Dai Roberts Group Inc.

The Dai Roberts Group - Excellence is inside you

WHAT'S NEWS

We are partnering with Final Kick Sports and the Final Kick Running and Triathlon Club to bring you a Race Preparation Clinic -Saturday May 18th at 5.30 pm and a Practice Triathlon - Sunday 19th May at 7.30 am

New items in the Store.

Specialized Big Mouth Water Bottles, $10

New Dai Roberts Group Noen Latex Swim Caps for high visibility while open water swimming

Latex Swim Caps, $7

Very Proud to sponsor the ODC Eagles Final Mile Team at the 2013 Shamrock Sportsfest and the Cox High School Falcon 5K Road Race to benefit the Track and Cross Country teams

Dai Roberts Group Athlete 1st in age group at Falcon 5K race

3/9/2013 Cox HS Falcon 5K

Congratulations to Courtney Pollman-Turner, Age group winner and 30 second PR

3/1/13/to 3/5/13

Try+Raleigh, Triathlon Training Camp

Great weekend of training in Apex NC on the Ironman Raleigh, course, preparing for the race in June. Rode twice on the bike course from T1 to mile marker 35 and ran 11 miles of the run course in downtown Raleigh. This is a hilly course, prepare well.

Try+Raleigh Triathlon Training Camp 70 mile ride from mile marker 35 to T1 and back on the course

2/24/2013

Colonial Half Marathon

Dai Roberts Group Athlete, Ryan Foster finished 6th Overal at the Colonial 1/2 marathon

Congratulations to Ryan Foster, 6th Overall at the Colonial Half Marathon in Williamsburg, VA today in a time of 1.13.11. A massive 4 minute PR. Well Done Ryan, your hard work in training is showing results

2/24/2013

Swim Coach Juliet, evaluates swimmers at recent swim clinic

New Dai Roberts Group Friday Mini Swim Clinics will be held at the Virginia Wesleyan College pool every Friday in March starting March 1st 9 am to 10 am.

Cost $15 per session. Info here

Call 757-547-6048 or email for more details

2/11/2013

Virginia is for Lovers 14K

Ryan Foster, 2nd Overall -

Bill Groeninger 1st age group -

Courtney Pollman-Turner 3rd age group - Erin Werski - 4th age group
Special mention to Coach Liesa Villani, 2nd Master today. Many more PR's
Well done all, you make us proud.

2/4/2013 Rocky Raccoon 100

Dai Roberts Group Athlete, Steve Speirs 3 overall at the 2013 Rocky Raccoon 100

Congratulations to Dai Roberts Group athlete Steve Speirs on finishing 3rd overall at the Rocky Raccoon 100 run in Huntsville, TX in 16 hrs 16

1/23/2013

Triathlon Training Camp, March 1 - 5 in Apex, NC

We are pleased to release details of our firstDai Roberts Group Triathlon Training Camp of 2013. March 1st to 5th in Apex NC on the course of this years Raleigh 70.3. Click here

1/22/2013

WADA (World Anti Doping Agency) have released THE 2013 PROHIBITED LIST INTERNATIONAL STANDARD. Check out the link below to see what has changed this year. http://goo.gl/uZGik

1/14/2013

Dai Roberts, Disney Marathon Winner 2002 being interviewed on local TV

Disney Marathon Winners Dai Roberts and Renee High being interviewed on local television this week.

Disney Marathon Winners Trophies, for Dai Roberts and Renee High

3 Disney Marathon winners trophies for Virginia Beach and Final Kick Sports

1/8/2013

Dates have been released for the 2013 USA Track and Field Masters Long Distance Running Championships Club Grand Prix Events and one will be held locally in Williamsburg, VA

See details below

2013 USA Masters 8 km Championship

Location: Run for the Dream in Williamsburg, Virginia
Date: Saturday, June 1, 2013
Registration Deadlines:
- Jan 1, 2013 – April 30, 2013: $55

- May 1, 2013- May 26, 2013: $60

- At Expo (Woodlands Conference Center) – Friday, May 31, 11-7 pm: $70

Important Links: - Athlete Information - Registration

1/5-6/2013

Coaching Course @ High Point University's Human Mechanics Lab.The Anti Gravity Treadmill

Dai recently attended the 2013 ADP American Distance Summit @ High Point University, NC, with lectures in the new state of the art Human Bio-Mechanics Lab

Distance Summit Coaching Course @ High Point University

1/1/2013

Congratulations to Courtney Pollman-Turner for her 1st Place Overall Women in the 1st Annual New Year's Day Total Fitness 5K at the Plex!

12/21/2012

End of the world run, Virginia Beach December 2012

We survived the End of the World 5K. Race started at 11.20 pm and finished in time to toast in the new era at midnight

12/15/2012

Steve Speirs running the First Landing 50K race

Congratulations to Steve Speirs on a new PR and 3rd place overall at the First Landing State Park 50K

12/8/2012

Surf n Santa 10 Miler

Ryan Foster 3rd overall at the Surf n Santa 10K race

On a beautiful Virgina day,

Ryan Foster came in 4th Overall and 1st Age group and Kate Derner was 1st in her Age group

Dai Roberts Group Running Improvement Clinic

12/19/12

Running Improvement Clinics.

December 5th & 12th at Final Kick Sports.

View both Clinic Slides here

2/5/2012

Winter Indoor Cycling Training Rides

every Monday Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings from 6 to 8.30 am @ Final Kick Sports.

Winter Indoor Cycle Training, Wednesdy, Thursday and Friday mornings, 6 to 8.30am

Don't like to ride in the cold weather, on a lonely dark ride with crazy drivers. Come out and join us.

Fun coached rides for all levels.

Call 757-481-3400 to secure your slot

12/02/2012

Great weekend weather for December.

More success for our athletes. Despite very difficult conditions, Steve Speirs finished 2nd Overall and 1st age group at the Caymen Islands Marathon.

Kate Derner finished 4th overall female and 1st age group at the Christmas Town Dash in Williamsburg

11/22/2012

Thanksgiving Turkey Trot 10K

Coach Dai and athletes. All winners at the Turkey Trot 10K

Congratulations to all of our athletes for a great turnout at the Thanksgiving Turkey Trot 10K in Virginia Beach.

Justin Turner - 1st place overall.

Ruth York, and Steve Speirs - 1st place age group winners.

Kate Derner and Courtney Pollman-Turner - 3rd place age group.

Mike Smith - 3 minute PR, Katie Genovese - 6 minute PR

10/28/2012

Marine Corps Marathon, Justin Turner,10th Overall, 1st Navy Runner

Marine Corps Marathon Weekend

A fantastic run by Justin Turner, an 8 minute improvement on his time last year, finishing 10th Overall, 1st Navy runner and member of the Navy Team who claimed 2nd place in the Military Challenge

JFab and QB crossed the finish together so we still have no result in the mystery of who won the Man V Man Challenge

10/20/2012

Scott Hitt swam his first 2 miles, ran his first marathon and completed the Beach to Battleship Full Ironman in 14.46

Beach to Battleship Triathlon - Wilmington, NC

Sunny, Warm, Dry with little wind. What more could you ask for on race day in October. Well you could exceed all of your goals and show that hard work and dedicated training really pay off.

Scott finished his first Ironman triathlon in 14.46 and Courtney finished her first 1/2 Ironman triathlon in 5.12. Placing 3rd in her age group.

Courtney place 3rd in her age group in the Beach to Battleship 1/2 Ironman in 5.12

First and Second Place Age Group Winners at a local race weekend

DeFeet Domestic Violence 5k

Lisa Phillips Jahnke finished 2nd in her age group and ran her first 7 minute mile

10/13/2012

What a weekend

Walking the Susan G Komen 5K and up close to a gold Olympic medal

Susan G Koman 5K

Denise was privileged to walk on the oceanfront in Virginia Beach with many inspiring ladies and gentlemen. Even got to meet an Olympic champion and the ODU Ladies Basketball Team.

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To the Bridge and Back 5K swim Midlothian, VA

Last Leg of the 5K swim

Bridge and Back 5K

Shout out to all the competitors in the swim in Midlothian, VA on Saturday morning. Congratulations to Sherri, Kate, Kelly and Lewyn for your outstanding endurance swims and to Todd and Dai for the kayak support

All Access 5K

Saturday evening, Steve Speirs won the Moe's Burrito Challenge, and a years free Burrito's from Moe's.

(thanks to CHX Photography for the photo)

10/7/2012

Crawlin' Crab 1/2 Marathon and 5K

Great run this morning in difficult conditions by all of our athletes.

Coach Dai Roberts and Lisa J, a new 4 minute PR at the race today

Justin Turner finished 2nd overall in 1.11.36, over a minute PR

Justin Turner 2nd Overall at the Crawlin' Crab 1/2 Marathon 10-7-2012

Lisa Jahnke ran a 4 minute PR

Katie G ran a new PR in the 5K

Colonial 200 Relay

Congratulations to all teams from Hampton Roads who competed at the Colonial 200 Relay last weekend.

Team 2B5D's finished first overall and first Ultra Mixed team in 22.07 hours breaking the previous record by nearly 2 hours.

HRR Procrastinators winners of the Male Full Team 2012 Colonial Relay Run

Team HRR Procrastinators, finished first Full Male team in 22.50 hours.

Team Sea Slugs First Mixed Full Team 2012 Colonial 200 Relay Run

Team Sea Slugs, finished first Full Mixed team in 26.47 hours

Team HRR Full team finished 2nd Full Mixed team in 28.09 hours

Neptune 8K

Big Shout out to Ruth Almeida York, who was 8th overall and 1st place masters runner in 36:09.25 a new PR

Sandman Triathlon Results

Dai Roberts Group Athlete, Courtney Pollman-Turner at swim transition for Sandman Triathlon 2012

Courtney wears her Dai roberts Group Shirt and Finishers medal. 2nd Overall Female, Sandman Triathlon 2012

Well done to all athletes and especially our Dai Roberts Group athletes who competed at the Sandman Triathlon today.

Courtney Pollman-Turner, 2nd overall, in her first triathlon, Robert Jones, 2AG, Katie Genovese 11AG, Meg Curan 3AG: Congratulations to all

Western States 100

Pat Bowler-Finished in 24 hours and 12 minutes.

Great run from Pat, running over 18,000ft of assent and 22,000ft of descent through hail, sleet, fog, and rain in the mountains to over 90 degrees and humid in the canyons.