Fort Steilacoom Off-Road Duathlon

Event Name:	Fort Steilacoom Off-Road Duathlon #3
Date:	18 February 2012
Description:	5 km run, 12 mile ride, 5 km run
Long Course Open Men:	4th - Martin Criminale

In typical NW winter weather (40 and rainy and windy) the last of the three-race 4th Dimension Duathlon Series was held at Fort Steilacoom.

Each week the legs have varied slightly keeping the competitors on their toes and this time the run included the hill from the first race but the bike leg was different yet again resulting in a 4-mile loop that the long course racers completed three times.

The race got off to a scorching fast start but Martin managed to pull back most of the racers that left him behind on the run while on the bike. This course seems to favor cyclocross bikes for sure but there are plenty of sketchy descents, side hills and greasy climbs. Lots of fun; especially if you are a spectator.

Here is Martin's race report.

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West Side MTB Series #1 Dash Point State Park

Event Name:	West Side MTB Series #1 Dash Point State Park
Date:	12 February 2012
Description:	Twisty, turny with only short sections of straight, flat trail.
Expert Single Speed:	10th - Martin Criminale

The West Side MTB Series has been a staple of the NW for several years and and the first event in the six-race series was today at Dash Point State Park.

In a very competitive and BIG single speed field Martin managed to stoke his diesel engine just enough to pull off a top-10. Not known for his fast starts Martin kept it consistent and managed to reel some riders in on the last lap.

Here is Martin's race report and here are all the pictures.

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The FareStart Cycling Team serves up dinner at… the FareStart Restaurant.

For the second year in a row we have volunteered to wait tables at the FareStart Guest Chef Night. This year was another extremely rewarding experience.

Ever since we founded this team we have ridden in the name of a charity (or two). From the very beginning FareStart has been one of these charities and for 2012 we decided to go all in as they say and we have put all our eggs in the FareStart basket by riding in their name exclusively. It has become abundantly clear to us that this was an excellent decision as it is incredibly easy to have a very real and positive impact on our community by helping them out. Our tag line, "leave your mark" couldn't be more true.

We like Strava, check out our stats.

Several of our team members use Strava and love it. Thanks to Cosmo Catalano you can now compare the riders in your Strava Club. Fun!

Check it out: http://www.thumbprintracing.org/p/strava.html

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Fort Steilacoom Off-Road Duathlon - Martin gets 6th

Event Name:	Fort Steilacoom Off-Road Duathlon
Date:	January 28, 2012
Description:	5 km run, 15 mile bike, 5 km run
Men:	6th - Martin Criminale

For some the 2012 racing season has already started with the 4th Dimension Duathlon series at Fort Steilacoom. In this the second event in the series both the run and the bike course were altered from the first removing the big hill and making times significantly faster. Cyclocross bikes (or light mountain bikes) were definitely the preferred bike today. Because the bike leg had been shortened, riders did five 3-mile laps instead of three 5-mile laps like at the first race.

In the Open Men's race Martin placed 6th and was 8th overall (out of over 80 entrants) with just two teams beating his time. 1st place was local multisport powerhouse Team Zylkowski crushing the competition by almost five minutes.

Here is Martin's race report.

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