Clearlake Olympic and Sprint Tri

Congrats to Finish Strong athletes who competed at Clear Lake Olympic and Sprint Tri held on Saturday, August 23. Lots of podium finishes.  In the Olympic distance race, Susan Hardwick-Smith finished 2nd in her AG; Lisanne Rogers 5th; and Sara Binau 3rd.  In the sprint race, Will Blackbird took 2nd in his AG and Alan Jones competed in the sprint mixed relay called Alyssa and Co. took 2nd.

Alan Jones and his mixed relay teammates at Clearlake Tri.

Here's a report from Alan Jones on the relay.  Finish Strong’s Alan Jones and Father /Daughter teammates Alex and Alyssa Burch competed Saturday in the Mixed Relay Olympic Triathlon ( 1500 meter swim , 14.3 mile bike (cut in ½ due to construction) and a 10k run) and were able to finish strong and take 2nd place in the Mixed Relay.

This was Alyssa’s first open water swim and triathlon and swam an impressive 24:10 for the 1500 meters . Alan was next for the bike leg and hammered away at a 35:11 bike finish averaging almost 24mph.  Alex took the chip and gutted it out in the hot and humid 10k for a 51:58 min and overall finish 1:53:03 securing them a 2nd place podium finish! Alyssa had the fastest swim among all Relays and 2nd of all females. Alan was 2nd fastest of all Relays and 4th overall on the bike leg.

2 Susan Hardwick-Smith 47 36:22.3 swim,  42:24.2 bike 19.8MPH, 48:59.7run 7:54/M 2:11:43.1 overall

5  Lisanne Rogers 32:04.6 swim,  43:44.6 bike 19.2MPH,  55:36.2 run 8:58/M 7:37.1  2:15:23.3 overall

3 Sara Binau  38:39.6 swim, 45:34.4 bike 18.4MPH, 1:05:21.5 run 10:32/M  2:32:22.8 overall

2 Will Blackbird 58  10:20.20swim,  37:43.80 bike 22.73 mph, 18:34.30 run 8:47.43/mi  overall

1:09:38

2 Alyssa And Company 24:10.3 swim, 35:11.0  bike 23.9MPH,  51:58.1 run  8:23/M 1:53:03.4 overall

Susan Hardwick-Smith wins 2nd in AG.

http://eztoregister.com/assets/CLInt14.HTM

http://eztoregister.com/assets/CLSprint14.HTM

Pike's Peak Double

FSC's Art Fresquez finished the Pike’s Peak Double on August 16-17.  The Double is when you complete the 1/2 marathon (Ascent) on Saturday then turn around and do the marathon on Sunday.

Here are Art's results:

Double, Saturday and Sunday     10:05:07  Overall placement 29/125

Marathon, Sunday 17th: Manitou Springs, CO — Pike’s Peak Summit  — Manitou Springs, CO    6:26:15
• Overall placement 210/1374

Ascent, Saturday 16th: Manitou Springs, CO — Pike’s Peak Summit     3:38:52
• overall Ascent placing is 315/1682

For more results, go to:

https://harra.org/2014-pikes-peak-ascent-and-marathon

Xterrs Wetsuit Sale!

Check out the sale at XTERRA wetsuits!!

$219 Vector Pro wetsuit, $75 Lava Pants, or, for non-wetsuit legal races, our $130 Velocity- M Speedsuit. Remember to use your discount code  CO-STRONG at checkout to take advantage of these wetsuit deals!

 www.xterrawetsuits.com

Also, Andrew has a few used wetsuits that he needs to clear out to make room for new inventory.  If you have any questions about sizing or availability, please give him a call!

Andrew Miller
Midwest/Southeast Regional Executive
858-565-9500 - Ext 112

USAT AG National Championship

Congratulations to Finish Strong's Jack Reed who raced at the USAT Age Group National Championship Sprint distance race in Milwaukee, WI on August 10.  Jack finished 37 in his 55-59 AG in 1:18:33.  Jack's splits were 15:35 swim, 38:15  bike and 20:47

For more results, go to:
run.http://www.pigmantri.com/jmsracing/results14/usatage14h.pdf

Run the Woodlands 5K

Finish Strong Coaching athletes came out in good number to race the local Run the Woodlands 5K hosted by Luke's Locker on Saturday, August 9 in Alden Bridge.  Despite hot, humid, nasty conditions, the race provided a baseline for training for our athletes who are training for 10 for Texas.  There was a little something extra for Kirk Langford who won a t-shirt at the raffle following the race.

Awesome FSC group after the RTW 5K!  Heat and humidity did not stop this team!

Up, Up and Away 5K

Congrats to FSC's Alan Jones who came in 2nd in his AG and 34th overall out of 429 at Up, Up and Away 5K in Findlay, Ohio.

Alan speedy fast at Findlay, Ohio 5K!

For more on results, go to:
https://d368g9lw5ileu7.cloudfront.net/races/results_arxvjicdhl1p8jve32

Youth Elite USAT Nationals

Finish Strong's Lane Barron, 15, of the Woodlands placed 7th out of 75 of the best youth elite triathletes in the counrtry at USAT Nationals held at West Chester, Ohio on Saturday, August 2.  Lane ranked 30th on the swim, 7th on the bike, and 16th on the run.

7 Lane Barron M 15 4:58 swim,  14:47 bike (25.2mph pace),  9:09 run (5:53/mi pace)   30:55.15 overall

For more pics, go to Finish Strong Coaching's Facebook page.

For more on results, go to:
http://www.pigmantri.com/jmsracing/results14/usatythjun14g.pdf

Ironman Boulder

Congrats to Jim Harrington for hanging in there and finishing the grueling Ironman Boulder endurance race on Sunday, August 3.  Way to go, Jim!

Jim Harrington before the BIG day.

JIM HARRINGTON
1460
01:04:59 swim
06:24:01 bike
06:53:27 run
14:43:13 overall time

For more on results, go to:

http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/events/americas/ironman/boulder/results.aspx#axzz39S9mKLpv

Pittsburgh Olympic Tri

Congrats to FSR's Alan Jones who competed at the Pittsburgh Olympic Tri on Sunday, August 4.

Alan - 1st one out of T1!

Check out Alan's splits below.

Split	Distance	Time	Rank	Pace/Rate
Swim	1500 Meters	0:26:01	34
T1		0:01:06	18
Bike	40K (25 Miles)	1:10:21	33
T2		0:01:02	31
Run	10K (6.25 Miles)	0:48:04	63

Alan Jones The Woodlands, TX Club: Finish Strong Racing Finish Time: 2:26:36 Overall Placement: 36 / 208 Division: M40-44 Bib Number: 104 Points Earned: 1

Cypress Tri

Team Finish Strong was in full force at the Cypress Tri on Sunday, August 3.  We had 37 folks participate with seven on the podium and many PRs.  FSC's Swim Coach Jack Alexander won the grand master's award.  Ellen Kurtz-Hammond won her AG.  Kathy Morris won her Athena category. Chantal Requier took 2nd in her AG.  Debbie Martin, Jeannette Hagelskaer, Scott Peterson and Travys Townson took 3rd in their AGS. Also putting up points for the team with 4th in their AG were Taylor Riall, Gloria Shrewsbury, Kathleen Crea, and Ashley Luke Williams.  Among the PR was John McGowan's impressive PR - 5 minutes faster than last year.  Congrats to all!  See Finish Strong Coaching Facebook page for Cypress Tri photo album.

Female FSC athletes:

18 Angel Ybanez     31 11:43.7  43:58.1 17.5MPH  31:19.6 10:06/M 1:34:47.1
30 Liah Olson         35 13:57.1 46:10.7 16.6MPH 29:34.6 9:32/M 1:35:130

2 Chantal Requier 42 9:03.6 35:38.5 21.6MPH   23:17.9 7:31/M 1:10:08.2

4 Taylor Riall 43 9:31.7 35:25.4 21.7MPH   24:17.9 7:50/M 1:11:45.4

50 Rosario Alexandre 41 21:26.0 46:29.7    16.5MPH   27:22.5 8:50/M 1:41:14.0

Ligia Felsen 46 36:38.1 41:21.4 18.6MPH 29:18.8 9:27/M 1:51:57.1  

3 Jeanette Hagelskaer 48 10:51.4 38:30.3 19.9MPH    26:35.3 8:35/M 1:19:09.8  

4 Gloria Shrewsbury 46 12:19.2 40:37.2 18.9MPH    27:15.5 8:47/M 1:23:37.3  

8 Pia Grossmann 48 12:44.6 40:38.1 18.9MPH    35:12.9 11:21/M 1:31:30.9  

13 Sara Hartley 48 13:47.5 42:31.1 18.1MPH    33:59.5 10:58/M 1:35:40.1

10 Sara Vanderford 53 15:54.9 41:42.6                    29:45.8 9:36/M 1:30:15.3

15 Ileana Carroll 51 16:13.3 41:15.7 18.6MPH    30:54.9 9:58/M 1:34:25.8

20 Cheryl Perry 50 10:35.9 54:29.7                    32:30.9 10:29/M 1:40:30.7

1 Ellen Kurtz-Hammond 56 12:04.5 43:22.6            27:10.7 8:46/M 1:24:35.0

3  Debbie Martin 56 14:56.5 40:09.9 19.1MPH    29:48.6 9:37/M 1:30:10.1  

4 Kathleen Crea 55 13:25.6 43:09.4 17.8MPH    31:47.3 10:15/M 1:32:58.9  

1 Kathy Morris 50 14:39.3 44:09.3 17.4MPH   38:12.7 12:19/M 1:40:45.4  

Male FSC athletes:

1 Jack Alexander         60 7:59.9 33:50.5                     21:42.6  7:00/M 1:05:10.6

4 Ashley Williams 26 10:35.1 36:38.1 21.0MPH    20:07.2 6:29/M 1:10:40.4  

7 Daniel Fleming 26 12:31.0 36:22.8 21.1MPH    19:37.5 6:20/M 1:12:35.7

3 Scott Peterson         33 9:04.4 34:29.8 22.3MPH    19:07.3 6:10/M 1:04:43.7

3 Travys Townson 37 11:22.8 33:27.9 23.0MPH    20:43.4 6:41/M 1:07:27.1

7 Aki Laine                 35 10:56.7 33:58.6 22.6MPH   23:00.8 7:25/M 1:09:57.4  

18 Chris Hirsekorn 36 12:18.2 35:37.9 21.6MPH   22:21.6 7:13/M 1:12:28.9

29 Geno Zicarelli 40 10:34.4 34:42.9 22.1MPH   24:26.3 7:53/M 1:12:17.8  

32 John McGowan 41 9:42.5 36:49.2 20.9MPH   24:09.8 7:47/M 1:13:11.7  

33 Charles Lussier 40 10:14.6 38:50.1                   22:40.8 7:19/M 1:13:14.1

43 John Tortorici         41 10:34.4 38:02.2 20.2MPH   24:26.1 7:53/M 1:16:32.8

15 Rip Reynolds 48 12:35.0 35:23.7 21.7MPH   20:37.6 6:39/M 1:11:35.6  

16 Steve Hardy 48 10:32.5 34:17.5 22.4MPH  24:41.7 7:58/M 1:12:18.0  

38 Andreas Grossmann 47 13:23.7 39:31.3 19.4MPH  27:23.8 8:50/M 1:24:13.4  

16 Scott Farrand 54 14:37.8 36:45.2 20.9MPH  24:16.3 7:50/M 1:20:05.8

18 Kyle Hanna 50 14:31.7 35:11.5 21.8MPH 28:27.6 9:11/M 1:21:23.3

21 Robert Bailey         54 12:54.8 36:39.5 21.0MPH  27:44.1 8:57/M 1:22:32.1  

24 Edwin Beck 51 11:11.1 37:19.2 20.6MPH  32:05.6 10:21/M 1:24:42.4

9 Chris Normyle 55 9:40.1 40:06.1 19.2MPH  25:22.2 8:11/M 1:20:20.8  

25 Kenneth Page 56 20:11.0 39:02.4 19.7MPH  27:41.1 8:56/M 1:33:13.3

 

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