Du the Polar Bear

Congrats to the 10 SelecTRI and 3 FSC athletes who competed in the Du the Polar Bear race held on Sunday, February 28th.  Five SelecTRI athletes had podium finishes.  Two FSC athletes had podium finishes.  Well done everyone!

SelecTRI and FSC Du the Polar Bear Results
Freya McKinley	0:55:53		1 in under 14	SelecTRI
McKenzie Gunter	1:06:03		2 in under 14	SelecTRI
Alexia Amezcua	1:03:49		2 in 15-19	SelecTRI
Luciana Cueli	1:06:53		3rd in 15-19	SelecTRI
Jeronimo Amezcua	1:00:09		2nd in under 14	SelecTRI
Tavish Quinn	1:09:09			SelecTRI
Gil Garcia	1:10:16			SelecTRI
Jackson Reed	1:24:46			SelecTRI
Ryan Staton	1:06:02		4th in 15-19	SelecTRI
Garrett Rorison	1:07:40			SelecTRI
Kyle Quinn	1:10:55		35-39	FSC
Alan Jones	52:09.9		2nd 45-49	FSC
Ronnie McConachie	1:10:44		2nd Clydsdale	FSC
For more results,
http://eztoregister.com/assets/PolarBear16.HTM

Exxon Mobile Heads or Tails Time Trial

Congrats to Finish Strong's Zach Miller who took 4th in his division and Chantal Requier who took 3rd in her division at the Exxon Mobile Heads or Tails 40K bike time trial in Beaumont on Saturday, February 27.

Chantal on the podium!

Gasperilla Half Marathon

Congrats to Finish Strong's Rachael Saldana who did the Gasperilla half marathon in Tampa Bay on February 21.  Rachael shaved 15 minutes off her new PR --  and that's after taking 12 min off her the PR the race before that!

Kids Running for Kids

Congrats to our 36 FSC and SelecTRI kids who did a fantastic job racing at Kids Running for Kids 1 mile race in Town Green, The Woodlands at 7:30 am on February 13th. The event had 1,000 participants and raised $10,000 for CISD Reading Initiative.  Lots of awards and good efforts by all! The kids enjoyed climbing rockwall and inflatables after the race. Way to go!!  Y'all rocked it!

	Time		Grade		Award
Isabella Braniff	09:20.4		K
Lyndon Finger	10:04.7		K
Landon Cruise	11:12.9		K
Austin Cruise	11:19.0		K
Emily Reitzer	10:01.0		1
Sam Richardson	08:59.3		1
Alejandro Garcia-Ayala	09:12.5		1
Sofia Menendez	06:43.5		1		1st
Camila Belforti	08:22.5		1
Valentina Belforti	09:02.2		1
Regina Hubard	09:20.4		1
Miles Delzer	08:44.4		1
Maria Hubard	07:43.7		3
Luca Menendez	06:12.7		3		1st
Harris Ledbetter	06:16.0		3		2nd
Oliver Belforti	06:48.3		3
Jackson Reed	08:03.1		3
Hailey Reitzer	06:25.7		4		1st
Maggie McWhorter	07:18.6		4
Paz Garcia-Ayala	07:21.7		4
Isabella Etcharren	08:55.0		4
Taylor Tautenhahn	06:18.7		4		2nd
Millan Fairley	06:49.4		4
Luke Brandimarte	07:38.7		4
Ethan Claudel	07:46.7		4
Whitney Finger	07:54.3		4
Emilia Villela	06:12.7		5		1st
Ian Coates	07:36.8		5
Abraham Hernandez	09:04.5		5
Fernanda Braniff	06:19.1		6		1st
Lily McWhorter	06:49.1		6		2nd
Michelle Lynch	06:52.5		6		3rd
Paulina Braniff	06:59.9		6		4th
Analise Pickard	07:43.9		6
Camille Claudel	08:20.0		6
Gil Garcia	06:17.9		6		2nd

More photos posted on SelecTRI The Woodlands and Finish Strong Coaching FB page.


For more on results, go to: http://www.eztoregister.com/assets/KRK16.HTM# 2 2

Katy Half Marathon

Congrats to Finish Strong's Ryan Myers who ran the Katy Marathon on Saturday, February 6 in 1:49:46.  Way to go Ryan!  Any pics?

Phoenix Marathon

Congrats to Mike Menster who ran Phoenix marathon on January 17 and placed 3rd in his AG in 2:57:23.  He qualified for both Boston and NYC marathons at this race!  Way to go Mike!

Houston Marathon and Half Marathon

Congrats to all 54 FSC athletes who braved the cold and ran brilliant races at the Houston marathon and half marathon on Sunday, January 17.

Half marathon results
Dana Lyons        01:30:19
Jesus Carias        01:36:54 - PR
Razvan Dumitru  01:37:34 - PR
Rebecca Tortorici 1:47:47
John Tortorici       01:47:47
Roy Fisher            01:48:49 - PR by 10 minutes!
Alberto Agostini   01:51:55
Andreas Grossman 01:53:13 - PR
Casey Clark          01:57:09
Phillip Deprang     01:57:11
Gabriela Coates     01:58:06
Ann Erickson        01:58:51 - 1st Female 70-74
Frank Halter     02:03:46
Shannon Vultaggio  2:09:14 - 5 min PR
James Vultaggio       2:09:14
Cesar Patino            02:10:12
Michelle Irving      02:11:09
Christy Gonzales     02:15:21
Sarah Pietraszek-Mattner 02:22:13
Sara Vanderford 02:23:25
Nicole Smith            02:28:48
Ligia Felsen 02:28:56
Pia Grossman   02:40:08


Marathon results
Bill Glaser               03:06:32
Gabe Belforti         03:11:06
Amanda Cruise      03:11:34 - PR
Kevin Baker             03:13:33    
Eduardo Garzon       03:22.14 - 22 min PR
Alan Jones                03:25:37 - PR
Jim Harrington           03:37:48 - 15th straight HOUSTON Marathon
Yves Puisieux            3:38:34 - New PR by 7 and Boston Qualified
Victor Martinez         3:50:32
Jones Rusty Ramsey 03:52:29
Sara Portilla             03:54:46
Ken Page                  03:57:13
Joseph Tokarz           3:58:18 - PR
Michelle Howard     03:58:44 -  PR and Boston Qualified
Christina Farooq        04:07:06
Adnan Afzal            04:12:30
Jonathan French 04:14:43 - PR
Geno Zicarelli         04:21:12 - 1st marathon
Katerina Savelieva  04:21:41
Paul Daly                 04:21:16
Aisha Hassan           04:24:03 - PR by 21 min
Andy Brock             04:34:20
Don Hickey          04:44:36
Amber Brock           04:49:17
Jeff Goodwin       04:53:04
Pamela Paling     04:54:43
Irina Shikounova      04:55:00 - 20 min PR
Karen Goodwin        04:57:45
Lee Allen                  05:08:25      
Cheryl Perry             05:12:36 - 1st marathon
Senthil Kumar           05:16:32- 1st marathon

Athletes, let me know if this was a PR for you.  Congrats for a great effort!