Was just scrolling through the results from Cal International this past weekend and looking at all the OTQ names and noticed Haley Chura in the mix. Went through halfway in 1:21:31 and finished up in 2:43:19. Pretty solid effort and probably a bit faster than I'd have guessed for her from what I know of her triathlon results.
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Re: Haley Chura goes 2:43 at CIM [pacco]
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I saw that, it was a great run. I'll add my friend and local Boulder triathlete Caitlin Standifer who finished just behind her in 2:44 after going through the half in 1:20.
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Re: Haley Chura goes 2:43 at CIM [pacco]
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It's taken awhile, but it appears her run has caught up with her enormous swimming engine, or at least getting close!! 2;43 for the womens who were never runners before triathlon, has to be right near the top of the heap. Even world class runners who were pro triathletes only run a few minutes faster than that, 2;35 for Erin Baker as I recall, few other mid to high 2;30's for others..
Well done Haley...
Well done Haley...
Re: Haley Chura goes 2:43 at CIM [pacco]
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She now has OTQs in both swimming and running. Not a long list of people that can say that.
Re: Haley Chura goes 2:43 at CIM [USCoregonian]
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Not a long list of people that can say that. ///
Here is one on that list that probably no one remembers, but a few of us old timers. This lady qualified for the 80' olympic swimming trials in the 400IM, which were boycotted and lost her chance there. Then she took up running, after giving up her swimming scholarship, and got 4th in the marathon trials I think 3 different times, devastating results. Ran a PR of 2;28 and made so much money running, we only got to see her attempt our sport at the very end of her career, which was in ITU I think. She had Ironman written all over her DNA, certainly would have been either a champion, or a major factor in the race to the end, but not to be for us..
Maybe if Haley can drop 15 more minutes off that marathon time, she can show us what Lisa's Kona race would have possibly looked like...(-;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Rainsberger
Here is one on that list that probably no one remembers, but a few of us old timers. This lady qualified for the 80' olympic swimming trials in the 400IM, which were boycotted and lost her chance there. Then she took up running, after giving up her swimming scholarship, and got 4th in the marathon trials I think 3 different times, devastating results. Ran a PR of 2;28 and made so much money running, we only got to see her attempt our sport at the very end of her career, which was in ITU I think. She had Ironman written all over her DNA, certainly would have been either a champion, or a major factor in the race to the end, but not to be for us..
Maybe if Haley can drop 15 more minutes off that marathon time, she can show us what Lisa's Kona race would have possibly looked like...(-;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Rainsberger
Re: Haley Chura goes 2:43 at CIM [monty]
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monty wrote:
Not a long list of people that can say that. /// Here is one on that list that probably no one remembers, but a few of us old timers. This lady qualified for the 80' olympic swimming trials in the 400IM, which were boycotted and lost her chance there. Then she took up running, after giving up her swimming scholarship, and got 4th in the marathon trials I think 3 different times, devastating results. Ran a PR of 2;28 and made so much money running, we only got to see her attempt our sport at the very end of her career, which was in ITU I think. She had Ironman written all over her DNA, certainly would have been either a champion, or a major factor in the race to the end, but not to be for us..
Maybe if Haley can drop 15 more minutes off that marathon time, she can show us what Lisa's Kona race would have possibly looked like...(-;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Rainsberger
Few more triathletes in there - Randy Arriola, Tom Clifford, Dan Feeney...maybe Greg Billington (might not be the triathlete though)
Not sure I remember any of the first 3 guys you named, were they top pro triathletes I just missed?? I know we are going off on a tangent here, but besides a few of us, seems like this thread has played out already.. )-;