The sixth running Ford Ironman Arizona took place Sunday, November 22 in Tempe, Arizona and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. Just over 2,400 athletes undertook the 2.4 mile swim, 112-mile bike, and 26.2 mile run. Among them were TEAM FSR athletes Tommy Sustala, Jim Harrington, Michael Collins, Tom Schwartzkopf, Marshall McGinnis, and Kyle Mays.
Tommy Sustala had a PR of 11:04:43 and improvement of 17 minutes over his Ironman Arizona 2008 race. Tommy completed the swim in 57:37, had a blisteringly fast bike in 5:19 and trudged through the final marathon in 4:38:49.
Another veteran ironman was Jim Harrington who posted his second sub 11 hour Ironman coming in at 10:59:47! Jim swam the 2.4 mile course in 1:06:58, biked a solid 5:32:58, and ran a 4:11:16 final marathon.
Another veteran who posted a sub 11 hour Ironman was Michael Collins who finished in 10:54:18. Michael finished the swim in 1:18:27, biked 5:20:48, and ran the final leg in 4:06:29.
First time Ironman Tom Schwartzkopf finished in just 11:16:18. Tom had a strong 59:03 swim, 5:55:14 bike, and finished strong with a 4:11:37 marathon.
Marshall McInnis was another first time Ironman. Marshall finished the challenging event in 12:48:07. He logged a 1:04:46 swim, a 6:08:44 bike, and 5:15:32 run.
First timer Kyle Mays persevered and crossed the finish line in 13:48:27. Kyle posted a 1:23:19 swim, a 6:06:40 bike and a 5:56:35 run.
Congrats -- you each worked hard to earn the Ironman title!
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