Justin Rummel

Justin Rummel

Father, husband, Apple enthusiast. ๐ŸŠ ๐Ÿšด ๐Ÿƒ with #speedsherpanation and #fxckcancertriteam

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Wisdom Oak Winery Sprint 2016 Race Report
Wisdom Oak Winery Sprint 2016 Race Report

Last year I had such a great time at Wisdom Oak Winery Sprint Triathlon that I decided to do it again this year in hopes to podium at least one more time this racing season. Once again, Race Director Kate Lucas did an excellent job of facilitating experienced and novice triathletes on how the course was setup and the markings to watch for while on the bike and run. There were great vibes throughout the morning as I was able to befriended a few people in and out of transition, able to watch the Olympic race participants take off at the beginning allowing me to be a spectator for a few minutes, and then finally cheering on the last few athletes remaining in accomplishing their goal of finishing a triathlon. [ Read More... ]

Culpeper Sprint 2016 Race Report
Culpeper Sprint 2016 Race Report

This is event number five on the 2016 VTS/MTS Series which brings me to be competitive for series points awards at the end of the year. Any events done after this race will either be ignored or may increase my total score as only the five HIGHEST scores are counted. I donโ€™t believe Iโ€™ll be in the top five at the end of the year, but knowing that Iโ€™m on a very short list of individuals who did complete at least five events is a nice little checkmark for 2016. [ Read More... ]

Colonial Beach Sprint 2016 Race Report
Colonial Beach Sprint 2016 Race Report

Colonial Beach Sprint is the only race this year where I get to compare myself and see my accomplishments for the amount of training I have done since December, as this is the only race that I have previously done. All other races in 2016 are brand new to me (thus setting expectations for the years to come). I knew I could PR (Personal Record) the course due to my fitness levels improving in all three disciplines, but this year we had MUCH better weather to endure compared to last year Colonial Beach Sprint race. And to note, I did PR in all three sections! But of course, something irritated me and Iโ€™m having to take time to calm down and put things back into perspective and congratulate myself on a good performance. [ Read More... ]

Rev3: Montclair Sprint 2016 Non-Race Report
Rev3: Montclair Sprint 2016 Non-Race Report

After last weekโ€™s poor swim performance at Jamestown International, I decided I need more opportunities for Open Water Swim (OWS) to get out of this head funk I have for swimming. Fortunately there was another race this weekend, the Rev3 Montclair Sprint! This was a good race to participate for two reasons: [ Read More... ]

Jamestown International Triathlon 2016 Race Report
Jamestown International Triathlon 2016 Race Report

VTSMTS Jamestown International Triathlon is the place to go when you want to PR your International race distances (1500m Swim; 40K Bike; 10K Run)! That is unless the heat out side has raised the water temperatures to 82หš F (making the race wetsuit non-legal), you have 10 mph winds to create some chop that is exhausting, and then you get to run in 90หš F in the blistering sunโ€ฆ then it is not the place to PR1. I actually PRโ€™d by one minute compared to my 2015 Reston, VA (hilly) performance vs. the flat course. Iโ€™ll take that to help me sleep tonight.ย ↩ [ Read More... ]