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Brian Fleischmann and Amy Kloner Are The Overall Champions at the 14th Santa Rosa Island Triathlon

Charles — Fri, 28 May 2010 19:55:30 +0000

The 2009 event was a tremendous success with fantastic weather, a calm and warm Gulf of Mexico and an after-race party that was over the top thanks to our great sponsor Carrabbas. Over 800 triathletes registered and 736 actually ran and finished the event led by our Champions, Olympic Team Member Brian Fleischmann and World Champion Amy Kloner. After the race was over and the sand had settled, we were able to contribute nearly $8000 to area causes. We expect an even larger field and an enhanced event this year. Check out our Press Section for some more stories about the 14th SRITRI.

Carrabbas Again Highlights The Best Post-race Party In Triathlon

Charles — Fri, 28 May 2010 19:01:34 +0000

Carrabbas will again provide their special food for the post-race party that you will not want to miss. The past two years Carrabbas has generously provided an outstanding meal that our triathletes and volunteers couldn’t stop complimenting. The party will also highlight sandwiches from Subway and other refreshments including Bud Light along with music, white sands and the Gulf of Mexico in the background. You won’t want to miss the fantastic celebration. Tickets will be available for family and friends.

Twitters of the Week 2009-09-27

Charles — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:49:00 +0000

One week from now, take your mark! #

Triathlon Safety Measures for the SRITRI

Charles — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:08:24 +0000

The primary goal for the SRITRI every year is conduct a safe and fun event for our participants. To this end we intend to have an armada of surfers, kayaks and power craft in the Gulf of Mexico (or Santa Rosa Sound if conditions dictate using that course) for the swim leg. On the bike and run courses we will have more Escambia County Sheriff’s Deputies than recommended along with experienced volunteers and United States Marines. Finally, we will have two ambulances and EMT crews on the course. Our principal priority is safety and our secondary priority is safety. We also want everyone to have a great time, but we want NO injuries.

Dave Bigoney, Blind Triathlete

Charles — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:40:41 +0000

Dave Bigoney did the 2009 Triathlon and did it very well. The thing is, Dave Bigoney is blind. Here is a pic of Dave ( on the right) going into the water in today’s race.

He has an amazing story. Four years after he lost his sight, a friend, who knew of Bigoney’s athletic background, suggested he do a triathlon. His first triathlon was the 2000 Red Hills Triathlon in Tallahassee, where he was attending Florida State at the time. “That was probably the hardest thing I had ever done since backpacking the Grand Canyon when I had my sight,” Bigoney said. “I was so psyched but I was learning as I went. I thought my butt was going to fall off after the bike and I got a cramp on the run, but I was hooked. Check out this video. It is an amazing story.

Twitters of the Week 2009-09-06

Charles — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:49:00 +0000

The new SRI Tri Site has been launched and is ready for business only 29 days till race day! #
Pensacola beach is beautiful in October so get your registration for santa rosa island trialthlon in today. #

Post Race Award Party

Charles — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:12:12 +0000

Be sure to plan to stay for the post race festivities. We have Bud Light, and Water. We have Subway sandwiches and we have a feast put on by Carrabbas Italian Grill, under the tent behind the Hamton Inn. Awards will be given out and you must be present to win

Greg Reigler, Photographer Extraodinaire, is a Friend of the SRI TRI

Charles — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:59:07 +0000

A website is only as good as it’s graphics and photographs and when Judi Knight of New Tricks set out to redo the SRI TRI site she needed some great photos. She asked everyone she knew and the results were, well, not so good. Then Judi thought about Flickr and Jackpot! There she found the amazing work of Greg Reigler. Greg is a professional photographer, who shoots for PNJ and has some of his SRI TRI photos on-line there. He has a great breadth in his work, but his action shots of the triathletes in the 2005 SRI TRI were really phenomenal. After seeing these pictures we just had to have them.

Luckily for us, Greg agree to let us use his photos on the website and we are grateful. We wanted to use two of his shots, those of the bike and the run, on the site’s header, so we were really glad he gave us permission and we didn’t have to go back to the drawing board. Here are some more photos from the race and then be sure to check him out for Weddings. His beach wedding pictures are beautiful.

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Individual Race Photos by Brightroom

Charles — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:41:51 +0000

Brightroom is the official Race Photographer of the Santa Rosa Island Triathlon and will be taking individual shots of each triathlete. You can go to their site and give them your race number and they will notify you when the pictures are ready.

Want to get in Shape Try a Triathlon

Charles — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 19:37:09 +0000

Over 40? Want to get in shape? Try a triathlon. Triathlons were once the province of the most elite athletes but now triathlons have become an event to the average athlete who is craving a new challenge. No longer do you have to do an Iron Man with it’s grueling distances. There are Sprint Triathlon’s like the SRI TRI at Pensacola Beach. A sprint Triathlon consists of a 400 to 600 yard swim, a 10 to 20 mile bike ride and a 2 – 4 mile run. That’s do-able right?

There are three reasons why you should do it. One, you’ll get super-toned and strong. Two, your esteem and confidence will soar! And three, the whole process is a fun way to spend your extra time.

Some first time timers are hesitant to consider triathlons because of their fear of the swim. But it needn’t be too overwhelming. In fact, a goal for indoor exercise in the winter months could be swim lessons and training. Check out the pools in your area. YMCAs and Universities often have great facilities. Some Universities, Georgia Tech for example, allow non-students who are members of the U S Masters Swim Club, to swim there at a nominal per swim charge. To become a US Master Swim member, simply go to their site and sign up for a modest fee. The Master’s Swimmers are a good resources as well for training as they have groups all over the country that conduct training sessions for adults.

The US Masters Swim has a lot of great tips for taking your act out of the pool. They just posted an excerpt of an article by Terry Laughlin’ from his new book, Outside the Box: A Program for Improvement, Satisfaction, and Success in Open Water. So don’t let the swim stop you. Dive on in, the water is great.