Amazing weekend for Endorphin Fitness athletes at the races. You could find Endorphin Fitness athletes rocking it at Ironman North Carolina, the MCB Hawaii Splash & Dash Biathlon, DCCX, Backyard Burn, Shady Grove Elementary Fun Run, several XC races, the Rehoboth 5k, and the Healthy Kids Run Series.
Andrew Rose, and Kevin Chidwick both had fantastic races at Ironman North Carolina! Kevin and Andrew both had strong races – Andrew closed especially fast with a 3:32 marathon.
Bethy Vallejo competed in the MCB Hawaii Splash and Dash Biathlon with a very strong result.
Several Endorphin Fitness athletes raced super strong at DCCX Cyclocross race.
On Day 1, Ava Larkin and Sara Mihalovich took 3rd and 5th in the Girls 13-14 race, Kai Dove was 9th in Boy’s 13-14, Presley Evans 3rd and Mason Dove was 17th in the Boys 11-12, Jenna Free placed 3rd in the Girls’s U19 race and Justin Free was 7th, Coleson Lindsey 12th in the Boy’s U19 race, and Scott Evans top 25 in Cat 4 Men. On day 2, Presley Evans took the win in Boy’s 11-12, Sade’ Smith and Jenna Free were took 3rd and 5th in the Girls U19 race, Coleson Lindsey 6th in U19 Boys, Sade’ also finished a strong 19th in the Women’s Cat 4 race (her second race of the day), and Scott Evans took a top 25 in Cat 4 Men. Coleson also raced the single-speed category finishing 4th.
Shannon Baird had another great race in the 2nd Backyard Burn trail run series.
Jude and Hazel Gillespie had amazing races at the Shady Grove Elementary Fun Run. Hazel took 1st in her category and Jude 4th overall.
Several strong finishes in middle/high school XC races. Liam Savage and Ben Poling raced strong last Wednesday with Ben taking the overall win. Also racing mid-week, Kylie Bonser pulled off the overall win in a close finish with Lucy Poh having a strong result as well. Nick Pilgrim took 1st in his category in a XC race in his home country of Bermuda. Kaitlyn Yasnowsky, Alex Tan, and Marisa Ruotolo raced the Spire Invitational this weekend with Kaitlyn taking 4th, Alex 12th, and Marisa 17th.
Katie Palavecino placed 1st overall female in the Rehoboth 5K!
Another awesome week at the Healthy Kids Run Series. In the Pre-K Race, Colby Harlow finished a 14th. In the K-1st grade category, Brown Ukrop won his 4th consecutive race followed by Zach Fisher in 5th on the boy’s race and Hazel Gillespie finished 2nd, Ellie Harlow 6th, and Hattie Wells 15th in the girl’s race. In the 2-3rd grade category, Cannen Harlow finished 6th, Ethan Wallace 8th, and Garrett Tambourline 13th in the boy’s race and Hadley Harlow 6th and Austin Harlow 10th in the girl’s race. In the 4-5th grade category, Luke Craven won his 2nd consecutive race followed by Patrick Harlow in 2nd, Colby Wallace 3rd, Ian Henderson 4th, Jude Gillespie 6th, and Caleb Harlow 9th in the boy’s race and Maddie Fisher took 2nd, Hazel Wells 3rd, and Lauren Donald 11th in the girl’s race. Zach Fisher, Cannen Harlow, Hadley Harlow, Caleb Harlow, and Hazel Wells all set personal records this week while Austin Harlow and Colby Wallace matched their PRs.