Let the races begin!

Our next meeting is on the 4th of April

Upcoming Races and Local Race Results

• 2006 Cerrillos del Coyote MTB - 
• Spring Handicap 5k #4 April 20th @ the NMT pool

Spring Handicap Series

The Spring Handicap Series is starting on February 4th! It is only $5 for the whole series but it is also only open to club members. So what better reason to sign up than race in the series where anyone can win?! Remember, it is $5/$10/$15 for students, individuals, and families, respectively.

All races will start at the NMT pool (except #2!!!) and some will have brunches afterwards. This last race starts at the pool in the evening and ends at the Ford's  house (just south of the NMT campus) for a dinner. Please contact Ephraim or Julie for information on what you can bring to the brunch (as you know, we already have the hot dogs covered!).

MVTC Triathlon

It was a beautiful early April day for racing in Las Cruces as around a half-dozen members competed in the MVTC triathlon. While it takes a while to get actual times out of the officials, here are our preliminary results.

• Pete Van Moorsel - ~6th? in M20-24
• Jayme Margolin - 2nd* in F25-29
• Steven Montoya - 2nd* in M25-29
• Ephraim Ford - 4th* in M25-29
• Julie Ford - 1st in F30-34, ~5th overall
• Robert Abernathy - 6th in M45-49
• Rheda Brown - 3rd in F55-59

    (*  place AFTER overall race winner was removed from this age group)

Coyote Classic MTB race

Clayton, Craig, Ligia & Karl raced the "ripping" course at Franklin Mountain State Park near El Paso. The lengths depended on the category but the entire event was well-run despite a slow awards ceremony. CoyoteGroup.jpg

• Clayton Snieder - 1st in Beginner Men's
• Craig Altare - 6th Sport Men 19-29
• Ligia Ford - 1st in Sport Women 
• Karl Frisch - 8th in Pro Expert 40-49

Mt. Taylor Quadrathlon

Even though there wasn't enough snow for the "true" quadrathlon a decent amount of people turned out in Grants, including some SSR members doing the race solo or on a team. Here are the results of the members and some local athletes. Congratulations for racing such a tough event!

*FULL RESULTS*

• Rick Aster - 58th Male - 11th M45-49
  5:34:33
• Stuart Allen - 60th Male -7th M19-24

  5:38:37

• Matt Perini - 90th Male - 12th M40-44

  6:52:41

• Cathy Pfeifer - 20th Female - 6th F40-44

  6:05:32

• Trophy Husbands (Ephraim Ford & Patrick Walsh) - 9th Pair - 2nd Male Pair 19-29

  4:53:33

• Sugar Mamas (Julie Ford & Lynda Walsh) - 19th Pair - 3rd Female Pair 30-39

  5:41:35

• New Mexico Tech Viejos -10th Team - 2nd Male Team 50-59

  5:09:51

Important USAT News

USAT recently sent out a newsletter detailing some important rules & fees changes & a new series.

Your race age will be based on your age at the end of the year, the youth membership fee is reduced, and a Grand Prix Series is starting, including a race in Arizona.

Click here for the whole letter.

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2006 Spring Running Series

Three races under our belt and 2 more to go. Thanks to everyone for helping in the turnout and thanks to Robert for running and hosting the brunch!

Full results for race 1 are in this document, results from race 2 are here, and the current standings are here. Jayme is crushing the competition with 21 points, 9 ahead of the constantly improving Ryan.

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Regular Rides and Runs Around Socorro

These are not SSR-sponsored club events!

• Cycling (Road): Monday, Wednesday AND Friday at NOON!, meet at the IRIS Parking Lot.
• Cycling (MTB): Friday 11:30 AM, meet at the IRIS Parking Lot (not very regular!).
• Cycling (MTB): Saturday 10 AM (Girls only!), meet at Spoke-N-Word.
• Cycling (MTB): Sunday 10 AM (no-drop), meet at Spoke-N-Word.
• Running: Sunday social run, meet at Tech pool parking lot, 8 AM Sundays .

Like to start a new regular run or ride? Contact SSR to get it listed here.