DINO New Castle XTERRA

Located in France Park, DINO New Castle is the first of two DINO XTERRA races. A great .5 mile swim, followed by a marginally technical 11 mile mountain bike ride, and finished with a 4.1 mile run, New Castle is a great event with much varied terrain.



Setting up for transition, Ted and I arrived early and got some primo spots at opposing racks in the center of transition. We didn't see an advantage to one side or the other as you enter one end, exit the opposing side each time through.

With one of the top swims on the day, Ted exits the water at the head of the pack:



I came out less than 45 seconds behind Ted, mostly because I got off line. The swim is the only part of the day that I can usually keep Ted in sight!

With the 2nd fastest bike leg, Ted comes out of T2 with only a couple competitors ahead of him:



And on to the 2nd place overall finish (3rd best run), Ted wins his age group:



I came in at 24th overall, 4th in my age group:



Ted - 1:37:06 - 2nd overall, 1st AG
Brandon - 1:56:19 - 24th overall, 4th AG