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Thursday, October 31, 2013

Beach 2 Battleship Ironman

Congratulations to Finish Strong's Zach Miller who finished off his triathlon season with an amazing race at Beach2Battleship Ironman in Wilmington, North Carolina last weekend. This was Zach's first full Ironman distance race and he finished in 11:23:02 capturing 2nd in his age group and 83rd overall. Zach's splits were 1:00:04 swim; 5:51:23 bike and 4:22:24 marathon.

Zach on the podium with his 2nd AG finish at Beach2Battleship Ironman.

For more results, go to http://setupevents.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=event_results&id=3903

Monday, October 28, 2013

Marine Corps Marathon

Congratulations to Finish Strong's Roger Mercier who finished his 5th consecutive Marine Corps Marathon.

Marine Corps Marathon - Marathon

Austin 70.3

Eight Finish Strong Athletes competed in the Austin 70.3 race on Sunday, October 27. Y'all rock!

Danny Watterson 41:13 swim 3:17:03 bike 2:17:16 run - 6:27:35 overall
Brandi Watterson 48:06 swim 3:21:19 bike 2:00:35 run - 6:20:05 overall
Danny Ratliff 45:01 swim 3:06:31 bike 2:21:41 run - 6:29:53 overall
Lisanne Rogers 36:59 swim 3:14:30 bike 1:58:05 run - 6:01:33 overall
Sara Jones 41:59 swim 2:57:35 bike 1:38:12 run - 5:25:19 overall
John McClellan 44:06 swim 3:02:50 bike 2:06:51 run - 6:00:59 overall
Chandler Feldman 47:24 swim 3:31:06 bike 2:33:20 run - 7:08:05 overall
Leah Jenkins 41:59 swim 3:15:19 bike 1:56:36 run - 6:05:36 overall

Sara Jones finished 14th ag and was 18th fastest woman on the run amongst all age groupers.

For more results, go to
http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/events/americas/ironman-70.3/austin/results.aspx#axzz2j3F3O04f

Ironman 70.3 Miami

Congrats to Finish Strong's Shannon Crowe and Michelle Howard who both set PRs at Ironman 70.3 Miami held on Saturday, October 26th. Shannon placed 3rd in her AG in a time of 5:04:02. Shannon's splits were 36:18 swim; 2:39:24 bike and 1:44:35 run. Michelle finished in 5:49:34. Her splits were 42:30 swim; 3:03 bike; 1:56 half marathon.

Shannon Crowe and Michelle Howard enjoy PRs at Ironman Miami!

Shannon places 3rd in her AG!

For more results, go to

http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/events/americas/ironman-70.3/miami/results.aspx#axzz2j2urRJXc

Race for the Halo 5K

Congrats to Finish Strong's John Tortorici who finished 9^th place overall in 23:40 at Race for the Halo 5k at Deussen Park on Saturday. John reports, "Time wasn’t all that impressive, but I did do an 11.5 mile run before the 5k." Way to go!

John Tortorici kicks it to finish 10th overall at Race for the Halo 5K!

Houston Half Marathon

Congratulations to Finish Strong athletes who ran the Houston Half Marathon on Sunday, October 27 in very rainy conditions. After the start of the race was postponed by an hour due to the weather, the Houston half took off in drizzle and light rain. There were some flooded patches along the course, but overall, the footing wasn't too bad. Pam Meaux won her age group by over 3 minutes, securing her entry to the Houston Marathon as a local invited elite runner. Nora Wilson also won the her age group with over 3 minutes on her nearest competitor.

Pam Meaux wins her AG at the rainy Houston Half Marathon.

Here are more result highlights:
Pam Meaux won her female 50-54 age group in a blazing 1:34:54
Nora Wilson won her female 55-59 age group in a speedy 1:43:56
Jesus Carias finished in 1:40:23 (7:24/mi) pace.
Hector Gonzalez finished in 1:42.
Matt Horak raced his fastest half this year finishing in 1:54.
Sharon Morin finished in 2:05.
Rolando Sierra finished in 2:02:09.
Sue Fuller finished in 2:05:14.

Way to go, runners!

For more results, go to:

http://eztoregister.com/assets/HH13.htm

USA Track and Field National Championship

Finish Strong Coach Kim Mac Namee raced in the USA Track and Field (USATF) 15k National Championships on Saturday, October 26th in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She finished in 57:45 (6:11min/mile) and placed 3rd Masters Overall and 2nd in Group 40-45.

Kim at finish line after USATF 15K National Championship -- placing 3rd among masters!