Triathlon: Locals take part in Kona qualifiers

Several local multi-sport athletes have been keeping busy during the 2008 season.

A trio of Los Alamos ironman competitors took part in Ford Ironman Arizona at the end of November. Although none of them qualified for the World Ironman Championships, which will be held in October 2009, this won’t be the last chance for those wanting to punch their tickets to Hawaii.

Martin Pieck of Los Alamos was the top finisher at Ironman Arizona, which was held in Tempe.

Pieck, competing in the men’s 40-44 age division, has a total time of 10 hours, 4 minutes, 57 seconds. Pieck finished 26th among 399 entrants in his age group.

Ironman meets consist of 2.4-mile swims, 112-mile bikes and 26.2-mile runs. Pieck had splits of 59:38, 5:12:58 and 3:42:57 in the three events.

In all, 28 athletes from New Mexico finished Ironman Arizona.

Dan Rees was hoping to qualify for his second straight trip to Kona, Hawaii, just a few weeks after participating in the 2008 World Championships.

At Tempe, Rees finished 24th in his age group, men’s 45-49, with his time of 10:24:01.

Rees was attempting to join his wife, Amy Regan, on the trip to Kona.

At the 2008 World Championships, Rees was the No. 2 finisher from New Mexico with his time of 11:17:19.

If you subscribe to the newspaper, you receive FREE access to all the exclusive content of the web site! Simply register to receive uninterrupted access to our award-winning and in-depth local online content!

Renew Current or Past Subscription / Register for Online Subscription

If you currently subscribe or have subscribed in the past to the Los Alamos Monitor, then simply find your account number on your mailing label and enter it below.

Click the question mark below to see where your account ID appears on your mailing label.

Newspaper Acct. ID:
Street Address:	(exactly as it appears on the label)

If you are a subscriber and you do not know your account ID or don't have a copy of your newspaper available that shows the information on the address label you can click continue below to search for your account.

New Subscription/30 Day Free Trial Account

If you are new to the award winning Los Alamos Monitor and wish to get a subscription or simply gain access to our online content then please enter your ZIP code below and continue to setup your account.

ZIP Code:

Create a limited access account.
Register to participate in community forums, post on the community calendar, blog etc. This registration does not give you full access to read our award winning content, etc.

The Los Alamos Monitor | lacirculation@lamonitor.com | 505-662-4185
256 DP Road, Los Alamos, NM 87544
Office Hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday