Dallas Rock N Roll Half Marathon

Congratulations to Jessica Menendez for her PR at the Dallas Rock n Roll Half Marathon on March 27. Jessica said, "I felt great and really strong while running it. Your training program really made a difference. My time was 1:39:06. Last year I ran it in 1:43:46." Way to PR!

Tall Texan Half Ironman

Team Finish Strong Racing triathlete, Jim Harrington, represented the team well at the Tall Texan Half Ironman in Boerne on March 27. Jim won his age group with an overall finish time of 5:19:22. Jim had a solid 31:13 for the 1.2 mile swim, 2:59:22 for the 56 mile bike and a 1:47:10 for the 13.1 mile run. His overall finish time was about 15 minutes faster than last year. Way to go, Jim!

Powerman Alabama

Four Finish Strong Racing athletes - Dana Lyons, Sharon Morin, Cindy McManis, and Bret Strong - headed to Birmingham, Alabama to compete in Powerman Alabama Duathlon on March 27. True to the Powerman tradition, the race offered challenging hills for both the bike and run course on the roads of Oak Mountain State Park.

This hilly 10k/60k/10k event was the USAT Long Distance Duathlon National Championship. Dana, Sharon, and Cindy all qualified for the Long Distance Duathlon World Championship in their age groups at this race.

In his 50-54 AG, Dana Lyons took top honors with an overall time of 3:06:01. Dana ran the first 10K in a time of 38:36. He posted 1:44:43 for the 60K bike and a 41:05 for the final 10K run.

In the 45-49 AG, Sharon Morin took second with an overall time of 4:11:20. Sharon Morin ran the first 10K leg in 47:50, followed by a 2:27:24bike, and a 51:29 final 10K. Sharon had the fastest run times in her age group. This is the first time Sharon has qualified for the world championships.

In her 50-54 female AG, Cindy McManis took sixth place with an overall time of 4:29:41. Cindy's splits were 57:41, 2:23:52, 1:05:16. This is also the first time Cindy has qualified for the world championship.

Bret Strong took 16th in his competitive 45-49 AG. Bret's splits were 49:57 run, 2:07:03 bike, and 57:23 final run for an overall time of 3:57:17. All the competitors mentioned the fierce climb from 2.7 mi to 4.0 mi - straight uphill the entire time.

Tonight's Track at The Woodlands 9th Grade Campus

Tonight's (3/22) track workout will be held at The Woodlands 9th Grade Campus (located at Woodlands Parkway and Branch Crossing) and will begin promptly at 7pm.

We will be back at McCullough Jr. High next week.

Warrier Dash

Are you a Warrior? Team Finish Strong Racing athletes Steve Hardy and Scott Pinkston are! They both took part in what the Warrier Dash race director calls "America's most insane race." Warrior Dash landed in East Texas for the first time in 2011 where 14 obstacles from hell awaited participants along this 3.18 mile course. The race had waves of up to 500 participants starting every half hour from 9am to 5:30pm. On Saturday alone, 7,504 athletes finished the race. Steve Hardy came in 126th overall and 5th in his 45-49 age group with a time of 28:28:45 (9:11/m pace) and Scott Pinkston came in 183 out of 7,504 athletes and 14th in his 40-44 AG with a time of 29:19:35. Eager to hear more about these fierce obstacles...

Tough Training Ride

We all know that Richard is strong but breaking off your handlebars is something new!


Finish Strong Coach Richard Mac Namee was training so hard that he broke off his bike handebar during a recent ride. Richard reports the handlebar broke off in his hand while he was riding out of the saddle doing interval training. He was traveling between 23 to 25mph when it happened. Somehow he managed to control the bike. Fortunately, he was left with only a small graze on his chest. Stay safe out there, everyone!

Bayou City Classic 10K

Finish Strong athlete Brandon Sager receives award for 3rd in his age group at the March 11th Bayou City Classic 10k. Brandon ran a smoking fast 36:51!