Tuesday, May 10, 2011

CB&I Tri







Congrats to huge number of Finish Strong athletes who participated as an individual or on a relay, volunteered, or just plain cheered on their friends at the local CB&I triathlon held in The Woodlands on May 7.

Derek Yorek, new associate coach for Finish Strong Coaching and an elite triathlete, finished third overall among the elites. Derek finished the race in 1:03:46.

Richard Mac Namee, another Finish Strong Coach, finished fourth overall among the open division athletes. Richard also finished first in his 40-44 AG with a time of 1:05:50.

Rodrigo Abascal placed second in his 14-18 AG and 11th overall amont the open division participants with a time of 1:07:29.

Gavish Mago was 21st across the line and 5th in his 30-34 AG with a time of 1:09:18.

Allan Richardson was next across the line for FSR in 22nd place and finished first in his 50-54 AG in 1:09:22. (His son, Ian, captured first in his 14-18 AG and managed to beat his dad by almost 3 minutes. But Al couldn't be prouder of his son's efforts.)

Enjoying an awesome race and a personal best was Casey Clark. Casey finished 27th overall and 6th in his challenging 40-44 AG with a time of 1:10:09.

Associate Coach Tim Monk finished 7th in the same 40-44 AG with a time of 1:10:13.

Mike Bard was first in for the Clydesdale division with a time of 1:11:51.

Tom Schwarzkopf finished third in his 50-54 AG with a time of 1:12:07.

Will Blackbird came in fourth in the same 50-54 AG with a time of 1:12:31. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe this was a PR for Will.

Josh Scott, after competing in Wildflower Half Ironman the weekend before, still managed to finish a very respectable 1:12:51 in 10th place for 35-39 AG.

Kyle Mays took 6th in the 45-49 AG with a time of 1:12:55.

Steve Hardy finished in 1:13:44 coming in 7th in his 45-49 AG.

Linda Trinkle had a brilliant race finishing in 1:15 flat. Linda finished first in her 40-44 AG and ninth overall among females.

Lane Barron, at age 12, finished in 1:16:57 placing 12th in his AG.

Phillip Deprang posted a PR and finished second in his 60-65 AG with a time of 1:18:17.

Theresa Zackary came in first in her 20-24 AG and 19th overall among females with a time of 1:19:07.

Katherine Barron, age 16, was not far behind her brother finishing in 1:20:49 placing 2nd in her AG.

Jack Chapman finished in 1:22:07 finishing 17th in an incredibly tough 50-54 AG.

Danny Watterson competing in 30-34 AG finished in 1:22:41 posting a time that was 11 minutes faster than his race last year.

Jackie Lewis finished in 1:23:20 placing 7th in her 40-44 AG.

Gordy Bunch finished in 1:24:27 competing in his 35-39 AG.

Kirk Noyes had a great race with an overall time of 1:25:02 competing in 35-39 AG.

Stephen Clouthier also did an outstanding job finishing in 1:25:06 in the 40-44 AG.

Bill Mack completed the event in 1:25:27. Bill is also in the 40-44 AG.

Charlie Schuber enjoyed an amazing PR with an overall time of 1:26:08. Charlie is in the 50-54 AG.

David Holsey is back from injury and finished 3rd in his 65-69 AG with a time of 1:27:01.

Cindy McManis finished 4th in her 50-54 AG with a time of 1:27:36.

Kirk Langford posted the third fastest swim in his division in just 7:43 and claimed fourth place for the Clydesdale 50+ division with an overall time of 1:27:37.

Judith Clark (Casey's wife and Phillip's daughter) finished in 1:29:36.

Mark Tefft finished 7th in his 55-59 AG in 1:31:11.

Craig Daniell posted a PR and finished in 1:33:48 placing 5th in his 60-64 AG.

Mary Kerschbaum finished 1st in the Athena category with an overall time of 1:34:57.

Irasema De Aquino, 40, competed in her first sprint triathlon for TEAM FSR and posted a finish time of 1:40:42.

Bill Blount, 61, finished with a PR at 1:56:09 coming in 11th in his AG.

Among relay participants, FSR Michael Collins competed on his bike in a three-person mixed relay team called "Fueled by Starbucks" with Tim Floyd and Kim Hager. Their team won their relay division and finished the race in 1:04:13.

Another TEAM FSR participant, Michael's wife , Kristin, ran on a separate three-person mixed relay team called "Ever Tri a Three-Way?" with Chris Allen and Joe Glass. They snagged third place with a time of 1:18:33.

FSR athlete Jim Harrington swam for another three-person mixed relay team called "3TITs" with Lynn Maki and Bob Meyer. They placed fourth with a time of 1:21:11.

Finish Strong Tuesday night track participant Bill Babcock competed on "Team Babcock" along with Isaac and Kim Babcock. They finished fifth with a time of 1:22:10.

FSR athlete Javier Noyola competed on "Alubike" along with Susana Olivares and Barry Katz. Their teaqm finished sixth with a time of 1:27:58.

FSR athlete Winston Cervantes biked for "Rabaca Trirollers" with teammates Kate Baca and Tina Rabson. Their team finished eigth with a time of 1:37:08.

Dana was in charge of transition area for the race and is so grateful to our volunteers. A huge thanks to all who volunteered for FSR: Jody and Laura Gaddy, Mike Menster, Gwen York, Ed York, Sue Griffis, Stephenie Beridon, Bill and Pillar Glaser, Jossie and Hector Gonzalez, Sandra Vibrock, Brandon Sager, Cory Richard, Chris Weir, Emily Roper, Lisa Hill, and Charles Knific.



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