August 24, 2008
West Point Triathlon
800 meter swim / 25K bike / 5K run

Barb Sessa repeated as overall women's champion, while Lauren Warren placed 3rd O/A.

Jean Norton won her age group, as did her husband, Bill.

Michele Yasson placed 6th in her age group.

John McGovern placed 2nd overall for the men, while Michael Donnelly placed 3rd O/A in his return to racing after a prolonged running injury sidelined him.

Todd Van Sickle and Don Davis each placed 2nd in their age groups. West Point saw fit to assign the diabolical creator of S.O.S. race bib number 666.



August 23, 2008
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August 23, 2008

West Point Kids' Triathlon

Kaitlin McGovern places 3rd overall, 2nd girl.

August 8, 2008
Northern Columbia Triathlon
1/4 mile swim, 19.8 mile bike, 4.5 mile run

Erica Ruge was 1st Overall female, and John McGovern 1st Overall male, at this unique, point to point to point event.

Also pictured are Martin Van Buren of Kinderhook (seated with Erica), James Stafford (standing rear left - 3rd Overall) and Bob Gramling (standing rear right - 5th Overall).

A lean looking Bob Yates took 8th Overall as he prepares for another American Zofingen, and Laura Wong-Pan was 5th Overall for the women.

The race raised over $18,000 to combat Cystic Fibrosis and enjoyed excellent support from volunteers and law enforcement.

August 3, 2008
USAT Sprint Triathlon Nationals
Cayuga Lake, NY
750M swim, 14 mile bike, 5K run

Catskill Mountain Multisport members raced well at Sprint Nationals, which was won overall by Travis Kuhl in 1:04:23.

Alex Sherwood, pictured above, was  3rd in the 30-34 AG in 1:07:52, placing 12th Overall.

Dr. Mike Halstead was 2nd in the 40-44 AG in 1:08:35 (15th Overall), followed by John McGovern in 3rd for 40-44 AG at 1:10:44.

Lauren Warren (on the podium, below) placed 5th Overall (2nd in the 40-44 AG) in 1:18:28 and Jean Norton was 2nd in 45-49 AG in 1:20:03.

Judge Bill Pape earned 2nd in the 60-64 AG in 1:16:50, 2 seconds adrift of Bob Gramling's 4th in the 50-54 bracket (1:16:48).

Other Hudson Valley notables and friends of the club included:

Zak Staszak (1:11:27), Travis Turner (1:11:33), Nick Brundage (1:13:19), Charles Pegg (1:13:27), Jeannette Shelow-MacDougall (1:15:32 - 1st in 45-49 AG), Greg Pelican (1:16:28), Jim Wendel (1:32:24) and Michelle Yasson (1:35:45).

August 3, 2008
Taconic Runners Biathlon
5K run / 0.5 mile swim

Pro Shop co-owner, Greg Sautner, was 1st Overall at the Taconic Biathlon.

Greg, pictured below, covered the run in 16:53, and the swim in 9:21, for a finishing time of 26:14.


August 3, 2008
Lighter Than Air Duathlon
Lakehurst, NJ

Shannon Dawkins placed 2nd Overall  at the always very fast and competitive Lighter than Air Duathlon, covering the 3 mile run / 20 mile bike / 2 mile run course with splits of 18:42 / 53:15 / 12:28.

JUNE 20, 2008
Putnam Triathlon

Catskill Mountain Multisport teammates, Michael Bakker (1st, center), John McGovern (2nd, right), and Mark DeLuccia (3rd, left), swept the overall podium at the Putnam County NY sprint triathlon.

Dr. Scott Costley placed 6th overall.

JUNE 13, 2008
Hudson Valley Triathlon

Pro Shop co-owners, Greg Sautner and John McGovern, placed 1st and 2nd overall at NYTC's Hudson Valley Triathlon. Rounding out the podium was teammate and team sponsor (Lake Katrine Animal Hospital) Dr. Michael Halstead.

In the accompanying duathlon, Jim Stafford piloted his new Cervelo P2C to the overall victory, pursued closely by Shannon Dawkins, 2nd overall and first woman. Shannon is training for the ITU Duathlon World Championship on September 28 in Rimini, Italy. Rounding out the podium was Jeff Timm, in his 503rd duathlon. 4th overall was Red Hook's Jodi Gravino.

On September 6th, in Red Hook, there will be a race in memory of Jodi's daughter, Alex.