The yearly and most notable local triathlon was held on the weekend of August 23rd, in conjunction with a variety of shorter distance triathlons which run on the day following the long course event. The SBT has undergone many incarnations since its origin, as a full half ironman, named the "Miller Mainland Triathlon," after the popular brewing company, which was one of several alcohol-related sponsors of early triathlon. Hence, since its inception, as a city sponsored event, beginning around 1985?, the SBT has attracted a wide range of athletes, including pro triathletes such as Scott Tinley, and this years' appearance of Michelle Jones. Attendance this year yielded 809 finishers including 160 local and semi-local athletes, whose results follow this text. Note that more than 80% of the athletes were from other areas in California and the U.S. Since Dan Empfield profiled the race in 2006, via his Slowtwitch Newsletter, with a more than favorable review, the number of athletes appearing from other locales has increased, and hence the competitiveness of the race. This years mens winner was David Valencia, with a time of 2:54, Michelle Jones was the first female finisher, at 3:01. Leroy Thomas was the first local finisher with a time of 2:55. All very fast times, considering the venue, which includes many hills on the bike and run, after a deceptively easy one mile swim. The 33 mile bike course features two bone jarring downhill segments, which require constant attention due to rough surfaces and gouges. In retrospect, based upon this years near fatal crash of a highly experienced athlete, my hope is that the bike course will be modifed for future races to eliminate these hazards. Local racers know the roads and the areas of concern, however, since the race population contains a growing number of non-local athletes, all in race mode, all competitive, attention to this matter is required. VB
Local/Semi-Local Race Results.
Leroy Thomas, 36 |
1875 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
02:55:06 |
Men_Elit-Pro |
1/12 |
J. Ritterbeck, 35 |
1747 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:08:25 |
Men_Elit-Pro |
7/12 |
Kyle Visin, 25 |
1912 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:09:37 |
Men_25-29 |
6/52 |
Matt Benko, 41 |
1075 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:11:32 |
Men_40-44 |
2/84 |
|
Tom Hilzer, 39 |
1387 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:16:30 |
Men_35-39 |
12/119 |
|
Lee Carter, 51 |
1145 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:17:55 |
Men_50-54 |
4/33 |
James Calder, 31 |
1131 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:19:29 |
Men_30-34 |
16/90 |
|
Taj Hudson, 37 |
1406 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:19:59 |
Men_35-39 |
16/119 |
|
Jon Clark, 48 |
1169 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:20:01 |
Men_E_Mastrs |
5/5 |
James Kantrim, 37 |
1453 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:21:04 |
Men_35-39 |
18/119 |
Shane Flores, 30 |
1277 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:22:18 |
Men_30-34 |
25/90 |
Duncan Thomas, 60 |
1874 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:23:51 |
Men_60-64 |
1/9 |
Ed Smith, 33 |
1821 |
Goleta, CA |
03:23:59 |
Men_30-34 |
30/90 |
|
Pete Feldman, 43 |
1263 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:25:07 |
Men_40-44 |
14/84 |
|
Zachary Komon, 33 |
1476 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:26:32 |
Men_30-34 |
33/90 |
Scott Dobson, 36 |
1222 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:27:37 |
Men_35-39 |
26/119 |
|
Rob Ramirez, 43 |
1721 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:27:44 |
Men_40-44 |
17/84 |
Chris Arntz, 24 |
1031 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:28:47 |
Men_20-24 |
1/12 |
Stuart Sato, 51 |
1781 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:31:33 |
Men_50-54 |
10/33 |
|
Andrew Riley, 42 |
1744 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:34:08 |
Men_40-44 |
22/84 |
|
Austin Peck, 30 |
1670 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:34:13 |
Men_30-34 |
40/90 |
Peter Neilson, 36 |
1641 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:36:35 |
Men_35-39 |
39/119 |
David Colvin, 48 |
1177 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:37:42 |
Men_45-49 |
19/72 |
Eric Just, 33 |
1448 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:37:56 |
Men_30-34 |
45/90 |
|
Greg Dalforno, 38 |
1195 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:37:57 |
Men_35-39 |
44/119 |
|
Rick Jones, 40 |
1442 |
Goleta, CA |
03:39:15 |
Men_40-44 |
30/84 |
Ray Unzueta, 39 |
1897 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:39:57 |
Men_35-39 |
52/119 |
Ryan Wenger, 31 |
1930 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:40:11 |
Men_30-34 |
48/90 |
|
Gary Maxwell, 59 |
1558 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:40:51 |
Men_55-59 |
5/20 |
Brian Bosse, 39 |
1094 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:41:11 |
Men_35-39 |
55/119 |
Mark Warren, 41 |
1924 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:41:14 |
Men_40-44 |
33/84 |
Karl Weis, 48 |
1929 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:41:31 |
Men_45-49 |
26/72 |
Corey Chan, 30 |
1155 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:42:16 |
Men_30-34 |
51/90 |
|
Mike Kraus, 58 |
1483 |
Solvang, CA |
03:43:18 |
Men_55-59 |
7/20 |
Liz Groom, 37 |
1344 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:43:52 |
Wom_35-39 |
10/50 |
Terry Janeway, 49 |
1422 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:44:13 |
Men_45-49 |
28/72 |
|
Mary Pat Barry, 46 |
1052 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:44:35 |
Wom_45-49 |
9/27 |
|
Brian Roth, 34 |
1765 |
Goleta, CA |
03:45:52 |
Clydesdale |
5/28 |
Danny Nigro, 31 |
1652 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:45:31 |
Men_30-34 |
57/90 |
Jon Lewis, 54 |
1516 |
Carpinteria, CA |
03:47:08 |
Men_50-54 |
11/33 |
|
John McFadden, 40 |
1580 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:47:43 |
Men_40-44 |
42/84 |
Michael Martz, 38 |
1552 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:47:45 |
Men_35-39 |
66/119 |
|
Jim Johnson, 41 |
1432 |
Goleta, CA |
03:48:03 |
Men_40-44 |
45/84 |
|
Craig Adams, 47 |
1003 |
Buellton, CA |
03:48:30 |
Men_45-49 |
33/72 |
Sue Beatty, 46 |
1058 |
Carpinteria, CA |
03:49:26 |
Wom_45-49 |
11/27 |
Daniel Cabe, 41 |
1128 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:50:58 |
Men_40-44 |
48/84 |
Kaen Egerman, 29 |
1244 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:51:15 |
Wom_25-29 |
23/47 |
David Piper, 37 |
1697 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:51:33 |
Men_35-39 |
74/119 |
|
Pat Hughes, 40 |
1409 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:51:34 |
Men_40-44 |
49/84 |
Bill Kelley, 38 |
1461 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:51:45 |
Men_35-39 |
75/119 |
|
Bruce Kuesis, 45 |
1485 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:51:56 |
Men_45-49 |
39/72 |
Patty Bryant, 49 |
1115 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:53:31 |
Wom_45-49 |
13/27 |
|
Joe Jablonski, 49 |
1419 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:54:12 |
Men_45-49 |
41/72 |
|
Dan Rudd, 46 |
1768 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:55:29 |
Men_45-49 |
42/72 |
|
Steve Johnson, 39 |
1434 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:55:52 |
Men_35-39 |
81/119 |
|
Arick Fuller, 39 |
1295 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:56:50 |
Men_35-39 |
85/119 |
|
Elda Rudd, 40 |
1769 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:58:48 |
Wom_40-44 |
16/38 |
Emmet Cullen, 27 |
1191 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
03:59:05 |
Men_25-29 |
32/52 |
Mark Strong, 27 |
1857 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
04:00:24 |
Men_25-29 |
34/52 |
|
Nancy Stover, 56 |
1856 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
04:01:17 |
Wom_55-59 |
3/8 |
|
Mike Cage, 50 |
1130 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
04:01:30 |
Men_50-54 |
17/33 |
Travis Hodge, 30 |
1392 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
04:01:52 |
Men_30-34 |
65/90 |
Doug Sharpe, 49 |
1803 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
04:05:30 |
Men_45-49 |
50/72 |
Joe Parker, 34 |
1677 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
04:05:58 |
Men_30-34 |
69/90 |
|
Marc Muench, 42 |
1626 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
04:07:29 |
Men_40-44 |
62/84 |
Erik Wilk, 40 |
1942 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
04:07:45 |
Men_40-44 |
63/84 |
|
Terry Thomas, 59 |
1876 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
04:08:36 |
Wom_55-59 |
4/8 |
Corey Evans, 33 |
1255 |
Solvang, CA |
04:09:13 |
Men_30-34 |
71/90 |
|
Greg Russell, 30 |
1772 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
04:10:12 |
Men_30-34 |
73/90 |
Ian Kaminsky, 41 |
1452 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
04:10:31 |
Men_40-44 |
66/84 |
Mary Raven, 37 |
1726 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
04:12:06 |
Wom_35-39 |
28/50 |
Kacey Chester, 36 |
1159 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
04:12:48 |
Wom_35-39 |
29/50 |
Emily Hatton, 34 |
1372 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
04:15:26 |
Wom_30-34 |
27/52 |
Doug Black, 51 |
1085 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
04:16:33 |
Men_50-54 |
22/33 |
Chris Bartl, 30 |
1054 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
04:16:59 |
Men_30-34 |
77/90 |
Micah Brady, 36 |
1101 |
Solvang, CA |
04:17:14 |
Men_35-39 |
105/119 |
Paul Gifford, 42 |
1318 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
04:18:15 |
Men_40-44 |
72/84 |
|
Cherie Topper, 51 |
1885 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
04:19:01 |
Wom_50-54 |
13/15 |
|
John Serpa, 41 |
1799 |
Goleta, CA |
04:19:06 |
Men_40-44 |
73/84 |
Shea Burns, 26 |
1124 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
04:20:15 |
Men_25-29 |
40/52 |
Ben Pitterle, 30 |
1698 |
Carpinteria, CA |
04:20:15 |
Men_30-34 |
81/90 |
|
Ali Aghayan, 47 |
1007 |
Goleta, CA |
04:21:00 |
Men_45-49 |
59/72 |
Will Gulley, 27 |
1346 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
04:21:40 |
Men_25-29 |
41/52 |
Holly Bosse, 36 |
1095 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
04:24:28 |
Wom_35-39 |
36/50 |
|
Bob Craig, 52 |
1187 |
Goleta, CA |
04:26:35 |
Men_50-54 |
26/33 |
Robert Kemp, 52 |
1466 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
04:26:46 |
Men_50-54 |
27/33 |
|
Dave Flaherty, 28 |
1269 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
04:26:56 |
Clydesdale |
21/28 |
|
Marie Schnyer, 37 |
1791 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
04:29:24 |
Wom_35-39 |
41/50 |
|
Dean Wrench, 37 |
1957 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
04:31:54 |
Men_35-39 |
110/1 |
Fred Kass, 60 |
1458 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
04:33:22 |
Men_60-64 |
6/9 |
Anne Illgen, 33 |
1416 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
04:37:57 |
Wom_30-34 |
43/52 |
|
David Paras, 44 |
1675 |
Carpinteria, CA |
04:41:22 |
Men_40-44 |
78/84 |
David Baeza, 43 |
1041 |
Buellton, CA |
04:42:24 |
Men_40-44 |
79/84 |
|
Nathan Lowery, 28 |
1529 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
07:02:01 |
Men_25-29 |
52/52 |