Ironman Texas 70.3

Strong winds and cool temperatures greeted those who participated in Ironman Texas 70.3 event on Sunday, April 6 in Galveston.

Coach Dana wins his AG at IM TX 70.3

Dana and Pam Ferguson - ready to swim!

Debbie Martin, Sara Vanderford, Gloria Shrewbury, Pamela Paling, John Tortorici look fabulous after finishing.

John Tortorici, John McGown, Zach Miller looking fierce!

Mike Loudis!

Frank and Pamela!

Finish Strong Coaching was represented by 26 hardy individuals.

Here are overall results:

Tim Monk - 4:27:28

Dana Lyons - 4:34:46 - 1st in 55-59 AG

Felix Hagemann - 5:03:22 - 1 1/2 hour PR!
Troy Cormier - 5:07:17

Alan Jones - 5:12:20

Zachary Miller - 5:12:59
Chris Wendt - 5:13:01

Jason Langridge - 5:26:22 - PR
Pamela Ferguson - 5:33:26
John Tortorici - 5:38:38

Chris Hirsekorn - 5:39:27
Geno Zicarelli - 5:43:35 - PR by 40 minutes!

John McGowan - 5:53:24 - PR
Scott Pinkston - 5:55:51

Mike Loudis - 5:57:13
Abraham Hernandez - 6:11:36

Michelle Howard - 6:13:38

Gloria Shrewsbury - 6:21:14
Danny Ratliff - 6:21:23
Pamela Paling - 6:22:45
Debbie Martin - 6:26:28

Sara Vanderford - 6:41:45
Denise Shannon - 6:56:13
Frank Halter - 7:02:15

Kari Gilley did the bike portion in a relay "Da-Lisch" and biked 2:28:58.

Travys Townson - (39:19 swim, 2:24:09 bike, DNF run)

Women's Pro Triathlete (FSC homestay visitor from Ukraine)

Olesya Prystayko - 7th women's pro - 4:25:52

Olesya takes 7th among pro women!

Check out lots more photos courtesy of the lovely Irasema, 

https://www.icloud.com/photostream/#A45fEtEvGiunN3

For more results, go to:

http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/coverage/athlete-tracker.aspx?race=lonestar70.3&y=2014#axzz2y7Xw7RxM