Kain Performance Multi-Sport Team rocks the San Diego Coast at the Ironman 70.3 Triathlon in Oceanside

For Immediate Release - 3/30/08 Oceanside, Calif.

The first race of the triathlon season was held here in Oceanside today under some pretty tough conditions. The wind picked up much earlier today, which made the swim a bit choppy and the bike very hard with a headwind for the last 25 miles. Competitors were challenged to a 1.2 mile swim, a 56 mile bike and a 13.1 mile run. The swim was held in the 59 degree waters of Oceanside Harbor. The first wave of Professional Men went off at 6:40am, followed by many more waves of amateur competitors until 7:48am. The glare of the sun on the water made negotiating the swim course extra hard. John Magee, a member of the powerful Kain Performance Multi-Sport Team, was overheard saying how he loved the “tough conditions in the swim. It is much like my home country of Britain, where we train in the English Channel”. (Magee had a mishap at the start line and was left fumbling with his eyewear when the gun went off).

Once out of the water competitors were off onto a rolling hills 56 mile bike ride through Camp Pendleton, into San Clemente and back to Oceanside Harbor to transition to a mostly flat 13.1 mile run along the ocean. The wind picked up early this year, making the bike extra tough! Most competitors flew through the first 25 miles aided by a tailwind, only to have it hit them smack in the face for the last 25 miles. Once he was finally out of the water, John Magee was seen crushing the first half of the bike, only to have the wind hit him in the face for the second half. Magee was overheard to say, "The Queen of England could NOT do this ride, so I will have to forge on and represent Britain, even though my quads are toast"! The run is tough, as it is all on very hard concrete, which is tough on the body! Most competitors had tight legs coming off the bike, but once out on the run most found their stride and finished in fine form. John Magee, after a very respectible ride, hit the run and was heard saying, "If not for myself, then for my country"! (He finished with a new PR and loads of repect from British folk everywhere).(checkout John's "corrected version") Times this year were slower than last year due to the tougher conditions.

The Kain ½ Iron Team was here in force today. 25 competitors from the KP Team were ready to toe the line with an international field of competitors. The KP Team has been training hard for this event and many others since the first of the year. Many KP’ers were using the race as a tune up for Ironman events later in the year, as well as a chance to qualify for North American Ironman events later in the year. Despite the tough conditions, KP had some great race performances.

Leading the charge for the KP Team was Coach Kain himself, winning the overall Masters Division in 4:31.

Also under the 5 hour mark were Ben “my back is #$%^&* up” Goldman, in a new PR of 4:56! Next was Ahmed “this is just a warm up for Arizona” Hassan, who finished in 4:57!

The KP Team had quite a few finishers under the 6:00 hour mark:

Mike “just a warm-up’’Grimm – 5:03:29
Aron “IM Canada here I come”Cooperman – 5:09:43
Kim “4th place in the age group” Hammett – 5:11:15
Gary “IM Canada here I come” Auten – 5:14:01
Tony “The Austrian Hammer” Jager – 5:14:16
Steven “The Space Shuttle” Aurousseau – 5:16:21
Edy “Two laps on the run??” Kishinevsky – 5:31:41
Nicky “I need a margarita!” Barber – 5:46:07
John “The Queen will be proud” Magee - 5:47:51 (New PR)
Veronica “I love the Space Shuttle” Marzorini – 5:50:03
Meredith “IM Austria here I come” Mortimer – 5:58:11

Then a few more under the 7:00 hour mark:

Linda “6th in the age group” Rapposelli – 6:06:06
Chris “Gotta love California” Schubert – 6:09:36
Gordan “I better get to some workouts” Graham – 6:16:24
Linda “Nice finish after a tough start” Graham – 6:47:28

***Then a few more under the 7:30 mark:

Judy “Happy B-Day to me” DeSherlia – 7:02:34
Laurie “Hangin’ tough” Kehl – 7:13:05
Tina “I got through the swim!” Ornduff – 7:13:39

Then a few starters, but DNF’s:

Shari “I loved the swim + bike, but the knee can’t run yet” Kain

Ted “Arizona is the goal, so one lap of the run today. I feel good!” Ornduff -
Pat McDonald - (torn miniscus, DNS, but was a great supporter all weekend)

Everyone on the KP Team looked great out on the course! Many KP members were attempting their first ever ½ Ironman, while many others were out to set a new PR!

Train hard and the results will come, Coach Pete + Sharoo

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