Ironman Arizona

Ironman Arizona was held on Sunday, November 16 in Tempe. The cooler November race date made it an attractive event for over 3,000 triathletes who compete on the one-loop swim in Tempe Town Lake, the three-loop bike and the two-loop run. This year there were over 1,100 first-time competitors.

Dana on run.

Kari on run!

Finish Strong Coaching athletes were in the mix.  Kari Gilley had a great race placing in the top 10 of her AG finishing in 11:14:23.  Troy Cormier had a fine race finishing in 11:10:02.  Susan Hardwick-Smith did well and finished in 12:46:46. Manuel Abascal finished yet another Ironman in 15:04:23.  Dana Lyons had a great start coming off the bike 3rd in his AG, but hip and leg cramps led to his withdrawl form the race at mile 10 of the run.

Here are the results:

Troy Cormier        01:10:50 swim  05:46:42 bike  04:03:06 run   11:10:02 overall
Susan Hardwick-Smith 1:27:04 swim  6:38:06 bike  4:24:30 run 12:46:46 overall

Manuel Abascal - 01:19:48 swim 07:11:25 bike 06:09:53 run 15:04:23 overall 

Kari Gilley --       01:21:03 swim 05:43:58 bike 04:00:34 run    11:14:23 overall 

Dana Lyons  --     1:13:06 swim 05:15:17 bike - DNF

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Michael Collins - 01:23:51 swim 05:37:22 bike 04:12:32 run 11:26:20 overall

Olesya Prystayko 01:04:02 swim 05:24:27 bike  03:38:21 run   10:11:09 - 15th pro female

Don Cole  --         01:15:29 swim   06:29:09 bike  04:38:01 run    12:38:45

Winston Cervantes -  01:23:58 swim 05:56:23 bike 06:23:56 run 13:55:05 overall
Mary Kerschbaum - 01:39:22 swim 07:20:35 bike 06:01:38 run    15:32:21 overall

Michael Collins on run

Manuel, Ira, Olesya, and Dima at IM AZ

For more results, go to:

http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/events/americas/ironman/arizona/results.aspx?rd=20141116&race=arizona#axzz3JN6G8hLL