Braun wins Railsplitter, GRF takes 4 other top-5 finishes

Michael Braun won the Railsplitter Triathlon, while Matt Cuttell, Lynn Staley, Jason Sturdyvin, and Kris Hohulin garnered top 5 overall finishes, and Grim Reaper Fitness captured 10 other divisional 1^st places Saturday.

Railsplitter and Stovepipe

Braun posted a 2:02:30 to take the overall 1^st-place award at the Railsplitter Olympic, a TriHarder Promotions event, at Petersburg, IL, Saturday.

In the Stovepipe Sprint, Cuttell finished 5^th overall and won the 30-34 Age Group in 1:03:18, while Staley posted a 1:15:58 to place 3^rd on the women’s side. Cuttell’s 6:58, which included the 500-yard swim and the run to the transition area, was the men’s 2^nd best, while Staley posted the women’s 2^nd best bike and run times.

Also in Stovepipe, Kevin Tuuk, Erik Rankin, Carey Weaver, Chris Braun, Mike Seeborg, Jessica Miner, Lily Matthews, David Cate, and Jori Cooper won their divisions. Tuuk was 6^th overall and 1^st in the 40-44 AG with a 1:03:18 and his 19:29 run leg was the day’s 3^rd best. Rankin was 8^th overall to win the 35-39 AG in 1:06:08. Weaver posted the day’s 5^th best bike split at 23.4 mph to take 1^st in 55-59. Chris Braun won the 15-19 AG in 1:10:07; Seeborg took 65-69 in 1:19:03; Miner took women’s 35-39 in 1:20:26; and Matthews took the women’s 14-and-under in 1:22:52, while posting the 3^rd fastest swim, right behind Cuttell, of all participants. Cate easily won the Clydesdale division, running a 1:13:54 to win by nearly 10 minutes and post the best time in all 3 divisions and both transitions. Cooper took Athena in 1:23:18.

Other top 3 AG finishes were posted by: Tim Auth, 2^nd at 1:07:55 in 45-49; Bill Diggins, 3rd at 1:16:35 in 40-44; Casey Haak, 2nd at 1:17:27 in 20-24; Nancy Braun, 3rd at 1:31:07 in 50-54; Ben Matthews 3^rd at 1:27:42 in Clydesdale; Natalie McKee, 2^nd at 1:25:09 in Athena; and Missy Thomas, 3^rd in Athena at 1:30:03.

Tri-Insanity

Outside Indianapolis, Jason Sturdyvin was 3^rd overall at the long sprint in Racemaker Productions’ Tri-Insanity, while Kris Hohulin was 2^nd in the SuperSprint.

Sturdyvin posted a 1:29:16 in the long sprint, which consisted of a 500-meter swim, 20-mile bike, and 4-mile run. Hohulin put up a 56:43 in the super sprint, which included a 250-meter swim, 10-mile bike, and 2-mile run.