Redman - USAT National Championships Long Course

What a blast Finish Strong Racing team had at Redman Races at Oklahoma City this weekend!  The Redman 70.3 race was the USAT National Championship Long Course race. 15 FSR athletes competed with 5 definitely qualified for worlds with another 3 possibly qualifying for worlds depending on final list drawn up by USAT. Dana Lyons secured a spot on the podium by finishing 2nd in his AG for USAT National Championships but 1st in his AG for Redman (as 1st person in his AG was 3rd overall.)  Zach Miller finished 4th in his AG and secured a qualifier for world championships. Michelle Howard finished 9th in her AG and secured a spot with her race.  Jones Rusty Ramsey and Rodrigo Abascal also clinched an entry into the world championships for their AGs

Irasema De Aquino participated in the Aquabike and was 10th female overall to complete the race at the half Ironman distances for the swim and bike.

Here are the results with world qualifiers (and possible world qualifiers - final list still to be determined by USAT)

Rodrigo Abascal  M2024 13/16 38:37 2:59:13 2:17:54 - 6:02:08.12  - world qualifier!
Zachary Miller     M2529   4/36 32:02 2:26:50 1:33:06 - 4:33:44.94 - world qualifier!
Chris Hirsekorn     M3539   48/80 40:51 2:41:28 2:08:41 - 5:34:15.49
John Tortorici        M4044 46/81 38:30 2:48:30 2:04:57 - 5:34:24.84
Gabe Belforti       M4044  52/81 46:55 2:49:54 2:03:01 - 5:45:01.19
Manuel Abascal    M4549  50/79 39:00 3:00:34 2:36:08 - 6:21:53.06
Adnan Afzal          M4549  60/79 1:03:30 3:00:22 2:26:49 - 6:37:14.47
Michelle Howard F5054    9/27 41:33 3:11:41 2:03:52 - 6:01:18.88 - world qualifier!
Jones Ramsey       M5054  22/61 40:10 2:42:52 1:53:25 - 5:25:41.48 - world qualifier!
Kyle Hanna          M5054    44/61 58:06 2:53:48 2:16:33 - 6:13:00.88
Keith Sacchieri     M5054  51/61 52:22 3:05:38 2:56:13 - 6:58:46.40
Sharon Morin        F5054   20/27 50:01 3:47:41 2:03:50 - 6:46:25.81 - possible WQ
Dana Lyons          M5559    2/40 39:05 2:24:59 1:34:50 - 4:41:58.55 - world qualifier!
Kenneth Page      M5559    30/40 1:10:50 3:08:14 2:32:34 - 6:57:24.68 - possible WQ
Phillip Deprang    M6064   28/33 43:36 3:06:35 2:48:23 - 6:45:38.27 -  possible WQ

For the Aquabike:
Irasema De Aquino F4044   2/3    51:42          3:32:02 --  4:27:36


More pics to follow.

For more results, go to: www.redmantriathlon.com