Congratulations to Full Throttle Endurance Racing (FTE) on dominating the Nautica NYC Triathlon for the third consecutive year! On the hottest day in the race’s ten-year history, FTE handily
won the team competition, finishing 17 points ahead of the second-place
team on the strength of eight podium finishes spanning a wide range of
categories.
In the elite division, Allison Lind
finished second among women; Doug Clark and Bill Kelly took fourth and
ninth, respectively, among the men.
Melanie Wolff (F30-34) and Stacy
Creamer (F50-54) both won their divisions; Creamer’s time was the
fastest among all female age-group competitors and Wolff’s was the
second-fastest.
“It’s always a thrill to race on home
turf,” said Creamer, “especially when the course includes the Hudson
River, the West Side Highway, and Central Park. And I love racing for a
team. I compete better when more than just my own results are at
stake.”
Mark Guay took second in the highly
competitive M25-29 division.
“It was definitely not an easy race
with the heat and humidity and, at times, I wanted to quit,” says Mark
Guay. “How could I though? With my team cheering me on, I dug deep and
persevered, and even set a new PR.”
Greg Usry (M45-49) and Full Throttle
coaches Toni Weeks (F30-39) and Dan Ownes (over-40 Clydesdale) all
finished third. Jess Mullin won the Athena division by more than 14
minutes.
Other FTE athletes contributing to
the team win were Charlie Howe (fourth, under-39 Clydesdale) and Tom
Slon (fifth, M50-54).
FTE team members
Creamer and Bobby Kennedy also scored for second-place Yale in the
Bloomsburg Businessweek Ivy League Championship, and Melanie Wolff and
her husband, Bryan Wolff, scored for third-place Princeton.