DirtTRI Weekend Roundup #23
Every week the DirtTRI Weekend Roundup brings you the news from the previous weekends competitive off-road multisport events from around the world.
If we missed your event, or you want to share a future event contact us HERE. This roundup includes:
- XTERRA Beaver Creek
- XTERRA Hammerman
- XTERRA Sky High
- XTERRA Dino Southern Indiana
- Wilderman Off-Road Triathlon
XTERRA Beaver Creek
Beaver Creek Resort – Avon, CO – Reigning XTERRA World Champion Josiah Middaugh defended his home turf and rookie women’s pro Julie Baker took the top step in her elite debut on an absolutely epic day in the mountains at the 8th annual XTERRA Beaver Creek Championship in Avon, Colorado this morning.
The win is Middaugh’s fourth in a row on his home course (he lives and trains just one-mile down the road) and his fourth in a row this season following victories at XTERRA Argentina, XTERRA Tahiti, and XTERRA Oak Mountain.
For Baker, who won the overall amateur XTERRA USA and World Championship titles last year, the win re-affirms her decision to go pro. Of note, 24-year-old Tess Amer from Boulder, Colorado actually had the fastest women’s time of the day in 2:37:21, however, due to the two-minute start time difference between the pro women’s swim wave and the amateur women’s start, she crossed the finish line in 2nd.
Read the full report here.
ELITE MEN RESULTS
| Pos | Name, NAT | Time | Points |
| 1 | Josiah Middaugh, USA | 2:10:05 | 100 |
| 2 | Sam Long, USA | 2:10:35 | 90 |
| 3 | Rom Akerson, CRC | 2:12:20 | 82 |
| 4 | Ben Hoffman, USA | 2:13:30 | 75 |
| 5 | Leon Griffin, USA | 2:14:23 | 69 |
| 6 | Branden Rakita, USA | 2:16:37 | 63 |
| 7 | Greg Bennett, AUS | 2:18:00 | 58 |
| 8 | Brad Zoller, USA | 2:19:12 | 53 |
| 9 | Mario de Elias, ARG | 2:20:40 | 49 |
| 10 | Brian Smith, USA | 2:20:53 | 45 |
| 11 | Thomas Spannring, USA | 2:22:32 | 41 |
| 12 | Michi Weiss, AUT | 2:23:49 | 37 |
| 13 | Patrick McKeon, USA | 2:25:10 | 34 |
| 14 | Cody Waite, USA | 2:26:00 | 31 |
| 15 | Kieran McPherson, NZL | 2:26:15 | 28 |
| Also: AJ Baucco, Michael Nunez, Joshua Merrick, Ian King | |||
ELITE WOMEN’S RESULTS
| Pos | Name, NAT | Time | Points |
| 1 | Julie Baker, USA | 2:38:54 | 100 |
| 2 | Suzie Snyder, USA | 2:40:47 | 90 |
| 3 | Maia Ignatz, USA | 2:42:36 | 82 |
| 4 | Katharine Carter, CAN | 2:50:39 | 75 |
| 5 | Elizabeth Gruber, USA | 2:52:33 | 69 |
| 6 | Kara LaPoint, USA | 2:54:53 | 63 |
| 7 | Debby Sullivan, USA | 3:00:19 | 58 |
| 8 | Mayalen Noriega, ESP | 3:02:02 | 53 |
| 9 | Sarah Gravves, USA | 3:02:44 | 49 |
| 10 | Caroline Colonna, USA | 3:07:43 | 45 |
| 11 | Julie Stupp, USA | 3:10:17 | 41 |
| 12 | Rebecca Blatt, USA | 3:17:55 | 37 |
For full results, click here.
XTERRA Hammerman
One hundred individual competitors and about twenty relay teams competed in the 2016 Hammerman Triathlon at Kincaid Park. Will Ross won the race for the seventh time, and Megan Chelf won the women’s division.
Photos from the race
Results
Men
- Will Ross 01:33:04
- Jason Lamoreaux 01:34:10
- Andrew Duenow 01:44:04
Women
- Megan Chelf 01:47:35
- Corrie Smith 02:09:52
- Nancy Meade-Miller 02:16:01
Click here to see more results.
XTERRA Sky High
Results
Men
- Daryl Weaver 01:31:56
- Matt Alford 01:33:38
- Paul Fronhofer 01:33:56.9
Women
- Kelli Montgomery 01:49:31
- Courtney Kaup 01:51:14
- Amanda Bayer 01:55:31
For full results, click here.
XTERRA Dino Southern Indiana
With the option to do a kayak in place of the swim (same course, 2 laps instead of 1), XTERRA Dino Southern Indiana gave athletes options on the day. In Versailles, IN athletes were treated to a top-notch mountain bike course. The run course proved to be a true test with some steep climbs along the 5-mile loop.
“These things always seem like a good idea until it’s o’dark thirty and I have get in cold water.” — Lauren Nethery
Results
Men
- Chris Scott 02:00:12
- Dalton Duggemos 02:06:03
- Gabriel Piriz 02:07:45
Women
- Mimi Stockton 02:15:19
- Kristen Wade 02:28:43
- Chrissy Halioris 02:34:35
For full results, click here.
Wilderman Off-Road Triathlon
In the northern town of Walhalla, North Dakota, just a few miles from the US/Canadian border, one of few off-road iron distance races around took place on July 16/17. The field was very small (<50 competitors total), but the day was epic.
“This race was by far the hardest thing I have ever done. I love ironman races because of the challenge and the people that do them. I love the crowds, the energy, and the strategy. This off-road ironman had very few people, but quality supersedes quantity.”
You can check out the Twitter feed of the event here.
