Austin 70.3

Congrats to Finish Strong Racing athletes who completed the Austin 70.3 race on Sunday, November 8. Kudos to Kent Morris who finished 3rd in his AG in a time of 5:20.  Congrats also to Jesus Carias finished in 6:01; and Yves Puisieux in 6:52.

Kent comesback from a fractured metatarsal to place 3rd in his AG at Austin 70.3

Carias, Jesus HND 97 704 00:45:40 03:13:38 01:51:14 06:01:35

Morris, Kent USA 3 248 00:36:31 02:46:02 01:49:39 05:20:01

Puisieux, Yves FRA 34 1343 00:49:18 03:41:13 02:06:18 06:52:29

Way to go Finish Strong Racing Team!

For more results, go to:
http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/events/americas/ironman-70.3/austin/results.aspx#axzz3qwFGNqA2

Oilman

Congrats to all our 21 Finish Strong athletes who competed in Oilman 70.3 race in Montgomery on Sunday, November 1.  Special shout out to Chantal Requier who was overall female winner of the Aquabike!  Lots of pics posted on our Finish Strong Coaching Facebook page - thanks Manuel Abascal and Carl Holt.  And special thanks to all the FSC volunteers at the finish line!  Great team effort!!

Abraham on the run!

Dale Claudel runs in for 2nd in AG finish!

Daniel Garstang looking strong!

David Kudlak conquers his first 70.3!

Ira competes in Aquabike!

Sisters Janet Luna and Sharon Morin both raced along with brother Keith!

Mike Loudis looking good!

Sara Portilla!

Sarah Moore rocked Oilman!

Sheri Bell getting it done!

Here's results:
7 Jennifer Colerick 31 42:38.8 3:13:25.5 17.4mph 2:21:39.5 10:49/M 6:27:38.2
10 Sarah Moore 37 31:49.6 2:52:21.6 19.5mph 2:21:12.5 10:47/M 5:50:03.6
12 Sara Portilla 37 49:08.1 2:52:50.6 19.4mph 2:22:56.7 10:55/M 6:11:03.5
19   Ashley Byers           35    47:51.8    3:46.9 22 16.1mph  2:17:26.1 10:29/M  6:42:59.9 - 1st 70.3!
24 Sheri Bell         35 51:05.5 3:29:29.9 16.0mph 2:36:03.4 11:55/M 7:06:17.6 - 1st 70.3!
10 Debbie Staton 44 47:13.9 3:14:53.8 17.2mph 2:07:18.3 9:43/M 6:12:48.8
18   Janet Luna               49 1:00:24.6    3:34:34.0 15.7mph  2:55:31.7 13:24/M  7:42:41.6 - 1st 70.3!  12   Sharon Morin          53    48:52.6 3 3:50:11.2 14.6mph  2:06:19.5 9:39/M    6:50:22.8

24 Bradley Finger 36 39:02.1 2:56:26.2 19.0mph 2:12:02.6 10:05/M 5:53:42.5
2      Dale Claudel           44   41:47.2 5 2:27:01.3 22.9mph  1:40:38.1 7:41/M     4:52:39.8
22    Mike Loudis           44    43:45.8   2:48:56.7 19.9mph  2:14:49.8 10:17/M    5:52:37.7
44    Matt Bowman        43     39:24.4   3:17:00.1 17.1mph  2:32:43.5 11:39/M    6:37:40.1
12    Daniel Garstang     45     34:01.1  2:43:03.8 20.6mph   2:25:27.5 11:06/M    5:46:33.8
28    Abraham Hernandez 45   55:21.7 3:07:01.0 18.0mph   2:04:53.5 9:32/M      6:11:49.1
43    Adnan Afzal             48  1:22:30.1 3:10:41.4 17.6mph  2:17:35.3 10:30/M     6:56:51.2
9      Kerry Gordon           52  43:37.3 5  2:53:40.7 19.3mph  1:59:25.0 9:07/M       5:41:35.0
27    David Kudlak           54  41:48.1     3:02:26.8 18.4mph  2:45:38.3 12:39/M     6:40:39.9
2      Jack Alexander         61 32:50.0 2   2:37:50.0 21.3mph  2:05:03.7 9:33/M      5:19:37.5


Aquabike:
1 Chantal Requier 43 33:10.1 2 :42:13.1 20.7mph 3:17:39.9
17 Irasema De Aquino 44 56:18.4 3:57:38.4  14.1mph 4:58:36.0
18 Kathy Morris         51 1:04:20.8 3:53:40.1 14.4mph 5:01:34.2



For more results, go to:
http://www.eztoregister.com/assets/Oilman2015.HTM

FSC Supported Bike Ride for Oilman

We love the supported bike ride for the Oilman 56 mile bike course held on a picture perfect day on Sunday, October 4.   Everyone stayed safe, looked good out there, and no mechanical troubles!  Special thanks to our awesome team support crew - David Warren, Sara Hartley, Irinia Shikounova that accompanied Deb.

Coach Dana giving safety tips before departure.

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

Buffalo Springs 70.3

 Congrats to Kent Morris who raced Buffalo Springs 70.3 and placed 3rd in his AG and qualified for the 70.3 world championship in Austria in August!  Kent reports, "I ran with extreme pain due to a compressed nerve in my left foot but managed 3rd place and a slot to the world championship in Austria in August! I had a HIM swim PR and a bike PR on that course."  Kent finished with an overall time of 5:16:00.14.

Finish Strong's Karen Thomson also had a fabulous race placing 14th in her AG with an overall time of 6:13:04.87.

For more on results, go to: http://www.cadencesports.com/eResults.php?raceid=962&event=70.3%20Searchable%20Results

Ironman 70.3 Eagleman

Congrats to Finish Strong's Jim Harrington who raced the Ironman 70.3 Eagleman on Sunday, June 14 in Maryland.  Jim had a great race finishing in 6:06.

Here are Jim's splits:

Harrington, Jim

USA

47

476

00:40:24

02:37:41

02:44:34

06:06:30

For more results, go to:

http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/coverage/athlete-tracker.aspx?race=eagleman70.3&y=2015#axzz3d3evsNG7

Boulder 70.3

Congrats to Finish Strong's Taylor Riall, Rodrigo Abascal, and Susan Hardwick-Smith for racing on Saturday, June 13 at Boulder 70.3.

Taylor finished 22nd in her AG in an overall time of 5:54:52.  Taylor's splits were 37:35 swim, 2:57:40 bike, and 2:12:16 run.  Taylor reported that sections of the run course were gravel and slick.  She had a bad fall but pressed on to complete the race.

Rodrigo finished 19th in his AG in an overall time of 5:57:23.  Rodrigo's splits were 35:32 swim, 2:46:33 bike, and 2:30:27 run.  Rodrigo's parents and girlfriend, Amanda, were there to cheer him on to finish his fourth 70.3 race!

Susan finished 24th in her AG in an overall time of 6:07:18.  Susan's splits were 43:24 swim, 2:54:25 bike, and 2:16:40 run.

Way to go, Team!!

Rodrigo ready for swim

Rodrigo on bike course

Rodrigo on the run.

IM TX 70.3 - Galveston

Finish Strong Coaching looked awesome with 28 triathletes at the Ironman Texas 70.3 in Galveston on Sunday, April 26.  The swim was not wet suit legal, so everyone did a great job adjusting mentally and physically to the last minute change.  Bob Bailey noted it was his furthest distance swim in non-wet suit.  Then athletes had rain on the bike with some wind on the return and of course  the sun came out in time for the run making it hot and steamy.  Nonetheless, Finish Strong athletes prevailed. Good prep for those doing IM TX.  Congrats to Dana Lyons and Kent Morris for their 2nd and 3rd AG podium finish. Many PRs including Jeanette's amazing 45 minute PR!

Kathleen, Bob, Sara, Ileana, Ryan - post race smiles!

Lee Allen on run for relay

Eduardo at finish!

Carl on run

Ed, Danny, Dana

Eduardo, Bob, Ryan

Kent and Dana take 3rd and 2nd respectively in AG.

Here are results:

Bailey, Robert  00:51:23 02:43:41 02:55:28 06:39:52
Bailey, Ryan 00:41:12 02:37:13 02:42:12 06:07:52 (Bob's son)
Carroll, Ileana   00:53:17 03:09:58 02:30:29 06:41:21
Cormier, Troy        00:37:45 02:43:16 02:11:29 05:37:38
Crea, Kathleen       00:49:20 03:16:00 02:38:02 06:53:17
Felsen, Ligia        00:49:53 02:58:28 02:27:27 06:23:42
Garzon, Eduardo 00:55:41 03:03:16 02:17:08 06:24:04
Goodwin, Jeff        00:37:19 02:54:24 02:37:14 06:17:57
Hagelskaer, Jeanette :45:19 02:38:54 02:06:33 05:36:13 - 45 min PR!
Hannon, Daniel 00:45:45 02:33:31 02:33:37 05:59:28 - 1st 70.3!
Harrington, Jim      00:32:20 02:39:26 02:40:18 05:56:13 1871
Holt, Carl          00:50:07 03:03:32 02:03:06 06:05:02 - PR!
Howard, Michelle 00:41:05 03:01:17 02:22:19 06:10:40
Lyons, Dana                 00:42:11 02:17:11 01:34:58 04:39:09 - 2nd in AG
Martin, Debbie         00:51:40 02:41:48 02:20:41 06:00:39 - 8th in AG
Mezzatesta, Federico 00:49:09 03:05:41 02:43:46 06:48:14
Morris, Kent                   00:43:03 02:22:59  01:38:21 04:49:00 - 3rd in AG
Myers, Ryan          00:37:12 03:08:59 02:10:22 06:05:02
Page, Kenneth 00:58:13 03:26:35 02:37:24 07:11:09 Mission accomplished!
Rogers, Lisanne 00:40:42 02:54:15 02:19:48 05:59:51
Thomson, Karen 00:35:13 02:59:16 02:05:56 05:47:13- PR!
Trousdale, Paola 00:45:44 03:05:28 01:55:30 05:51:57
Vanderford, Sara 00:53:47 03:00:53 02:42:28 06:47:52
Weis, Heather 00:47:34 02:58:08 02:10:23 06:03:16
York, Ed        00:37:22 02:28:01 01:48:25 04:58:15
Zicarelli, Geno 00:40:37 02:31:53 02:23:59 05:40:22 - PR!

Participating in relays:

Lee Allen (run)
Sara Hartley (run)
*Sorry, I couldn't find posting for relay results.

Originally from: http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/events/americas/ironman-70.3/texas/results.aspx#ixzz3YY5kLhzv

New Orleans 70.3

Congrats to Finish Strong Coaching's Dale Claudel, John Tortorici, John McGowan, Ellen Kurtz-Hammond and Gloria Shrewsbury for completing the New Orleans Ironman 70.3 race held on Sunday, April 19.

Great pre-race photo of John Tortorici, Gloria Shrewsbury, Ellen Kurtz-Hammond, and John McGowan!

Participants from Finish Strong: Ellen Hammond-Kurtz, Gloria Shrewsbury, John McGowan, Dale Claudel, Razvan Dumitru, Jesus Carias and John Tortorici

Getting ready for the swim

John M., Gloria, John T, and Ellen

Raz is ready to go!

Gator-infested waters!  Yikes!

Here's a race report from John T:

"After a week of watching a horrible weather forecast, several members of FSC descended on New Orleans for the Ironman 70.3.  The weekend forecast was for 100% chance of storms Friday - Sunday.  On Saturday morning a light drizzle turned into a pretty good downpour for John and Rebecca during their morning run, so the weather was looking to be pretty horrible for the race, assuming it didn't get cancelled.  Mandatory bike check-in was turned into optional check-in (very critical decision as it turns out).  Because the weather was looking to clear, and not wanting to deal with bikes at 4am, we decided to check in our bikes, which as it turned out, VERY FEW PEOPLE DID.  Saturday night was on-and-off rain, but by Sunday morning it was just overcast with a cool breeze.

Sunday morning we arrived at the race site to a VERY long line of cars, all with their bikes on their bike racks.  After getting set up there was an announcement that the race would be delayed by 30 minutes due to cars parking and bike check-in \ inspection... see critical decision above.  7:30am the gun goes off for the pros.  By 8:00 they are finally to the 40 year old men and then the females are the last group off at nearly 8:30.  Swim times were incredibly fast for everyone.  John M finished in 28 minutes, John T and Ellen in 31 minutes and Gloria in 34 minutes.  This was due in part to the alligator infested waters that we were swimming in (pictures attached).

Once on the bike, we were greeted with 72 degree temperatures, overcast, with a slight 4mph tailwind.  John T was averaging over 21mph with almost no effort for the majority of the bike ride.  The tailwind that turned into a headwind at the turn-arounds was barely noticeable... until the last turn.  With about 8 miles to go on the bike ride, the skies completely cleared, and we were greeted with a 20-25 mph headwind, and a temperature rise of about 15 degrees (again, see critical decision above).  The bike ride concluded with a monstrous climb up a bridge before descending back down to transition.

The run was along Lakeshore Drive.  The run starts and ends with a pretty severe 3/4 mile climb up a drawbridge.  It's an out and back run that is mostly flat, but the hills are all bridges.  Not to be outdone but the bridges was the WIND.  As Gloria put it, it was like someone mixed the heat of IMTX 2013 with the wind of IMTX 2014 and served it up on one glorious dish.  Not only was the wind dead in our face for the first 6.5 miles, but when it was to our back, it nearly stopped.  That's when it got really hot.  I have never talked to so many people during a race that said the same thing "what the heck happened?".  The heat did not discriminate against anyone.  Once I realized that my 5:15 race time was not going to happen, I made the race about having fun and helping other athletes on the course.  I even stopped to help a girl I had earlier given a gel to because I watched both of her calves ball up and she went down (on the downhill of the bridge).  It turned out she was a 3:20 marathoner that had never walked in a race in her life.  She didn't even know what a calf cramp felt like (now she does).

In all, New Orleans is off the bucket list.  The race was fun because of the company, but the weatherman totally screwed up the forecast.  I think the majority of us would have rather had the rain storms then the 25 mph sauna."

Race Results
Claudel, W Dale    USA    9    104    125    00:34:45    02:21:35    01:43:10    04:45:33
Tortorici, John    USA    83    455    595    00:31:16    02:47:04    02:22:38    05:47:04
Shrewsbury, Gloria    USA    28    280    984    00:36:31    03:21:12    02:22:33    06:29:44
Kurtz-Hammond, Ellen    USA    13    345    1158    00:31:21    03:34:05    02:40:07    06:54:59
Dumitru, Razvan    ROU    120    614    833    00:42:11    02:53:34    02:25:03    06:12:20
Mcgowan, John    USA    116    581    780    00:29:31    03:00:48    02:29:17    06:06:12
Carias, Jesus    HND    69    396    515    00:31:52    02:46:10    02:12:19    05:38:35

Photos
http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0AbN2TFu2auHDnI

For more results, go to:

HITS Ocala 70.3

Congrats to Finish Strong's Dana Lyons, Alberto Agostini, Sara Vanderford and Kathleen Crea for competing at the HITS Ocala 70.3 race on March 28.  Dana placed 1st in his AG and 11th overall with a finishing time of 4:57.  Alberto finished 4th in his AG in 5:58.  Kathleen finished 4th in her AG for her first half Ironman side-by-side with Sara Vanderford who finished 7th in her AG.

Temperatures were unseasonably chilly (47 degree) which made for a wet suit swim followed by a bone-chilling windy bike ride, but ended with sunshine and nice cool temperatures for the final run which took place in wooded trails.

Dana running it in for the AG win!

Alberto looking confident at the beginning of the run.

Sara and Kathleen all smiles at the start of the final run!

1st in AG  Dana Lyons  35:31 swim; 2:34:46 bike; 1:41:12 run  overall 4:57:33
4th in AG Alberto Agostini 43:38 swim; 3:00:26 bike; 2:05:22 run overall 5;58:42
7th in AG Sara Vanderford  56:54 swim; 3:39:28 bike; 2:51:07 run overall 7:38:09
4th in AG Kathleen Crea    47:32 swim;   3:44:37 bike; 2:51:08 run overall 7:38:08

More pics available at our Finish Strong Coaching Facebook page.

For more on results, go to:
http://hitstriathlonseries.com/images/stories/ocala15_half_agegroup.pdf

Oceanside California Ironman 70.3

Congrats to Finish Strong's Alan Jones and Geno Zicarelli who competed in Oceanside, California Ironman 70.3 event on Saturday, March 28.  Alan finished in 5:28 and Geno in 6:19.  Alan reports, "It was a great day for racing.  We swam in protected oceanside harbor.  Among the spectators were a half dozen seals in the water accompanying the swimmers.  Then a beautiful course through Marine Corps base Camp Pendleton for the bike with 3 HUGE climbs including 14% grade and 40 mph descents.  Run was along the beach front with great Southern Cal crowd support but blazing hot sun.  Got it done!"

Alan and Geno get it done at Oceanside 70.3!

Alan's splits 34:39 swim;  2:46:05 bike; 2:00:30 run overall 5:28:01
Geno's splits 37:26 swim;  3:05:40 bike  2:27:05 run overall 6:19:35


For more on results, go to
http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/events/americas/ironman-70.3/california/results.aspx?rd=20150328&race=california70.3#axzz3VoN6KPa9

Challenge Phillipines 70.3

Finish Strong Coaching's Jerry Palmer completed Challenge Philippines on Saturday, February 14. It's  a half iron distance race.  Jerry reports, "That thing was brutal. Probably 6000 ft of climbing over 56 miles. Most at 7%+ grade and a good portion between 11-15%. Then a trail run for. 21k. Good warm up for ironman. Finish time was right around 8 hours, cutoff was 9. 40 minute swim, 4:30 bike, 2:50 ish run on the hardest 70.3 course I've ever been on. Oh and it was definitely in the 90's all day."

Bahrain Challenge Series 70.3

Congrats to Finish Strong's Jerry Palmer and Lars Finanger who raced 70.3 Bahrain on Saturday, December 6th.  Jerry finished in 52nd in his 45-49 AG with an overall time of 6:13:38.  Jerry's splits were 40:31 swim;  2:56:21 bike and 2:26:53 run. Lars placed 30^th overall and 3^rd in his AG in an overall time of  4:10:06.  Lar's splits were 26:21 swim; 2:10:00 bike and 1:28:06 run.

Jerry (on right) with Sheik Nasser Hammad.  Jerry comments, "6:13 finish time, pro winner finished in 3:35! Best part of the race, 2013 Ironman World Champ Pete Jacobs handing out medals and meeting Sheik Nasser Hamad, a super triathlete and very nice and gracious host."

   
Jerry reports, "Last race of the year so gave it 100%. Great swim for me, 40 minutes. Hammered on the bike and finished in 2:54 and a respectable 2:26 run. 6:13 is actually a 70.3 PR for me. After grinding out so many long races it was fun to just let it loose a little. The event itself was unlike anything I've ever experienced. Kona is Kona but the $ spent and attention to detail at this race was incredible. Met tons of pros and the Prince of Bahrain. It was like going to a baseball fantasy camp for triathletes."

Lars (middle) at finish line with Andreas Klingler and Zibi Szlufcik at Bahrain International Circuit.

Lars commented, "Very cool to see another major event in the Middle East. Growing up a short drive across the Bahrain-Saudi Arabia Causeway made me consider a long course race again. A huge draw for expats living, working and training in Saudi Arabia and other ME countries."

For more on results, go to:
http://raceresults.sportstats.ca/display-results.xhtml;jsessionid=88CBE9A27CA5C79AE9F8A8BE5615162E?raceid=20744&status=results

Oilman Texas Triathlon

Another big day for Finish Strong Coaching athletes at Oilman Triathlon (half Ironman distance) held on Sunday, November 2. Thirty-five FSC athletes braved the very cold, windy conditions and took part in the event. Huge thanks to Travys Townson who got a lot of good pics (check out our Finish Strong Coaching FB page for more pics.)

FSC's Aki Laine jumps for joy at the finish line at Oilman! 

Meagen Kelleher  --   7:01:54.5  --  2nd in her 14-19 AG -- 1st 70.3!
Maclane Fulvio --       6:35:25.6 -- 2nd in her 20-24 AG -- 1st 70.3!
Lauren Jesiolowski -- 6:23:39.0 -- 8th in her 30-34 AG -- 1st 70.3!
Nicole Schoppe --      6:21:08.1  -- 8th in her 35-39 AG
Gabriela Coates --      6:59:30.8 -- 15th in her 35-39 AG - 1st 70.3!
Liah Olson --              7:22:58.5--  19th in her 35-39 AG - 1st 70.3!
Jennifer Forsberg --    7:37:50.3 -- 22nd in her 35-39 AG - 1st 70.3!
Taylor Riall  --            5:54:18.4 -- 4th in her 40-44 AG
Sara Hartley  --           8:28:35.0 --  16th in her 45-49 AG
Sara Binau --              7:06:32.1  --  9th in her 50-54 AG


Luke Williams --         5:27:06.0 -- 10th in his 25-29 AG
Aki Laine --                 5:15:15.7 -- 7th in his 35-39 AG
James Vultaggio --      6:01:45.9 --  28th in his 35-39 AG
W. Dale Claudel    --   5:09:54.7 -- 4th in his 40-44 AG
Michael Menster --      5:23:50.5 -- 7th in his 40-44 AG
Leandro Morales --      5:37:04.7 -- 13th in his 40-44 AG
John Tortorici --           5:59:03.9 --  31st in his 40-44 AG
John McGowan -          6:11:19.4 -- 38th in his 40-44 AG
James "Carl" Holt         6:07:01-- 29th in 45-49 AG - 1st 70.3! 10 min PR on run
Jim Harrington --          5:32:30.2 -- 5th in his 50-54 AG
Kyle Hanna --             6:13:40.9 --  18th in his 50-54 AG
Scott Farrand --          6:34:41.9  --   26th in his 50-54 AG
Alberto Agostini -     6:06:26.3 --      2nd in his 55-59 AG - 1st 70.3 race!


Relays:

Tres Amigas - 6:16:50.8 -- 5th in female relay
(Kathleen Crea - swim, Sara Vanderford - bike; Gloria Shrewsbury - run)

Zee German's - 6:49:44.9 - 8th in male relay (even though they were a mixed team)
(Andreas Grossman - swim, Pia Grossman - bike, Detlef - run)

Karen, Michael & Deb - 5:21:48.3 -- 10th in mixed relay
(Karen Thomson - swim, Michael Collins - bike, Deb Lyons run)

Finish Strong Racing team - 5:56:32.9 - 26th in mixed relay
(Ashley Zavada - swim; Keith Sacchieri - bike; Sharon Morin - run)

PKB Express -  6:26:32.7- 36th in mixed relay
(Patti Williamson - swim; Khurran Khan - bike; Brady Williamson - run)


For more on results, go to:
http://www.eztoregister.com/assets/OilAG14.HTM

Austin 70.3

On Sunday, October 26, five Finish Strong athletes competed in the Austin 70.3.  Jesus Carias, Art Fresquez, Nancy Decker, Amber Swan, and Sara Hartley (did the bike leg on a relay with her sister). Nancy reports, "The Austin 70.3 was definitely a hilly course and the run was super hot.  The roads on the bike were in terrible condition but it was my favorite part of the race."   Congrats to all for completing this amazing feat!

Here are the results:

Amber Swan 51:05    3:21:00      2:03:41 6:30:43 overall

Nancy Lent    45:13   3:07:38     2:16:37 6:17:41 overall

Art Fresquez   34:24   3:00:33    2:45:42 6:33:22 overall

Jesus Carias    40:41   3:08:39    1:58:50 6:00:24  overall

Amber Swan and and Nancy Lent with Austin  Ironman 70.3 banner!

Jesus Carias broke 6 hours at Austin 70.3

For more results, go to:http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/events/americas/ironman-70.3/austin/results.aspx?race=longhorn70.3&rd=20141026&q=Carias#axzz3HNYZIvPg

Miami 70.3

Shannon Crowe and Michelle Howard represented Team FSC very well at the Miami 70.3 held on Saturday, October 26.  Shannon came in 2nd in her AG and qualified for the world championship.  And Michelle finished under 6 hours!

Shannon and Michelle - no pre-race jitters here!

Shannon displays her invitation to the World Championship race!

Crowe, Shannon 2 27 42:56 swim 2:37:48 bike 1:47:02 run 5:11:58
Howard, Michelle 7 46:19 swim 3:00:09 bike  2:05:12 run     5:57:58

Very impressive!


For more on results, go to:
http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/events/americas/ironman-70.3/miami/results.aspx#ixzz3HNZNZSXm

Kerrville Sprint, Quarter and Half Ironman Triathlon

Congratulations to Finish Strong Coaching's Gordon and Michelle Irving, Susan Hardwick-Smith, Manuel Abascal, and Dana Lyons for competing in the September 27-28 Kerrville Triathlon.  All the triathlon swims were held in the Guadalupe River.  Gordon started the weekend off by competing in the sprint distance race on Saturday.  Despite rainy conditions, Gordon had a fine race finishing in .  On Sunday, Michelle competed in the quarter IM distance race.  She finished in 3:13:04.  The bike course included some rough tar and chip roads and a 2 loop run with an ugly hill. Manuel Abascal, Susan Hardwick-Smith and Dana Lyons all competed in the half IM distance race.  It was a 2 loop bike course and 4 loop run course. Manuel finished in 6:07:34.  Susan set a 23 minute PR by finishing in 5:33:56.  Dana won his AG in 4:49:57.  Congrats to all our athletes!

Manuel completes his Kerrville 1/2 IM!

Michelle did quarter IM and Gordon sprint tri!

Susan enjoyed a brilliant PR. 

Dana won his AG!

For more on results, go to:
http://mychiptime.com/searchevent.php?id=8758