Austin 70.3

Several Finish Strong athletes took on the Austin Half Ironman.  Among them were Michael Novelli who crossed the line in 5:12:11. This was his first ½ Ironman and he placed 3^rd in his Age Group M55-59 which qualified him for Worlds in 2013. Here are his splits: Swim – 36:47; Bike – 2:48:35; Run – 1:38:08. Spectacular job, Mike!

Mike Novelli places 3rd in his age group and qualifies for the world championships!!

Other fine performances were turned in by Jane Foley, Pam Ferguson, Jackie Lewis, and Jack Chapman.

Jane Archer Foley had an amazing race finishing 9th in her 35-39 AG finishing in 5:23:06. Jane rocked the swim in 34:57, biked a 2:53:20, and ran the final half marathon in 1:45:13.

Pam Ferguson did a fabulous job competing in the 30-34 AG finishing in 6:34:11. Pam's splits were 47:10 swim, 3:08:05 bike, and 2:26:10 run.

Jackie Medina-Lewis finished the half Ironman in 6:48:32. Competing in the 40-44 AG, Jackie's splits were 41:01 swim, 3:28:21 bike, and 2:25:23 run. Way to go!

Jack Chapman had a fine race finishing 14th in his 50-54 AG. His splits were: 36:36 swim, 3:01:29 bike, and 1:47:47 run. Jack's overall time was 5:43:23.