Run for the Troops 5K on May 25 at 8am

This weekend Luke's Locker will host the 3rd annual Run for the Troops 5K on Saturday, May 25 at 8am at Barbara Bush Elementary School.  The minimum donation to participate in the race is $1.   You may also choose to bring donations to the race or the store.  Single use items such as instant oatmeal, granola bars, peanuts, powdered drink mix, etc. are requested.  Luke's will then package up multiple gallon sized bags of goodies for the troops.  This year the items are going to an Army unit in Kandahar.

Ironman Texas 2013

Congratulations to the 22 Finish Strong athletes who competed in Ironman Texas 2013.  Each of you showed true grit in accomplishing what you did on a hot, humid day.



 

Swim start in Lake Woodlands!

 

Mike Menster and John Tortorici head out for the bike.

 

 

Jason looking great at the first water station of the run!

 

 

Alan in the finish chute!

 

 

After a long day, celebrating at the finish line with Coach Dana, Jeanette, Travys and James.

 

Even though they got pretty beat up in the swim, Sara (broken toe) and Sandra (bruised ear drum) managed to bike another 70 miles before they had to stop for medical attention. Kudos to both of you! (I suspect we will see both of them cross the finish line at a future IM!)

 

Here are the results:

 

Finish Strong Athlete	Swim	Bike	Run	Finish
ALLEN, Lee	1:25:29	6:10:36	5:24:42	13:20:11
CARROLL, Ileana	1:57:20	7:35:58	6:30:58	16:19:43
CERVANTES, Winston	1:25:14	5:25:17	5:00:53	12:02:38
FELDMAN, Chandler	1:33:21	7:35:26	5:45:04	15:25:26
GILLEY, Kari	1:44:29	5:43:56	5:37:33	13:22:20
GORDON, Kerry	1:40:55	6:34:02	7:05:04	15:42:59
HAGELSKAER, Jeanette	1:35:23	7:16:19	5:46:39	15:08:46
HORAK, Matt	1:36:22	6:16:48	5:34:09	13:45:12
HUSKEY, Sandra	1:33:40	0:00:00	0:00:00	0:00:00
JONES, Alan	1:19:14	5:44:37	4:52:09	12:05:43
LANGRIDGE, Jason	1:19:10	6:15:49	4:27:02	12:24:37
LEONE, Courtney	1:25:18	7:36:00	5:20:56	14:45:22
MACK, Bill	1:35:33	7:09:30	6:01:19	15:11:41
MCGOWAN, John	1:11:27	7:09:08	7:12:43	16:00:42
MENSTER, Michael	1:27:35	5:45:56	4:47:00	12:20:04
NEVEU, Kim	1:40:54	7:52:27	6:36:12	16:30:32
REYNOLDS, Rip	2:02:20	7:13:25	4:59:52	14:31:53
TORTORICI, John	1:28:22	6:30:49	5:56:13	14:23:26
TOWNSON, Travys	1:18:48	5:52:45	4:10:05	11:40:04
TRINKLE, Linda	1:33:10	5:38:32	5:22:17	12:46:24
VANDERFORD, Sara	2:06:52	0:00:00	0:00:00	0:00:00
VULTAGGIO, James	1:18:34	6:22:09	6:03:59	14:04:13

Spa Girl Triathlon

Finish Strong's Shannon Crowe came in 2nd overall in the Spa Girl Triathlon held on Saturday, May 11.  Shannon reports, "This was a fun all ladies tri at the JWMariott in San Antonio starting with a 400 yard swim in the lazy river AGAINST the current.(they turned it off after the first 100 swimmers) 10 mile bike, 2 mile run."  Shannon's overall time was 1:01:27.  Her splits were 10:29 swim; 32:40 bike (18.4 mph); 16:04 run (6:41/mi pace).



  Shannon Crowe (left) celebrates her 2nd place overall win at Spa Girl Tri!

 

For more details on race results, go to http://www.rrptiming.com/

Run the Woodlands

Finish Strong's Kevin Baker had a breakthrough race on Saturday, May 11 at Run The Woodlands.  Kevin broke 20 minutes on the course -- crossing the line in 19:58.  Way to go, Kevin!!

 

USAT Richmond Junior Elite Tri

Finish Strong's Lane Barron blazed his way to a top ten finish (9th overall and 2nd 14 year old) at the USAT Richmond Junior Elite Tri at the draft-legal race for junior elites ages 13-19 in Richmond, Virginia on May 5.   This qualified Lane for the August 3rd-4th Youth/Junior Elite National Championships in West Chester, Ohio.  The Richmond race featured a 375 m swim, 10k bike and 2.5k run.  Lane finished in 32:01.  His splits were 5:13 swim; 15:31 bike; 9:49 run. Way to go, Lane!

For more on race results, go to http://www.setupevents.com/files/youth_elite_male.html

Lone Star Stampede 10K

Finish Strong's Kevin Baker came in 12th overall at the Lone Star Stampede 10K held on Saturday, May 4th.  Kevin finished 4th among his 30-39 AG with a time of 41:20.  He commented that strollers on the 2nd loop slowed his pace, but it was still a fun race!

CB and I Tri

Cold temperatures did not deter Finish Strong triathletes from taking on the CB and I Sprint Triathlon on Saturday, May 4 in The Woodlands.  56 Finish Strong athletes competed with 9 enjoying podium finishes and 5 competing in their first triathlon.  In addition to our athletes, we had over 30 Finish Strong folks volunteering at the event.  So fun seeing everyone at North Shore Park!



FSR swept the men's 50-54 AG with Tim Vibrock (middle) 1st, Ed York  2nd (Left), CJ Stewart 3rd (right), Kent Morris 4th and Will Blackbird 5th.    

Women's Results:

Katherine Barron - 1:24:38.94 - 15-19 AG - 3rd place!
Alicia Trinkle - 1:32:08.18 - 20-24 AG - 1st place!
Jessica London - 1:45:47.31 - 1st tri!
Christi Hall - 2:11:26.06 - 35-39 AG - 1st tri!
Taylor Riall - 1:27:48.52 - 40-44 AG - 1st tri!
Carolyn Barron - 1:29:43.29 - 40-44 AG
Sarah P-M - 1:38:06.94 - 40-44 AG
Jennifer Ashmore - 1:39:11.94 - 40-44 AG
Tami Fincher - 1:40:28.95 - 45-49 AG
Pia Grossman -  1:43:19.37 - 45-49 AG - 1st tri!
Jackie Medina-Lewis - 2:00:08.86 - 45-49 AG (despite faulty brakes)
Sheri OKeefe - 1:26:04.09 - 50-54 AG - 2nd place!
Sara Vanderford - 1:38:28.80 - 50-54 AG - 6th place
Ileana Carroll - 1:40:29.19 - 50-54 AG
Ann Erickson - 1:31:40.20 - 70+ - 1st place!
Kathy Morris - 1:56:34.28 - Athena 40-49 AG - 2nd place!

Taylor Riall makes her first triathlon look easy!

 

Thumbs up from Sara Vanderford!

 

Jackie Medina-Lewis overcomes a troublesome bike day and finishes her run!

Men's Results:
Zachary Miller - 1:12:35.34 - 20-24 AG - 1st place!
Scott Peterson - 1:10:42.12 - 30-34 AG - 5th place!
Ronnie Delzer - 1:14:20.19 - 30-34 AG - 7th place
Tim Taylor - 1:18:57.99 - 30-34 AG
Tim Thurman - 1:20:46.42 - 30-34 AG
Daryl Parker - 1:21:20.03 - 30-34 AG
Matt Smith - 1:23:58.24 - 30-34 AG
James (Danny) Ratliff - 1:32:28.21 - 30-34 AG
Tommy Behe - 1:14:13.39 - 35-39 AG- 6th place!
Mario Menendez - 1:19:03.01 - 35-39 AG
Mike Flake - 1:26:35.86 - 35-39 AG
Jesus Carias - 1:24:34.97 - 35-39 AG
Mills Bell - 2:01:15.42 - 35-39 AG - 1st tri!
Patrick Sexton - 1:12:18.35 - 40-44 AG
Chris Wendt - 1:14:15.13 - 40-44 AG
Casey Clark - 1:15:33.84 - 40-44 AG - Won award for competing all 10 years here!
Dan Michalk - 1:19:34.10 - 40-44 AG
John McGowan - 1:23:23.73 - 40-44 AG - PR by 5 minutes!
Jesse Balboa - 1:24:50.89 - 40-44 AG
Chip Lawson - 1:46:33.48 - 40-44 AG - 1st tri!
Jim Harrington - 1:13:25.91 - 45-49 AG
Michael Everett - 1:22:17.32 - 45-49 AG
Steve Hardy - 1:23:05.82 - 45-49 AG
Manuel Abascal - 1:25:59.68 - 45-49 AG
Tim Vibrock - 1:09:16.30 - 50-54 AG - 1st place!
Ed York - 1:10:33.68 - 50-54 AG - 2nd place! Won award for competing all 10 years here at event.
CJ Stewart - 1:12:13.85 - 50-54 AG - 3rd place!
Kent Morris - 1:13:25.74 - 50-54 AG - 4th place!
Will Blackbird - 1:15:43.98 - 50-54 AG - 5th place!
Bret Strong - 1:19:54.29 - 50-54 AG
Jed Beck - 1:26:20.58 - 50-54 AG
Scott Farrand - 1:29:00.06 - 50-54 AG
Eric Yollick - 1:56:01.14 - 50-54 AG
Skip Moschell - 1:22:29.15 - 55-59 AG - 3rd place!
Charlie Schuber - 1:29:02.82 - 55-59 AG
Phillip DePrang - 1:28:17.34 - 60-64 AG - 4th and awarded for competing all 10 years!
Bill Blount - 1:52:30.11 - 60-64 AG
S. Craig Daniell - 1:56:08.82 - 60-64 AG
Roger Mercier - 1:57:13.97 - 65-69 AG - 5th and 1st tri!
Mario Vasquez - 1:29:15.99 - relay

 

Jim Harrington on the run course!

Tommy Behe running fast! 

 



Scott Farrand is all smiles!!

 

 

Dan Michalk and Ronnie Delzer on the run course!

 



For more details on results, go to:

http://www.cadencesports.com/eResults.php?raceid=734&event=Searchable

For more photos, go to:

https://www.icloud.com/photostream/#A4GtnIORJEXCK7