The Barron family represented Finish Strong Racing exceedingly well at the Opalousas Rotary Sunrise Duathlon on April 10 in Louisiana. Podium finishes were enjoyed by four family members at this 2 mile run/16 mile bike/2 mile run event. Katherine and Hannah finished first and second in the under 19 female division. 12-year old Lane came in third in the under 19 male division. Mom Caroline came in third in her age group; while Dad Randy came in 11th.
Katherine Barron, 16, ran her first leg in 15:43.4 at a 7:52 per mile pace. She biked the course in 51:09.9 (18.8 mph pace), and finished strong with a 16:33.7 run (8:17/mi pace) for an overall time of 1:23:27. Hannah, 14, was right behind with an overall time of 1:27:47. Hannah ran her first leg in 14:44.9 (7:22/mi pace), biked a 56:38.0 (17.0 mph pace), and finished strong with her final run in 16:24 (8:12/mi pace).
Fastest in the family was Lane who came in third (after a 16 and 19 year old)in a time of 1:19:42. Lane's splits were 14:03 run/49:51 bike/15:48 run. He performed consistently taking 2nd in his age group for all three legs.
Caroline, who is training for her first Ironman event, chased down her AG rival to beat her in the final seconds to enjoy a third place podium finish. Caroline finished in 1:32:54 overall. Her splits were 17:46 run/56:15 bike/18:51 run.
Randy participated in the deep 40-44 AG and came in 11th with a time of 1:28:02. He ran the first leg in 15:21, biked a 54:47, and finished with a 17:53 final run. Together the family scored BIG points for Team Finish Strong Racing! Well done!!
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