June 21
Harpoon B2B
Boston - Winsor, Vt - A big thanks to Harpoon, Shag and all the volunteers for one of the best B2B rides to date! This year's ride attracted a number of professional cyclists including Team Psycho's Petro, DD, Lavalle, and Dede Griesbauer. There was a good South Shore showing and a few from the Western suburbs. Apparently, Duffy dialed in the weather for no rain, the only day in 3 week, which made the grueling 148 miles with 7000ft of climbing a bit more pleasurable. Top it off with Harpoon beer, what a day!

June 6-7
Mooseman
Wellington State Park, NH - Congrats to all Psychos who raced The Moose. Special props to Bob Sagor 1st AG Olympic, Dave Lavalle 3rd AG 1/2IM, Hanna England 1st AG 1/2IM, Arnold Roest 3rd Clydes 1/2IM and Karen Smyers 2nd Aqua Bike. Many other TPer's put on a good show including PAB, Duffy, Seth, LM (forgotten anyone?).

May 31
Ironman Brazil
Island of Florianopolis - Team Psycho's Dede Griesbaurer wins her second Ironman title in Brazil. With a time of 9:10:13, Dede was 13th place overall and 11 seconds shy of the course record. Congratulations Dede!!! Read full story

May 31
Madrid World Championship Series
Madrid, Spain - Team Psycho's Jarrod Shoemaker takes 12th place and keeps him ranked #6 in the world. Congratulations Jarrod! To follow Jarrod on twitter

May 25
ITU Austin
Austin, TX - Team Psycho's Ethan Brown takes 6th place to put him 36th ITU ranking in the world. Congratulations Ethan! For Ethan's web site and story

May 7-10
Team Psycho Weekend (TPW)
Northfield, Ma - It was a record turnout for the 17th annual Team Psycho Weekend. Thanks to the Western Mass Militia TP crew, Carmen and many others, it was a fun filled weekend of psycho training, lymrics, popsicle sticks and beer. Of course, to determine what is meant by lymrics and popsicle sticks, one must attend TPW. Can't wait for 2010!

May 7
Sports, Leedership and Life -- Karen Smyers "A Word of Encouragement, a Lifetime of Reward"
Team Psycho's Karen Smyer's authors an inspirational article. A brief excerpt..."I remember the heavy feeling in my arms and the burning in my lungs. I remember wanting to cry because I didn't think I could make another lap without being in serious danger of drowning yet I did not have the nerve to get out of the pool and quit. I counted down the minutes to the end of that first workout with a serious, year-round "club" swim team, a workout that made me yearn for the fun-filled social hour that constituted the summer swim team practice. I was 12 years old." Read full column

April 26
ITU Mazatlan Continental Cup
Mazatlan, Mexico - Team Psycho's Ethan Brown places 2nd in the ITU Mazatlan Continental Cup. For Ethan's web site and story

April 26
Ishigaki World Cup
Ishigaki, Japan - Team Psycho's Jarrod Shoemaker places 8th in Ishigaki World Cup. Jarrod had a great start of the season and felt strong in all 3 sports. With the second fastest run of the day by 5 seconds, Jarrod finished 8th. For story and results and For pictures.

April 20
113th Boston Marathon
Hopkinton, MA - Marathon Monday proved to be a great day for racing - cool temps, clear skies and lots of spectators. Team Psycho runners ran strong. Dave Nerrow led the charge with a 2:50:45 proving that marathon training and compression socks do make a difference. Six other Psychos also ran: Jeff Stein, Christina Robeson, Bob Sagor, Marielle Yost, Paul Lambert and Mike Davis. Not sure if Carmen ran, but Captain America flew by quickly. For all results or Team Psycho results.

April 4
Paul Lambert & Platlet-rich Plasma Therapy
Leominster, MA - Team Psycho member, Paul Lambert, tries Platlet-rich plasma therapy (PRP), a relatively new procedure to treat sports injuries. Paul endured significant pain in his Achilles tendon, preventing him from running to his potential. As a triathlete, Paul joins athletes of other sports, including football and baseball, looking to treat injuries in a non-invasive way. Read the story.

April 11
7th Annual Team Psycho Marathon Relay
Concord, MA - Despite a rainy, cold Saturday morning, runners showed up for a friendly TP-style marathon relay competition. The first finishing team was taken by Carmen Monks, Rob Straznitskas and Michael Lohrer. A good time was had by all so plan on this event next year, more people, more fun. For pictures.

April 4
Ironman 70.3
Oceanside, CA - Team Psycho's Dede Griesbaurer places in the top 10 women taking 8th place with a time of 4:32:58, 1 second behind 7th place finisher of Samantha Warriner. For full story.

March 1
Alaska Ultra Sport-Iditarod Trail Invitational
Anchorage, AK - Team Psycho's Alec Petro completed one of the most extreme ultrasport events in the US in some of the worst conditions the event has ever seen. Alec finished the 350 mile race in 6 days 9 hours 18 min coming in 6th on the bike and 8th place overall. Race report or Race website.

February 8
Team Psycho Wins Inaugural Harpoon Indoor Time Trial
Boston, MA – The 1st Annual Harpoon Indoor Time Trial was held at the Harpoon Brewery. 168 competitors raced along the last 8 miles of the Harpoon B2B ride. Team Psycho won 1st place in the team category: Skip Thomas, Wayne Berger, Don Alden, Robert Duffy had an average time: 21:14. Dede Griesbauer and Karen Smyers won 1st and 2nd place respectively in the women’s field and Chris Ramsey came in 3rd in the men’s field by only 20 seconds, behind Cort Cramer’s winning time of 19:11. For results. or For pictures.

February 1
Team Psycho Indoor Time Trial
Newton, MA - The 8th Annual Team Psycho Indoor Time Trial was held at the Fast Splits Multisport store. This was our largest field to date, with 102 riders including 2 hand cycles. Team Psycho's Dede Griesbaurer defended the woman's title with a time of 24:29 while Karen Smyers took second with a time of 25:29. The woman's course record of 24:09 set by Dede Griesbaurer still stands. Ethan Brown won the men's race with a time of 21:36, while Stan Smith beat Cort Cramer by 1 second to take second with a time of 22:06. The men's course record of 21:07, set by Mark McCormack, still stands. In the first ever hand cycles race, Pat Doak beat Jason Fowler by 33 seconds with an impressive time of 32:57 and sets the hand cycle course record. Due to a missing computer file, we are missing power data for 34 people and apologize for this. For results.

January 18
USAT Hall of Fame
Colorado Springs, Colorado - Team Psycho's Karen Smyers is inducted into the inaugural USAT Hall of Fame. Karen Smyers is one of the most versatile women in the history of triathlon. Over her professional career, she accumulated seven national triathlon titles (including six in a row), one national duathlon title, two world triathlon medals, and one victory at Ironman Kona. Way to go Karen! Read more...