Katy hosted the Firethorne triathlon on a blustery October 28. The sprint tri featured a 500 meter swim, 16 mile bike, and 3 mile run. Finish Strong's Ronnie Delzer, Art Fresquez, Kerry Gordon, Manuel Abascal, Kent Morris and his wife Kathy all braved the cold and competed.
Ronnie Delzer (pictured above) came in 12th in the invitational elite group in 1:14:28. Ronnie had the second fastest run on the course finishing the run in 17:01 after the swim and bike leg. Art Fresquez came in 14th in the invitational group finishing in 1:21:52.
In the 45-49 AG, Kerry Gordon finished in 1:27:44 with Manuel Abascal (pictured above) following in 1:29:21.
Kent Morris came in 5th in his 50-54 AG with an overall time of 1:17:12 . His splits were 8:14 swim, 43:31 bike (22.1 mph), and 20:24 run (6:48/mi). Kent commented, "I missed the podium by 2:00 and I spent 2:20 longer than him in T1. I was overly concerned about being cold and wasted too much time dressing warm."
Ronnie Delzer (pictured above) came in 12th in the invitational elite group in 1:14:28. Ronnie had the second fastest run on the course finishing the run in 17:01 after the swim and bike leg. Art Fresquez came in 14th in the invitational group finishing in 1:21:52.
In the 45-49 AG, Kerry Gordon finished in 1:27:44 with Manuel Abascal (pictured above) following in 1:29:21.
Kent Morris came in 5th in his 50-54 AG with an overall time of 1:17:12 . His splits were 8:14 swim, 43:31 bike (22.1 mph), and 20:24 run (6:48/mi). Kent commented, "I missed the podium by 2:00 and I spent 2:20 longer than him in T1. I was overly concerned about being cold and wasted too much time dressing warm."
All ages of the Athenas were put into one division and Kathy Morris was the oldest Athena. She braved the cold and took 8/10. Kathy's slits were 12:19 swim, 4:44 bike (14.8 mph), and 35:32 run for an overall time of 1:59:42.
Kathy & Kent Morris!
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