Central Park Triathlon

Randy Ehrlich

This event was covered by the television program Finish Line from Salmini Films.  We have collected a mixture of film clips and still photos from this program.  You should be aware that the film clips may take fairly long to download.

  • Clip 1: "First out of the water and onto the hilly bike course is Ross Galitsky, maintaining a nice aero-bike position.  Ross is a leading extreme athlete."  Since Ross is extremely humble and would never admit to lead in anything, we preseved the soundtrack to prove that experts think otherwise.
  • Clip 2: Let's not forget about the cheering squad --- a very excited Julie Denney in front in that orange jacket, Stuart Calderwood further down to the right in blue; standing tall in the rear are Scott Willett in his floppy hat and Ramon Bermo in the orange jacket.
  • Clip 3: Ross Galitsky was the leader after the bike run.  Having just completed the Ironman USA last weekend, he probably thought that he would not have the legs to run well.  Inexorably, his teammate Randy Ehrlich caught up.  This clip is the moment when Randy passed Ross, right near the top of the Harlem Hill.  We wonder what Randy said to Ross.
    Michele Tagliati wrote: "I have to say that the clip portraying Ross Galitsky giving five to Randy Ehrlich passing him on his way to win the Central Park Triathlon is one of the finest examples of good sportmanship and club camaraderie I have ever seen. Congratulations to Ross (and by default to the CPTC)."
  • Clip 4: Randy Ehrlich finished first, after holding off another competitor, Bob Nelson, who said, "I caught up to him after about three miles into the run.  He's a big guy.  I thought he was going to die.  When I caught up to him, he took off.  He took off on me.  The idea was just to hang with him and have a good time."
  • Photo 6: This is the point in the race when Randy Ehrlich took off right up Cat Hill.
  • Clip 5: In the post-race interview, Randy Ehrlich gives a self-assessment: "I am a fairly mediocre swimmer, a little bit above average biker but a fairly good runner."
  • Photo 8: Another segment of the program concerns the unconventional races organized by the NYRRC.  Here we found Stacy Creamer at the starting line of the Empire State Building Run-Up, exhibiting her elbowing skills in the crowded start.  She is the one on the right of this photo, with her right elbow extended.
  • Photo 9: In another segment of the program, Dr. Randy Ehrlich explains to us about the importance of investing thousands of dollars in your bike.  We would have liked to post the entire lecture on this web site, but the bandwidth charges would have bankrupted us.  So, you will only get the transcript at Famous Saying # 605.
  • Photo 10: Another segment on this program is about Kim Griffin, medical doctor and top runner.  If you didn't blink too fast, you might have seen Tim Evans (Ph.D.) running next to her at the Brooklyn Half.
  • Clip 11: The Central Park Triathlon segment was at the beginning of this program.  If you cut away before the end, you will have missed Stacy Creamer toiling uphill on her bicycle.  We have preserved this painful-looking episode for posterity.
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