Saturday, April 17, 2010
2010 Oberlin Earth Day 5k and Kids Fun Run pics posted
First, second, third place. Photo: Ben Bickel
Check out the Back Roads and Beaches Facebook fan page (photo albums) for photos of today’s Oberlin Earth Day 5k and Kids Fun run. Labels: 2010, 5k Earth Day race, events, Oberlin, run
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Spring is almost here-get ready!
Sunny days are now becoming the norm and the snow is melting. Are you ready? Here are a few upcoming semi-competitive fun events that are perfect for an early spring kick-start to another great season of biking, swimming, running and kayaking! We’ll be adding more as dates are set.
Saturday, March 27, 8:30am
Schwartz Road Park
34741 Schwartz Road
Avon, OH
Sunday, March 28
This annual race is appropriate for novice to expert racers. Families and small groups are encouraged to participate.
Sunday, April 11th at 8am Splash Zone, W. Hamilton Rd., Oberlin
Individuals and Relay teams do 30 minutes each of swimming, cycling (spin) and running. All levels welcomed and encouraged to participate! Registration fee of $20 goes to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. $10 for t-shirt.
Register in person at the Splash Zone or call 440.774.5059.
25th Annual Lorain Wheelmen Bicycle Club AFROST ride.
Sunday, April 11th
Registration: 8–9:30am, beginning at Shupe School in Amherst
A flat, early season tour to kick of the season and test your fitness. Routes visit many historic towns and villages in Lorain County. 25/50/64 mile courses.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
10am (Children’s fun run at 9:15am)
The Oberlin Earth Day 5k Run is celebrating it’s 37th year. Please bring a non-perishable food and/or household item to donate to Oberlin Community Services.
Spring into Action 5K Race for Haiti
Saturday, April 17, 2010
9am at the Lorain County Metro Parks Bridgeway Trail-Days Dam
E 31st St. and East River Rd., Lorain, OH
The Course will begin and end at Days Dam. All proceeds will go directly to Habitat for Humanity International.
Sunday, April 18 7am registration, 8am race
Lorain County Community College
1005 Abbe Rd. North
Elyria, OH
This is a fast, flat looping course in and around the Sandy Ridge wetlands area, a spectacular birding hotspot.
Labels: 2010, 5k Earth Day race, events, Oberlin, run, triathlon
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Scenes from the Lakeview Sprint Triathlon/Duathlon
It was another gorgeous day in north central Ohio and perfect weather for the annual Lorain Sprint Tri/Duo. Here are a few scenes from today’s race at beautiful Lakeview Park and Beach in Lorain. First place overall men’s: Mark Durno with a time of 1:05:16, women’s Joanne Collins with a time of 1:14:56. Click here for complete final results. 
Swim
Men’s swim start
Women’s swim start
Bike
Run
Brooks Butler, 2nd place overall finisher approaches the finish line.
Joanne Collins, women’s overall winner
Kimberly Vick and Jessica Steuk tackle the final hill and close in on the finish. 
And a great massage to round out the day! Congratulations to all the dedicated athletes who made it out and completed an outstanding feat before most people are out of bed on a Sunday morning!
Labels: 2009, biking, Lakeview Park, Lorain, Lorain Triathlon, multi-sport, run, swim, triathlon
Saturday, April 18, 2009
2009 Oberlin Earth Day 5k run
It's like a sign of spring. The 5k Earth Day run in Oberlin. And what a beautiful day it was. It appeared that there were about 50 runners for the race. The overall winner was Brett Barkacs with a time of 19:25. Second overall: Jim Galloway with a time of 21:03. The first female runner to cross the line was Alexa Sharp with a time of 21:54, and second place women's was Marty Stuedle with a time of 23:16. Some photos from the day:
Runners take your mark, get set, go! 
And they're off....
Brett Barkacs takes first.
Alexa Sharp across the line..
Proof that spring is here. The daffodils and magnolias are in full bloom.
Labels: 2009, 5k Earth Day race, Earth Day, environment, Oberlin, run
Monday, March 16, 2009
Time to plan for 2009 North Central Ohio Adventure
Kayaking on the Vermilion River. Photo courtesy of Shawn Newsome. Shawn is the owner of a new campground along the river—Vermilion River Cliffs Marina. (website coming soon)
Kayaking:
Sunday, March 29 will be the annual Keel-haulers Vermilion River Race. Check out the website for information including rules, maps and start times. The Keel-haulers is an organization headquartered in Northeast Ohio with 400 families that share an interest in outdoors and all kinds of boating including whitewater, sea kayaking, canoeing, rafting and racing.
Run
Oberlin’s 5K Earth Day run will start and finish on Tappan Square on Saturday, April 18 at 10am. Entry fee is $10 per person and the first 75 registrants will receive a t-shirt. For more information, contact the Oberlin Recreation Dept. at 440.775.7254.
Cycling
Seems like it hasn’t been that long since the Lorain Wheelmen’s traditional end of season ride-the Red Flannel that capped off a great 2008 cycling season. Now, it’s time for the Wheelmen’s annual tradition to begin the cycling season-Afrost. The ride will be Sunday, April 19 and begin at 9am. For details check out the Wheelmen’s Afrost Page. The weather this week looks to be great for an early spring ride. Updated Back Roads and Beaches maps are available and can be obtained here and online maps here. See you out there! Labels: 2009, 5k Earth Day race, Afrost, back roads and beaches, cycling, Earth Day, events, kayaking, Lorain Wheelmen, multi-sport, Oberlin, run, Vermilion
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Findley Lake Sprint Triathlon/Duathlon photos
The rain stopped right before the start of the 2008 Findley Lake Triathlon/Duathlon (results) today. With a wet but scenic course, participants enjoyed the calm lake and scenic trail run for a late summer race that serves as Lorain County’s final triathlon of the year. Although we still have some great running and biking events that will take us through November, this will do it for 2008 triathlons. So, without further ado, here are a few photos from today’s event... 
2nd, 3rd and 4th out of the water
Women Swim Start
1st female out of the water—Julia Lorraine Rossi
First overall finisher
We thought it fitting to post a photo of Dave Garrett’s backside for this last race of the Lorain County triathlon season. (not only because it’s the end of the season but this photo might be a training motivator for others during the cold winter months.) He is so fun to watch racing, we hope he comes back to Lorain County to wow us during the 2009 season. 
Go girl! Women’s 1st overall—Julia Lorraine Rossi
Labels: biking, cycling, events, Findley, run, swim, triathlon, Wellington
Monday, August 25, 2008
Lorain International Triathlon 2008 Pics and Recap
Yesterday was the annual Lorain International Triathlon at beautiful Lakeview Park. Although it was a very hot day, the skies were just cloudy enough to keep participants cool in the early morning hours. 
Women take off for swim leg of sprint distance triathlon.
Sprint distance swimmers exit the water at Lakeview Park.
International distance men and women head into Lake Erie for their 1.5k swim.
Patty Banks, womens overall sprint distance winner charges to the finish line for the final leg of the triathlon.
First three international swimmers out of the water. From left: Dave Garrett (finished 1st place overall international distance), Josh Brown (finished 3rd place overall international distance), Denise Vanek (finished 2nd place women's international distance)
Jodi Thomson, women's overall international 1st place winner finishes her bike and heads into the transition area to begin the run portion of the triathlon.
Click
here for complete results of the 2008 Lorain International/Sprint Triathlon.
Click here for more photos of yesterday's exciting race. Labels: 2008, biking, cycling, events, Lake Erie, Lakeview Park, Lorain, Lorain Triathlon, multi-sport, ohio, run, swim, triathlon, visitors
Friday, August 22, 2008
Annual Lorain Sprint/International Triathlon this Sunday
Lakeview Park Photo by Rona Proudfoot
Triathletes will again get great views of Lake Erie this Sunday, August 24, 2008, only this time the race will be in Lorain, Ohio. Racers will begin at Lorain’s beautiful Lakeview Park with a swim in Lake Erie followed by bike and run through parts of Lorain and along Lake Erie. Racing begins at 8am. Click here for more information including registration information. For more information on area lodging, check out the Lorain County Visitors Bureau website here.Labels: 2008, cycling, Lake Erie, Lakeview Park, Lorain, Lorain County Metro Parks, Lorain Triathlon, multi-sport, run, swim, triathlon
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Vermilion Harbor Triathlon recap
The beautiful weather held again today for the first Vermilion Harbor Triathlon held at Linwood Park. HFP Racing brought the triathlon to Vermilion and selected an exciting and challenging course. Much of the bike course was hilly and scenic and utilized much of the Back Roads and Beaches route.
Winners included, overall Women's Olympic Distance triathlon: Lauren Goldstein-Kral, with a time of 2:11:40. Men's overall Olympic Distance triathlon winner-Ryan Bates with a time of 1:59:38. Men’s Sprint Distance overall winner was Jack St. Marie with a time of 57:51 and Women’s Sprint Distance winner, Kerry Flynn with a time of 1:07:10.
Click here for more results.
Below are some photos from today’s event. For additional photos, click here.
Overall Olympic Distance Female Winner, Lauren Goldstein-Kral runs to the finish line with a time of 2:11:40
Too fast for a photo-finish...RYAN-tastic! left: second place overall Olympic Distance Men’s, Scott Myers right: first place overall Olympic Distance Men’s, Ryan Bates
Adam Kuncel runs to finish 5th place overall men's, first place in Men’s Olympic Distance age 25–29. Time: 2:10:28
Ready…set…GO! Men’s Olympic swim start.
Runners arriving near the finish get a beautiful scenic run right next to Linwood and Lake Erie.
Labels: "Vermilion Harbor Triathlon", 2008, back roads and beaches, cycling, events, Lake Erie, multi-sport, run, swim, triathlon, Vermilion
Friday, July 25, 2008
Relay for Life
From the Lorain Port Authority Website:
The American Cancer Society Lorain Relay for Life
July 26, 2008 - Black River Landing
The American Cancer Society Lorain Relay for Life will be held Saturday July 26, 2008 beginning at noon and ending on Sunday July 27, 2008 at 9:00 AM at the Black River Landing in Lorain. Relay for Life is the signature event of the American Cancer Society. The theme this year is Carnival. There will be food, music, games and much, much more!
Schedule of Events on Saturday, July 26, 2008:
Noon - Survivor Registration
2:00PM Survivor Ceremony & Lap to Kick off the Event
4:30PM - 6:00PM Survivor Dinner
6:00PM Celebration Ceremony, featuring Team Banner Lap, led by Survivors
9:00PM Luminary Ceremony
The Relay for Life is open to the Public. Please attend and show your support for the fight against cancer.
For more informaiton on this event, please contact our Relay Chair, Mary Ann Campana @ 440.320.6414 or Suzi Piskur, American Cancer Society @ 888.227.6446 x1212
Labels: events, Lake Erie, Lorain, run
First, second, third place. Photo: Ben Bickel
Kimberly Vick and Jessica Steuk tackle the final hill and close in on the finish. 
Runners take your mark, get set, go! 
And they're off....
Brett Barkacs takes first.
Alexa Sharp across the line..
Kayaking on the Vermilion River. Photo courtesy of Shawn Newsome. Shawn is the owner of a new campground along the river—Vermilion River Cliffs Marina. (website coming soon)
2nd, 3rd and 4th out of the water
First overall finisher
Go girl! Women’s 1st overall—Julia Lorraine Rossi
Women take off for swim leg of sprint distance triathlon.
Sprint distance swimmers exit the water at Lakeview Park.
Too fast for a photo-finish...RYAN-tastic! left: second place overall Olympic Distance Men’s, Scott Myers right: first place overall Olympic Distance Men’s, Ryan Bates
Ready…set…GO! Men’s Olympic swim start.
Runners arriving near the finish get a beautiful scenic run right next to Linwood and Lake Erie.
