Special Flow Yoga Class June 30 in Pleasure Point is Part of National Bike Tour

Jessie Hess, who works and teaches  at Pleasure Point Yoga on Portola Drive gave the heads-up about this one-time special yoga class, taught 10:00 a.m. -11:30 a.m.  Cost is $25.00. Keep reading for details! — Karen Kefauver

ALSO: Today at 1pm in front of Eco Goods, 1130 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA.Tori and Ben will be performing their “Go With The Flow” duo of guitar looping and Power Vinyasa!

Tori Reynolds will lead a 90-minute power vinyasa flow taught to a soundtrack Ben Rivet creates while moving through the sequence.  The soundtrack acts as a metronome to pace the breath throughout class. The music is consistent enough to enhance the focus and fluidity of the class, yet varies just enough to promote awareness with the mind and body at key points throughout the flow. According to the class and moment, the flow and music are ever-changing.

Check out the following video link to get a taste of what they’ll be bringing to Pleasure Point Yoga:  Go W/ The Flow Video

What: Go W/The Flow

When: Saturday, June 30, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Where: Pleasure Point Yoga, 3707 Portola Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95062

Phone: 831-479-YOGA (9642)

Who: With guest teacher Tori Reynolds, featuring the music of Ben Rivet of BJSR Indie/Folk/Pop acoustic guitar and beatboxing

Details: 
http://pleasurepointyoga.com/?page_id=246

Tori Reynolds

“I am a yoga instructor from Dayton, Ohio I teach a class called GO W/ THE FLOW with my friend Ben Rivet and we have linked up with Austin based cycling organization BikeBot to put on large community social events in 9 major cities along the west coast.

Our first event will be held this Friday, May 25 , with a Bike Bash (a social gathering including local music, bike raffle, and more) to follow the next evening.

We are very excited for these events which will be taking us through your area on our way to Santa Barbara during the time of July 16th-July 19th.

Though we have some free time on our schedule so I wanted to reach out to you as we’re hoping to spread awareness of the yoga rides in San Francisco on July 13th and in Santa Barbara July 20th as well as team up with local studios that would be interested in hosting GO W/ THE FLOW classes.

Here is a brief description of what GO W/ THE FLOW is: Ben and I present a 90-minute power vinyasa flow that I teach to a soundtrack Ben creates as we move through the sequence. We believe above all else, breath awareness is key to a powerful practice, so the soundtrack acts as a metronome to pace the breath throughout class. The music is consistent enough to enhance the focus and fluidity of the class, yet varies just enough to promote awareness with the mind and body at key points throughout the flow (according to what we do, the flow and music are ever changing).

To read more about GO W/ THE FLOW and the 1Love Tour with BikeBot, check out the Elephant Journal article!
http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/04/learning-to-go-w-the-flow-video-tori-reynolds/

Santa Cruz Mountains Challenge in July is County’s Toughest Bike Ride

The Santa Cruz Mountain Challenge rolls out its 14th race in July and there still time to train for it. You’ll need strong legs and lungs to enjoy the experience and the beautiful, but mountainous terrain! Proceeds support the Santa Cruz County Cycling Club. — Karen Kefauver 

EVENT: 14th annual Santa Cruz Mountains Challenge
DATE: Starts at 6:30 a.m. Saturday, July 28, 2012
LOCATION: Scotts Valley High School 
555 Glenwood Drive, Scotts Valley, CA. 95066
WEBSITE:
http://www.santacruzcycling.org/scmc

CONTACT: century2012 @ santacruzcycling.org

Watsonville cyclist Matt Schaupp takes bronze in criterium at road nationals

Santa Cruzans Devon Gorry, Tobin Ortenblad each have top 25 finishes

Watsonville resident Matt Schaupp secured the bronze in the junior men’s 17-18 criterium at the USA Cycling Juniors U23 Elite Road Nationals in Augusta, Georgia, on Friday.

Schaupp, who rides with the Ritte Elite U23 Development Team, finished the race in the same time as winner Brendan Rhim of Norwich, Vt. They crossed the finish line in 1 hour, 6 minutes, 21 seconds as did runner-up Alexandre Darnville of Santa Barbara. Rhim rides for Woodstock Bicycle Club/Killing and Darnville rides for Hammer Nutrition-CMG Racing Team.

The first 14 riders came across the finish line with the same time.

Schaupp also raced in the road race Sunday, when he placed 75th [2:26:48]. Ritte teammate Tobin Ortenblad took 23rd [2:25:22] in that race after suffering two DNFs in earlier races. Miami’s Miguel Bryon won in 2:25:22. The first 39 cyclists across the finish line recorded the same time.

Santa Cruzan Devon Gorry [NOW and Novartis for MS/Now Cycling] placed 14th in the time trial, crossing the finish line in 41:59.355. Specialized-Lululemon’s Amber Neben of Lake Forest won in 39:27.375.

Gorry also took 23rd in the criterium, finishing in 1:10:04. Theresa Cliff-Ryan [Exergy TWENTY12], of Cedar Springs, Mich., won in 1:09:27.

Results in this report are from USACycling.com.

– Christina Gullickson, on Twitter @CGullTweets

Harvey West Pool open for the summer

The Harvey West Pool has opened for the summer and will remain open until Aug. 25. Please find the details below:

Recreational Swim: Monday-Saturday, 12:30 – 3:00 pm, $4.00 or $10.00 for family of 4
Lap Swim: Monday-Friday, 11:30 am – 2:30 pm and 5:00 – 7:00 pm; Saturday, 11:00 am – 2:30 pm, $5.00
Water Fitness: Monday-Thursday, 5:30 – 6:30 pm, $6.00
H2O Yoga: Saturdays, 5:00 – 6:15 pm, $12.00

Jim Booth Swim School Swim Lessons: Monday/Wednesday and Tuesday/Thursday lessons. Sessions start June 18, 19; July 16, 17; August 13, 14; (also in fall) September 17, 18; October 15, 16. Eight 1/2 hour classes. Cost $96.00 plus $18 per year registration fee. Call 831-722-3500 to register.

Harvey West Pool is located at 275 Harvey West Blvd in Santa Cruz adjacent to Harvey West Park. For details on City adult lap swim, recreational swim, water fitness and H2O yoga, call 831-420-5270or visit http://www.santacruzparksandrec.com. To register for Jim Booth Swim School call 831-722-3500. 

 

Aptos’ Tommy Zaferes does two triathlons in one weekend, passes out at finish line

Aptos native and pro triathlete Tommy Zaferes did double duty over the weekend, and it caught up with him as he passed out at the finish line of the Banyoles World Cup, an ITU-sanctioned event, in Spain on Sunday.

“I passed out from heat and exhaustion right across the line and spent 20 min in the medical tent,” Zaferes tweeted after the race. “All better now. My next blog should be fun.”

On Saturday, Zaferes — who is training in Europe over the summer — placed sixth with his St. Rafael team in the French Grand Prix super sprint relay at Toulouse. St. Rafael finished the  400-meter swim, 10-kilometer bike and 2.5k-run triathlon with a time of 1 hour, 27 minutes, 7 seconds.

In Spain, Zaferes ended up placing 17th [1:49:33] and finishing the 1.5k-swim,  40k-bike and 10k-run race with a temperature of about 102 degrees, according to his blog.

Zaferes regularly blogs about his races with an in-depth, blow-by-blow style. For his race report of the Frnach GP, go here, and for a report of the World Cup, go here.

The French GP was won by Les Sables Vendee’s team [1:26:18]. The World Cup race was won by fellow American Lukas Verzbicas [1:47:28].

Results included in this report were from the ITU website and the GP website.

– Christina Gullickson, on Twitter @CGullTweets

UC San Diego surfer Shaun Burrell takes 6th in NSSA championship

UC San Diego surfer Shaun Burrell, who is from Capitola, placed sixth in the men’s college final of the National Scholastic Surfing Association’s Interscholastic Championships at Salt Creek in Dana Point over the weekend.

Burrell scored 9.56 points in the final heat. Mira Costa’s Dayton Silva won with a whopping 17.03 points.

Burrell’s finish helped his team to eighth place overall with 58 points. Mira Costa’s Red team won the overall team title with 152 points.

Results in this report are from the NSSA website.

– Christina Gullickson, on Twitter @CgullTweets

Watsonville’s Ben Jacques-Maynes takes 2nd overall at Nature Valley Grand Prix

Bissell Pro Cycling’s Ben Jacques-Maynes rides near his Corralitos home earlier this year. Last week, Jacques-Maynes took second place in the GC of the Nature Valley Grand Prix in Minnesota. (Jon Weiand/Sentinel)

Watsonville resident and pro cyclist Ben Jacques-Maynes placed second overall in the Nature Valley Grand Prix, a four-day stage race event which concluded in Minnesota on Sunday.

“It feels great to be back to my normal self, after a hard winter of health problems,” Jacques-Maynes said in a Twitter interview. “I hope to continue to race well for the rest of the year.”

Jacques-Maynes suffered a broken collarbone in the 2011 Tour of California and his recovery was a long one.

The UC Santa Cruz grad, who rides for Bissell Pro Cycling, was sixth in the time trial and 35th in the criterium on the first day of the Grand Prix.

Following that, he placed 28th in the Uptown Minneapolis Crit, eighth in the Menomonie Road Race and 17th in the Stillwater Crit, building to an overall time of 7 hours, 32 minutes, 33 seconds — just one second ahead of third-place finisher Andres Diaz [Team Exergy] and 17 seconds back of winner Tom Zirbel [Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies].

The third stage, the Cannon Falls Road Race, was canceled due to weather, according to the event’s website.

Jacques-Maynes’ twin brother Andy, who rides for Kenda/5-Hour Energy, placed seventh overall after two top-10 finishes.

Ben Jacques-Maynes said he next plans to compete in the Fourth of July Criterium in Davis and the Testarossa Velodrome Challenge in San Jose.

Watsonville’s Brett Gotcher misses USA Half Marathon title by 3 seconds

Brett Gotcher, a Watsonville native now living in Flagstaff, Ariz., finished a close second to Abdi Abdirahman in the USA Half Marathon Championships on Saturday in Duluth, Minn.

Gotcher clocked in at 1 hour, 2 minutes and 49 seconds — just 3 seconds behind Abdirahman.

– Santa Cruz Sentinel, on Twitter @scsentinel

Santa Cruz’s Tobin Ortenblad finishes runner-up in Nevada City Bicycling Classic

SC’s Kimberly Sperling places fourth in Pacific Service Credit Union Criterium

Santa Cruz’s Tobin Ortenblad took second in the junior 17-18 age division of the Nevada City Bicycling Classic Criterium on Sunday.

Ortenblad [Ritte Elite U23 Development Team] crossed the finish line in 48 minutes, 13 seconds. Mill Valley’s Skyler Taylor won in 46:40.

Santa Cruz’s Devon Gorry [NOW and Novartis for MS] placed fifth [52:48] in the women’s Cat 1/2/3 race behind winner Katarina Nash of Trukee [52:17].

A day earlier, Ortenblad placed 18th in the Pacific Service Credit Union Criterium men’s Cat Pro/1/2 division, which was won by Rand Miller of San Francisco.

Santa Cruz’s Kimberly Sperling [Red Racing] placed fourth in the PacService women’s Cat Pro/1/2 division. She was the only racer from Santa Cruz County to finish in the top five of any division.  El Cerrito’s Marissa Axell [Touchstone Climbing] won.

Results in this report are from USACycling.com.

– Christina Gullickson, on Twitter @CGullTweets

High school student Andrew Walgren makes top 15 of Trail Quake Run Half Marathon

Aptos’ Davis, Watsonville’s Bejar have strong showings in 5- and 10-kilometer races

Only one runner from Santa Cruz County made the top 100 of the Trail Quake Run Half Marathon in Saratoga on Saturday, and he was the youngest one in the field: Andrew Walgren.

The 14-year-old Santa Cruz High student finished the 13.2-mile race in 2 hours, 11 minutes, 6 seconds for 12th place. He was 31:31 behind winner Ivan Medina of Hayward [1:39:35].

Aptos’ Tom Davis, 60, was the sole area runner to place in the top 100 of the 10-kilometer race, which was run in conjunction with the half. He placed 16th in 1:13:05. San Pablo’s Selvin Henriquez won in 51:48.

Watsonville’s Marisol Bejar, 29, placed 79th overall in the 5k [45:26] as the only Santa Cruz County runner to make the top 100 of that race. Tyler Hansen of Orinda won in 21:41.

Results in this report are from Active.com.

– Christina Gullickson, on Twitter @CGullTweets