Jay Curwen: Male over all winner 1:24

June 17

Chatuge Challenge

Triathlon

Number Pick up: 7:00 am

Race will start at 8:00 am

The hunt for the win at the

Chatuge Challenge

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8/10 mile swim

19 mile road bike race

4 mile cross country run

(the distance of the bike and run have been shortened from 23 to 19 miles for the bike and 6 to 4 miles for the run, to accomodate new trails that have recently been added to our race venue. It is still International distances for this race.)

There will be Clydesdale and Athena Divisions at all the triathlon races. The Great Smoky Mountain Triathlon Club will be hosting the NC Clydesdale Championship race in our Octoberfest race.

Some racers from the Chatuge Challenge Triathlon.

Dawn Newman: Over all Womens winner in 1:41.28

Another good win for the Ladies!!

Over all mens winner Jay Curwen with the time of 1hr 24 minutes.

Life is tough for triathlon racers moments after they finish.

Chatuge Challenge Triathlon

Over all Men
1st James Curwen Asheville NC 1:24 (10 points)
2nd Rich White Kannapolis NC 1:31.56 (6 points)
3rd Land Heintzberger Rutherfordton NC 1:32 (4 points)

Over all Women
1st Dawn Newman Augusta Ga 1:41.28 (10 points)
2nd Monica Gibson Asheville NC 1:43.36 ( 6 points)
3rd Heidi Nelson Bryson City NC 1:49.20 (4 points)

Men 20 - 29
1st Greg King Atlanta Ga 1:33.39 (4th over all 3 points)
2nd Eric Potocki Asheville NC 1:35.18
3rd Chris Moore Stockbridge Ga 1:37.33
4th Jason Burrell Ball Ground Ga 1:46.01
5th Troy Albee Greenville SC 1:48.11
6th Jason Morris 1:50.36
7th Santano Mestos 2:16.37

Women 20 - 29
1st Cathy Henderson Hoover Al 1:51.27 ( 5th over all 2 points)
2nd Brenda Steele Atlanta Ga 1:54.07
3rd Contessa Fincher Birmingham Al 2:06.38
4th Catherine Paul Seneca SC 2:07.01
5th Katie Lewis Duluth Ga 2:09.33
6th Carolyn Hoffman Raleigh NC 2:22.59

Men 30 -39
1st Erik Carlson Augusta Ga 1:33.40 ( 5th overall 2 points)
2nd Tim McCauley 1:36.44
3rd Don Livingston Lilburn Ga 1:37.08
4th John Wilkinson Bryson City NC 1:38.51
5th Sean Scuras Anderson SC 1:46.37
6th Mauro Bisiacchi Acworth Ga 1:49.01
7th Pat Sheehan Atlanta Ga 1:54.27
8th Ken Wheeler Cashiers 2:00.48
9th Carter Lucas Roswell Ga 2:02.49
10th Michael Bauer Atlanta Ga 2:03.43
11th Eamonn Walsh Suwanee Ga 2:18.48
12th Ronald Horn Hendersonville NC 2:19.57

Women30 - 39
1st Jane Fratesi Atlanta Ga 1:50.08 ( 4th over all 3 points)
2nd Lisa Jackson Alpharetta Ga 2:06.16

Men 40 - 49
1st Roy Scott Alpharetta Ga 1:34.24
2nd Martin Coleman Knoxville Tn 1:38.34
3rd Kevin Mahan 1:38.54
4th Martin Bailey Knoxville Tn 1:38.59
5th John Waters 1:40.34
6th Bill Pflueger Atlanta Ga 1:40.45
7th Richard Garrison 1:41.51
8th Robert Kell Lexington KY1:42.13
9th Kary Zimmerman Stevens Pa 1:52.51
10th Larry Ezechel 1:56.01
11th Michael Allpass Dunwoody Ga 1:57.28
12th Richard Munger 2:13.17
13th Henry Johnson Harlan Ky 2:18.33

Womens 40 - 49
1st Ann Brady Reidsville NC 2:11.24
2nd Betsy Hobkirk Asheville NC 2:48.13

Mens 50 - 59
1st Shawn Chillay 1:39.45
2nd Roger Mills Stockbridge Ga 2:06.07

Women 50 - 59
1st Donna Garrison Duluth Ga 2:04.06
2nd Beverly Tucker Asheville NC 2:53.40

Relay Teams
1st Place 1:45.37
Amanda Burts Waynesville NC
Chester Rowland Hayesville NC
David Bryant Blairsville Ga

2nd Place: 1:57.36
Joanna Atkinson Hayesville NC
Jeff Padgett Hayesville NC
Dickey Caldwell Hayesville NC

3rd Place: 2:17.21
Sue Allpass Dunwoody Ga
Matthew Allpass Dunwoody Ga
Christie Allpass Dunwoody Ga

4th Place
David Bracken Hayesville NC

Clydesdale Class
1st Mike Kelischek Brasstown NC 2:02.19

Errol Lassiter DNF

Tri-Geek Bill Pflueger of Atlanta doing what he loves to do best, Triathlon Races

(L)Jane Fratesi taking an over all 4th place with 1:50.08

(R) Swimmers rounding the half way point of the swim. (now that's a big marker)