAN SPORT ATHLETES DON’T JUST RACE TO WIN. 

WE SEEK TO SET A PACE TO HELP THOSE THE WORLD FORGETS. 

2/11/2012 Cupid's Cup 5k

This past Saturday 2/11/12, over 1200 runners congregated on East Blvd for the Cupid's Cup 5k. Charlotte Running Company hosted a tremendous race that helped bring awareness about cardiovascular disease and provide support to the combined efforts of Carolinas Medical Center and the Cardiovascular Health & Rehabilitation Program. One2Tri Racing delivered some incredibly fast early season times and posted several top overall and age group finishes. Thank you to everyone who came out to support this great event!

Dianne Allen, Greg Shore, TJ Mileswki & Nicole Gross

One2Tri Racing - Ladies

Danielle Crockford - 3rd Overall Female, 18:21

Carolyn Maye - 5th Overall Female, 1st place AG, 19:47

Dianne Allen (F 55-59) - 1st place AG, 22:46

One2Tri Racing - Gents

Greg Shore (M 20-24) - 5th Overall Male, 1st place AG, 17:08

TJ Milewski (M 25-29) - 2nd place AG, 18:21

• Special congrats to Greg Shore who PR'd with a 17:08 (5:31 pace!!), which is faster than his best collegiate 5k run for Belmont Abbey College!

• TJ Milewski and Danielle Crockford pushed and paced each other for very strong finishes and tied with 18:21 (5:55 pace!!)

For Cupid's Cup 5k race results, check out http://www.queencitytiming.com/

Early Season Success!

Congratulations to our 1st place overall winners. Way to kick off 2012 with a BIG BANG!

Anji Nussbaumer
Weymouth Woods 100k
January 14, 2012

1st place female, 9th place overall

Carolyn Maye

Charlotte Ultra Run 10k
Saturday February 4, 2012
1st place female, 3rd place overall

Michael Mason

Uwharrie Mountain Run - 40miler
Saturday February 4, 2012

1st place overall