Championship spots all around!

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Amphibious Assault Criterium: Norfolk, VA 6/13/09 - Male mountain biker, Brian Marsh, broke into the road racing circuit this past weekend with his first ever criterium. Racing Cat 5, Brian won the 40 minute circuit race with a sprint finish. Welcome to the world of road!

XTERRA Atlantic Cup: Richmond, VA 6/14/09 - Female triathlete, Julia Peck, competed in the 1000m swim, 30k bike, and 10k run XTERRA championship this past weekend, finishing 1st in her division with a time of 3:29:20. This puts Julia into 9th position for the US rankings and 1st for the Atlantic region in her XTERRA division. And . . . qualifies her for the 2009 XTERRA World Championships in Maui on October 25th! Awesome Julia!

RESULTS

"Ride Sally Ride" Criterium: Sterling, VA 6/7/09 - Soon-to-be college student, Jacob Aber, placed 8th in his division at one of his first road races of the season. Keep it up!

WISP Gravity East Series: Wisp Resort, MD 6/5-6/7/09 - Male downhill racer, James Boyer, placed 2nd in his division at the two-day Gravity East Series downhill event held at WISP Resort. James finished in 2nd place on both days in a time of 2:51 on the first day and 2:43 on the second day with a combined time of 5:35. Awesome!

Massanutten Hoo-Ha!: Massanutten, VA 6/7/09 - Male junior mountain-biker, Parker Yost, finished 9th in his division, completing the 12.5 mile race in about 2 hours. Keep it up Parker!

PODIUM SPOTS!

Reston Sprint Triathlon: Reston, VA 5/31/09 (4oom swim, 12mile bike, 5k run) - Julia Peck and Alex Forte competed in the short course triathlon which directly followed a heavy thunderstorm. Julia finished 1st in her age-group and 22nd overall woman in a time of 1:12:51; Alex finished 1st overall in a time of 1:02:25. You Go Girls!

(view photos: http://www.backprint.com/view_event.asp?PID=bp%18sC&EVENTID=50887)

Shootout on Angler's Ridge: Danville, Va 5/31/09 (35 miles off-road) - Brian Marsh came home with yet another 2nd place finish, swearing he will never again venture so far for such a long and grueling course. Keep it up!

Awesome!

Mountains of Misery 2009: On Sunday, May 24th, Michele Scherer participated in the 104 mile challenge up 10,000 feet of climbing in a time of 7:43. Joined by team supporting rider, Joseph White (8:01), Michele was one of the top 15 female riders to finish the event. Rock on girl!

RESULTS!

Devil's Backbone Challenge: Wintergreen, VA 5/23/2009 (16 mile mountain bike race) - Brian Marsh finished 2nd place in the Expert Men's division. This was a challenging course with extremely steep climbs in 80 degree heat. Nice work Stix!

Columbia Olympic Triathlon: Centennial Lake, Ellicott City, Maryland 5/17/2009 (1.5k Swim - 41k Bike - 10k Run) - Dave Jones finished 21st (out of 222) in his age-group and 124th overall (out of 1052 men) in a time of 2:25:35. This was a large race with a Pro field and over 1500 participants. Go Dave!
(view photos: http://www.asiorders.com/estf.asp?EVENTID=45784&PWD=&BIB=705)

RESULTS

(taken by Julia Peck)

Kinetic Sprint Triathlon: Lake Anna State Park (750 meter swim, 18 mile bike, 5 km run) 5/10/09
Julia Peck, female triathlete, placed 3rd in her age-group (47th overall out of 220 female participants), finishing in a time of 1:39:22.
Alex Forte, female triathlete, placed 1st in her age-group (4th overall), finishing in a time of 1:25:03
Cathy Lee, female triathlete and team contributor/supporter, placed 6th in her age-group in a time of 1:46:52.
Nice job ladies!

Virginia Run Sprint Triathlon: Centreville (250m pool swim, 12 mile bike, 5k run) 5/10/09
Dave Jones placed 1st in his age-group (8th overall out of 188 male participants), finishing in a time of 58:05.
Congrats!

Massanutten Yee-Ha!: Massanutten Resort (downhill race) 5/9/09
James Boyer placed 1st in his division (Cat. 2) out of 13 overall riders in a time of 4:05.70.
Rock on James!

Team uniforms are in!

The official BSPT uniforms have arrived. Team jerseys are available in the shop for $65 each. Additional sizes and items (i.e. shorts, tri suits, etc.) can be special ordered; however, allow 6-8 weeks for process and shipping. Call the shop or email the team for more info or to place an order. All proceeds go to the team for race/competition expenses.