Bridgeland Tri

Chris Normyle withstood hot temperatures to compete well at Bridgeland Tri!
Huge smiles from Steve Hardy, Cindy McManis, and Jackie Lewis post-race!
No pre-race jitters for Manuel, Irasema, and Rodrigo Abascal!


Finish Strong was well represented at the recent Bridgeland Tri held in Cypress, Texas on Sunday, August 7. Finish Strong Associate Coach, Derek Yorek, won the race with a phenomenal finish! Derek won the race in 57:22 with his final run in 18:37 (5:01 per mile pace).

Here's highlights for the Finish Strong Racing athletes.

Placing in top five for their AGs:
Rodrigo Abascal, 1st in his 15-19 AG, 1:10:16.0
Joshua Scott, 4th in his 35-39 AG, 1:10:18.5
Tommy Sustala, 2nd in his 40-44 AG, 1:06:57.0
Will Blackbird, 4th in his 50-54 AG, 1:14:33.9
Phillip Deprang, 1st in his 60-65 AG, 1:20:14.0
David Holsey, 2nd in his 65-69 AG, 1:30:32.8
Chantal Requier, 5th in her 35-39 AG, 1:16:52.6
Linda Trinkle, 5th in 40-44AG, 1:17:03.7

Brandi Watterson, 27th in her 30-34 AG, 1:31:14.1
Maureen Gibbons, 24th in 35-39 AG, 1:34:30.1
Kim Neveu, 66th in 35-39 AG, 1:55:09.4
Jackie Medina-Lewis, 10th in 40-44 AG, 1:25:31.6
Irasema De Aquino, 35th in 40-44 AG, 1:43:32.2
Cynthia McManis, 8th in 50-54 AG, 1:29:04.4

Jack Ladenheim, 7th in 15-19 AG, 1:28:01.2
Michael Lechtenberg, 15th in 30-34 AG, 1:15:08.1
Stephen Tschirhart, 35th in 30-34 AG, 1:19:48.7
Tim Taylor, 37th in 30-34 AG, 1:20:35.6
Terry Peppers, 43rd in 30-34 AG, 1:21:35.3
Jose Contreras, 66th in 30-34 AG, 1:28:13.1

Greg Gibbons, 6th in his 34-39 AG, 1:10:50.2
David Kayda, 16th in his 34-39 AG, 1:13:53.5

Timothy Monk, 7th in his 40-44 AG, 1:11:40.3
Scott Pinkston, 34th in his 40-44 AG, 1:19:20.1
Manuel Abascal, 45th in his 40-44 AG, 1:21:42.0
Bill Mack, 111th in his 40-44 AG, 1:36:04.6
Louis Neveu, 141st in his 40-44 AG, 1:51:26.4

Steve Hardy, 7th in his 45-49 AG, 1:14:33.4
Bruce Smart, 18th in his 50-54 AG, 1:25:05.1
Chris Normyle, 20th in his 50-54 AG, 1:27:46.9
Kirk Langford, 37th in his 50-54 AG, 1:39:43.6
Mark Tefft, 19th in his 55-59 AG, 1:47:02.2

What a great turnout! Congrats to all!!