Rank     Honor     Name                                Age     State   Points
50          HM          SAMANTHA FUGATE      21       MI         87.951

I finished 50th in my age group and was awarded Honorable Mention.  I was also the highest ranked athlete from Michigan! 

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Frustrations... but finally racing again! Posted on 8/20/2009

Still injured, but looking to next season! Posted on 8/12/2009

Still injured... and kind of racing... Posted on 8/3/2009

Injury Setback... Posted on 7/16/2009

Island Lake Triathlon Series Race #1 Posted on 6/24/2009

Date	Event	Class	Result
8/30/2009	Breakwater Triathlon	USAT - 20-24 Women	2nd Overall Women, 1st 20-24 Women
8/23/2009	Island Lake Triathlon Series Race #3	USAT - 20-24 Women	1st Overall Women
6/28/2009	Kensington Triathlon	USAT - 20-24 Women	1st Woman Overall
6/21/2009	Island Lake Triathlon Series 1	USAT - 20-24 Women	1st Age group, 2nd Overall
6/9/2009	Hawk-I-Tri	USAT - 20-24 Women	1st Woman Overall
10/26/2008	2008 Vancouver BG Triathlon World Championship	USAT - 20-24 Women	02:23:16

Adam Bloom says: 9/20/2009 7:46 PM   PLEASE DO ORTHO!!! What this world needs is a decent-good ortho! In my own experiences Ortho's are idiots so one who is an athlete and knows what he/she is doing would be a relief! I could literally pop my shoulder out of socket and his diagnosis was, "well it looks like some inflammation." HELLO McFLY! ITS OUT OF SOCKET AS IM STANDING HERE IN FRONT OF YOU! Sorry for the rant haha. no replies

Adam Bloom says: 9/18/2009 1:23 PM   Yes, nats where last month, but its ok...Im sure your still stunned from the MSU debacle last weekend =0 I wouldnt say Im 'training' for long distance but thats how its turning out. Swimming in a half is only a touch longer then an OLY so no biggie there, bike is not a huge deal, and my running coach has me on long runs of 10+ miles in hopes of getting me into the mid-30's for my 10k so why not go for it I guess. Med-school huh? Rehab of some kind? no replies

Adam Bloom says: 9/18/2009 8:03 AM   My 'HILL' is .6 miles from top to bottom. I did 7.5 miles on that the other day and it was soooo overly repetative! GAHHHHH! I qualified for Nats this year but I too am suffering from a running injury (achilies) and havent been able to run more then 4 miles at a time twice a week since mid-march. I dont like doing things if Im not ready. If I had went to NATS then I would of sucked it up and that would of ticked me off. Im on the cusp of being good to go now so my running coach and I are going to get back to the drawing board in terms of speed work for next season (no more hill repeats for this guy). If all works out St. Croix is my 'A' race for next year, looking at times from the previous years I feel I can hang on with the leaders in my AG till the run, I need some work to run a 1:30ish off the bike. STC has slots for KONA and Clearwater, if that falls through then AG Nats is the key. no replies

Adam Bloom says: 9/16/2009 7:56 AM   It makes it easier when you have a good race and you get beat ligitimatly. I hate losing when Im off form, cramp up, flat etc. Thats funny about the flats of Lower Mich. You should come to Champaign sometime and see what I have to ride on! I have to ride 9 miles to get to a hill (highway overpass) =p Are you done for the year now or are you going to World Du's? no replies

Adam Bloom says: 9/14/2009 11:19 AM   Nice job at BreakWater! Was the bike course pretty nasty or no? no replies