TriRaider Tri

Congrats to Finish Strong's Kathy Morris for winning the Athena division at the recent Tri Raider Sprint Triathlon held in Buffalo Springs on June 28.

Kathy Morris 02:18:14 Athena 1  0:11:59 1:19:12   0:41:14

For more results, go to:
http://www.sportstats.us/displayResults.xhtml?racecode=109037

Jeff and Brede's Triathlon

Finish Strong's mother-daughter duo Carolyn and Katherine Barron took on the 22nd annual Jeff and Brede's Triathon in Katy, Texas on July 27.  It is a 300 meter swim, 10 mile bike, 3 mile run race.  Katerine won her 15-19 AG in 1:02:49.  Carolyn came in 6th in her 45-49 AG in 1:09:42.  See splits below.  Congrats!

  1 45 Katherine Barron 81 19 4 6:39.4 1 0:39.9 1 34:10.5 17.6MPH 1 0:34.5 3 20:44.8 7:58/M 1:02:49.2

 6 117 Carolyn Barron  69 45 3 6:33.4 1 0:56.7 5 34:19.7 17.5MPH 3 0:53.2 9 26:59.2 10:23/M 8:37.5 1:09:42.4


For more on results, go to:
http://www.eztoregister.com/assets/JB14AG.HTM

Calgary 70.3

Congrats to Finish Strong's Dean Zipse and Don Cole for competing at Calgary 70.3 on Sunday, July 27. Dean reports, "I had a strong race and came in under my goal time @ 5:52:45!"  And Don had a fine race finishing in 5:33:41.  See splits below.

Dean Zipse celebrates at the end of Ironman Calgary 70.3

Dean's splits

Dean Zipse 48 M Calgary AB CAN CAN  37:23  2:54:10  2:11:54  05:52:45
Don Cole 55 M Woodlands TX USA USA  36:53 2:53:29  1:54:59  05:33:41

For more results, go to:
http://www.ironmancalgary.com/results/index.html

Tri Waco

Tri Waco offered both sprint and Olympic distance races on Sunday, July 27.  Finish Strong's Tim Vibrock, Susan Hardwick-Smith, and Tami Fincher participated in the Olympic race.  The race starts with a 1500-meter open water swim in the Brazos River (no wetsuits) followed by a mostly flat and fast 25-mile bike ride on country roads north and west of Waco. The race finishes out with a hilly 10-kilometer run along the Brazos River that leads to the oldest suspension bridge in the United States.

Tim won his M 50-54 AG in 2:18:21. Susan came in 5th in her F 45-49 AG in 2:48:43. And Tami came in 6th in F 50-54 AG in 3:24:24. Way to go!

Susan Hardwick-Smith is all smiles at the end of Tri Waco.  Great race!

Tim Vibrock won his AG at Tri Waco Olympic race!

For more on results, go to:
http://www.mychiptime.com/searchevent.php?id=8551

Junior Olympics Track Meet in Humble

Congrats to Shyla Stone, one of the youth who participate in our Youth Summer Run Camp, for qualifying in all 3 events for Junior Olympics Track Meet in Humble, Texas this week - July 21-25.  Shyla ran a 2:35 last night (July 23) in the 800m but did not qualify for the final & her 4x800 team took 6th on the nation yesterday.  Shyla will run the 4th leg on the 4x400 team at 3:30pm Friday.  Go, Shyla, go!!

Shyla (pictured above far left) with her teammates took 6th in the nation in the 4 x 800 relay!

On the podium!

Katy Flatlander 56 Mile Bike Ride

Finish Strong was well represented at Katy Flatland on Sunday, July 20th!  All rode the 56 mile course!

Ellen Kurtz-Hammond, Debbie Martin, Gaby Coates, Gloria Shrewsbury, John Tortorici, Sara Vanderford, Angel Ybanez, Ileana Carroll, Kathleen Crea, Carmen and Mick Kelleher, Liah Olson completed the Katy Flatland 56 mile bike ride
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Xterra Off Road Tri at Magnolia Hill

Congrats to FSC's Travys Townson who competed at an Xterra Off-Road Tri at Magnolia Hill on Sunday, July 13.  The race included a 0.5mile swim, 10.5 mile mountain bike, and 4 mile trail run.  This was Travys' first race since Ironman Texas. Travys reports, "I struggled a bit with only 1.5 wks of training but I managed my goal of not falling of my mountain bike."  Travys placed 6th in his AG and  25th overall.  He completed the race in 2:13:12. His splits were swim 0:19:43; mountain bike 1:17:00; and trail run 0:33:46.  Well done, Travys!

Travys and his son Jack at the Xterra finish.