Monday, October 26, 2009

Firethorne Sprint Triathlon

Beautiful weather was enjoyed by many Dana Lyons' coached athletes who competed in local races this weekend. One such venue was the Firethorne Sprint Triathlon in Katy, Texas held Sunday, October 25. The course distance was 500 meter swim/15 mile bike/3 mile run.

Rodrigo Abascal, 16, came in first in his age group and 6th overall. Rodrigo pushed the pedals at an average speed of 21.6mph over the 15 mile course and completed the final run in 19:34 at a 6:31 pace. His overall time was 1:11:07.

David Kayda, 35, came in 6th in his age group and 35th overall with a time of 1:13:40. He posted a bike of 42:28 for an average 21.2mph pace. David finished strong with a 6:30 pace run completing 3 miles in just 19:31.

Kent Morris, 49, came in 3rd in his age group and 22nd overall with a finishing time of 1:12:04.
Kent had the fastest run in his age group posting a 19:58 3 mile at a speedy 6:39 per mile pace. He had hte fourth fastest bike at 39:20 at a strong 22.9mph pace.

A friendly rivalry was sparked by the Barron family who divided themselves into two relay teams to race the Firethorne Tri. Parents vs. kids. Carolyn and Randy formed a 2-person relay team and their kids, Lane, Hannah, and Katherine formed a 3-person team.

It was close but the kids team edged out their parents with an overall time of 1:20:38 vs 1:24:18.

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