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Show ' WM ; . jKft ... " --- -' va-- . " s' '.' V. ' i ' ii& k6 vs r. lEsm UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. October 2.1. at Hawaii Uovd Eldredne Competes Union wins Former Roosevelt resident completes Ironman triathlon By Aldon Rachele It was a dream come true for 1970 Union High School graduate and former Roosevelt resident, Lloyd Eldredge, 49, when he competed in the Ironman Triathlon World Championships in Kailua-KonHawaii and accomplished his No. 1 the event. His time was 16:04:09. He is the son of Burr and Jean Eldredge, Roosevelt. The Ironman will be telecast on November 18 on a local channel. Lloyd runs a real estate investment and de velopment company in Orem. I felt bad about the islow time, but then' Greg Welch, 1994 Hawaii Ironman world champion, grabbed me by the hand and said, Welcome to the a, goal-finish- ing family-ti- me doesnt matter. What filming the race. Bike racers also experienced heatof 130 degrees on the road surface with the course located in a lava area that receives less than an inch ofrain a year. Eldredge said, "That is what makes it a challenge. It was my crucible-m- y fiery furnace--a super hot, humid, lava field-li- ke the moon I would imagine. Next up was the 26.2 mile run, and the final event wasnt any easier with major work left to do before reaching the finish line. Eldredge was holding up fairly well over the first few miles, but he "hit the wall at the 14- mile mark. I was starting to shut down. I was crampingup. I had trouble even walking. It was dark and lonely out there. I didnt think I could make Page 17 2001- - region title By Aldun Rachele Union High School's Lady Cougars their first region vol Buffered last step of the race and pumped his arms in the air as he crossed me.m.sn fine. Afir20ars of wantingtodo the PP j 15-- 6, 15-- sang, ''America The Beautiful' anaj cheered, Headded, At firstlthoughtl would never do itagain, but now I want an- otherchance. Next up is the Ironman in Provo. He plans to begin a workout to build up for the event in Utah. He trains for the events with his wife, Paula, and likes to run in Murray Park. Eldredge drew out of lottery in order to take part in the Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii, and he said, "I compare it to playing in an NBA game with Michael Jordan. but regrouped by de Minersin Park City, Thursday to win theRegion luurua pintc team m use lunm ihviw State Tournament, Friday; 10 am Utah Vall?y of the 3-- A State CollcRB' Altamont nets second place matters is you finished," said Eldredge. it." A man who had open The top finisher from Utah was Dave Ference, 88, at 9:56:32. Eldredge is heart surgery, and was doing the Ironman came to Eldredges rescue an amateur competitor. (one every The triathlon consisted of three and gothiintoan events: 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike mile) where, he drank water plus hot By Aldon Rachele race and 26.2 mile run with Bwimining chicken broth. We would "I started better. all feeling off. it starting Altamonls Lady Longhorns placed We had some good currents and it walk and run a little-1steps and second in the Region 1 6 volleyball tourwas fast going to the first turn around then return to walking. It went like nament, andqualifiedforthe 1 A State ofthe swim event. It was slower going that for the next six miles, Eldredge When he finished the event, Tournament. Rich beat Altamont, back-tminutes longer. It went re- said. for first place in the region At the mark the man, who Eldredge said, "My body didnt know ally well as I finished at the time I hel I to on work even ped Lloyd Eldredge didnt think he what to do. You start getting used to it meet. Altamont reached the title match though had planned 5 out a few leg cramps along the way. could make it and told him to go on and then there is no place else to go. by beating Whitehorse, and Rich him. without ntain, NavqjoMou commented. Eldredge advanced to play Altamont by whip"I told him I wouldn't have made it o Eldredge described the murk without his ping Monument Valley and Manila. bike race as Like Nothing I Ever Ex- puss the Tabiona defeated Duchesne for fifth 20 took to It us from minutes and help. The 30milcs go first said, perienced, place, and Manila knocked ofTNavgjo flew by and I was well ahead ofthe pace the 20th mile to the 21. He wanted to Mountain to finish third. I set. However, I hit some strong winds quit, but we kept moving. We walked 10-Altamont will play I ntermoun-tai- n of 35 miles an hour with gusts of 60 Uie last two miles and heard the anChristian or Tintic, Friday at 1 1 :30 We nouncer finish line. at we knew the miles an hour. Ihadapractice run down a.m. at the state meet at Utah a hill of 40 miles, but the same hill was could fall down and roll from there, 435-722-51- 31 Valley State College. Tabiona will playnine miles an hour due to the strong Eldredge said. There were thousands off with Milford and the winner will winds. Cross winds as the course turned of people lining the rood over the last take on 13-- West Desert at 10 a.m. resulted in people being blown off their 400 yards. We were carried on this Duchesne and Wayne will battle each bikes. It was a frightening. A camera emotional wave to the finish line. other with the winner facing 1 3 East crew was blown off a motorcycle while Eldredge stopped just before the Carbon at 11:30 a.m. 18-we- ld aid-stati- 00 -- 15-- en 15-1- 0, 20-mi- le 15-- 15-1- 1, 15-- 1, 15-1- 0. 112-mil- 14-mi- le Subscribe Now! 3 A 0 2-- THE END-Llo- yd Eldredge, a Union High School graduate, crosses the finish line at Ironman competition in Hawaii. Eldredge was one ofthe fewcontestants from Utah at the event. Snorts Editorial Teams obey the law, others aren't happy By Aldqn Rachele,. - I f a person fails to stop at a stop sign and is ticketed by a police officer he cant say, I wont pay because I dont like the law! The same goes with sports. Region 10 has had a rule for more than a decade that is spelled out in the region handbook that if a school ties for the final playoff berth (Union and Judge Memorial tied for fourth d place with 3 records) then competition is used to determined l. the schi K)1 that goes to the state tou In thiB case, Unions 2 of Judge Memorial on October 5 advances them to the state football pluynifs where they will play Tooele, F ridny at 3 p.m. in Tooele. Judge lost to Union duringthe regular stinson and that should decide itall. Wlivshouldateamgctasecondchance? They lost the first time around and that would seem to settle all the questions. Region 10 is the only region that d uses competition tobreak Howa I ie. Others go to a ever, that is tlieir choice. Region 10 teams had their choice and decided on 2-- head-to-hca- ma-men- 18-1- de-fe- ut lieud-to-liea- head-to-hea- A few years ago Uintah and Union tied for the final playoff spot from Region 10 and Uintah didnt ask for a game. They shook hands und said, "Good luck at the state playoffs, Union. I dont recall any mqjor story about Uintahs woes by Salt Lake Tribune, which featured theRegion 10 6-- 2 OAC our GMC Trucks, Vans and SUVs. The Power of Sierra ... The Agility of Yukon .. The comfort and luxury of Envoy. 3-- Duchesne, Saturday at 1 financing on all .... interest-fre- e rulegoingagainst Judge in the Sunday, October 21 Tribune. The only mention back then was that Region 10 didn't use the system. Students miss enough school as it is. In theSalt Luke Tribune art ide, Union principal Brent Fieldsted said, "We have the rule in place to avoid making teams play another game. We have had it for 12years I have been here, and we have lived with it, no problems, for all this time. Puruwan is being hosted by 6 p.m. (Altamont will host Miiford, Friday at 2p.m.) Regular season records werent used for the seeding as many played JV teamsand larger schools. Four selected games against other teams were used in a in Price hist week. Tlie big news should be Duchesne started out turned its season arou nd by going 2 the rest of the way, which includes the most important win of all, a 3 triumph over Parowan. Logan Dcspain's interception late in the game deep i n Parowan territory set up his game winning touchdown for Duchesne and ended up giving the Eagles a home playoff contest with the Rams i nslead of the other way around. 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