Browsing Archive: June, 2015
Posted by Samantha Kennedy on Tuesday, June 30, 2015,
After the LifeTime Triathlon series announced that they cut their pro prize purse and the 5150 series was also cut, I was left with very few options for pro races that wouldn't blow the bank because of plane ticket prices. After remembering what a great time my pro triathlete friend Abby Geurink had at TriRock Philly, I decided to look into the race. Turns out, Johnson & Johnson decided to pay for the pro prize purse, a cool $25,000, that the race had when it was part of the 5150 series. A...
Posted by Samantha Kennedy on Wednesday, June 17, 2015,
My goal today was to get this blog about the Grand Rapids Triathlon
done, so here goes! First of all, I want to address the penalty that I
mentioned in my Facebook status because I want to get that out of the
way and then move on! I have run into this problem before, as I think
many fast women have as well. There are some men that just don't like
being "chicked." This same situation had already happened a few times in
this race, but shortly after the turnaround, it was happening agai... Continue reading ...
Posted by Samantha Kennedy on Saturday, June 13, 2015,
This has been a tough post-race write up to get started and I've deleted
what I have started multiple times. After I competed in the Milwaukee
Super Sprint, I became much more interested in the draft-legal format.
Maybe it was the former soccer player in me, but the strategy involved
was new and interesting. I used some of my prize money from the 2014
season and bought an aero road bike on an end of season sale at a local
shop. Then I began to look at which draft legal race I would ...
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Posted by Samantha Kennedy on Monday, June 8, 2015,
I figured I should break the ice and get started on my blog posts for
the year! Especially since I am in the midst of 3 races in a row!
Where to start? I had planned to start my season much earlier this
year, but the race I had chosen was cancelled. I had played around with
the idea of heading to Florida for a pro race, but without any vacation
days left, that option was also out. With June approaching, I became
more concerned about doing a draft legal ITU race as my first race of ...
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