On Saturday, April 30th, Team FSR members Rodrigo Abascal and Jack Chapman made their presence known at the Kona Eastside Triathlon - 600 yard swim/16 mile bike/4 mile run sprint distance.
Rodrigo competed and came in second in his 15-19 age group and 9th overall. Patrick Labrode won the 15-19 age group and just missed winning overall, but there was a fight for second place between Rodrigo and fellow 18 year old, Mark Simmons. Rodrigo kept a good pace on the 600 yard swim. But windy conditions prevailed for the bike course. Rodrigo reports, "The wind was against us all for the first 8 miles and then was at our backs for the next 8 miles." Rodrigo and another 18-year old competitor, Mark Simmons, stayed together throughout the entire race. Rodrigo managed to beat him in the last 800 meters by 44 seconds by sprinting to the finish line. Rodrigo's splits were 10:03 swim/45:46 bike/25:47 run for an overal time of 1:22:48.
Jack Chapman fought hard and finished fifth in his 50-54 AG. Jack swam the 600 yard distance in 12:30 finishing third in his AG, then biked the windy 16 miles in 51:51. He had the third fastest run in his AG finishing in 29:44 for an overall time of 1:36:45. Well done Rodrigo and Jack!
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