Monday, November 7, 2011

Oilman 2011




Oilman 2011 Half Ironman saw some wonderful performances from Finish Strong Coaching athletes, including plenty of podium finishes, some PRs and some first-time half Ironman distance finishes.

Linda Trinkle claimed the overall master's female winner finishing in an amazing 5:08:05. Linda's splits were 41:29.8 swim, 2:33:35.5 (22.7 mph pace!), and 1:48:32.3run (8:17 pace). Wow!

Chelsea Estes, 2nd for her 25-29 AG in 5:38:47. Chelsea made it look effortless as she finished her splits in 32:29.3 swim, 3:08:31.7 bike (18.5 mph), 1:52:47.3 run (8:37 pace).

Brandi Watterson, took on her first half Ironman and placed 13th in her 30-34 AG in 6:18:05. Brandi's splits were 44:20.0 swim, 3:24:55.8 bike (17.0 mph), 2:02:14.9 (9:20 pace).

Finish Strong tri of Ronnie Delzer, Scott Peterson, and Gavish Mago did an outstanding job in their 30-34 AG. Ronnie took 3rd place finishing in 4:58:37. His splits were 39:17.4 swim, 2:43:30.7 bike (21.3 pace), and a speedy 1:31:46.1 run (7:00 pace).

Scott Peterson was 7th with a time of 5:08:35. Scott splits were 36:08.3 swim, 2:51:38.9 bike (20.3 mph pace), and 1:35:59.9 run (7:20 pace).

Gavish was right behind Scott to finish in 8th place with a time of 5:14:48. Gavish's splits were 46:10.8 swim, 2:49:11.4 bike (20.6 mph pace), and 1:34:26.9
(7:13 pace).

In the 35-39 AG, Chantal Requier took 2nd place finishing in 5:31:56. Chantal swam 33:28.8 (fastest in her AG), 2:55:33.3 bike (19.8 mph), and 1:58:34.4 run (9:03 pace).

Jane Foley placed 8th in her AG at her first half Ironman. Jane swam 38:49.3, biked a 3:13:03.3 (18.0 pace), and finished the day with a 1:56:27.1 half marathon run (8:53 pace) to finish in 5:53:53.

In the men's 35-39 AG, David Kayda came in 15th. David swam a 40:34.3, biked a 3:00:09.8 (19.3 mph, and ran 1:46:44.1 (8:09 pace) for a total time of 5:34:30.
Kirk Noyes came in 34th in the same AG. Kirk swam the course in 42:20.8, biked a 3:15:03 (17.8 mph), and finished with a 2:12:52.8 run for a completion time of
6:14:52.

Richard "Gordy" Bunch also competed in the 35-39 AG. Gordy's splits were 51:38.5 swim, 3:13:55.1 (17.9 mph) bike, and 2:42:56 run to finish in 7:00:12.

In the 40-44 AG, Guillermo "Willie" Ocejo took 4th place. His splits were 37:18.6 swim, 2:49:19.9 bike (20.6 mph), and 1:36:09.3 run (7:20 pace) to finish in 5:06:51.

Winston Cervantes took 11th place. His splits were 44:01.4 swim, 2:46:07.3 bike (20.9 mph), and 1:58:56.8 run (9:05 pace) to finish in 5:34:10.

Stephen Clouthier, Abraham Hernandez, and Louis Neveu also competed in the 40-44 AG. Stephen swam a 38:53.4, biked a 3:06:14.4 (18.7 mph) and ran a 2:23:59 (10:59 pace) to finish in 6:16:09.

Abraham Hernandez' splits were 1:03:05.6 swim, 3:23:22.1 bike (17.1 mph), and 2:16:40.2 half marathon. His overall time was 6:48:38.

Louis Neveu's splits were 43:49.4 swim, 3:21:35.9 bike (17.3 mph), and 3:10:47.2 run. His overall time was 7:31:53. This was the first time Louis and his wife, Kim, competed in this half Ironman distance.

In the 45-49 AG, Sharon Morin claimed 7th place. Sharon posted a 47:22.3 swim, 3:45:10.1 bike (15.5 mph), and second fastest run in her AG at 1:55:04.4 (8:47
pace) for an overall time of 6:35:15.

Jim Harrington won his 45-49 AG with an overall time of 5:14:50. Jim swam a 36:42.4, biked a 2:46:19.5 (20.9 mph), and finished strong with a 1:51:07.2 run (8:29 pace).

Cindy McManis also won her 50-54 AG with a finishing time of 6:31:57. Cindy had the fastest swim 40:08.7 and the fastest bike 3:11:52.2 (18.1 pace) in her AG. She held on with a final half marathon run leg of 2:33:49.

Mary Kerschbaum took 3rd in the same AG with an overall time of 7:28:21. Mary swam a 51:15.9, biked a solid 3:36:57.1 (16.0 pace), and finished with a 2:51:11 run.

In the men's 50-54 AG, Bruce Smart took 13th with an overall time of 6:15:10. He swam a 41:49.2, biked a 3:14:31.5 (17.9 mph), and ran 2:11:13.

Craig Daniell took on his first half Ironman at age 62. He fought hard and finished in 7:58:33. He swam the course in 1:17:42.3, biked 3:37:22.4 (16.0 mph), and ran 2:48:47.

Also taking on her first half IM distance was Kim Neveu who took 5th in her Athena category. She swam a 47:50.3, biked a 3:51:17.6 (15.0 mph), and ran a 2:57:09.6 to finish in 7:45:22.

Competing on relays were Finish Strong Tommy Sustala, Dana Lyons, and Scott Pinkston.
The team of "Dots to FSR" won the male relay. Team member Chris Sustala swam a 26:46, brother Tommy biked a 2:27:27 and Dana Lyons ran the final leg in 1:25:30 for a total time of 4:22:46.

Scott Pinkston swam the first leg for his relay team. (What was your team name, Scott?)

Great job, everyone! Check Finish Strong Coaching facebook for more pictures.

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