Monday, November 9, 2009

Ironman Florida

Four Finish Strong coached athletes completed the Ford Ironman Florida race on Saturday, November 7.

Mike Bard blew away his goal of 14:30 and finished in under 12 hours at 11:56:09. Mike swam the 2.4 miles in 1:04:25, biked 112 miles in 5:28, and finished the final marathon in 5:08:05.

Todd Gibson shaved almost an hour and a half off his last Ironman and finished Ironman Florida in 12:06:24. Todd posted a 1:08:32 swim, a 5:45:11 bike, and a 5:00:33 marathon.

Michael Lechtenberg crossed the finish line in 13:20:01. He had a strong swim at 1:06:22, biked an average of 16.9mph for a time of 6:37:35 and completed the grueling 26.2 miles in 5:19:38.

Casey Clark overcame sea sickness when faced with 5 to 6' swells and finished the tumultuous 2.4 mile swim in 1:19:40. He managed to cover 112 miles on his bike in 5:58:44. Casey refused to give up and finished the final marathon in 6:31:05.

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