Tri-Boris
Boris Fernandez - Elite Triathlete
Key Biscayne athlete wins Florida triathlon title
BY JIM VARSALLONE
jvarsallone@MiamiHerald.com
Boris Fernandez of Key Biscayne won the Florida Triathlon State Championship on Saturday in Cypress Gardens. He completed the 600-meter swim, 10-mile bike and 3.1-mile run in 53 minutes, 39 seconds.
Fernandez -- second from the water, 20 seconds behind Eric Christensen of Oviedo City -- was followed closely by Orlando's Andrea Ugazio and Carlos Dolabella of Key Biscayne.
Fernandez took the lead on the bike ride before the halfway point. Dolabella had Fernandez in view until there was less than a mile to go, when Dolabella's bike slipped on the wet road.
''I really thought me and Boris were going to finish one and two until the unexpected happened,'' Dolabella wrote in an e-mail. ``I crashed pretty bad and lost close to a minute there. I am glad I didn't brake any bones and was able to finish in a respectable fourth place.''
Fernandez, who sealed the victory with the run, said he was surprised when he did not see Dolabella during the run.
''All of a sudden, Carlos disappeared,'' Fernandez said.
``I came to win the state championship, and I finished my season on top. Mission accomplished. Now I will start thinking about next year.''
Ugazio was second in 55:18. Eddie Branigan of Vero Beach was third in 55:38 and Dolabella was fourth in 56:08.
Angela Hygema of Dania Beach finished second in the women's race in 1:00:32; Holly Petrak of Tampa was first in 59:55. Hygema, who is the time-trial state champion, had the fastest bicycle split in 24:29.
''I thought it was going to be enough to win especially because I also had a good swim,'' Hygema said, ``but Holly flew by me on the run.''
Key Biscayne's Renan Dolabella won the state series title in his age group, men 20-24. Renan is the founder and president of FIU's Tri-Panther Club.
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Boris Fernandez wins KB Trilogy 2, 2008
Key Biscayne Islander
July 20th, 2008
With not so good conditions for racing because of the 15 miles per hour SE winds and high humidity, Key Biscayne resident Boris Fernandez won the 1/4 mile swim, 10 mile bike and 5 km run this past Sunday at Crandon Park with the time of 48m01secs making it 2 wins in 8 days. Again his main rivals were former American Champion John Reback of North Palm Beach who finished 2nd with the time of 49m11secs and Spaniard Miguel Telez who finished 3rd with the time of 49m14secs. Colombian Andres Castillo Latorre finished 4th with 49m40secs. For the past 5 races Fernandez, Reback and Telez fought each other for the highest spot on the podium. The dispute will continue on August 3rd at the 17th Annual Huntington Disease Triathlon and August 24th at the final Trilogy race, both at Crandon Park.
This time the race unfolded different than the Trilogy #1 four weeks ago. Fernandez who came second out of the water behind veteran Carlos Dolabella took control of the race by braking away on the bike portion. "I felt strong today and I attacked Dolabella and Telez knowing that this time Reback was not close enough. It paid off and I just managed my lead during the run" said Boris after the race.
On the women side Monica Rossi Montero of Miami had her best race of the season winning with the time of 57m46secs ahead of 2nd place Gina Donatto of Boca Raton who scored 58m52secs. Isabel Oliva of Miami finished 3rd with the time of 59m23secs. "I am very happy with my improvement. After Boris Fernandez started coaching me I became a much better triathlete and a lot more confident on my performance. Thank you coach!" said Monica with the biggest smile.
Also from Key Biscayne, Renan Dolabella won his age group 20-24 with his personal best of 53m16secs. Renan who now also train with Fernandez wants to score another PR on the last Trilogy in 4 weeks. "The Tri-Boris team is a winning team and is awesome to train with them." said Renan. His father Carlos finished strong in 7th place overall with the time of 51m16secs after coming back form a calf injury.
Over 900 athletes took part on Sunday's race the biggest crowd ever at Crandon Park. "Triathlon is now bigger than ever and our races provide the best scoring system in the Nation and that's why the Trilogy in Key Biscayne is so popular." said Multirace.com owner and race director Robert Childers.
