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Masters Triathlon
GeezerJock and GeezerJock.com are the best places to stay up-to-date on Masters sports. At GeezerJock, it is our goal to provide the very best coverage of the sports you still play.
In this section, you'll get the latest news, results, event listings, trend stories, equipment reviews, personality stories and much more about Masters Triathlon.
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Instant Triathlon
By Gale Bernhardt
Over the years the telecasts of the Ford Ironman World Championship from Kona, Hawaii, have inspired many people to give triathlon a shot. The producers do a fantastic job of giving viewers a glimpse into the inspiring lives of the ordinary people who attempt to swim 2.4 miles, bike 112 miles and then run a marathon, 26.2 miles. While the Ironman broadcasts have converted many to the sport, countless others have been discouraged by the daunting distances. But triathlon isn't just Ironmans. There are also Double Ironmans! Thankfully, there are also sprint triathlons. In this column, believe it or not, I'll show how you can be ready for the very manageable sprint distance triathlon in just six weeks. . . . keep reading...>>
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Q&A: Dave Scott
By Dan Rabin
Few people in any sport can be called legends. In the sport of triathlon, Dave Scott is one of those few. Nicknamed "The Man," Scott is a six-time Hawaii Ironman World Champion with victories in 1980, '82, '83, '84, '86 and '87. In 1994, at age 40, Scott came out of retirement and finished second overall. Two years later, he finished fifth. These days, Scott coaches athletes and conducts seminars around the country. He is also the national coach for Team in Training. Now 54, Scott hinted that, if he can overcome a nagging heel ailment, he may consider doing the 2008 Hawaii Ironman for "one last hurrah." We caught up with him at his Boulder, Colo., office and talked about triathlon for Masters athletes. . . . keep reading...>>
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Six decades, three sports, one goal
By Brion O'Connor
Judy Caron wanted another crack at the mountain that unceremoniously knocked her off her bike two years ago. In August 2005, an ill-tempered gust sent the 5-foot-4, 114-pound dynamo from Concord, N.H., sprawling on one of the notorious hairpin turns above the treeline during the Mount Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb in New Hampshire. Undeterred, Caron got back on her saddle and won her age group with a time of 1-hour, 50 minutes, and 35 seconds. In 2006 she bettered that time by almost 15 minutes. So in 2007, two months shy of her 60th birthday, Caron was primed to eclipse Mary Lou Lowrie's age-group record of 1:27:30, and a broken wrist suffered in a cycling spill at Whiteface, N.Y., that spring wasn't going to stop her. The weather, however, did, as winds hitting 100 miles per hour and freezing rains forced the cancellation of the annual event. "I felt great," says Caron. "I was ready for Mount Washington, but the mountain wasn't ready for us." . . . keep reading...>>
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It's good to have goals
By Sean Callahan
Editor Sean Callahan reveals his personal goals for the GeezerJock Masters Triathlon Championships. You can help him achieve one of them. . . . keep reading...>>
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Big medals
Mike Shaffer won the men's 40-plus Clydesdale division and Kerry Deputy won the women's 40-plus Athena division at USA Triathlon's Age Group National Championship. . . . keep reading...>>
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Going Wild(man)
By Sean Callahan
The first two qualifying events for the inaugural GeezerJock Masters Triathlon Championship presented by NOW Sports took place over St. Patrick's Day weekend in Orlando, Fla. The Championship will take place on Oct. 28, and a slate of additional qualifying events are scheduled for this summer. . . . keep reading...>>
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GeezerJock introduces a championship for Masters triathletes
With Buttar.com, an event promotion and production company based in Orlando, Fla., GeezerJock will help produce the GeezerJock World Triathlon Championships Presented by NOW Sports. This series of events will include eight qualifying events and culminate on Oct. 28 with the GeezerJock World Triathlon Championships at Moss Park in Orlando. . . . keep reading...>>
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Kloser closes
Sean Callahan
At 47 years of age, Mike Kloser dominated the USA Triathlon Winter Triathlon National Championship, which was held Feb. 4 in Fraser Valley, Colo. Kloser won by almost four minutes despite giving up 15 years to the second-place finisher and 23 years to the third-place finisher. . . . keep reading...>>
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Escape from Alcatraz
By Phil Gray
The Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon is billed as the most popular triathlon in the world. Phil Gray was told that more than 10,000 people apply for a few coveted slots. He's in the triathlon by the luck of the draw. He thinks he should be in for a lobotomy. . . . keep reading...>>
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