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
Ronnie Gosnell, 48 1332 Santa Barbara, CA 03:03:00 Men_45-49 2/72
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
Anthony Chaves, 37 1156 Santa Barbara, CA 03:10:26 Men_35-39 8/119
Matt Benko, 41 1075 Santa Barbara, CA 03:11:32 Men_40-44 2/84
Joshua Schultz, 31 1794 Santa Barbara, CA 03:12:41 Men_30-34 11/90
Matthew Bertolet, 27 1080 Santa Barbara, CA 03:12:52 Men_25-29 8/52
Fred Maggiore, 51 1545 Santa Barbara, CA 03:16:26 Men_50-54 2/33
Tom Hilzer, 39 1387 Santa Barbara, CA 03:16:30 Men_35-39 12/119
Kenneth Vampola, 27 1903 Santa Barbara, CA 03:17:32 Men_25-29 11/52
Lee Carter, 51 1145 Santa Barbara, CA 03:17:55 Men_50-54 4/33
Christopher Morris, 25 1622 Santa Barbara, CA 03:19:07 Men_25-29 12/52
James Calder, 31 1131 Santa Barbara, CA 03:19:29 Men_30-34 16/90
Craig Spreadbury, 31 1839 Santa Barbara, CA 03:19:32 Men_30-34 17/90
Andrea McLarty, 31 1587 Santa Barbara, CA 03:19:35 Wom_30-34 1/52
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
Adam Kirkcaldie, 30 1473 Santa Barbara, CA 03:21:29 Men_30-34 22/90
Shane Flores, 30 1277 Santa Barbara, CA 03:22:18 Men_30-34 25/90
Devin Dierenfield, 36 1217 Santa Barbara, CA 03:22:19 Men_35-39 22/119
Michael Allison, 38 1016 Santa Barbara, CA 03:23:18 Men_35-39 23/119
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
Kevin Townsend, 23 1887 Lompoc, CA 03:29:55 Men_20-24 2/12
 
Stuart Sato, 51 1781 Santa Barbara, CA 03:31:33 Men_50-54 10/33
Sloane Pellegrin, 26 1686 Santa Barbara, CA 03:32:08 Wom_25-29 8/47
Wyatt Talley, 31 1869 Goleta, CA 03:33:50 Men_30-34 38/90
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
Amanda Nicolato, 29 1649 Santa Barbara, CA 03:34:36 Wom_25-29 11/47
Kevin Wahlberg, 34 1914 Santa Barbara, CA 03:34:37 Men_30-34 41/90
Elizabeth Alexander, 24 1012 Santa Barbara, CA 03:35:28 Wom_20-24 2/9
Peter Neilson, 36 1641 Santa Barbara, CA 03:36:35 Men_35-39 39/119
Sarah Mandes, 31 1546 Goleta, CA 03:37:26 Wom_30-34 6/52
Chris Latham, 37 1499 Goleta, CA 03:37:39 Wom_35-39 9/50
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
Andrea Stouffer, 40 1855 Santa Barbara, CA 03:38:46 Wom_40-44 9/38
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
Coulter Bright, 45 1107 Santa Barbara, CA 03:40:58 Men_45-49 25/72
Leslie Wiggins, 31 1939 Goleta, CA 03:41:09 Wom_30-34 10/52
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
Matthew Black, 26 1086 Goleta, CA 03:42:40 Men_25-29 24/52
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
Whitney Wilkinson, 24 1945 Santa Barbara, CA 03:46:09 Wom_20-24 3/9
Gregory Direnfield, 28 1220 Santa Barbara, CA 03:46:47 Men_25-29 26/52
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
Fredrik Rosvall, 33 1764 Santa Barbara, CA 03:48:57 Men_30-34 58/90
Sue Beatty, 46 1058 Carpinteria, CA 03:49:26 Wom_45-49 11/27
Brian Wallace, 32 1917 Lompoc, CA 03:49:29 Clydesdale 6/28
Kimberley Short, 42 1809 Santa Barbara, CA 03:49:39 Wom_E_Mastrs 1/2
Vic Birtalan, 65 1084 Goleta, CA 03:50:00 Men_65-69 2/9
Jared Spangler, 28 1834 Santa Barbara, CA 03:50:16 Men_25-29 27/52
Lance Schroeder, 48 1792 Santa Barbara, CA 03:50:17 Men_45-49 35/72
Rick Hummel, 52 1411 Lompoc, CA 03:50:34 Men_50-54 12/
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
Garrett Smith, 19 1822 Goleta, CA 03:51:20 Men_18-19 1/3
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
Chuck Caroulis, 46 1141 Santa Barbara, CA 03:51:35 Men_45-49 38/72
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
Stephanie Tanimoto, 23 1870 Santa Barbara, CA 03:52:04 Wom_20-24 4/9
Patty Bryant, 49 1115 Santa Barbara, CA 03:53:31 Wom_45-49 13/27
Jennifer Miller, 31 1600 Santa Barbara, CA 03:54:03 Wom_30-34 17/52
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
Joe Kearns, 33 1460 Santa Barbara, CA 03:55:31 Clydesdale 8/28
Pauline Schneekloth, 51 1790 Buellton, CA 04:01:52 Wom_50-54 5/15
Steve Johnson, 39 1434 Santa Barbara, CA 03:55:52 Men_35-39 81/119
Mikhail Meshkov, 25 1596 Santa Barbara, CA 03:56:32 Men_25-29 28/52
Arick Fuller, 39 1295 Santa Barbara, CA 03:56:50 Men_35-39 85/119
Sandy Roberts, 62 1749 Santa Barbara, CA 03:57:10 Men_60-64 3/9
Elda Rudd, 40 1769 Santa Barbara, CA 03:58:48 Wom_40-44 16/38
Brian Townsend, 27 1886 Santa Barbara, CA 03:58:59 Men_25-29 31/52
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
Michelle Coito, 33 1175 Santa Barbara, CA 04:01:05 Wom_30-34 21/52
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
Brian Spence, 45 1836 Solvang, CA 04:08:13 Clydesdale 11/28
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
Jennifer Dedoes, 32 1205 Santa Barbara, CA 04:09:32 Wom_30-34 25/52
Cyndi Aghayan, 40 1008 Goleta, CA 04:09:53 Wom_40-44 21/38
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
Elizabeth Cholawsky, 52 1163 Santa Barbara, CA 04:11:47 Wom_50-54 11/15
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
Diane Zaida, 21 1965 Goleta, CA 04:16:34 Wom_20-24 7/9
Mary Jane Aufderheide, 30 1035 Santa Barbara, CA 04:16:45 Wom_30-34 29/52
Chris Bartl, 30 1054 Santa Barbara, CA 04:16:59 Men_30-34 77/90
Richard Konoske, 50 1478 Santa Barbara, CA 04:17:02 Men_50-54 23/33
Catherine Newell, 31 1646 Goleta, CA 04:17:07 Wom_30-34 30/52
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
Michael Kelly, 55 1465 Goleta, CA 04:19:49 Men_55-59 15/20
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
Chris Martinich, 33 1551 Santa Barbara, CA 04:20:43 Men_30-34 82/90
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
Ryan Harnsberger, 29 1365 Santa Barbara, CA 04:25:40 Clydesdale 20/28
Christa-Lynn Donovan, 27 1230 Santa Barbara, CA 04:25:56 Wom_25-29 36/47
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
Jeremy Stevens, 19 1850 Santa Barbara, CA 04:27:00 Men_18-19 2/3
Michelle Konoske, 44 1477 Santa Barbara, CA 04:27:05 Wom_40-44 27/38
Stephen Morrison, 45 1623 Santa Barbara, CA 04:28:06 Men_45-49 62/72
Marie Schnyer, 37 1791 Santa Barbara, CA 04:29:24 Wom_35-39 41/50
Thea Jansen Van Rensb, 34 1423 Santa Barbara, CA 04:30:19 Wom_30-34 39/52
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
Jerrett McFarland, 46 1581 Santa Barbara, CA 04:37:39 Men_45-49 63/72
Anne Illgen, 33 1416 Santa Barbara, CA 04:37:57 Wom_30-34 43/52
Tamara Berndt, 38 1078 Goleta, CA 04:38:04 Wom_35-39 43/50
Daniel De Meyer, 44 1202 Santa Barbara, CA 04:39:24 Men_40-44 77/84
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
Trevor Lapaglia, 23 1497 Santa Barbara, CA 04:44:27 Men_20-24 11/12
Linda Barrett, 60 1049 Santa Barbara, CA 04:46:24 Wom_60-64 3/3
Charles Donelan, 48 1229 Santa Barbara, CA 05:30:00 Men_45-49 72/72
Damian Enchill, 37 1248 Goleta, CA 05:38:33 Men_35-39 119/119
Nathan Lowery, 28 1529 Santa Barbara, CA 07:02:01 Men_25-29 52/52