Raven's Soul

Under spectacular skies, a sun shining down as though Julie were looking down on the race cheering everyone on herself, the 30^th Annual Julie Hughes Triathlon started with confetti and each runner carrying a pink carnation in hand. There were 105 participants of whom 58 people participated on 23 relay teams and 47 people completed the race individually. More than half of this year’s participants were youth and of those, 25 entries completed the race in the 12-and-under individual category. “It was really exciting to see so many young participants sign up to do the whole distance themselves!” said Kevin Knox, Race Director of the event. Harborview Triathlon Club from Juneau, returning for the second year, brought over 13 individual participants in the 12-and-under category.

The top finishers for 12-and-under individuals were Girls- Makayla Moore (44:17), Jasmin Holst(44:37), Maile Quigley(45:43) and Boys – Makai Saline (37:19), Kaelin Quigley(41:17), Khai Branham(44:33). Top youth relays, Girls – Adelaide Poulson, Darby Osborne, Mia Anderson (42:08), Boys- Hank Maxwell, Jason Young, Matthew Rice (43:32) and Mixed – Abby Saiz, Hunter Littlefield, Chloe Cagle (44:07).

Top finishers for individual women 13-18 Mary Pierce (1:33.35), 19-29 Ellen Sevigny (1:23.39), 30-39 Emily Davis (1:12:43), 40-49 Becca H. (1:27.31). Individual Men, 19-29 Jasen Newman (1:34.37), 30-39 Justin Dorn (1:04.50), 40-49 Mike Ferreira (59.19), 50+ Rich Forst (1:04.50). Top Adult relays – Men’s – Chris McGraw, Virgil Davis, Evan McArthur (1:02.57) Women’s – Shannon Fleming, Cindy Edwards, Skylar Moore (1:04.35) Family – Caleb, Camden and Susan Suarez (1:29.21), Corporate – Raven Radio’s Rob Woolsey, Emily Forman (1:12.06) and under 18 Mixed – Noah Blackmon, Hunter Taylor, Molly Blackmon (1:17.59).

Celebrating the 30^th year of the triathlon was really special with teams and individuals dedicating their efforts to Julie’s memory and in honor of others loved ones. “It meant a lot to have Caleb and Camden be on a team with me,” remarked Susan Suarez, Julie’s sister, “and extra special having Tamryn out there on her team too.” Hunter Littlefield dedicated his team’s effort to his grandfather who is struggling with health issues right now, presenting his race number to him later that morning as a gift. Others ran to celebrate their own cancer survivorship.

Pink carnations were Julie’s favorite flowers. As a tribute to her, each runner carried one as they left the starting line and left it on the bench dedicated to her on the Sea Walk along Crescent Harbor.

The traditional 1^st Place medal given to Bill and Carol Hughes in Julie’s honor was met with cheers and even a few tears. Coming together as a community for the 30^th consecutive year was truly meaningful for all who were there participating in the race, cheering people along, or helping out by volunteering to ensure course safety.

Full results:

Group	Last Name	First Name	Run Time	Bike Time	Swim Time	Total
Corporate	McGraw	Chris, Virgil Davis, Evan McArthur	19:17.2	28:43.0	14:56.8	1:02:57
Corporate	Forman	Emily, Rob Woolsey, Emily Forman	25:37.4	29:16.2	17:12.4	1:12:06
Family	Suarez	Caleb, Camden Suarez, Susan Suarez	25:25.2	27:56.2	35:59.6	1:29:21
Family (Kids Course)	Harmon	Jackson, Michael Harmon, Jackson Harmon	18:51.8	20:07.9	16:38.5	55:38.2
Individual Men 12&U	Saline	Makai	12:54.4	16:22.8	08:02.6	37:19.8
IM 12&U	Quigley	Kaelin	13:21.8	15:55.4	12:00.6	41:17.8
IM 12&U	Branham	Khai	16:24.2	18:05.2	10:04.5	44:33.9
IM 12&U	Meier	Joey	13:21.8	18:54.9	13:08.3	45:25.0
IM 12&U	Lacey-Wilkerson	Andrew	13:26.6	20:18.9	11:45.4	45:30.9
IM 12&U	Dow	Asa	15:02.6	18:03.5	12:30.8	45:36.9
IM 12&U	Stanley	Jackson	15:14.1	18:40.6	12:17.2	46:11.9
IM 12&U	McGregor, Jr.	Travis	15:16.7	23:18.8	09:54.9	48:30.4
IM 12&U	Holst	Martin	15:37.8	17:28.3	17:11.7	50:47.0
IM 12&U	Marnon	Sam	14:46.6	19:42.8	17:14.5	51:43.9
IM 12&U	Cashman	William	16:54.8	20:48.9	16:42.6	54:26.3
IM 12&U	Weiland	Kobi	15:41.0	17:25.1	22:06.9	55:13.0
IM 12&U	Burbridge	Darren	19:27.2	23:18.5	13:40.1	56:25.8
IM 12&U	Atkins	Bennett	19:34.2	26:52.2	17:02.6	1:03:29
IM 12&U	Weiland	Anan	16:00.6	21:09.5	######	DNF
IM 12&U	McHenry	Max	17:01.7	21:11.7	######	DNF
IM 19-29	Newman	Jasen	28:23.7	30:31.1	35:42.2	1:34:37
IM 30-39	Dorn	Justin	21:28.3	25:27.5	17:54.2	1:04:50
IM 40-49	Ferreira	Mike	19:40.1	24:07.0	15:32.2	59:19.3
IM 40-49	Cunningham	Brent	21:28.3	25:45.2	19:39.5	1:06:53
IM 40-49	Maloney	Alan	23:49.5	29:39.4	19:28.1	1:12:57
IM 40-49	Prussian	Aaron	21:21.1	26:53.4	26:04.5	1:14:19
IM 40-49	Knox	Kevin	27:29.9	32:08.0	18:22.1	1:18:00
IM 40-49	Weiland	Peter	25:32.7	31:33.9	21:08.4	1:18:15
IM 50 & Over	Forst	Rich	21:05.4	24:58.2	17:56.4	1:04:00
IM 50 & Over	Brantman	Brant	30:30.7	30:52.5	20:33.8	1:21:57
IM 50 & Over	Gurule	Bernie	25:11.3	33:03.0	27:22.7	1:25:37
Individual Women 12&U	Moore	Makayla	15:22.3	18:52.0	10:03.2	44:17.5
IW 12&U	Holst	Jasmin	14:29.9	17:46.8	12:20.3	44:37.0
IW 12&U	Quigley	Maile	15:34.7	17:31.4	12:37.4	45:43.5
IW 12&U	Potter	Kiana	14:35.6	17:53.6	14:02.5	46:31.7
IW 12&U	Harang	Grace	15:30.2	21:47.5	10:43.0	48:00.7
IW 12&U	Oliver	Margot	15:34.7	18:22.4	14:22.6	48:19.7
IW 12&U	Cashman	Elizabeth	16:26.6	17:12.8	15:41.8	49:21.2
IW 12&U	Phillips	Caitlyn	15:34.7	24:28.8	13:32.9	53:36.4
IW 12&U	Jackson	Trinity	15:14.1	23:38.5	16:32.8	55:25.4
IW 13-18	Pierce	Mary	29:43.0	33:32.1	30:19.9	1:33:35
IW 19-29	Sevigny	Ellen	27:29.9	37:03.2	19:05.9	1:23:39
IW 19-29	Nichols	Carina	27:29.9	37:01.1	21:18.0	1:25:49
IW 30-39	Davis	Emily	23:06.8	30:57.6	18:38.6	1:12:43
IW 30-39	Pyatt	Jessica	23:24.8	29:50.7	22:53.5	1:16:09
IW 30-39	Compton	Amanda	23:49.5	29:50.8	23:37.7	1:17:18
IW 30-39	McGraw	Christine	23:49.5	31:49.4	22:49.1	1:18:28
IW 30-39	Anderson	Christina	25:28.7	32:53.4	29:47.9	1:28:10
IW 30-39	Campbell	Phaidra	31:24.7	DNB	######	DNF
IW 40-49	Himshoot	Rebecca	30:30.7	34:19.3	22:41.0	1:27:31
IW 40-49	Denherder	Lois	29:33.1	32:14.9	28:08.0	1:29:56
Men’s Relay	Lehman	Don, Bill Hughes, Patrick Williams	29:38.1	26:57.7	12:03.2	1:08:39
Mixed Relay	Blackmon	Noah, Hunter Taylor, Molly Blackmon	25:04.2	37:06.0	15:48.8	17:59.0
Mixed Relay	Hanson	Heather, Brian Richardson, Alli Gabbert	26:08.4	28:02.7	17:50.9	1:12:02
Men Relay 12&U	Maxwell	Hank, Jason Young, Matthew Rice	14:28.6	18:33.4	10:30.8	43:32.8
MR 12&U	Saiz	Abby,Hunter Littlefield, Chloe Cagle	14:18.6	18:47.5	11:00.9	44:07.0
MR 12&U	Simic	Kelsey, David, Brandon	16:53.2	18:11.7	09:50.4	44:55.3
MR 12&U	Davis	Khai, Tessa Anderson, Nancy Liddle	17:15.0	20:28.7	09:07.6	46:51.3
MR 12&U	Phillips	Christian, Wes Urias, Stephen Harmon	14:07.6	23:35.1	09:56.3	47:40.0
MR 12&U	Hill	Isaac, Ben Armstrong, Rudy Atkins	16:47.8	21:30.6	12:12.4	50:30.8
MR 12&U	Pearson	Anne, Logan Kluting, Virginia Pearson	15:30.0	36:53.5	18:29.5	1:10:53
MR 13-18	Baciocco	Colin, Connor Buxton, Will Pate	19:44.1	39:05.9	13:45.0	1:12:35
MR 40 & Over	Linden	Richard, Dean Orbison, Dean Orbison	32:16.7	28:33.3	18:02.0	1:18:52
Womena Relay Open	Hanson	Cara, Lisa Hunt, Tracie Harang	23:24.8	30:29.6	13:36.6	1:07:31
WR 12&U	Poulson	Adelaide, Darby Osborne, Mia Anderson	15:02.6	16:31.2	10:34.2	42:08.0
WR Open	Fleming	Shannon, Cindy Edwards, Skylar Moore	24:53.2	26:18.2	13:23.6	1:04:35
WR Open	Fondell	Megan Fondell, Carmel Easley, Jessica Gill	27:11.1	39:24.4	16:40.5	1:23:16
WR Open (Kids Course)	Dozier	Kerri, Robyn Taylor, Paityn Taylor	28:23.7	23:07.6	12:58.7	04:30.0

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Julie Hughes 2014 Triathlon Routes

RUN: Runners will start from Blatchley Middle School. The run start will have the 12 and under racers lined up 10 yards in front of the rest of the field. Runners will run towards downtown on Halibut Point Road to the intersection of Lake Street and Lincoln Street, turning left onto Lincoln then running down the Seawalk to Sitka National Historical Park. Runners will circle the main loop (DO NOT cross the bridge) of the park, returning to the Seawalk, Lake Street and HPR and back to Blatchley.

The 12 and under course will turn around at Julie’s Bench along the Seawalk.

BIKE: Riders will leave from the Blatchley Middle School riding towards downtown and the HPR – Sawmill Creek roundabout. The ride will then continue out Sawmill Creek Road until Whale Park. Return via the same course and back to the bicycle staging area.

12 and under course will turn around at the Old Sitka Armory just before the Allen Marine shops.

SWIM Transition: Athletes will transition thru Blatchley Commons to the appropriate locker room to change and shower before entering the pool.

Julie Hughes Triathlon Rules

Have fun and be safe!

No outside assistance. No participants 13 years or older shall accept physical assistance in any form except by a race official or their own teammate.
Bikes start and finish on the bike rack in the transition area.
Helmets must be buckled when riding a bike.
No Drafting. Stay 3 bike lengths behind the rider in front of you, except to pass.
Pool entry will be slide in feet first. No diving / jumping.
No music, headphones, radios or cell phones while racing.

Enforcement of the rules and penalties will be at the discretion of the race officials.

Reference USA Triathlon Competitive rules for details.

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