Dallas White Rock Half Marathon

Team FSR athletes Jackie Lewis and David Smart took on the Dallas White Rock Half Marathon on December 13 along with a field of 6,000 competitors. Jackie finished the 13.1 miles in under 2 hours in a time of 1:59. Jackie placed in the top 19% of her age group.

Jackie said, "Overall, I was extremely pleased with my results. At the beginning of this year, I would have never thought I could achieve this. Thanks, Dana."

David ran the half marathon as a training run for the upcoming marathon. David finished in 1:54:44. His overall pace was 8:34 per mile.

Congrats, Jackie and David!!

ARC Decker Challenge Half Marathon

Finish Strong athlete Craig Wakefield competed in the ARC Decker Challenge Half Marathlon in Austin on December 6. Craig finished in a time of 1:42. Congrats, Craig!

California International Marathon

The California International Marathon was held on December 6 in Sacramento. Representing Finish Strong Coaching in a stellar manner was Gavish Mago. Gavish ran a 2:55:45 marathon finishing 32nd in the men's 25-29 age group and 162nd overall. His overall pace was 6:42 per mile. He passed the half marathon mark at 1:27:48. Outstanding race, Gavish!!

Run through the Woods

Over 5,000 athletes made their way to the starting line for the Run Through the Woods 5 mile run/3 mile/1 mile race in The Woodlands. Lots of Finish Strong coached athletes were among the crowd in the 5 mile run.

Here's some of the Finish Strong athletes participated in the 5 mile race.

Sharon Morin 35:11.3 2nd overall female masters. PR!!

Allan Richardson 29:18.8 1st in 50-54

Dana Lyons 29:25.9 2nd in 50-54
Hannah Monk 49:45.8 2nd 10 and under (Tim's daughter)

Anna Lyons 39:57.8

Margo Lyons 33:34.5 5th in 15 to 19 age group

Christelle Gigant 34:07.8 2nd in 30 to 34

Shannon Strole 41:21.8

Kristin Collins 39:27.9

Casey Clark 32:21.2 8th in 35-39 age group

Randy Barron 43:07.6

Laura Gaddy 40:21.5 11th in 40 -44 age group

Jackie Lewis 43:01.4

Kristie Chandler 42:52.3

Carolyn Barron 43:15.5

Janet Luna 50:54.2

Richard Mac Namee 33:09.9 5th in 40-44 age group in his combat boots!

Chris Hill 33:37.4 19th in 40 to 44 age group

Jody Gaddy 34:34.5

Deb Lyons 41:35.3 10th in 45-49

Cindy McMannis 46:50.6

Deena Birdsong 48:58.8

Cassandra Mays 48:50.2

David Smart 39:35.9

Jed Beck 42:17.1

Rich Cooper 43:05.5

Jimmy Baker 54:31.5

Mark Tefft 45:20.5

Scott Lebsack 43:24.8 7th in 60 to 64 age group

Dave Holsey 44:15.9 9th in 60 to 64 age group

3 Mile Run participants

Hannah Barron 22:19.9 2nd in 12 to 13 age group. And she's only 11!

Lane Barron 21:25 9th in 12 to 13 age group. And he's only 10!

What a great way to start off Thanksgiving! Congrats to all!