All Videos Tagged triathlon (Pikes Peak Sports) - Pikes Peak Sports

100 runs later, Paul Franco is Jack Quinn's Running Club royalty

2011-10-05T04:24:10.340Z

Ameriprise Financial Advisor Paul Franco began running with the Jack Quinn's Running Club three years ago. Since then he has competed in several triathlons and marathons, and made some friends and great business contacts. He has been a Jack Quinn's sponsor and supporter of PikesPeakSports.us. On Tuesday he ran with the club for the 100th time and earned the organization's gold and black, long-sleeved shirt. It's almost as good as an Olympic medal ... almost.

Michelle Blessing talks about her return to triathlon competition

2011-07-30T19:45:28.926Z

Michelle Blessing of Colorado Springs is no stranger to Triathlon. She was the coach for the USA men's and women's team at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Now 48, Blessing has returned to triathlon competition after a 15-year hiatus.
"I got really ... fat and out of shape," Blessing said. "Then I saw my friend Susan Dallam was racing and I was like, I need to do that again. She looks so good and she is healthy. So about three years ago is when I decided to start racing again. It's been fun."
Blessing competed in the Rocky Mountain State Games spint triathlon on Saturday. She crossed the finish line in first place in the 45-49 age group, but was penalized two minutes and moved to second. Blessing's good friend Ingrid Fatianow-Hibbits was moved to first place.
Blessing is a regular in the Pikes Peak Ascent. She said she hopes to make some big improvement there this year.
"I've been pretty slow there the last couple of years, so I'm trying. I'l like to be closer to three hours," she said.
She she finished the 2009 Ascent in 3:25 and posted 3:31 there last year.

Efficient Transitions: T2 - Training Tips #10

2010-07-14T13:17:01.895Z

In this week's Training Tips video, Coach Nicole Drummer tells us how to cut time during Transition 2. Coach Nicole Drummer is a Level 1 USAT Certified Tria...

Efficient Transitions (T1) Training Tips #9

2010-07-08T13:13:05.011Z

In this week's training tips video, Coach Nicole Drummer tells us how to properly setup transition 1. Coach Nicole is a USAT Certified Level 1 Triathlon coa...

Training Tips #8 - Taking Hand-ups Part 2 - the Run

2010-07-02T19:15:09.810Z

In the 8th Training Tips Video, Triathlon Coach Nicole Drummer gives us advice on how to properly hydrate during the run. Coach Nicole Drummer is a USAT Lev...