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9-7-08
Square Lake Half Ironman - DNF

I was leading and feeling fantastic when around 35 miles into the bike and increasing an already substantial lead, disaster happened. I went to lap the last place competitor (if you can call her that) when I gave the normal courtesy of saying on your left. She was not staying right and wobbling a little already. When I said it she freaked out and lost control of her bike. First going left into the lane of traffic and then over corrected and darted back onto the shoulder cutting me off. I hit here going around 25 mph and even if I had time to react would not have been able to avoid her. Needless to say my bike was thrashed and my race was over. Leave it to the last place person who probably didn't train a day and hoped to survive the course just to say she did it to destroy 6+ months of training and dedication. I'm not even sure she will pay for the damages to the bike. I may have broken my thumb and am covered shoulder to toe in road rash but otherwise OK.

8-3-08

The Brewhouse Triathlon once again drew some of the best triathletes in the state.  Steve had a fantastic day placing 8th overall and was the 7th amateur and 3rd in his age division.  Steve swam hard but came out of the water four minutes behind the leaders but made up for it with the 6th overall fastest bike split.  Then Steve went on to have the 9th fastest run with a 5:53 mile split for the  five mile run.  Next up for Steve is his first Half Ironman distance at Square Lake next month.

7-15-08

USAT 30-34 Regional Champion

The Lifetime Fitness Triathlon was another big race for Scuba Steve.  Steve placed 2nd of 1147 competitors and 1st of 157 in the 30-34 age division.  "The swim was a bit treacherous for some reason.  I felt great and thought I came in under 22 minutes.  Unfortunately I came out of the water at 24:30.  Since the swim caps were the same color as the bouyies I must have been doing a lot of zig zagging.  No matter, it was still a great race and everyone had to deal with the same issue."  Steve then went on to grab the 2nd overall bike split followed by a good run.  This race qualifies Steve for both the Toyota Cup Age Division Championships in Dallas and the USAT National Championships in Portland.
2:07:57 1st 30-34 2nd Overall Age Divisions
USAT 30-34 Regional Champion

7-01-08

n the Best of the Midwest Race Waconia Triathlon Steve held his own against the best Minnesota has to offer with a 12th overall finish.  His time of 1:38:32 was good enough to once again beat over half the elite field and earn him second place among all amateur age group competitors.  The wind was brutal during the swim forcing racers to battle against a very rough Lake Waconia and a vicious cross wind on the bike.  Steve again had a dominant bike split that was 9th among all athletes and then had a good run that was 12th among all athletes.

- Steve Sander

6-25-08

Another great performance turned in by Scuba at Mankato only to be left with disappointment due to poor race management.  Steve placed fourth overall but was not directed to make a turn costing him 30 seconds to a minute and possibly both second and third place.  Steve was in second place on the bike behind a dominate Curt Wood who was out of sight when no one directed Steve to make a left turn until he was half way through the intersection.  Steve then had to stop and wait for a car to pass so he could turn around.  Steve still managed to have the second fastest bike split and sixth fastest run with a 5:44 mile split for the four miles.  Steve's time would have won the year before and beat the previous years winner by 16 seconds but fell just 33 seconds short of second place.

- Steve Sander


6-02-08

The Buffalo Triathlon was a huge race for Scuba Steve and the Scuba Squad.  With an impressive Elite/Pro field and over 350 Olympic Distance athletes Steve placed 13th overall with a time of 2:05:53.  Steve finished third amongst the entire amateur age division field and falling only 33 seconds short of winning.  Steve did win  his age division by almost five minutes and came in ahead of nearly half the Elites.

Steve's time of 2:05:53 shattered his old personal record of 2:21:16.  Steve started with a good swim time of 22:36 and had a smooth transition to the bike.  After a little trouble slipping into his shoes Steve dominated the bike course with a time of 1:00:47 which was the ninth fastest bike split among all athletes.  Steve then ran an excellent 10K with a time of 39:17 to hold off the rest of the field.

Steve would like to thank his sponsors for their support as they put their faith in his potential with little proof of his ability.  This race will hopefully show not only his ability but what his potential really is.

- Steve Sander