Monday, October 18, 2010

Ironman 70.3 Austin



Longhorn Ironman 70.3 Austin took place in Austin, Texas on October 17. With 50 qualifying spots for the 2010 Ironman World Championship 70.3, this was a highly competitive race. The course included a 1.2 mile freshwater swim in Decker Lake at Walter E. Long Park. The bike was a 56 mile spectacular, scenic one-loop course through rolling Texas ranches. The 13.1 mile run course meandered through Walter E. Long Park, along the shores of Decker Lake and through the Travis County Expo Center grounds.

Competing in the race from TEAM FSR were Ed York, Marshall McInnis, Scott Peterson, Josh Scott, Patrick Sexton and soon-to-be coached athlete Winston Cervantes.

Ed York, 48, had a phenomenal race. Ed came in 5th in his crazy competitive 45-49 AG and 120th overall. He posted a 34:41 swim, 2:22:54 bike, and 1:38:35 half marathon for an overall time of 4:42:07. He just missed securing a spot in the world championship, but not for lack of effort. This race was a PR for Ed.

Marshall McInnis, 41, also had a fine race. He came in 122nd in his age group and 927th overall. Marshall swam a 32:14, biked a 2:52:12, and ran a 2:19:40 for an overall time of 5:53:00.

Scott Peterson, 29, finished with an overall time of 5:01:27. Scott came in 27th in his age group and 254 overall. His splits were 32:58 swim, 2:41:02 bike, and 1:41:53run.

Josh Scott, 36, completed the event in 5:35:30 coming in 119th in his age group and 645th overall. Josh ran a 32:46, biked a 2:47:26 and ran a 2:10:32.

Patrick Sexton, 40, came in 31st in his age group and 247th overall. Patrick's splits were 32:13 swim, 2:31:04 bike, 1:52:12 run for an overall time of 5:00:45. He averaged 8:33 per mile pace on the final half marathon.

Winston Cervantes who participated in Finish Strong Coaching Half Ironman camp completed the Austin 70.3 in 5:46:39. Winston, 42, came in 107th in his AG and 826th overall. His splits were 44:17 swim, 2:45:57 bike, and 2:08:49 run.

Congrats to all the half ironman athletes!!

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