2011 Results

It was a beautiful day for a race!

First and foremost, we must recognize my wonderful wife Katie for organizing this event from start to finish. She put in many hours to make sure everything went well.

We all gathered poolside at 6:45 am and the first heat hit the water at 7:06. Everyone else trickled in after. Official times were not kept, but here are the approximated results:

1. Theron Anderson (approx 57 min)
2. Alan Sheffer (approx 1 hr)
3. Gordon Roylance (approx 1 hr 4 min)
4. Sonja Stein (approx 1 hr 8 min)
5. Katie Anderson (approx 1 hr 16 min)
6. Ryan McCarty (approx 1 hr 24 min)
7. Jan Ator Hilton
8. Amy Ator
9. Tanya Roylance
10. Kim Sheffer
11. Merrill Sheffer
12. Gaile Sheffer
13. Amanda McCarty
14. Nick Sheffer
15. David Sheffer
16. Linda Ator

Everyone finished with a smile on their face!

Special thanks to all our wonderful sponsors and volunteers, namely:

Lifestyle Crafts, LLC
Comedy Sportz
Random Actions
NVS
Dan Stewart
Ken McCarty
Lori Lambson
Diane Lemmon
Meg Sheffer
Amber Sheffer
Chris Stein
Shayla Matthews

Above all, we want to thank Boyce Ator for being the inspiration behind this event. We hope that his spirit of healthy competition and personal improvement lives on through this event for years to come. I don't doubt that Dad was out there running with each of us.

Run Route

Here is the run route, starting at 2615 W 500 N Provo (McCarty's) and ending at Nielsen's Grove Park on 2000 S in Orem.

Click the map to the left for a printable image. Click HERE for an interactive map.

Remember to enter the park by the SE corner and follow the path around the outer rim to the finish line.

The exact distance of the run is 3.08 miles.

Bike Route

Here is the bike route, starting at the Provo Rec Center in the Provo High Parking Lot, and ending at 2615 W 500 N Provo (McCarty's).

Click the map above for a printable image, or click HERE for an interactive map.

Remember to take the new bridge coming back over the river from Center St. The map does not show it very well.

The exact distance of the bike leg is 7.29 miles.

2010 Triathlon

More of 2009

Boyce Ator Triathlon 2009

Kimberly, Katie, Amanda, and Linda getting ready for the bike leg.

Katie, Kim, and Amanda

Alan and Kimberly

The McCarty's

We had such a great time planning the triathlon and participating in it this year. We biked about 4.5 miles to a friends home with a pool, swam like 10 laps, and then ran 2.1 miles to mom's house. Even though some people got lost on the way it was still a great time. I think if anything we learned about Dad during this crazy journey is that he was crazy!! We didn't even come close to participating in a full sprint triathlon and we were huffing and puffing! One thing that Dad certainly believed in was being active, and while our triathlon isn't quite a full sprint triathlon I think Dad would be happy we are just being active. Hope to see you there!

Our plans so far

So you want to do this triathlon? Well, this is a bit different than what you might find elsewhere. We are still rookies, so be patient. We have done the best we can with the route and distances. This is our family's third time doing this, and we have made it a pretty good route.

We wanted to invite anyone to join us this year so that others can remember Boyce and to get in shape. This is mostly for FUN!!! so don't think we will be giving out ribbons and prizes, it is just to help us work hard for something and get in better shape.

We are still looking into details, usually we time ourselves and we don't have sponsors. So if anyone would like to help us plan this out a little better please feel free to email me. (ilovetheron@gmail.com).

The swim is 300 Meters, the bike is 7 miles and the run is 3.1 miles. Not too hard and lots of fun. I will post more information as we confirm more plans.

ABOUT BOYCE

Boyce Ator was an amazing athlete. He loved to run, bike and swim. He participated in many triathlons and marathons. He passed away in 1994 due to kidney cancer.

In 2009 our family decided we would honor our dad and husband by creating our own triathlon. Through this we have all improved our health, and come closer as a family. We have also been able to help his grandchildren and our spouses learn about him.