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A first Tri for newest CRR

24 Monday Aug 2026

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Congratulations to our newest Creek Road Runner, CRR Aaron Ward, on completing the local North East Triathlon this past Sunday, August 23, in 2:57:50.

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This triathlon was an Olympic-distance event, comprising a 1.5K swim, 40K bike, and 10K run. Ward finished 9th out of 14 competitors in the men’s 45-49 age group and was 42nd out of the 96 men who finished. Having been beaten by five women, he placed 47th overall out of the field of 128.

Following a bay swim, the bike leg was hilly, winding through much of the Elk Neck State Forest.

Here’s how Ward described his 10K. “Run was… semi-hilly, but my quad discomfort from the bike slowly melted away into my hamstrings. Water stations every mile and a few energy gels propelled me to the finish line while my family cheered me on.”

Ward’s split times were as follows:
Swim—41:15; Transition 1—3:48; Bike—1:18:10; Transition 2—2:44; Run—51:53

“Feeling good this morning and eyeing up another triathlon… possibly later this fall,” Ward concluded. “Overall, it was a great experience, and I highly recommend Kinetic [the event organizer] for anyone interested in a first-time triathlon.”

Well done!

CRR competes in triathlon nationals

16 Sunday Aug 2026

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Adding yet another completed summer triathlon to his bag, CRR Steve Tague competed in the USA Olympic Distance Triathlon Nationals in Milwaukee on Sunday, August 9.

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Having competed in the nationals at least once before, the 66-year-old Tague simply wanted to “tri” it again, while he felt he still could. Well, he definitely showed well, finishing in the top third (taking 18th place out of the 58 male registrants) in his five-year age group.

Tague swam the 1.5K length in 25:15, an impressive 5th among his age-group peers; biked the 40K course in 1:13:29 (a 20.4 mph average), 17th best in his age group; and ran the 10K in 57:39, 34th among his peer group. Adding transition times of 2:52 and 2:10, respectively, his total time for the event was 2:41:22.

Always a serious competitor, Tague admitted his showing in the 10K hurt his overall placement. He commented, “I did okay. Great swim, average bike, and poor run. No excuses…was healthy, good conditions, just not enough training to be [as] competitive [as he wanted]. Still glad I went, as it was mostly fun until mile 3 of the run.”

We think “I did okay” is simply an understatement! Congratulations on yet a third olympic-distance triathlon in less than three months.

Hot triathlon summer for Tague

24 Friday Jul 2026

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Getting his kicks in the Olympic-distance triathlons this summer is CRR Steve Tague. Not sure if he’s scheduled yet for an August event, but he competed in both June and July in 1.5K swim–40.5K bike–10K run events.

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On June 7, Tague did particularly well in the Escape the Cape Olympic Triathlon in Lower Township, N.J. (next to Cape May). He finished 80th out of 500 competitors and won the men’s 65-69 age group. Among his age-group peers, he had the top swim time (22:54), the second fastest bike (1:06:13), and the fourth fastest run (55:54)—and with transitions a total time of 2:33:11.

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More recently, on July 19, Tague competed in the New Jersey SuperTri Olympic in Long Branch, N.J., again finishing second among the 65-69 men’s age group. However, he was a bit disappointed, as his times were not as fast as in the Escape the Cape. He again started out well with the second best swim (29:48) and bike (1:14:35) times in his age group. His run was sixth best (57:26), which along with added transition time gave him a 2:47:18 total.

Not too shabby for a senior! I think we can all agree that it’s pretty impressive.

Tague competes in two fall triathlons

31 Tuesday Oct 2023

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Local triathlete and CRR Steve Tague ventured to the D.C. area and The Big Apple to compete in triathlon events this fall.

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In the Reston Triathlon on September 10, Tague bested 22 other competitors in his 60-64 age group in this olympic-distances event (1.5km swim, 40km bike, 10km run). He came in 14th overall out of 282 finishers.

Tague’s swim time was 28:06 (2nd among the 60-64s), his 1:11:00 bike (at 21 mph) was best among his age-group peers, and his 10km run time was 53:00 (3rd among the 60-64s). Adding 2:49 for the two transitions, his total time for the event was 2:34:54.

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The New York City Triathlon event on October 1 was changed to a run–bike–run event due to massive flooding in the city. The swim was ditched for an opening mile run, which was followed by the 40km bike and 10km run. Tague finished an impressive 132nd out of 1,048 competitors and 2nd out of 41 finishers in the 60-64 age group.

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A good swimmer, Tague reported that he would have won his age group in a traditional triathlon. “The guy that beat me I have [beaten] before, as I take a big chunk out of him in the swim (and a little in the bike) that he can’t quite make up in the run.”

Tague’s opened with a 7:50 mile, biked an age-group best 1:12:38 (20.5 mph), and finished with a 50:26 10km run (8:07/mile). Adding transition times totaling 4:01, his overall time was 2:14:53.

Not too shabby for a 64 year old!

Tague places 15th at Nationals

10 Tuesday Aug 2021

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OK, so headlines can be deceiving.

Even so, on August 6th Newark’s CRR Steve Tague placed 15th among his 158 age-group (60-64) competitors in the Olympic-distance triathlon at the U.S. Triathlon Nationals in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. That’s top ten percent!

The second of four Delaware finishers, Tague completed the .75K-swim, 40K-bike, 10K-run event in 2:23:43, placing 460th out of 2,737 overall and 360th among 1,521 men.

Tague’s swim time was 23:57, his bike time was 1:06:53, and his run time was 49:04. Transitions in between each were 2:28 and 1:21, respectively.

Having improved three positions from his 18th place in his previous attempt at nationals, he is confident that he can do better next year.

Congratulations!