CapTex Tri

Congrats to Finish Strong Racing's Rodrigo Abascal who had an outstanding race at CapTexTri over Memorial Day weekend in Austin.  Rodrigo won his 19 and under age group in a time of 2:27:14 at the Olympic Distance venue.  Rodrigo had a strong swim in 24:10 (1.37K pace). He had the fastest bike for his age group averaging 20.3 mph to finish his bike spolit in 1:13:10.  He had the second fastest run clocking a 46:16 (7:46/m pace). 

Dynamo 5K Run

Riley, Luke, Aubrey, and Suzanne Young ran in the Dynamo Go For Goal 5K on May 6.  The Young family results are as follows:  Riley--24:12 (PR); Luke--21:07 finishing 4th in his age group; Aubrey--25:26 finishing 3rd in her age group.  Suzanne finished in 27:24 placing 3rd in the 45-49 age group and setting a new personal record.  Way to go!!

Ironman Texas

Forty Finish Strong athletes took on a very challenging Ironman Texas this year with hot temperatures and strong headwind on the bike course. Twenty were taking on their very first Ironman.  Lots of Finish Strong athletes also were there as volunteers to support the athletes.  Here are the results!   

Jane Archer Foley      1:21:00  5:55:21  4:10:54  11:36:55  -  1st time!
Francesco Ascagni     1:23:28  ----          -----                       -  1st attempt
Carolyn Barron          1:30:50   7:20:41  ---                           - 2nd
Andy Brock               1:26:48   7:40:59  6:50:28  16:19:35
Stephen Clouthier      1:22:28  5:40:44  5:04:03  12:19:00  - 1st time!
Jose Contreras           1:34:50   6:53:56 -------                     
Rusty Davis               1:50:31   7:15:37  5:50:50  15:26:56 - 1st time!
Ronnie Delzer            1:12:38  5:19:06  3:31:33  10:10:22 - PR
Lionel Duprat             1:29:20   5:52:32  4:22:04  12:05:12 - 1st time!
Greg Gibbons             1:09:06  5:20:29  3:55:07  10:33:38
Abraham Hernandez   1:50:36  6:39:36  5:07:19  13:52:42 - 1st time!
Chris Hill                    1:13:10  6:29:37  4:09:18  12:17:28 - 1st time!
Brad Johnson             1:32:39   6:41:51 4:33:33  13:06:43 -
Jason Langridge          1:27:25  6:27:06  --                         - 1st attempt
Gavish Mago              1:37:08  5:20:48  3:23:21  10:33:51 - PR
Michael Lechtenberg 1:08:15 5:57:53  4:40:40  11:58:14 -
Tim Monk                   :56:10  5:29:13  4:01:52  10:37:10 -
Cindy McManis        1:40:49  7:14:01  5:55:03  15:08:30  - 1st time!
Marty Miller              1:29:32  6:18:21  6:06:02  14:14:15 - 1st time!
Leandro Morales       1:38:15  6:26:03  4:30:58  12:52:19 - 1st time!
Steven Morgan          1:20:21  6:42:47   4:56:25  13:19:43 - 1st time! Beat goal by 1 hr 40!
Sharon Morin            1:40:07  7:33:36   6:53:56  16:24:39 - 2nd time!
Matthew Murphy      1:36:31  7:02:32   6:34:51  15:40:34 - 1st time!
Guillermo Ocejo       1:14:30  5:48:14   3:27:59  10:38:49 - PR!
Daryl Parker             1:29:31  6:42:15  6:52 03   15:26:25 - 1st time!
Terry Peppers           1:36:55  7:23:35  6:05:08  15:26:36 - 1st time!
Scott Peterson          1:06:12  5:30:41  3:25:04  10:09:13 - PR!
Rodney Priestly        1:46:37  6:39:33  5:27:12  14:16:16 - 1st time!
Chantal Requier       1:06:53  5:57:53   4:15:16  11:29:08
Joshua Scott             1:08:05  6:00:50  4:38:59 11:57:02 - 1st time!
Patrick Sexton          1:05:03  5:22:23  4:46:05 11:22:19
Blake Sims               1:15:49   6:34:18  5:53:41 13:57:38- 1st time!
Bruce Smart             1:27:33  7:08:49  5:24:25  14:20:00 - 1st time!
Evan Stevens            1:29:44  6:17:10  5:20:46 13:18:06 - Youngest!
Albert Sustala            :58:40  5:10:41  5:04:27 11:22:05
Mario Vazquez         1:37:11  6:50:40  6:22:30  15:06:14 - 1st time!
Brandi Watterson     1:27:48  6:43:06  4:11:15  12:35:01 - 1st time!
Danny Watterson      1:31:04  7:10:25  5:00:17  13:57:11 - 2nd time!
Christopher Wendt   1:19:04   6:58:41  6:52:04  15:36:25 - 1st time!
Ed York                    1:15:50   5:17:34  
Dean Zipse                1:21:46   5:57:04  6:16:51  13:50:14
Taunya Zipse             1:17:32  7:05:53   5:10:38  13:56:18

Scott Peterson doing his best Michael Jordan impression at the finish line!  What a leap!!

Trigirl Sprint Tri

Congratulations to Katherine Barron and her sister, Hannah, for placing 1st and 2nd in their 15-19 age group at the Trigirl Sprint Tri held on Sunday, May 13.  Finish Strong's Katherine Barron finished in 45:52 coming in 7th overall.  Hannah was next to cross the finish line in and took 8th overall. Mom Caroline celebrated Mother's Day by cheering on her daughters!  Caroline is gearing up for Ironman Texas in just 4 short days!

Wildflower Triathlon

Finish Strong Racing's Winston Cervantes recently competed in the 30th Annual Wildflower Triathlon in Lake San Antonio, CA.  His time overall was 6:30:20.  He had an impressive PR swim time in 41:08, a solid bike in 3:09:47, followed by a 2:31:49 run.   Winston said, "It is checked off my bucket list of races to do. The bike and run courses were very hilly so I got intimidated with names like Nasty Grade, Nasty Grade's Little Bro, Transition Hill, etc. but the overall atmosphere in the camp/race sites were great and the coed volunteers were partying while cheering. Clothes were optional."  So, that explains the big smile on his face!

Congrats, Winston! 

Conroe YMCA 5K Trail Run

Finish Strong athletes took part in the recent Conroe YMCA Trail run 5K on Saturday, May 12.  Jessica Menendez, her son, Luca, and Bill Glaser and his daughters Pilar and Sofia all participated.  Luca competed in the 1 mile kids run and placed 1st in his 0-5 age group! Jessica was the 2nd female overall in the 5K. (Pictured above.) 

The Glaser family members also each enjoyed taking home medals!  Sofia, 7, ran the 1 mile kids run, and took 3rd place in 6-8 year old AG, in 11:35.  Pilar ran the 5k and took 3rd place in 10-14 year old AG, 23:01.  Dad Bill took 1st place in 40-44 year old AG in a time of 20:59.

Congrats!

CB&I Tri

Over 40 Finish Strong athletes competed at CB&I sprint triathlon held in The Woodlands on Saturday, May 5th and dozens of others volunteered at this popular, local event.  Finish Strong boasted the winners of both the male and female master's division.  Chantal Requier was the winner of the master's women division finishing in a time of 1:14:48.  Chantal had a solid performance on all three legs with 8:58 swim, 40:50 bike and 22:28 run.  Richard Mac Namee won the male master's in a time of 1:06:07.  Richard splits were 6:51 swim, 37:28 bike and 19:59 run.

Here are the results by AG:
Lane Barron - 3rd in his 14 and under division in a time of 1:10:25 (7 min PR from last year's race)

Katherine Barron - 3rd in her 15-19 AG in a time of 1:24:11
Rodrigo Abascal - 6th in his 15-19 AG in a time of 1:09:41.

Brandi Watterson - 5th in her 30-34 AG in a time of 1:26:35 (3rd fastest run in her AG!)

Taunya Zipse - 8th in her 35-39 AG in a time of 1:23:25 (Fastest swim in her AG!)

David Kayda - 3rd in his 35-39 AG in a time of 1:12:30 (Fastest run in his AG)
Jason Langridge - 11th in his 35-39 AG in 1:18:22 (3rd fastest run in his AG)
Mike Flake - 13th in his 35-39 AG in 1:20:19
Javier Noyola - 35-39 AG 1:25:23
Danny Watterson - 35-39 AG 1:35:59

Suzanne Devore - 6th in 40-44 AG in 1:29:51
Sarah Pietraszek-Mattner 18th in 40-44 AG in 1:39:24
Irasema De Aquino - 19th in 40-44 AG 1:39:26
Carolyn Barron - 22nd in 40-44 AG in 1:42:38

Guillermo Ocejo - 5th in 40-44 AG in 1:10:43 (Fastest run in his AG)
Michael Menster - 7th in 40-44 AG in 1:12:46 (2nd fastest run in AG)
Casey Clark - 9th in 40-44 AG in 1:15:56
Michael Payne - 31st in 40-44 AG in 1:27:33

Kristie Chandler - 21st in 45-49 AG in 1:37:36

Jim Harrington - 5th in his 45-49 AG in 1:11:09
Kyle Mays - 8th in his 45-49 AG in 1:14:24
Rip Reynolds - 11th in his 45-49 AG in 1:15:31 (Fastest run in his AG)
Steve Hardy - 15th in 45-49 AG in 1:18:39
Bret Strong - 16th in 45-49 AG in 1:19:28
Andy Brock - 17th in 45-49 AG in 1:19:36
Jed Beck - 30th in 45-49 AG in 1:25:54 (His first triathlon!)
Charlie Knific - 32nd in 45-49 AG in 1:27:05
Manuel Abascal - in 45-49 AG in 1:30:33 (Just coming back from injury)

Cindy McManis - 2nd in her 50-54 AG in 1:27:33 (Fastest bike in AG)
Mary Kerschbaum - 7th in her 50-54 AG in 1:36:31

Kent Morris - 3rd in his 50-54 AG in 1:13:24 (2nd fastest bike and run in AG)
Will Blackbird - 9th in his 50-54 AG in 1:19:16
Don Cole - 10th in his 50-54 AG in 1:20:52

Michael Novelli - 1st in his 55-59 AG in 1:13:11
Mario Vasquez - 7th in his 55-59 AG in 1:27:08
Charlie Schuber - 9th in his 55-59 AG in 1:28:19

Phillip DePrang - 4th in his 60-64 AG in 1:23:11
S. Craig Daniell - 9th in his 60-64 AG in 1:43:46
Mark Tefft - 12th in his 60-64 AG in 1:49:56

Ann Erickson - 1st in 70+ AG in 1:26:48

Brian Waldrop - 4th in Clydesdale 40-49  - 1:23:54 (2nd fastest swim in his division)
Kirk Langford 4th in 50+ Randolph Parnell - 1:29:13 (Fastest swim in his division)

Also, Finish Strong's Gavish Mago raced the winning leg for his relay team at the event.

Congrats to all the competitors and special thanks to those of you who volunteered!  You are appreciated!!

Stay tuned.  More photos to follow.