NEMS had four members compete in the Cranberry Trifest Olympic distance race on Sunday, August 29th. This race is the Northeast regional club championships and attracts some very fast competition. Despite the competition, both Colin Cook and Nate Thomas, finished 2nd in their age groups. Colin finished 16th overall and Nate finished 41st. Robert Charest and Jeff Smith both also had very respectable finishes in the tough field. Rob had very respectable splits in all 3 events.  As for Jeff, this was his first time attempting the Olympic distance and he did terrific! So ccngrats to Jeff for taking his training to the next level and conquering the Olympic distance.
Despite only having 4 racers competing at the event, NEMS only finished a few points out of 2nd place in the division 5 club standings. Next year we will be back with more competitors and we WILL win division 5. We’d also like to thank Ross Moir, who was recovering from Timberman,  and both of his adorable kids for showing up to route on the team as well as take some great pictures. Nice work everyone!

Over the weekend, NEMS’s Ross Moir completed the very prestigious  Timberman Half Ironman, in Gilford, NH.  Despite having some nagging injuries and getting sick the week prior to the race, Ross showed some tremendous mental toughness and we able to complete the race.  We are very proud of Ross and he did an awesome job battling through those difficult obstacles and finish with a smile on his face.  Way to go Ross!

NEMS was represented well once again today at the Witch City Sprint Triathlon in Salem, MA. NEMS had two members racing and they both did quite well. Quinlan finished 6th in his age group and 38th overall while dramatically improving his swim time from his first race. Smith did great as well, finishing 4th in the Clydesdale division. NEMS is proud of both of them for a job well done. Here is a picture of Jeff and Chad on race day.

Chad Quinlan had a great race during the Marlborough Sprint Triathlon on August 1, 2010. Despite a large field, Quinlan finished 4th his age group during this race. This is a tremendous accomplishment for any triathlete, but considering it is only Chad’s second race ever, it makes the achievement even more extraordinary. Way to go Chad! Keep up all the hard work.