Monday, April 29, 2013

Kemah Sprint and Olympic Triathlon

Busy weekend in Kemah with a sprint tri on Saturday, April 27 and an Olympic distance tri (turned du) on Sunday, April 28.  Team Finish Strong was represented well by 15 athletes -- 5 in the sprint and 10 in the Olympic. The sprint distance race was 500m ocean swim, 13 mile bike, 5K event. 


In the sprint tri, Coach Dana Lyons (pictured above) came in 3rd overall and won the grand-master's for the sprint race.  Dana finished in 1:04:55.6.  His splits were 8:50.0 swim; 31:21.0 bike; 18:46.5 run.

Carolyn Barron came in 4th in her 40-44 AG with an overall time of 1:31:07.1.  Carolyn's splits were 11:03.7 swim; 40:37.1 bike; 28:55.5 run.


Tami Fincher (above) came in 4th in her 45-49 AG with an overall time of 1:37:58.8.  Tami's splits were 12:50.3 swim; 46:26.8 bike; 27:39.8 run.


Jed Beck (pictured above) placed 10th in his 50-54 AG with an overall time of 1:27:52.0.  Jed's splits were 11:02.1 swim; 38:10.4 bike; 28:12.5 run.
Vic Kaiser finished in 2:16:32.5 for his 45-49 AG.  Vic's splits were  15:38.8 swim; 51:21.4 bike; 47:23.0 run.

The Olympic distance race was reduced from a triathlon to a swim-run event due to heavy rains that led to the cancellation of the bike.

Tim Vibrock (pictured above on R next to Alan Jones) won his 50-54 AG in 1:12:00.4and qualified for a coveted spot at the Escape from Alcatraz race.  Tim's splits were 23:20.8 swim and 43:04.8 run.


Lisanne Rogers (pictured above) came in 4th in her 45-49 AG in 1:26:52.1. Her splits were 30:02.1 swim and  49:51.7 run.

Susan Hardick-Smith came in 6th in the same 45-49 AG in 1:34:02.9.  Her splits were 34:08.8 swim and 52:21.8 run.


Irasema de Aquino (above) came in 23rd in her 40-44 AG in 1:56:22.4. Ira's splits were 44:01.7 swim and 1:02:19 run.


Tommy Behe (above) finished in 1:18:19.7 placing 13th in the 35-39 AG. Tommy's splits were 27:11.5 swim and 45:04.0 run.


Patrick Sexton (abovev) finished 9th in his 40-44 AG in 1:16:38.1.   Patrick's splits were 25:10.5 swim and 44:51.9 run.


Alan Jones (above) finished in 1:21:58.6 in the 40-44 AG. Alan's splits were 29:01.6 swim and 46:29.1 run.


Manuel Abascal (above) finished in 1:28:57.6 in the 45-49 AG.  Manuel's splits were 29:22.1 swim and 51:15 run.

Kent Morris (above) finished 4th in his 50-54 AG in 1:17:44.9.  Kent's splits were 30:52.3 swim and 41:07.7 run.


Kerry Gordon (above) placed 16th in his 50-54 AG in 1:27:59.2.  Kerry's splits were 32:47.1 swim and 46:13.3 run.

For more details on race results, go to

For more photos of Team Finish Strong athletes, go to Manuel's photostream:

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