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Youngest and Oldest Compete at the Metro Brokers 2011 Triathlon

An interview with the youngest and oldest competitors at the 3^rd Annual Metro Brokers TriathlON Friday held at the Cherry Creek Reservoir.

Interviewer: We are here at the Metro Brokers Triathlon, third annual, and we are at Cherry Creek Reservoir. And I am here with some unique contestants today, this is a three generation team, and we've got Wes, Gary and Chase, and who was the winner today?

Gary Smith: Chase.

Wes Becker: Chase was the winner, he beat me by six minutes and I think he beat Gary by, I don't know how many minutes.

Gary Smith: A long time, an hour maybe.

Interviewer: So, have you guys competed in triathlons before then?

Gary Smith: No.

Wes Becker: Chase has.

Chase Becker: I am still a rookie but, yeah when I was seven I competed in triathlons.

Interviewer: Well that's great. So how old are you now Chase?

Chase Becker: I'm 12.

Interviewer: Excellent.

Gary Smith: Maybe the youngest and I am maybe the oldest?

Interviewer: Yeah, you are 70?

Gary Smith: Yes.

Interviewer: Great, then we probably do have the oldest and the youngest as far as competitors.

Gary Smith: Maybe.

Interviewer: So what do you guys think of the venue overall for the triathlons?

Gary Smith: Excellent. Well I thought it was really good support, and you know, for people who can't see very well, they are pointing "this way" and it was really, it was just right, it was right.

Wes Becker: There was a beautiful Colorado spring evening you know, so it was beautiful, spring evening.

Gary Smith: No wind, great sport, haven't had the food yet.

Interviewer: Well its great food, it's food from Lodo's, one of our sponsors they have sponsored us, I believe every year we have put this venue on.

Gary Smith: Wow it's a great one. We'll be here again next year if you do it.

Interviewer: Awesome.

Wes Becker: We might be up for a cold beer, if they have a cold beer.

Interviewer: They have beers over there.

Wes Becker: Chase can't have a cold beer but Gary and I will drink his.

Interviewer: Well, hey we appreciate you guys supporting Metro Brokers, and all the charities that this venue supports too, so hope to see you next year.

Wes Becker: Thank you guys, you have put on a great event, thank you very much.

Gary Smith: Yeah, it's a great, great company too by the way Metro Brokers we try to use you anytime we have a house to sell.

Interviewer: Awesome.

Gary Smith: You guys are the best as far as in the real estate business, that's for sure.

Interviewer: Experienced caring professionals.

Gary Smith: Yes.

Interviewer: For more information about Metro Brokers, make sure you put your browser to metrobrokerstv.com.

Metro Brokers 2011 Triathlon Benefits Adaptive Adventures

An interview with LoDo's Bar and Grill Vice President, George Mannion and General Manager, Watson Cornell, sponsors of the 2011 Metro Brokers Triathlon.

Interviewer: Welcome to the Metro Brokers Triathlon. This is our 3rd annual venue, we are here at Cherry Creek State Reservoir, and I am here with Watson and George here from Lodo's and welcome guys.

Watson Cornell: Well thank you very much. It's been an awesome event.

Interviewer: Yeah, why don't you tell us a little bit about yourself George?

George Mannion: Well there is nothing to tell about me, it's all about the event really. I do work with Adaptive Adventures, as well as being one of the owners of Lodo's. I am the Chairman of the Board of Adaptive Adventures which has been around for about 11 years, and we do a lot of great things, helping people with physical disabilities enjoy outdoor activities.

This is an extreme outdoor activity for somebody that is disabled and I was really happy to find out that a friend of mine that I know through Adaptive Adventures, a gal named LuAnn and I don't know her last name, but she was participating today I found out at the last minute that she happened to be being guided, she is blind, she was guided by Watson's wife Sidney, who I do know very well since he and I have worked together for more than a decade. It was just such a small planet and it's a fantastic event and things are cool.

Interviewer: Awesome, well the energy here this year is just great. For a 3rd annual event I think things are really starting to pick up.

Watson Cornell: It's an amazing event, I mean I think for, in one of the sprint races I mean, you get an unbelievable amount of talent out here. I mean, Tim Hola, you know, from Timex team. Adam Weaver, he's, you know, one of the guys that's in top, top of the nation, you know my wife is out there too just so you know, little kudos to her, and it's an amazing event, its one of the first sprints for the season and a lot of people come out for it and I see this thing just growing and growing, so it's a fantastic event and you know, hats off to Metro Brokers for putting this on.

Interviewer: Well, I just tell you Watson, I mean one of the big things that people always compliment is the food and you guys have been with us from the very beginning, so we appreciate that.

Watson Cornell: Well I appreciate, you know, and hope that this will get more attendance and some seats, that's what we are trying to do is get more people in the seats and get them a really nice meal.

Interviewer: You bet. Well we appreciate your sponsorship and being a part of Metro Brokers.

Watson Cornell: Well, thank you very much.

Interviewer: For more information about Metro Brokers, make sure you put your browsers to metrobrokerstv.com.

The 3rd Annual Metro Brokers Triathlon: A Great Success!

Tom Guest, President of Metro Brokers speaks to us from the 3^rd Annual Metro Brokers Triathlon. The event drew over 200 participants who competed at the Cherry Creek Reservoir.

Interviewer: Welcome to the 3rd Annual Metro Brokers Triathlon. I am here today with Tom Guest. Tom Guest is the President of Metro Brokers and Tom, what do you think of the event so far?

Tom Guest: Oh, this is the most fantastic event I have ever been to. This is so exciting. We've got over two hundred people, biking, and running and in the water and it's just an excellent event from Metro Brokers.

Interviewer: Yeah, it looks like the weather is a little more conducive today; it looks like we got a new record that came in.

Tom Guest: It is, it is. The swim was very good, because the water is nice and flat, less wind, so it was a good event, all around very good.

Interviewer: So what's been the feedback so far from the people you've talked to, here at this event versus say running a golf tournament?

Tom Guest: Oh, they love this event. The participation is great; we are getting more activities and more activities out to the whole community, so it's very good.

Interviewer: Excellent. I noticed a few more handicapped participants this year too?

Tom Guest: We did. We had one that I actually helped into the water and I provided a chair for him so he could change his prosthetics. And he came out of the water and now he's already gone to the biking and he's on the course right now, so I'm waiting to see how he does.

Interviewer: Great. Well, it's a great event Tom, and we appreciate everything you do for Metro Brokers too.

Tom Guest: Thank you. I love it. Thanks for the event.

Interviewer: For more video about Metro Brokers, please check out metrobrokerstv.com.

Winner of the 2011 Metro Brokers Triathlon

Sam Holmes is the overall winner of the 2011 Metro Brokers Triathlon which was held at the Cherry Creek State Park. Sam declares this is a great event, held in a beautiful location and plans to attend next year as well.

Interviewer: Welcome to the 3rd Annual Metro Brokers Triathlon. I am here today with Sam Holmes. Sam Holmes is the winner of this year's event and congratulations Sam.

Sam Holmes: Thank you very much.

Interviewer: So I heard you were a little late registering today, what kind of held you up?

Sam Holmes: You know I kind of procrastinated about leaving town. I live up in Laramie, Wyoming and got stuck in rush hour traffic coming down and barely made it. So I got in here at about 5:30.

Interviewer: Yeah, well it looks like you set a new record for us then?

Sam Holmes: I don't know, I am actually not sure about that.

Interviewer: Yeah, I believe you came in like 1:01 and some change

Sam Holmes: Something like that I think.

Interviewer: Yeah very good, very good venue?

Sam Holmes: Yeah, yeah, yeah great venue.

Interviewer: So do you know Tim Hola, the person you competed with last year?

Sam Holmes: Ah, I have met him a couple of times at a few races, never officially you know talked to him much, but yeah, I know who he is, I'll say that.

Interviewer: Do you participate in other triathlons then?

Sam Holmes: Yep yeah, I do a lot of them all throughout the summer so...

Interviewer: Oh really.

Sam Holmes: Yeah.

Interviewer: And what do you think of this event that Metro Brokers puts on then?

Sam Holmes: I love it, it's a great event. The food is great. It's a great venue, it's a beautiful, beautiful state park, water is calm, roads are totally clear, it's a great event, great venue.

Interviewer: Right. Well, we appreciate you participating and supporting our people here and being a part of Metro Brokers Triathlon. Thank you.

Sam Holmes: Thank you all very much. I will be back next year.

Interviewer: For more videos about Metro Brokers make sure to check us out at metrobrokerstv.com.

Metro Brokers 2011 Triathlon was a Fun Event for all!

Paul Martin, winner of the physically challenged division of the 3^rd Annual Metro Brokers Triathlon, enjoyed the varied course at Cherry Creek State Park. The event benefitted Adaptive Adventures, an organization that provides outdoor sports opportunities to physically challenged children, adults, veterans and their families.

Interviewer: And welcome to Metro Brokers 3^rd Annual Triathlon. We are here at Cherry Creek Reservoir, and I am here with Paul Martin. Paul welcome.

Paul Martin: Thank you very much Mark. Thank you.

Interviewer: How did you do today at Triathlon?

Paul Martin: Actually, I kind of thought I wouldn't be able to do it. I haven't been doing that high-end training anymore, so the sprint stuff is fast, you know, all the way and other than the swim, the bike and the run went pretty well, I was able to turn it on, so it was good.

Interviewer: What are your thoughts on this mini venue that we run here at the park?

Paul Martin: Oh, it's great. I hadn't been here before and the swim water was cold, but once you go in, it just felt great. The bike was nice, there was just enough varying terrain to make it interesting, and nothing too static so that was nice. The run was nice and tricky. The terrain was kind of bumpy and wavy and bouncy and made for a fun run. We were very much cheered when you come to the finish line and you had another whatever, about a quarter mile to go around the park a little bit.

Interviewer: So you have participated in other triathlons and running venues like that?

Paul Martin: Yeah, this is probably somewhere around 90 triathlons in the last 15 years.

Interviewer: Oh wow, quite a few. And this would seem like a good venue to be in?

Paul Martin: Oh yeah specifically because we benefited Adaptive Adventures and Joe and Matt invited me to come down to be a part of this, the last couple of years I haven't been able to make it, so this time I was able to, you know, give back to those who help people like me, so it was nice.

Interviewer: Yeah, well we really appreciate you participating and being a part of Metro Brokers here.

The 2011 Metro Brokers Triathlon was Bigger and Better!

An interview with Mark Harrison, organizer of the 2011 Metro Brokers TriathlON Friday events. This year, the event drew over 200 participants

Interviewer: Welcome to the Third Annual Metro Brokers Triathlon. I am here today with Mark Harrison and Mark great show today.

Mark Harrison: You know, I think this was a great event. It's our third year and it's bigger and better than ever, so we are excited.

Interviewer: So you were involved this year more in the planning versus being in the event?

Mark Harrison: You know, I think my official title was Sponsorship Coordinator, you know, I have participated in the event for the last two years and helped on the front end side but really kind of felt like I have done the triathlon and I am going to continue doing it but for now I just wanted to make sure we put on a good event.

Interviewer: Right. It looks like we got a lot of sponsors here too.

Mark Harrison: Great, great list of sponsors. Once again Lodo's is back on providing the food after the event, there are a lot of real estate related sponsors and then also not real estate related sponsors. So it's kind of a nice mix and I think everybody is having a good time.

Interviewer: You bet. Once again we appreciate all that you do for Metro Brokers, Mark, and this is a great event.

Mark Harrison: Well, you know, I just want to have the members come out next year hopefully and then certainly the public, you know, hopefully we'll go on and do a fourth year and get bigger and better as well.

Interviewer: I'm sure we will. Thanks for pointing it out again.

Mark Harrison: Thank you and thanks for being here guys.

Interviewer: For more video about MetroBrokers, make sure you check out metrobrokerstv.com.

The Women’s Winner of the 2011 Metro Brokers Triathlon

An interview with Kathleen Allen, women's division winner of the 2011 Metro Brokers Triathlon. Kathleen loves the Friday night race format, so the whole family can come and participate!

Interviewer: Welcome to Metro Brokers TV and we are here again at the Metro Brokers Triathlon at Cherry Creek Reservoir. And I am here with Kathleen Allen, and Kathleen is our winner for the women, for the second year, congratulations.

Kathleen Allen: Thank you so much.

Interviewer: How did you feel this year?

Kathleen Allen: It was hard, but it's always hard, its fun. It's fun to push yourself.

Interviewer: So are you involved in a lot of triathlons then?

Kathleen Allen: I do, I've done many triathlons.

Interviewer: And how do you like the Metro Brokers venue here at Cherry Creek Reservoir?

Kathleen Allen: Cherry Creek Reservoir is great, and this is one of my favorite races because my kids can come.

Interviewer: Oh, that is great.

Kathleen Allen: Yeah, they don't like to wake up early and so it's kind of nice to have an evening race so they don't have to wake up, so the whole family can come.

Interviewer: Super. Well we appreciate you participating and contributing to our causes and being part of Metro Brokers Triathlon. Thank you very much Kathy.

Kathleen Allen: Thank you.

Interviewer: And congratulations again.

Kathleen Allen: Thank you.

Interviewer: For more information about Metro Brokers, turn your dial to metrobrokerstv.com.

Friday Night Triathlon Makes Waves

The Metro Brokers 3rd Annual TriathlON Firday is coming up on June 3rd, 2011. This event is held on Friday night, a popular alternative to Saturday early morning triathlons. Join the fun and register for the event at metrobrokerstriathlon.com.

Interviewer: Hi, I am Kathy Soltero with metrobrokerstv.com. Today we're talking with Mark Harrison he is with our Metro Brokers Cherry Tree Properties and Mark you are talking with us today about the Metro Broker's 3^rd Annual Triathlon coming up.

Mark Harrison: I am, thanks for having us here Kathy.

Interviewer: Oh, we're so excited that it is so close again.

Mark Harrison: It is.

Interviewer: It starts on... it's going to be on June 3^rd. Tell me about the triathlon, a little bit.

Mark Harrison: It's a sprint distance triathlon, which means a half-mile swim, 12 mile bike and a three mile run, it's on June 3^rd, it's a Friday night, which makes it unique.

Interviewer: Because most triathlons are held Saturday's, on the weekends.

Mark Harrison: You are getting up at five o'clock in the morning, which is hard especially with kids and the hustle and bustle of games and sports and other activities this one you can actually hopefully get off work a little bit early, get over to Cherry Creek State Park and enjoy Friday night with some like-minded triathletes.

Interviewer: And it's growing the event is growing quite a bit?

Mark Harrison: Absolutely. Our third year we've made some changes and we obviously continue to try to improve. We have additional sponsors and we're excited about expanding and getting bigger and being able to donate more to a good cause.

Interviewer: Tell me about the kind of participant that comes to this, is it just anybody or...?

Mark Harrison: You know it really is, being a sprint distance it's the, you know shortest of the events. It is a fully sanctioned event by the USAT, and that being said we've had everyone from the last two female winners, have, for our event have competed and completed the Ironman distance at the Kona level, which is kind of the premier event as most people know, that being said about 20% or 30% of our race participants have been first time participants, once again they are not getting up at five o'clock in the morning, they are kind of getting into it and just going into the weekend that they can be proud of.

Interviewer: Well it's kind of early in the season too, so people who are thinking about other triathlons and this is not your typical triathlon, because it's shorter?

Mark Harrison: Absolutely, and it is a Friday night, it's one of the first open water swims, so we have professional triathletes that are kicking off the season with us; we have some great amateurs that do get into this distance to train for the Olympic size and then the Ironman level as well, so are well received across the board.

Interviewer: Isn't there something about some wetsuits being used here?

Mark Harrison: Absolutely WetSuitRental.com actually helps us out. One of the factors of being one of the first events is strongly recommended with the wetsuits, they give you a discount, but I think in the two years I think we've only seen about two people without wetsuits and...

Interviewer: It's quite chilly...

Mark Harrison: I am not quite sure what they were thinking, yeah.

Interviewer: But the water is a lot colder at that time.

Mark Harrison: It is chilly; it wakes you up, for sure.

Interviewer: And it's a nice day though anyhow so it could, you know it can turn out whether it rain or shines it's going to continue right?

Mark Harrison: It's going to be beautiful, it is rain or shine,,,anything; but with lightning, well, we'll make those judgments then, but as far as for the event we've had weather, let me knock on wood, we've had some great weather the last two years event and we do a barbecue after so it's fun.

Interviewer: Right. Tell me quickly about the beneficiary of the event.

Mark Harrison: Adaptive Adventures gives the ability of disabled athletes and people with physical disabilities and challenges to ski, bike, ride, run and participate in these events and just on a daily basis based here in town much like a lot of our sponsors are.

Interviewer: Right, okay so where can people find out more information quickly for me.

Mark Harrison: metrobrokerstriathlon.com there's links to all of our sponsors we have a great group of sponsors here in Colorado, so please check out the website and sign up.

Interviewer: All right very good, thanks so much Mark, great to see you again

Mark Harrison: Thanks for having us.

Interviewer: June 3^rd, triathlon, got to be there at Cherry Creek State Park. All right, if you want more information on this go to metrobrokerstriathlon.com. Have a great day.

3rd Annual Metro Brokers Triathlon is for Everyone!

The 3^rd Annual Metro Brokers TriathlON Friday is a fun event for families and professional triathletes, as well. Come join the fun on Friday night, June 3^rd, 2011 at Cherry Creek State Park. Register at metrobrokerstriathlon.com.

Interviewer: Hi I am Kathy Soltero with Metro Brokers TV. Today we are talking with Mike Bradley he is with Metro Brokers Eagleview Properties. Thanks so much for coming in Mike.

Mike Bradley: Thank you.

Interviewer: You are talking about one of my most favorite events and it is our 3^rd Annual Metro Brokers Triathlon.

Mike Bradley: Yes.

Interviewer: Coming up pretty soon too isn't?

Mike Bradley: Yeah, June 3^rd of 2011.

Interviewer: Very good, at Cherry Creek State Park and tell me how you actually came up with the concept?

Mike Bradley: Well Metro Brokers had traditionally held a golf tournament and that's about 60 people who participate, it's one day, it doesn't have a lot of visibility and I proposed the idea of doing something that's bigger, attractive to a larger audience, has more publicity and realized from doing triathlons on my own that there's just not a lot of opportunities to do a triathlon and so we came up with this concept, got approved and moved forward from there.

Interviewer: And how did it actually come together and be a reality for you?

Mike Bradley: It took a while, but we got hooked up with a race director and he said, 'yeah, you can do this' and he put us in alignment with all the right resources and then we got a staff of volunteers and a great committee together and then Lodo's Bar & Grill jumped on as one of our bigger sponsors and they catered the whole thing. And our race director said you need something that's kind of unique to standout and a Friday evening event was what we selected, nothing is done on a Friday, and it works out so well.

Interviewer: Oh I think it does too, it's just awesome, and last year was my first year actually being there and I was just so amazed at how fun it is.

Mike Bradley: It's really good. Yeah.

Interviewer: It's just a great event and it's big... it's growing too isn't it?

Mike Bradley: Yeah it's a great, it's a family event, but it's also a USAT certified course. So we have professionals, we have amateurs, we have newbies, we have families that come out and do relay teams, it's just a great gathering on a Friday evening, it doesn't interfere with weekend activities and you know the publicity is great for Metro Brokers, but the sponsorship money, the registration money, all of it benefits and goes to the Adaptive Adventures charity, that's who we give that money to.

Interviewer: That's awesome. Tell me what's going to be a little bit different this year's event?

Mike Bradley: Well we are trying to improve it year to year and so this year we have a new timing company, we have a new race director, we have new trophies, and we have done something different with registration where all registration is either race day or online and there's no processing fees and then we are doing something that we have heard a lot of complaints about, the events shirt, one of the biggest complaints is that the shirts never fit, we have actual sizes, men's and women's sizes from double XL to our double extra small to triple extra-large.

Interviewer: Okay.

Mike Bradley: So if you register by May 13^th you get the exact shirt size that you want to get.

Interviewer: Is there an age that you have to be to be in this?

Mike Bradley: Nope, we have age... well it starts at age 14 and it goes up to whatever, but there are age brackets and then divisions for Athena which is the weight class for women and Clydesdale weight class for men, there's the newbie division and the physically challenged division as well.

Interviewer: Okay, so recap quickly for us some of the main things, its going to be on Friday the 3^rd...

Mike Bradley: Friday, June 3^rd at 6:00 p.m. start time.

Interviewer: Okay.

Mike Bradley: And we get started about four o'clock, everyone shows up, gets set up and then we're in the water at six.

Interviewer: Okay.

Mike Bradley: And all the registration is on metrobrokerstriathlon.com.

Interviewer: Okay very good. Thanks so much Mike it's so great to see you and we will see out on June 3^rd.

Mike Bradley: Great thanks for having me.

Interviewer: And if you do want more information about the triathlon; be sure to log onto metrobrokerstriathlon.com. Have a great day.