Mean Green Tri

Finish Strong Coach Jack Alexander won the Grand Master's and 15th overall at the Mean Green Triathlon held in Dallas on March 20th.  Jack's swim + T1 time was 7:01.  His bike split was 31:40 (23.5/mph) and his final run was 21:34 (6:57/mi pace) for a finishing time of 1:01:14.  Congrats Jack!

Jack wins Grand Champion at Mean Green Tri!

For more on results, go to:  www.tridallasevents.com

Luke's Locker Sale on Tri Gear this week - 20% off

Special 20% off all apparel (including sales) this week including tri gear at our sponsor - Luke's Locker at Market Street!  Enjoy!

Spring Run Program Starts Tomorrow - Gear up for Muddy Trails 5K/10K and more!

It's not too late to sign up for FSC's Spring Run Program that kicks off tomorrow (Saturday, March 12) at 8am at McCullough Jr Hi School.  The program is a 17-week structured training program for advanced, intermediate and beginning runners from March 12 through July 9, 2016.

This is a great opportunity to train to get faster for spring and summer 5K and 10K races. The training leads up to Muddy Trails 5K/10K race held in The Woodlands on Saturday, April 2 and Run the Woodlands 5K and any 4th of July 5K race. No matter what your ability, you can expect to improve your race times by training with intensity and following a consistent running regime.

Interested in running at Muddy Trails, go to:
http://thewoodlandstownship-tx.gov/454/TWFG-Muddy-Trails-Bash

The Woodlands Marathon/Half Marathon/5K

Finish Strong Coaching had a huge presence at The Woodlands Marathon held on Saturday, March 5. In addition to being the sponsor for the post-race Finish Festival, we had over 96 FSC participants race and many more help out as volunteers. 7 podium finishes, many PRs and Boston Qualifiers, and many first time events for our athletes. Our SelecTRI athletes and family members also had a strong showing at the 2K, 5K, and marathon relay.

Team Finish Strong ready to go!

Dutch Thomson takes care of all of our mayo-fascial stretching needs post-race. He's one of a kind!

Good looking group of FSC men!

Bill Glasier enjoys another podium finish - 2nd in his AG in the half marathon! FSC teammate Dale Claudel joins him on the podium with 3rd place.

Gabe Belforti places 3rd in his AG in the marathon!

Amanda Cruise glides to finish 1st in her elite division for the half marathon!

SelecTRI kids show off their medals after the 5K race. Go to www.selectri.org for more on the kids results.

Sharon Morin and Deb Lyons enjoy 2nd spot on podium for their AGs in the half marathon.

Two SelecTRI families form awesome marathon relay teams!

Still adding more folks to the results, here's preliminary report:

Results for 2016 - The Woodlands Marathon - 26.2 - The Woodlands
The Woodlands, TX on Saturday, 3/5/2016

TEAM FSC Results for Marathon

Jim Harrington	3:31:35 (8th)
Rebecca Tortorici	3:33:10 (3rd)
Sarah Moore	3:49:36
Alberto Agostini	3:46:47 (8th)
Razvan Dumitru	3:38:32
Michelle Howard	3:53:26 (3rd)
Debbie Staton	3:59:21
Kimberly Pilcher	3:57:02 (7th)

TEAM FSC Elite Half Marathon Runners 

Runner's Name	Chip Time	Division Award
Michael Menster	1:23:26	1st Male 45 to 49
Amanda Cruise	1:28:50	1st Female 30 to 34

3/5/2016	Half Marathon
Adnan Afzal	1:54:45
Alfredo Escalona	2:14:43
Allison Stephan	2:15:49
Amber Brock	2:17:10
Angel Ybanez	2:17:30
Bradley Finger	1:52:21
Bret Strong	1:47:27
Carl Holt	1:32:09 (9th)
Cesar Patino	1:53:03
Cheryl Perry	2:09:45
Chris Normyle	3:05:27
Dale Claudel	1:26:20 (3rd)
David Kudlak	2:16:09
Deb Lyons	1:49:06 (2nd)
Don Hickey	1:59:44
Eduardo Garzon	1:32:09
Ferrie Merrikh	2:20:19
Frank Halter	2:00:20
Gerardo Llanes	1:57:57
Greg Maynard	1:58:01
James Carlson	1:50:42
Jeff Goodwin	1:56:20
Jessica Callan	2:19:38
John Ayre	1:42:56
John Mcgowan	2:03:53
Jonathan French	1:52:41
Karen Goodwin	2:08:17
Kevin Baker	1:26:37 (5th)
Kim Smith	1:54:18
Kyle Quinn	1:50:30
Lee Allen	2:26:08
Ligia Felsen	2:17:11
Marcus Ratcliff	1:48:10
Marta Valenzuela	2:14:27
Michelle Correal	1:44:26
Nelly Hernandez	1:56:40
Pamela Paling	1:58:44
Paul Allan	1:36:22
Radha Vudumula	2:34:13
Richard Zambrano	2:26:08
Ronnie Mcconachie	2:29:25
Roy Fisher	1:54:25
Sara Hartley	2:53:05
Sara Portillo	1:54:05
Scott Schweinsberg	1:53:22
Sharon Morin	1:50:25 (2nd)
Steven Lopez	1:48:48
Yves Puisieux	1:43:40
Zach Miller	1:24:20 (4th)

Robert Bailey       1:58:54
Phillip Deprang     1:52:53
William Glaser             1:26:08 (2nd)
S. Craig Daniell     2:59:07
Kenneth Page         1:49:43
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TEAM FSC 5K Finishers

Runner's Name	Chip Time	Division Award
Keith Sacchieri	25:55:00
Julia Belforti	26:18:00

FSC Marathon/Half/5K Plan Finishers

FSC Plan Participants	The Woodlands Marathon	The Woodlands Half Marathon	The Woodlands Marathon 5K
Kenton Erickson		2:14:00
Sadie Davis	6:06:04
Cyndi Bass	3:26:02 (1st)
Gabriela Lopez		2:16:03
Jose Sanchez		2:56:02
Elizabeth Fuller	5:56:31
Ji Sohn		2:12:56
Nina Galeana		2:42:59
Meredith Hill		2:45:16
Richard Lafont	5:52:58
Mark Vines		2:35:09
Michael Sasu-Twumasi			27:17:00 (8th)
Xin Ding		2:00:43
J Patrick Reinert		1:59:07
Federico Mezzatesta		2:12:57
Andy Kretschmer		1:54:04
Celeste Suarez		2:27:14
Kent Nelson		1:44:29
Amber Swan		2:05:27
Tori Chase		2:09:22
Teresa Luna		2:09:05
Enrique Nehme		2:41:54
Mills Bell	4:31:26
Russell Barnett		3:32:30
Jennifer Mckenzie		3:21:00
Isidro Cantu		1:57:14
Brian Sak	4:44:27
Adrian Karter		1:55:39
Michelle Messina		3:15:59

Woodlands Marathon Website
The Woodlands Marathon Website Results

Du the Polar Bear

Congrats to the 10 SelecTRI and 3 FSC athletes who competed in the Du the Polar Bear race held on Sunday, February 28th.  Five SelecTRI athletes had podium finishes.  Two FSC athletes had podium finishes.  Well done everyone!

SelecTRI and FSC Du the Polar Bear Results
Freya McKinley	0:55:53		1 in under 14	SelecTRI
McKenzie Gunter	1:06:03		2 in under 14	SelecTRI
Alexia Amezcua	1:03:49		2 in 15-19	SelecTRI
Luciana Cueli	1:06:53		3rd in 15-19	SelecTRI
Jeronimo Amezcua	1:00:09		2nd in under 14	SelecTRI
Tavish Quinn	1:09:09			SelecTRI
Gil Garcia	1:10:16			SelecTRI
Jackson Reed	1:24:46			SelecTRI
Ryan Staton	1:06:02		4th in 15-19	SelecTRI
Garrett Rorison	1:07:40			SelecTRI
Kyle Quinn	1:10:55		35-39	FSC
Alan Jones	52:09.9		2nd 45-49	FSC
Ronnie McConachie	1:10:44		2nd Clydsdale	FSC
For more results,
http://eztoregister.com/assets/PolarBear16.HTM

Exxon Mobile Heads or Tails Time Trial

Congrats to Finish Strong's Zach Miller who took 4th in his division and Chantal Requier who took 3rd in her division at the Exxon Mobile Heads or Tails 40K bike time trial in Beaumont on Saturday, February 27.

Chantal on the podium!

Gasperilla Half Marathon

Congrats to Finish Strong's Rachael Saldana who did the Gasperilla half marathon in Tampa Bay on February 21.  Rachael shaved 15 minutes off her new PR --  and that's after taking 12 min off her the PR the race before that!