IM Florida

Another HUGE weekend for TEAM FSR and Finish Strong coached athletes! On Saturday, November 6, Scott Pinkston, Steve Hardy, Kent Morris, and Scott Reeves conquered the IM Florida in Panama City Beach. Despite cold and blustery conditions, all four completed this ultra-challenging endurance race.

Scott Pinkston came in 257/403 in his male 40-44 AG and 1204 overall with an overall time of 12:41:42. Scott finished the swim in 1:04:41, the bike in 6:20:39 (17.7 mph pace), and the final half marathon in 5:00:34. Great effort for Scott's first IM.

Scott Pinkston (Photo courtesy of Jon Walk/RTN.)

Steve Hardy came in 192/403 in the same 40-44 AG and 854 overall with an overall time of 11:55:12. Steve swam a 1:12:53, biked a 5:59:47 (18.7mph), and ran 4:27:38. Completing a first IM in less than 12 hours is a remarkable feat!

Steve Hardy (Photo courtesy of Jon Walk/RTN.)

Kent Morris, despite 2 flats and running off-course for a total of 28.4 miles, still managed to finish his first IM in 13:12:55. Kent was 1437 overall and 99/198 in his male 50-54 AG. Kent swam a 1:13:09, biked a 6:11:47 (18.1 mph pace with time for changing 2 flats factored in), and running 5:22:04 for 28.4 miles. I guess that makes Kent an IM+!

Kent Morris (Photo courtesy of Jon Walk/RTN.)

Scott Reaves came in 1605 overall and 277/358 for his male 35-39 AG with an overall time of 13:38:05. Scott swam a 1:07:29, had a 20:45 T1 (must be a story here!), biked a 6:09:18 (18.2 mph), and ran 5:50:25 marathon. This was a PR for Scott! Way to go. You are all IRONMEN!

Scott Pinkston (Photo courtesy of Jon Walk/RTN.)