CCAR Sprint

Katie and Garret terrorized the Sprint AR and are the first coed team to ever win the event! Big congrats to both of them, and this was only Katie's second race!

The event consisted of approximately 200 competitors that participated in a 4 mile kayak, 12 mile mountain bike, and 5 mile trail run race. The name of the game was go, go, go and there was no stopping from the minute the starting horn went off. They were first out of the water from the kayak, first off the bikes, and first back from the run... can't beat that!

Big thanks to our sponsors including crank bro's, kmc chains, saris bike racks, feed the machine, sho-air, and polar. Couldn't have done it without you!

Central Coast Challenge 13 Hour

On May 15th and 16th Team Synergy AR raced in the Central Coast Dawn to Dusk, and the Central Coast Sprint at Santa Margarita Lake. We had a total of 6 racers compete, and an additional friend show up for support.

The weather was perfect for a 7am start for the 12 hour, and the racers were off and out for the next 10 to 13 hours. The race started with an intense kayak with competitors jockeying for position, and the 3 man teams tended to get going the fastest. It was a fast paced 6 mile kayak to the beach over glass water, and then a run to the Bike TA.

Once on the bikes, position was gained quickly and the super light components from kmc chains, crank brothers pedals, and the extra power from training came in clutch. Garret sky-rocketed to first place, however some of the rest of the team got tricked by a small navigation challenge. There was sweet single track and gnarly creek crossings that kept the entire ride interesting.

After the bike it was back to battling it out on kayak and foot in 90 degree weather and poison oak. Keeping up the effort, we made it to the finish line after traversing the lake on rope, rappelling down slot canyons, and trekking through anything and everything. Results for Garret were 5th team overall, and 1st in solo division! Dane, Gerry, Adam and Tyler all finished the race in one piece approximately 1.5 hours after the first finishers, nice work guys!

Crystal Cove Challenge

A FREE training event will be held at Crystal Cove State Park on April 25th, 2010. Members of Team Synergy will be training at Crystal Cove and we invite you to join us. We will meet in the parking lot on the mountain side of PCH to drop off bikes at 9:00 am and then we will park cars and drop kayaks off across the street at approximately 9:30 am (as shown on the map).


Maps will be distributed at 9:30 near the bike start and we will start our training event at 10:00 am. Assistance will be given to those who need help plotting checkpoints! The routes should be easy to locate and relatively easy to navigate… even for beginners.

The race will start with a 10-12 mile bike ride through Crystal Cove / El Moro Wilderness, followed by a 4-5 mile run through hills along the coast, and the event will end with a 5 mile kayak.

If a participant does not have a kayak it is recommended that you borrow one from a friend, someone off scarabs, or you could rent one from southwind kayaks of Newport Beach… although you will have to transport it. If you can not obtain a kayak, you can opt out of it and just do the ride and run.

Maps and directions to the site can be found at www.teamsynergyar.com. We will provide the hardcopy maps for you on Sunday. Please come enjoy our training with us, please remember to bring the gear list below.

Bike
Running shoes
Bike lock (lock bikes during run)
Hydration
Compass
First Aid Kit
Kayak

Santa Ynez U.S. Cup Series

Santa Barbara results are in! Calvin posts a firm second and GB posts sixth in the CAT 2 Cross Country Mountain Bike Race.

Moab Victory!

Team Synergy competed against approximately 350 racers today and Kyle and Bean took 1st place in 2 person team category, and Calvin took 4th place in solo division! Crazy day, we finished in under 6 hours and had a 300 foot rappel in the middle of it! We flew down so fast the people checking us at the rappel burnt their hands on our ropes and gear. It was a super intense race with battles going back and forth all day long. It totaled 38 miles on the mountain bike, 7 miles on the run, and a 6 mile kayak. Kyle, the ultra triathlete, won his first race and excelled in all facets; Calvin killed it on the bike; and I managed to eat a lot of food and drink a lot of water! Looking forward to the next race.... May 15th San Luis Obispo!

New Blog New Season!

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www.rocknroadcyclery.net - bikes, parts, and more

www.polarusa.com - heartrate monitors

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