Houston Olympic and Sprint Tris

The Houston International and Sprint distance triathlons held Sunday, September 25 drew 29 Finish Strong athletes - 22 in the Olympic distance and 7 in the sprint. Many podium finishes and personal records were enjoyed by our Finish Strong athletes.


In the Olympic distance, Finish Strong Associate Coach Derek Yorek took 4th overall with a time of 2:01:11. Among the age group finishers, Rodrigo Abascal took first in his 15-19 AG with an overall time of 2:36:28.

Terry Peppers competed in the male 30-34 AG and finished in 2:54:53. Brandi Watterson competed in the female 30-34 AG and finished 16th with a time of 3:08:18.

Chantal Requier took 2nd in her 35-39 AG with a time of 2:39:07. She had the fastest bike in her AG - 1:11:51 averaging 20.0 mph. Also in the 35-39 AG, Maureen Gibbons placed 18th out of and finished in 3:16:42.

Josh Scott placed 4th for the men 35-39 with an overall time of 2:25:24. Josh had the fastest swim time in his AG posting a 27:32. Also in the men's 35-39 AG were Greg Gibbons, David Kayda, and Matthew Murphy. Greg finished 12th in 2:34:06. Greg had the third fastest bike split in his AG recording a 1:01:13 averaging 23.5 mph. David finished in 2:39:33 with a fast final run leg - 46:33 averaging 7:30 per mile. Matthew finished in 3:08:40 in this competitive AG.

Casey Clark came in 16th in the 40-44 AG with a time of 2:42:06. Casey had a consistent effort in all three legs. Leandro Morales and Scott Pinkston also competed in the 40-44 AG. Leo finished in 2:47:33. Scott finished in 2:50:11. Scott had the fifth fastest swim leg in 29:55.

Michelle Nelson came in 9th in her 40-44 AG with an overall time of 2:51:44. Michelle had an excellent bike finishing in 1:09:58 averaging 20.6 mph.

Sharon Morin came in 7th in her 45-49 AG with a time of 3:15:26. Sharon had a strong bike 1:23 (17.2 mph) and run 55:37 (8:58 per mile).

Ed York won his 45-49 AG with a time of 2:21:27. Ed had an amazing bike (1:00:57 averaging 23.6 mph) and the fastest run leg in his AG in 43:30 (7:01 per mile). Jim Harrington came in 4th with an overall time of 2:33:05. Also in the 45-49 AG were David Molthen and Steve Hardy. David finished in 2:47:36. Despite missing a turn and taking a lengthy detour on the bike, Steve Hardy still managed to finish in under 3 hours.

Bruce Smart came in 8th in his 50-54 AG with an overall time of 2:58:37. Kirk Langford also competed in the 50-54 AG. Kirk had the fastest swim in 31:12 and finished overall in 3:31:20.

Phillip DePrang finished 2nd in his 60-64 AG with an overall time of 2:47:45.

In the sprint distance race, Lane Barron came in 2nd in his 14 and under AG with an overall time of 1:11:48.

Finish Strong Coaching's Tuesday Night Track participants, Pamela Ferguson and Jane Foley had nice races. Pamela came in first in her 30-34 AG with an overall time of 1:14:01. She finished with a strong 21:59 5K. Jane came in fourth in her 35-39 age group where she had a PR on her final 5K.

Brian Henderson finished 14th in his 35-39 AG with an overall time of 1:19:44.
Irasema De Aquino finished well in her 40-44 AG with an overall time of 1:41:46.

Finish Strong Associate Coach Richard Mac Namee won his 40-44 AG with an overall time of 1:03:34. Richard had the fastest swim time in his AG in 7:44. Not far behind was Tommy Sustala who finished 3rd with a time of 1:04:47. Tommy had the fastest bike split in 31:06 averaging a blazing 23.2mph.

Charlie Schuber finished 4th in his 50-54 AG with a time of 1:25:40. Charlie finished strong with a 25:52 final run. Congrats to all the finishers!!