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Show B-2 Wed/Thurs/Fri, August 28-30, 2019 The Park Record Parkite is a true Ironwoman Rec RepoRt Local teacher wins her age division at event in Estonia PARK CITY MOUNTAIN RESORT Park City Mountain Resort’s summer operations are underway. For information on upcoming events, go to parkcitymountain.com or call 435-649-8111. RYAN KOSTECKA DEER VALLEY RESORT The Park Record Deer Valley Resort’s summer operations are underway. For information on upcoming activities, go to deervalley.com or call 435-6491000. When Liis Rametta traveled back to her hometown of Tallinn, Estonia, in July, it was about much more than just a trip home to see her family. Rametta, a 36-year-old resident of Park City, was about to do something unprecedented: Compete in an Ironman endurance competition on Aug. 3. “When I found out that Tallinn was going to be hosting an Ironman a few years ago, I knew I had to do it,” Rametta said. “It would be perfect to do it in my hometown with all my family and friends around watching. … I knew being home would give me the best opportunity to be successful in completing the race because I was familiar with the surroundings.” Rametta did more than just complete the race, though. She finished first in the 35-39 age division, second overall in amateurs and seventh overall for all women competitors on the shore of the Baltic Sea. “My first and most important goal was just to finish; cross that finish line in front of my family and friends,” Rametta said. PARK CITY GOLF COURSE The Park City Golf Club is open for the season. For information and tee times, call 435-615-5800. SOLDER HOLLOW GOLF Soldier Hollow Golf Course is open for the season. For more information call 435-654-7442. CRATER SPRINGS GOLF Crater Spring Golf Course is open for the season. For information about prices and tee times, call 435-654-5588. UTAH OLYMPIC PARK The Utah Olympic Park’s summer programming with bobsled rides, extreme tubing, use of the drop tower and more are available. For a complete list of activities, hours and rates, visit utaholympiclegacy. org. BASIN RECREATION Basin Recreation maintains over 175 miles of trails for hiking, biking, dog walking and more during the summer months. Go to www. basinrecreation.org for a complete list of trails. For trail information or maintenance concerns, email Phares Gines, at phares@basinrecreation.org. “Winning definitely wasn’t a goal going into it because I was being realistic and had no idea what to expect. But I looked at the results from the previous year and knew it was a fast course because it was at sea level. I thought I would do it around 10 hours, 10:15 so that was great to see my finishing time.” Rametta, who finished the competition with a time of 9 hours, 34 minutes and 50 seconds, completed the 2.42-mile swimming portion in 1:09:10. Sitting in eighth place in her division and 26th for women overall before the 112-mile bike ride, she went out and completed the second phase in 5:09:44, jumping to second in her division and 10th overall. Her 3:11:18 marathon to finish the competition jumped her to first in her division. For Rametta, the Ironman was just as difficult mentally as it was physically. The final 12 miles of the bike portion and the last 5.8mile lap of the marathon were some of the more brutal things she’s put her body through. “I had no idea what to expect because I’ve never ridden a bike that far,” Rametta said. “There was a headwind for the last 12 miles so that was rough, and so I figured the run would be really hard as well. Then in that last lap, my feet and calves started cramping so it really became a mental thing to finish and keep myself going.” p m o s t h a e h c m n h s R i d s w y t COURTESY OF LIIS RAMETTA Parkite Liis Rametta took home first place in the 35-39 women’s division at the Ironman competition on Aug. 3 in Tallinn, Estonia. S b UINTA-WASATCH-CACHE NATIONAL FOREST The Heber-Kamas Ranger District maintains trails and campgrounds in the Uinta Mountains east of Kamas. For information, visit fs.usda. gov/uwcnf for more information. ROAD STATUS Wolf Creek Pass, Guardsman Pass and the Mirror Lake Highway are open for the summer. For more info, go to fs.usda.gov/uwcnf or call 435-783-4338. For more information on seasonal road closures go to udottraffic.utah.gov. STATE PARKS AND RESERVOIRS For information such as water temperature and current conditions at Jordanelle and Rockport state parks, visit stateparks.utah.gov. For information on the Echo Reservoir, call 435-336-2247. COURTESY OF LIIS RAMETTA After being in eighth place following the swim portion of the Ironman competition in Tallinn, Estonia, Liis Rametta jumped to second place after finishing the 112-mile bike ride in 5 hours, 9 minutes and 44 seconds. The Weather WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Plenty of sun Some sun with a t-storm in the afternoon Mostly sunny Mostly sunny and very warm Sunshine and very warm Winds: WSW 6-12 mph Winds: SW 6-12 mph Winds: W 4-8 mph Winds: S 4-8 mph Winds: S 6-12 mph 88°/59° 85°/58° 85°/57° 87°/59° 90°/60° High for the week ................................ 86° Low for the week ................................. 52° Precipitation: Total for the week ............................. 0.00” ACCUWEATHER UV INDEX TM Ogden 92/63 Elko 96/53 Salt Lake City 96/68 Wendover 93/68 SUN AND MOON Sunrise 6:49 a.m. ......... 6:50 a.m. ......... 6:51 a.m. ......... 6:52 a.m. ......... 6:53 a.m. ......... Sunset 8:05 p.m. 8:04 p.m. 8:02 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 7:59 p.m. Moonrise Wednesday ...... 4:22 a.m. ......... Thursday .......... 5:37 a.m. ......... Friday ............... 6:54 a.m. ......... Saturday .......... 8:12 a.m. ......... Sunday ............ 9:27 a.m. ......... Moonset 7:19 p.m. 8:02 p.m. 8:40 p.m. 9:14 p.m. 9:47 p.m. Wednesday ...... Thursday .......... Friday ............... Saturday .......... Sunday ............ New First Full Sep 5 Sep 13 Craig 91/39 Park City Provo 94/63 Price 94/62 Ely 89/50 Richfield 94/60 Moab 100/66 Cedar City 92/61 Page 100/72 Last Aspen 83/45 Grand Junction 97/60 Cortez 93/49 St. George 104/75 Grand Canyon 89/52 Aug 30 Evanston 87/54 88/59 MOON PHASES Sep 21 Farmington 97/57 Shown is Wednesday’s weather. Temperatures are Wednesday’s highs and Wednesday night’s lows. NATIONAL CITIES City Albany Anchorage Atlanta Atlantic City Boston Buffalo Charlotte Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus, OH Dallas Denver Wednesday Hi Lo W 78 60 t 68 52 pc 90 68 pc 83 65 pc 78 66 pc 76 57 c 87 62 pc 75 56 pc 80 57 s 78 57 pc 79 55 s 86 74 t 91 61 s A ridge of high pressure will provide plenty of sunshine across the region Wednesday, along with a very warm afternoon. Wednesday night will be partly cloudy and quite mild for late August. Thursday will have some sunshine. It will not be quite as warm as Wednesday, but temperatures will continue to run above normal. ROAD CONDITIONS REGIONAL CITIES Logan 92/54 Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. The higher the AccuWeather UV Index™ number, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. Shown is the highest value for each day. 0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 High; 11+ Extreme. Please see Victory, B-3 Wednesday, August 28, 2019 REGIONAL FORECAST FIVE DAY FORECAST FOR PARK CITY Temperatures: City Aspen Boulder Butte Colorado Springs Elko Ely Evanston Flagstaff Gallup Grand Canyon Grand Junction Gunnison Idaho Falls Jackson Hole Mesquite Missoula Ogden Page Pocatello Provo Pueblo Reno Rexburg St. George Salt Lake City Spokane Sun Valley Tahoe Twin Falls Yellowstone Wednesday Thursday Hi Lo W Hi Lo W 83 45 s 82 47 pc 91 61 s 91 60 s 84 45 s 73 47 pc 86 55 s 91 57 pc 96 53 s 93 52 s 89 50 pc 91 49 s 87 54 s 82 53 pc 85 55 t 83 54 t 93 58 pc 90 53 t 89 52 pc 89 49 t 97 60 s 93 61 pc 84 34 s 81 39 s 90 47 s 89 49 pc 83 41 s 80 44 pc 109 75 s 107 76 s 91 50 s 78 54 pc 92 63 s 91 63 pc 100 72 s 100 71 t 93 49 s 91 50 pc 94 63 s 91 60 pc 93 57 pc 98 60 s 95 65 s 94 58 s 89 48 s 88 52 pc 104 75 pc 104 75 s 96 68 s 95 68 pc 91 62 s 83 62 pc 88 56 s 84 54 pc 83 45 s 80 40 s 93 60 s 91 62 pc 74 35 s 70 37 pc Interstate 80: Plenty of sunshine on Wednesday with no weather-related travel problems expected. US-40: Dry roads and no weather-related travel problems Wednesday with plenty of sunshine. TRAVELERS FORECAST Dry weather will prevail across the region on Wednesday with plenty of sunshine and no weather-related travel problems expected. The good travel weather will continue Thursday with some sunshine. WEATHER HISTORY So much cool air moved southward on Aug. 28, 1944, that Raleigh, N.C., had a high of only 68 degrees, which is its lowest maximum temperature ever in August. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2019 WORLD CITIES Thursday Hi Lo W 78 57 s 65 51 pc 90 69 s 83 58 s 83 62 s 73 62 s 85 61 s 82 62 s 81 64 s 78 65 s 80 62 s 91 75 t 93 57 s City Des Moines Detroit Dover Houston Honolulu Las Vegas Los Angeles Miami Minneapolis Nags Head New Orleans New York Norfolk w t t d i s d s Rather than watch her overalla time, Rametta was primarily fo-t cused on her heart rate, knowingt that if it got too high she wouldh never finish. According to her, having her heart rate steadyC throughout the entire race was key to finishing so that was her main objective. After graduating from Brigham Young University in 2006, where she was a heptathlete, she began competing in triathlons, Olympic triathlons and half marathons. Combined with weight lifting and living in ParkY City with its vibrant winter sportK community, she had always hadY S the bug to push her limits. So when the Ironman competi-b tion was announced in Estonia’sS capital, Rametta saw it as a wayt to motivate herself to get backd into shape following the birth of her third child, daughter Miia. After taking four months off following the birth, Rametta spent the next 10 months training The Mountain Trails Foundation maintains trails around Park City, including Round Valley. For trail information, maps and conditions, go to mountaintrails.org. ALMANAC V r f t MOUNTAIN TRAILS FOUNDATION Park City statistics for the week ending August 26 C Wednesday Thursday Hi Lo W Hi Lo W 79 60 s 85 59 s 77 56 pc 79 64 pc 84 65 t 83 60 s 94 78 pc 92 75 t 90 77 pc 91 78 pc 109 86 s 108 84 s 85 66 s 86 66 s 91 77 t 90 78 t 73 60 pc 78 55 s 80 71 pc 79 67 s 93 80 pc 91 79 pc 80 68 t 81 65 s 85 71 pc 82 65 s Wednesday Thursday City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Oklahoma City 84 67 pc 86 70 t Orlando 91 74 t 90 74 t Philadelphia 84 66 pc 82 62 s Phoenix 110 86 s 108 86 s Pittsburgh 78 54 pc 76 59 s Providence 79 65 pc 84 57 s St. Louis 82 64 s 86 69 s San Antonio 96 78 pc 98 75 s San Diego 76 67 pc 78 68 pc San Francisco 77 60 pc 76 59 pc Seattle 86 62 s 79 62 pc Tampa 90 79 t 92 78 t Washington, DC 85 66 t 83 62 s City Auckland Bangkok Barbados Beijing Berlin Buenos Aires Dublin Frankfurt Hong Kong Jerusalem London Montreal Wednesday Hi Lo W 59 47 pc 91 78 t 88 80 sh 88 67 pc 90 66 t 80 64 pc 63 49 pc 91 67 pc 94 82 pc 85 69 s 73 52 t 73 60 r Thursday Hi Lo W 59 49 sh 91 78 t 87 80 sh 88 63 s 85 63 t 72 47 t 65 56 sh 86 63 t 91 81 t 86 68 s 75 56 pc 76 59 pc City Moscow Oslo Paris Rio de Janeiro Rome San Juan Seoul Sydney Tokyo Toronto Warsaw Zurich Wednesday Hi Lo W 63 45 s 69 63 t 86 62 t 75 64 c 85 68 t 85 79 r 85 69 pc 68 51 s 86 81 c 79 55 s 91 66 pc 84 61 pc Thursday Hi Lo W 71 49 s 66 51 r 80 57 pc 78 65 s 85 69 pc 90 79 r 85 67 pc 57 52 r 91 79 pc 75 63 pc 86 66 t 80 58 t Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. |