USAT National Championships Age Group Olympic Distance

Finish Strong athletes Rodrigo Abascal, Evan Stevens, Becca Novelli, and Cindy McManis all qualified and participated in the USAT National Championships Age Group Olympic Distance (1.5k swim, 40k bike, 10k run) race in Burlington, Vermont on Saturday, August 18.

Choppy waters, hilly course, unrelentless headwind, but for all of that, Finish Strong athletes did a fabulous job!  Rodrigo Abascal, 19,  (pictured above) finished in 2:30:18.  His splits were 24:55 swim, 1:16:31 bike (19.5 mph pace), and 45:53 run (7:24/mi pace).

Evan Stevens, 18, came in 22nd in his AG in 2:35:30.  His splits were 29;31 swim, 1:13:04 bike (20.4 mph), and 48:39 run.  When others were aged up, his rank improved and he qualified for the world championship race.

Becca Novelli, 22, finished in 2:40:21.  Becca's splits were 29:46 swim, 1:17:36 bike (19.2 mph pace), and 49:43 run (8:01/mi pace).

Cindy McManis, 52,  set a new PR with her best run EVER!  Cindy finished in 2:58:28 with a 33:46 swim, 1:24:58 bike, and 54:52 run (8:50/mi pace).  Way to go!!

Want more race results?  Go to:

http://www.usatriathlon.org/events/usat/2012/08/age-group-national-championship/results.aspx