Jones 9th at Chicago Triathlon

08.31.2010

Jones 9th at Chicago Triathlon

Jordan Jones battled the heat along the Chicago lakefront to take home a 9th place finish at the Chicago Triathlon on Sunday, August 29th.  The race is the world's largest triathlon with over 10,000 participants, attracting many of the top domestic and international elite triathletes.  Jones m

Mackenzie 10th at Alcatraz

08.31.2010

Mackenzie 10th at Alcatraz

Dan Mackenzie took home 10th place at Sunday's San Francisco Triathlon at Alcatraz.  Mackenzie got off to a great start, exiting the swim across San Francisco Bay within in a minute of the race leaders and eventual winner Ben Collins.  Mackenzie worked the challenging bike leg hard, trying to stay

Mackenzie 16th at Kelowna Premium Pan Am Cup

08.23.2010

Mackenzie 16th at Kelowna Premium Pan Am Cup

Dan Mackenzie traveled to Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada this weekend to compete in the ITU Kelowna Pan American Cup. The race served as the Canadian National Championships, and thus provided a star studded field in arguably the strongest triathlon nation. Mackenzie toed the line with 2000

Dretzka Performs Strongly at Outdoor Divas Triathlon

08.22.2010

Dretzka Performs Strongly at Outdoor Divas Triathlon

Fiona Dretzka, 14 years old and a member of the Riptide Multisports Junior Team, competed on Sunday in the Outdoor Divas Sprint Triathlon.  Dretzka finished 24th overall and had the 4th fastest swim split.  She won the 10-15 year old age group by over 4 minutes. Dretzka just started high school

Athey 44th at Junior National Championship

08.19.2010

Athey 44th at Junior National Championship

Riptide Junior Elite athlete, Chris Athey, competed last weekend at the USA Triathlon Junior National Championship in San Diego, California. Chris finished in 44th place after getting of to a rough start.  The water temperature was measured to allow the use of wetsuits, leaving Chris in a tough

Merrick 6th, Borger 8th at USAT CO Springs Elite Development Triathlon

08.3.2010

Merrick 6th, Borger 8th at USAT CO Springs Elite Development Triathlon

Riptide Multisports was well represented on Sunday, August 3rd at the USAT Colorado Springs Elite Development Triathlon. The draft-legal race offered US elite and elite amateur athletes a rare chance at ITU format racing on American soil. Josh Merrick and Ryan Borger placed 6th and 8th respectivel

Backroads of Colorado road bike video

07.27.2010

Backroads of Colorado road bike video

Follow the Riptide Multisports Elite Triathlon team on this ride on some of Colorado's finest roads. Starting in Golden, CO the team rides up Golden Gate Canyon to picturesque dirt roads near the Peak to Peak Highway. Features Matt Balzer, Tate Behning, Ryan Borger, Dan MacKenzie, Cyrus Severance,

Jones 4th at Nautica New York City Triathlon

07.20.2010

Jones 4th at Nautica New York City Triathlon

Jordan Jones celebrated his 29th birthday with a 4th place finish at the Nautica New York City Triathlon on Sunday.  Dawn had barely broke over the Hudson River when the pro athletes dove in, the first of over 3000 athletes who would take to the course in midtown Manhattan.  Jones exited the water

Merrick Wins Mile High Duathlon Series

07.20.2010

Merrick Wins Mile High Duathlon Series

Josh Merrick finished 1st overall at the West Side Duathlon on Sunday, the 3rd of three races comprising the Mile High Duathlon Series.  Josh Merrick swept the series this year, and took home the series title for the 4th straight year. Merrick chased super-runner Andrew Letherby out of T1 after

Balzer 10th at Vineman 70.3

07.20.2010

Balzer 10th at Vineman 70.3

Riptide Elite Team member Matt Balzer finished 10th at Vineman 70.3 on Sunday.  Balzer began racing the half-Ironman distance earlier this year, after focusing entirely on the Olympic distance for several years.  Though still trying to navigate the technicalities of such a long event, including ma