Oh brother! What an Ironman team
I know I'm so late at posting this but, I'm just so proud of all the guys I wanted to make sure I let everyone read it. It's an article from the East Valley Tribune about all our guys and their Ironman.
For one Valley family, the Ironman Arizona Triathlon was the culmination of a year of hard work and sacrifice.Four men — two brothers and their brothers-in-law — were among the thousands competing in the 140-mile swimming, biking and running race that started at Tempe Town Lake early Sunday morning.The men all decided to sign up for this year’s event after two of them, Scott Rogers and Derek Price, took part in the 2007 Ironman. They convinced Rick Rogers and Ricky Hanchett to join them for this year’s race.
“To have one member of your family try this race is one thing, but to have four in the same family is very unusual,” said Steve Rogers, father and father-in-law.
Although the conditions were not the best, the four were able to fight through to the finish line, pleased with their day’s effort.
“It was miserable,” said Rick Rogers, 32, laughing after he crossed the finish line followed by Hanchett about 13.5 hours after the race began.The brothers had to deal with the Arizona heat, as well as increasingly powerful winds.“It started out great,” said Price, 35, “but the conditions started pounding on us.”
Price said that although he didn’t break down physically, he felt mentally drained about halfway through the run. “There’s just this mental desire to stop.”
Scott Rogers, 24, said that he was happy with the day, despite falling short of the 10.5-hour mark he’d set for himself. He said that he suffered from bad lower-back and calf cramps and had to walk for six of the 26.2-mile running segment.
He and Price ended up finishing in a little more than 12 hours.
Kristen Rogers, wife of one of the racers, said the finish line scene was both chaotic and exhilarating, with more than 2,000 people converging at Tempe Beach to see the exhausted runners end the race.The four men called themselves the Red 26 Tri Club. The name came from the color of the Ironman logo and iron’s atomic number on the periodic table of elements.
The men trained together for the event with long runs and bike rides about three times a week.Steve Rogers said there were about 50 family members expected to show up in Tempe to support the team of four men dressed in black and red.
All but Rick Rogers are Gilbert residents; he lives in Phoenix.
The members of Red 26 Tri Club are planning to run together in the November Arizona Ironman as well.
“I’m excited,” said Scott Rogers. He said the wind and heat made Sunday’s race all the more difficult — and November’s all the more attractive.
The team also plans to bring the family patriarch with them in November.
“Next November’s Arizona Ironman will have me, the old man, join them,” said 57-year-old Steve Rogers, who said he’s already preparing to convert from a Red 26 fan to a full member.
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/113760
I know I'm so late at posting this but, I'm just so proud of all the guys I wanted to make sure I let everyone read it. It's an article from the East Valley Tribune about all our guys and their Ironman.
For one Valley family, the Ironman Arizona Triathlon was the culmination of a year of hard work and sacrifice.Four men — two brothers and their brothers-in-law — were among the thousands competing in the 140-mile swimming, biking and running race that started at Tempe Town Lake early Sunday morning.The men all decided to sign up for this year’s event after two of them, Scott Rogers and Derek Price, took part in the 2007 Ironman. They convinced Rick Rogers and Ricky Hanchett to join them for this year’s race.
“To have one member of your family try this race is one thing, but to have four in the same family is very unusual,” said Steve Rogers, father and father-in-law.
Although the conditions were not the best, the four were able to fight through to the finish line, pleased with their day’s effort.
“It was miserable,” said Rick Rogers, 32, laughing after he crossed the finish line followed by Hanchett about 13.5 hours after the race began.The brothers had to deal with the Arizona heat, as well as increasingly powerful winds.“It started out great,” said Price, 35, “but the conditions started pounding on us.”
Price said that although he didn’t break down physically, he felt mentally drained about halfway through the run. “There’s just this mental desire to stop.”
Scott Rogers, 24, said that he was happy with the day, despite falling short of the 10.5-hour mark he’d set for himself. He said that he suffered from bad lower-back and calf cramps and had to walk for six of the 26.2-mile running segment.
He and Price ended up finishing in a little more than 12 hours.
Kristen Rogers, wife of one of the racers, said the finish line scene was both chaotic and exhilarating, with more than 2,000 people converging at Tempe Beach to see the exhausted runners end the race.The four men called themselves the Red 26 Tri Club. The name came from the color of the Ironman logo and iron’s atomic number on the periodic table of elements.
The men trained together for the event with long runs and bike rides about three times a week.Steve Rogers said there were about 50 family members expected to show up in Tempe to support the team of four men dressed in black and red.
All but Rick Rogers are Gilbert residents; he lives in Phoenix.
The members of Red 26 Tri Club are planning to run together in the November Arizona Ironman as well.
“I’m excited,” said Scott Rogers. He said the wind and heat made Sunday’s race all the more difficult — and November’s all the more attractive.
The team also plans to bring the family patriarch with them in November.
“Next November’s Arizona Ironman will have me, the old man, join them,” said 57-year-old Steve Rogers, who said he’s already preparing to convert from a Red 26 fan to a full member.
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/113760
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