Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas Men's All-Time Age Group Top 10

Updated through 2014

M18-24
9:36:07 - Nicolas Vasdekas, Chicago, IL, 2014
9:55:15 - Ryan Frederickson, Wheaton, IL, 2012
9:56:26 - Justin Arnosky, Midland, MI, 2012
10:05:35 - Xavi Gomez Serra, Spain, 2014
10:16:27 - Billy Flores, San Marcos, TX, 2014
10:22:22 - Charles Thibault, Jonquiere, QC, 2012
10:24:30 - Frederik Andersen, Roskilde, DNK, 2013
10:36:53 - Sean Leneave, Conroe, TX, 2012
10:38:36 - Kevin Morgan, Maurice, LA, 2012
10:40:06 - Joseph Giannetto, Bellingham, WA, 2012

M25-29
8:58:09 - Clay Emge, Tyler, TX, 2013
9:03:57 - Matthew Henson, Alta, IA, 2013
9:08:20 - Tripp Hipple, Denver, CO, 2014
9:10:09 - Patrick Wheeler, Worcester, MA, 2012
9:17:58 - Justin Arnosky, Houston, TX, 2014
9:25:50 - David Hainish, Campbellville, ON, 2012
9:30:18 - Keith Collins, Philadelphia, PA, 2012
9:31:51 - Dj Snyder, Idaho Falls, ID, 2011
9:32:32 - Matt Bender, Baltimore, MD, 2012
9:32:47 - Clay Emge, Tyler, TX, 2012

M30-34
8:48:09 - Timothy Smith, Bondi Beach, NZL, 2014
8:51:45 - Adam Otstot, Williamsburg, VA, 2012
8:53:44 - James Chesson, Bedminster, NJ, 2013
8:59:29 - James Chesson, Bedminster, NJ, 2012
9:00:59 - Andy Gardner, Kingwood, TX, 2011
9:05:20 - Joel Maley, Cold Lake, AB, 2014
9:09:00 - Joel Maley, Cold Lake, AB, 2013
9:08:36 - Daniel Harris, Falls Church, VA, 2014
9:11:54 - James Walsh, Encinitas, CA, 2011
9:15:43 - Josh Terwoord, Flagstaff, AZ, 2013

M35-39
8:52:21 - Daniel Stubleski, Washington, MI, 2014
8:55:33 - Patrick Schuster, Arlington, TX, 2011
9:12:21 - Daniel Stubleski, Washington, MI, 2013
9:14:41 - Shane Niemeyer, Boulder, CO, 2013
9:17:56 - Sesboue Gwenael, St-Prix, FRA, 2011
9:18:47 - Tim Perkin, Chicago, IL, 2014
9:22:57 - Jared Tootell, Hoboken, NJ, 2014
9:22:58 - Wil Emery, Austin, TX, 2014
9:23:45 - Rodrigo Baltazar, Lisboa, PRT, 2014
9:25:15 - Jesus Bronchalo, Houston, TX (ESP), 2014

M40-44
9:02:11 - Patrick Schuster, Arlington, TX, 2012
9:16:51 - Tomaz Kovac, Dobrova, SVN, 2012
9:17:57 - Mark Livesey, Edinburgh, GBR, 2014
9:20:07 - Allan Jakobsen, Copenhagen, DNK, 2014
9:22:48 - Andrew Lipscomb, Alexandria, VA, 2014
9:27:14 - Flint Brady, Crescent City, FL, 2014
9:27:59 - Jason McFaul, Chino Hills, CA, 2014
9:31:42 - Jody Sandersan, Qatar, 2014
9:32:38 - Wayde Jester, Denver, CO, 2012
9:33:08 - Lon Breitenbach, Austin, TX, 2011

M45-49
8:59:52 - Chris Hauth, Corte Madera, CA (CAN), 2014
9:20:23 - Greg Penner, Atherton, CA, 2014
9:27:03 - Urmas Grossthal, Phoenix, AZ, 2014
9:29:04 - David Ciaverella, Happy Valley, OR, 2011
9:31:29 - Steve Hall, Charlotte, NC, 2014
9:31:46 - Dustin Gilbert, Seattle, WA, 2014
9:35:39 - Myron Tetreault, Calgary, AB, 2012
9:35:57 - Kevin Kleinhenz, Baytown, TX, 2012
9:36:52 - Kevin Dessart, Colorado Springs, CO, 2013
9:41:35 - Peter Ramsay, Marshfield, MA, 2012

M50-54
9:43:05 - Rusty Robertson, Wrightwood, CA, 2012
9:44:39 - Rodney Adkison, Lohman, MO, 2012
9:45:52 - Thoralf Friedrich, Darmstadt, DEU, 2014
9:49:14 - Michael Wendt, Lexington, SC, 2014
9:55:57 - Tim Cronk, Merrimack, NH, 2014
9:56:39 - Rusty Robertson, Wrightwood, CA, 2013
10:17:40 - Cedric Simoneau, Saint-Denis, FRA, 2012
10:18:24 - Michael Wroblewski, Washington, DC, 2014
10:19:27 - Paul Christman, Farmington, PA, 2014
10:20:21 - Doug Ross, Knoxville, TN, 2014

M55-59
10:16:05 - Stefan Ott, Wiesbaden, DEU, 2014
10:32:22 - Daniel Dungan, Springfield, IL, 2014
10:49:01 - Ron Wally, Denville, NJ, 2014
10:50:17 - Reimond Heep, Muenster Maife, GER, 2012
10:58:41 - Shigy Suzuki, Ventura, CA, 2013
11:06:05 - Michael Waldau, Houston, TX, 2011
11:11:04 - Doug Dunlop, Kincardine, ON, 2012
11:12:52 - Kevin Drury, Weeki Wachee, FL, 2014
11:16:34 - Paul Jurczuk, Derbyshire, GBR, 2011
11:18:03 - Gerald Steinhoff, Fort Wayne, IN, 2012

M60-64
11:21:31 - Richard Tout, Kincardine, ON, 2012
11:23:32 - Arthur Halttunen, St. Petersburg, FL, 2014
11:27:50 - Michael Waldau, Houston, TX, 2013
11:32:59 - Hermann Hefti, Schoenenberg, CHE, 2011
11:36:43 - James Rantala, Bend, OR, 2014
11:42:00 - Scott Boylan, Baltimore, MD, 2014
11:44:57 - William Wren, Arlington, VA, 2011
12:00:48 - Tommy Elder, Houston, TX, 2011
12:04:26 - Walt Rider, Germantown, TN, 2012
12:06:56 - Monte Hitchcock, Muncie, IN, 2014

M65-69
11:54:01 - Hermann Hefti, Schoenenberg, CHE, 2013
12:51:35 - Thomas Waldrop, Midlothian, VA, 2011
13:14:58 - Patrick Bourdillon, Carmel, IN, 2014
14:04:27 - Norbert Eichhorn, Ebersdorf, DEU, 2013
14:05:48 - Eric Taube, East Hartford, CT, 2012
14:37:16 - John Little, Carrollton, TX, 2013
15:08:50 - John Little, Carrollton, TX, 2014
15:10:31 - George Rux, The Woodlands, TX, 2014
15:12:00 - Fernando Zamora, San Jose, CRI, 2012
15:35:11 - Edward Fennell, The Woodlands, TX, 2013

M70-74
14:24:21 - Vic Birtalan, Goleta, CA, 2014
14:27:37 - Vic Birtalan, Goleta, CA, 2013
16:07:53 - Jose Ramirez, Henderson, NV, 2014
16:33:39 - Frederick Ford, Kanata, ON, 2011
16:41:40 - Jay Farr, Katy, TX, 2012
16:42:22 - Raymond Eastwood, Palos Verdes Estates, CA, 2013
16:50:46 - Fred Hemsath, St. Joseph, MI, 2013

Monday, May 19, 2014

Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas Women's All-Time Age Group Top 10

Updated through 2014

W18-24
10:58:03 - Claire Geiger, Evanston, IL, 2011
10:59:50 - Lydia Collins, Lake Jackson, TX, 2014
11:24:57 - Chelsea Tiner, Austin, TX, 2011
12:01:48 - Marleigh Hill, Boulder, CO, 2013
12:03:07 - Carleigh Kutac, Houston, TX, 2014
12:09:17 - Lauren Myers, Houston, TX, 2012
12:11:47 - Jessica Rydberg, Mesa, AZ, 2014
12:25:12 - Valerie Snider, Houston, TX, 2014
12:43:49 - Kelsey Adair, Sacramento, CA, 2012
12:46:33 - Alex Weber, Dallas, TX, 2012

W25-29
9:51:44 - Jocelyn McCauley, Cincinnati, OH, 2014
9:59:45 - Haley Chura, Atlanta, GA, 2012
10:07:11 - Erin Humsi, Atlanta, GA, 2014
10:13:58 - Amanda Kourtz, Raynham, MA, 2012
10:28:32 - Chelsea Tiner, Dallas, TX, 2014
10:34:27 - Erin Humsi, Atlanta, GA, 2013
10:38:31 - Rebecca McCullough, Los Angeles, CA, 2013
10:42:32 - Leslie Dimichele, Fairfax, VA, 2011
10:47:02 - Jennifer Marquez, Austin, TX, 2012
10:47:49 - Patricia Havey, Honolulu, HI, 2011

W30-34
9:47:05 - Brooke Brown, Windsor, ON, 2012
9:53:05 - Beth Walsh, Encinitas, CA, 2011
9:56:29 - Kendra Goffredo, Arlington, VA, 2014
9:58:45 - Meredith Gardner, Austin, TX, 2014
10:03:41 - Hailey Manning, Mountain View, CA, 2012
10:08:22 - Jennifer Sloan, Tulsa, OK, 2011
10:09:17 - Erin Troy, Maitland, FL, 2012
10:15:49 - Helle Wehl, Frederiksberg C, DNK, 2014
10:16:29 - Emily Kratz, Pewaukee, WI, 2012
10:18:05 - Hailey Manning, Mountain View, 2011

W35-39
9:53:59 - Michelle Leblanc, The Woodlands, TX, 2012
10:02:36 - Caroline Livesey, Edinburgh, GBR, 2014
10:12:54 - Noelia Fernandez Cruz, Buenos Aires, ARG, 2012
10:14:57 - Simone Wirth, SWI, 2012
10:18:34 - Emily Kratz, Minneapolis, MN, 2013
10:23:23 - Audra Adair, Greenwood Village, CO, 2012
10:25:12 - Neilia Bliss, Austin, TX, 2012
10:31:29 - Courtney Haile, Santa Monica, CA, 2014
10:36:14 - Kristen Tamburrino, St. Catharines, ON, CAN, 2014
10:36:54 - Audra Adair, Sackets Harbor, NY, 2013

W40-44
9:49:57 - Amy McGrath, Spring Branch, TX, 2014
9:56:18 - Amy McGrath, Spring Branch, TX, 2012
10:02:01 - Amy McGrath, Spring Branch, TX, 2011
10:11:57 - Lesley Brainard, Collierville, TN, 2012
10:12:20 - Rebecca Carpenter, Atlanta, GA, 2012
10:21:28 - Amy Larson, San Diego, CA, 2014
10:25:14 - Lotty Harari, Panama, 2013
10:30:30 - Tanya Houghton, Weddington, NC, 2011
10:34:32 - Claudia Spooner, Cedar Park, TX, 2012
10:39:12 - Alana Kennedy-Nasser, Bellaire, TX, 2014

W45-49
10:35:22 - Sue Aguila, Bloomington, IN, 2014
10:41:30 - Miriam Cole, Highland Park, IL, 2014
10:47:13 - Heather Jorris, The Woodlands, TX, 2013
10:48:25 - Anne Thilges, San Francisco, CA, 2012
10:52:31 - Dawn Elder, San Antonio, TX, 2014
10:55:47 - Britni Bakk, Point Roberts, WA, 2014
10:57:03 - Mary Guertin, Monson, MA, 2014
10:59:47 - Nelly Becerra, Cancun, MEX, 2011
11:01:10 - Traci Winterbottom, Colorado Springs, CO, 2013
11:01:49 - Cindy Present, Austin, TX, 2011

W50-54
11:18:37 - Kelly Luttmer, Coppell, TX, 2013
11:21:12 - Kelly Luttmer, Coppell, TX, 2014
11:22:11 - Cheryl Chaney, Troy, OH, 2012
11:24:38 - Julia Daggett, Clarksville, TN, 2011
11:41:10 - Pamela Reed, Jackson Hole, WY, 2014
11:46:00 - Barb Wood, Paraburdoo, AUS, 2012
11:52:22 - Peri Kowal, Austin, TX, 2011
12:02:59 - Pam Reed, Jackson Hole, WY, 2011
12:12:19 - Annika Astrom, Kungsangen, SWE, 2013
12:16:12 - Kim Locher, Smyrna, GA, 2013

W55-59
10:59:53 - Nancy Smith, New Britain, PA, 2011
11:22:36 - Kimberlee Rouse, San Diego, CA, 2011
11:24:55 - Jeni Winegarner, Anchorage, AK, 2013
11:39:19 - Judy Lambert, Austin, TX, 2011
11:40:15 - Nancy Smith, New Britain, PA, 2012
11:58:53 - Denise Everitt, Marion, NY, 2011
12:12:28 - Rhonda Mareina, Arroyo Grande, CA, 2013
12:31:21 - Jean Watson, Chandler, AZ, 2014
12:43:55 - Susan Boudreaux, Mandeville, LA, 2011
12:47:38 - Susan Boudreaux, Mandeville, LA, 2012

W60-64
12:11:17 - Beverly Watson, Priddis, AB, CAN, 2013
12:11:29 - Cathy Tibbetts, Farmington, NM, 2014
12:57:11 - Lynda Hickman, Ottawa, ON, 2011
13:18:29 - Laurel Wright, Pueblo West, CO, 2013
13:43:40 - Patricia Rosen, Austin, TX, 2013
13:55:25 - Sandi Wiebe, Vancouver, WA, 2012
14:00:09 - Diane Sardes, North Tonawan, NY, 2012
14:37:32 - Sandy Parker, Houston, TX, 2011
14:37:46 - Norma Herrera, Ramos Mejia, ARG, 2012
14:56:34 - Linda Lucot, Ann Arbor, MI, 2013

W65-69
14:00:09 - Sandy Meneley, Holmes Beach, FL, 2012
14:37:28 - Chris McCambridge, Lakeway, TX, 2011
16:07:22 - Susan "Cookie" Thompson, Sugar Land, TX, 2013
16:41:14 - Karen Aydelott, San Luis Obispo, CA, 2013

And Then There Were 43 ...

That's right.

There are now 43 Ironman athletes who have completed all four Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas.

These are their times from Saturday's fourth annual race:

08:17:29 - Daerr, Justin, #4, MPRO, Boulder, CO
08:56:00 - Schuster, Patrick, #24, MPRO, Arlington, TX
10:06:13 - Cooper, Derek, #923, M25-29, Houston, TX
10:23:05 - Glynn, Tom, #2515, M50-54, Danville, CA
10:28:32 - Tiner, Chelsea, #110, F25-29, Dallas, TX
10:29:01 - Robertson, Rusty, #2582, M50-54, Wrightwood, CA
10:34:37 - Cooper, Todd, #2486, M50-54, The Woodlands, TX
10:39:43 - Gibbons, Greg, #1826, M40-44, The Woodlands, TX
10:54:31 - Colvin, Greg, #2198, M45-49, Houston, TX
10:55:41 - Guiot, Roberto, #2790, M35-39, The Woodlands, TX

11:08:29 - Thilges, Anne, #734, F45-49, New York, NY
11:11:26 - Morales, Robert, #1966, M40-44, San Antonio, TX
11:37:25 - Witherow, Greg, #2137, M40-44, Sugar Land, TX
11:48:09 - Fenski, Kuno, #1798, M40-44, Erding, Bavaria, DEU
11:59:52 - Amundson, John, #2361, M55-59, Cedar Park, TX
12:02:22 - Lopez, Fernando, #1925, M40-44, Houston, TX
12:02:49 - Valdes, Norberto, #2700, M55-59, The Woodlands, TX
12:03:10 - Goodnight, Nancy, #676, F45-49, Waco, TX
12:09:14 - Blankner, Brett, #1715, M40-44, College Station, TX
12:10:23 - Bartolome, Jerry, #1706, M40-44, Mililani, HI

12:15:46 - Miller, Mark, #2678, M55-59, Lafayette, LA
12:17:05 - Nisimblat, Giancarlo, #2355, M45-49, Alice, TX
12:32:37 - Lue King, Colin, #1931, M40-44, The Woodlands, TX
12:59:39 - Moreno, Roland, #1535, M35-39, San Antonio, TX
13:06:19 - Kowal, Peri, #769, F50-54, Austin, TX
13:18:05 - Wendenburg, Christian, #2127, M40-44, Houston, TX
13:21:10 - Ellis, Adessa, #454, M35-39, Sugar Land, TX
13:31:11 - Pak, Bliss, #599, F40-44, Austin, TX
13:32:31 - Arnold, George, #2455, M50-54, Houston, TX
13:33:29 - Sims, Blake, #2069, M40-44, The Woodlands, TX

13:45:31 - Masica, Gregory, #2551, M50-54, Beaumont, TX
13:51:48 - Fontaine, Eric, #1806, M40-44, Spring, TX
13:57:54 - Daniel, Stephen, #2646, M55-59, Houston, TX
14:05:44 - Hemminger, Terry, #2732, M60-64, Pine Mountain, GA
14:25:19 - Webb, Jeremy, #1321, M30-34, Houston, TX
14:26:41 - Marquez, Ana, #696, F45-49, Chihuahua, MEX
14:32:02 - Gresham, Andrew, #2517, M50-54, McAllen, TX
14:58:10 - Saunders, Lesmond, #2590, M50-54, Wesley Chapel, FL
15:14:22 - Proko, Benjamin, #1248, M30-34, Houston, TX
15:24:37 - Flores, Jose, #2239, M45-49, Kerrville, TX

16:21:56 - Larsen, Joe, #2738, M60-64, South Jordan, UT
16:44:16 - Bonds, Dean, #2759, M65-69, Cedar Park, TX
16:55:01 - Kelley, Brad, #2304, M45-49, Carrollton, TX

The following three (3) were listed in the original bib listing that was posted on the Ironman Texas website:

DNS - Chapa, Joel, #2481, M50-54, La Porte, TX
DNF - Pak, Minsok, #2366, M45-49, Austin, TX
DQ - Luna, Abraham, #1512, M35-39, Mexico D.F.,

The following 32 had completed the first three races, but did not register for the 2014 edition:

Alverson, Greg, M50-54, Cincinnati, OH
Arriola Jr, Francisco, M55-59, Missouri City, TX
Barrett, Tate, M25-29, Waco, TX
Bruce, Tamara, F35-39, Frederick, MD
Chevallier, Arnaud, M35-39, Houston, TX
Drake, Laura, F45-49, Brooksville, FL
Eernisse, Shannon, M40-44, Frisco, TX
Haun, Franklin, M45-49, New Albany, OH
Horak, Matt, M35-39, The Woodlands, TX
Jaffe, Joseph, M45-49, Geneva, NY
Lagrone, Jay, M45-49, Houston, TX
Leneave, Sean, M25-29, Conroe, TX
Luzardo, Raul, M35-39, The Woodlands, TX
Malone, Evan, M35-39, Gulf Breeze, FL
Manning, Hailey, F30-34, Mountain View, CA
Matthews, Tim, M55-59, Thunder Bay, ON
Morgan, John, M40-44, Grand Prairie, TX
Mullen, Kimberly, F35-39, Austin, TX
Nicholson, Joseph, M, 54, Fairview, TX* (Bill)
Nordyke, Garrett, M35-39, Killeen, TX
Ocejo, Guillermo, M40-44, The Woodlands, TX
Odlin, Dave, M60-64, Houston, TX
Rogers, Steven, M40-44, Conroe, TX
Schaffner, Dionn, F40-44, Austin, TX
Shotts, Greg, M45-49, The Woodlands, TX
Smith, Melissa, F25-29, Houston, TX
Spooner, Claudia, F40-44, Cedar Park, TX
Stevens, Gareth, M45-49, McKinney, TX
Tramm, Richard, M45-49, Spring, TX
Twiggs, Thane, M45-49, Katy, TX
Willerton, Nigel, M45-49, Sugar Land, TX
Young, Michael, M40-44, The Woodlands, TX

Sunday, May 18, 2014

2014 Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas Female Professional News and Notes

Kelly Williamson won Saturday's fourth annual Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas with the fourth sub-nine hour finish in the history of the race - a six-minute win of 8:54:42.  All four female Ironman athletes who have gone under nine hours have won the race.

Seventeen female professional Ironman athletes finished in under 10 hours.  In the first three years, just 24 combined had done so.

Twenty-one pro women finished.  Only five - Williamson, last year's runner up Jennie Hansen, Sarah Piampiano, Oleysa Prystayko and Tami Ritchie - had recorded a finish here in one of previous three years and every one bettered their times.

They join Amy Marsh as the only two-time pro finishers of Ironman Texas.

All in all, 54 different professional female have completed the race.

Williamson led the women out of the water with an all-time event best swim time of 51 minutes, 49 seconds - breaking her own previous best time of 53:12 three years ago - to become the third straight female to win the race after leading the swim.

The only year that it didn't happen?

The inaugural year when Williamson finished second to Catriona Morrison from Great Britain.

Four other women - Ritchie (51:57), runner-up Julia Gajer (52:36), Amber Ferreira (52:58) and Bree Wee (53:00) - broke Williamson's former event-best 2.4-mile swim time.

Williamson also overcame an eight-minute, 49-second deficit from Gajer for the win and was 41 seconds greater than the lead that Tine Deckers had on Morrison the very first year of the race.

Sarah Piampiano and Gajer were 1-2 on the bike in 4:53:04 and 4:53:53, respectively, but their times are just ninth and eleventh all-time.  Ellis and Joyce won in 2012 and 2013 after having the best bike split.

In fact, they were the only two to break five hours, which had been done 15 times - by a professional - since 2011.

Williamson came into this year's Ironman Texas with the third-best time in the marathon with a 3:04:06 showing in 2011, but her 2:54:46 was only the second sub-3 behind Caitlin Snow's course best 2:51:47 which moved her from fourth to second place two years ago.

Piampiano was actually ahead of Williamson leaving T2, but finished tenth after having a hip injury lock up on her before the last aid station and was forced to walk it in the last mile and a half according to a picture posted on her Instagram account.

2014 Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas Male Professional News and Notes

This year, 23 male professional Ironman athletes crossed the finish line, the second-highest in event history.

The inaugural year, 2011, there were 24 who finished followed by 16 and 19 the last two years.

Sixteen (16) male pros went under nine hours - a new record.

Thirteen did each of the first two years while nine (9) -- an all-time low -- did a year ago.

Bevan Docherty's winning time of eight hours, nine minutes and 37 seconds (8:09:37) was the second fastest in event history - one spot behind Eneko Llanos' win of 8:08:20 in the inaugural year.  Llanos, Timothy O'Donnell (second in 2011) and Docherty are the only three to break 8:10 at Ironman Texas.

Brandon Marsh's leading swim time on Saturday of 46 minutes, 38 seconds (46:38) was the second fastest behind John Flanagan's inaugural year (2011) time of 46 minutes, 20 seconds.

Marsh led the swim two years ago at Ironman Texas in 48:48.

Docherty was sixth after the swim.  It is the highest place an eventual winner has come out of the water at Ironman Texas as Jordan Rapp (2012), Eneko Llanos (2011) and Paul Amey (2013) were in ninth, tenth and twentieth places, respectively.

With his third place finish, Justin Daerr is the only male professional to finish Ironman Texas all four years and did so with a personal event best of 8:17:29.

Four male pros - Docherty, Matthew Russell, Daerr and Rapp - finished under 8:20, which doubled the former all-time total of sub-8:20s previously accomplished by Llanos, O'Donnell, Rapp and Luke Bell.

Russell, Jozsek Major and Balazs Csoke became the only other Ironman athletes to post their third Ironman Texas finish as a professional.  Csoke and Russell had their best times on this course this year, while all three have started the race all four years.  (Csoke did not finish in 2011 while Major and Russell both did not complete the event last year.)

Arlington's Patrick Schuster has finished all four Ironman Texas, with the lowest combined time; however, the first two years (2011-2012), he competed as an age-grouper.

With his leading bike split of 4:19:11, Rapp is only the third pro to ever go sub-4:20 on the bike at Ironman Texas joining all-time best Chris Lieto, who went 4:15:14 in 2011, and Switerland's Mathias Hecht's 4:18:17 two years ago.

Last year, Paul Amey proved to be the only pro - of the four editions of Ironman Texas - to ever win off of having the best time on the bike.

Jordan Rapp's former event-best marathon time of 2:46:56 was blown away by Storm Lake, Iowa's Matt Hanson, who blistered the course with a 2:41:38 time that left him sixth overall.

Hanson and Doherty were the only two go under 2:50, joining Rapp and Daerr from 2012 and Llanos and O'Donnell the year before.

Hanson is the only age-grouper ever to break three hours in the marathon, doing so in 2:59:40 last year, and the 2:41:38 this year ensured that only two of the four champions have had the best time in their division.

Justin Daerr is the only professional that has run under three hours in the marathon on three different occasions (2011, 2012 and 2014).

Thursday, May 15, 2014

Twitter Handles of Ironman Texas Pro Male Athletes

1 - Paul Amey (GBR) - @paulamey
2 - Jordan Rapp (USA) - @rappstar
3 - Swen Sundberg (DEU)
4 - Justin Daerr (USA) - @justindaerr
5 - Bevan Docherty (NZL) - @bevanjdocherty
6 - Chris McDonald (AUS) - @bigsexymcdonald
7 - Jozsef Major (HUN) - @jozsefmajor
8 - Matthew Russell (USA)  - @MattRussellTri
9 - Brandon Marsh (USA) - @BrandonMarshTX
10 - Tim Reed (AUS) - @timboreed
11 - Bas Diederen (NED) - @basdierden
12 - Peter Kotland (CZE) - @peterkotland
13 - Ed Donner (USA) - @eddonner
14 - Balazs Csoke (HUN) - @csokebalazs
15 - Clay Emge (USA) - @clayemge
16 - Matt Hanson (USA) - @matthansontri
17 - Jens Petersen-Bach (DNK) - @J_PetersenBach
18 - Chris Boudreaux (USA) - @chrisbtri
19 - Chad Holderbaum (USA) - @chadholderbaum
20 - Jose Jeuland (FRA) - @josejeuland
21 - Thomas Gerlach (USA) - @thomasgerlach
22 - James Chesson (USA) - @JamesChesson
23 - Nathan Buttrick (USA) - @NateButtrick
24 - Patrick Schuster (USA)
25 - Doug MacLean (USA) - @dmactri
26 - Stephen Bayliss (GBR) - @Theironcouple
27 - Kyle Hughes (USA) - @tri_kyle_hughes
28 - Matthew Curbeau (USA) - @TurbeauCurbeau
29 - Robert Wade (IRL)
30 - Jim Lubinski (USA) - @JimLubinski
31 - Raymond Botelho (USA) - @RayWatch73
32 - Jeff Symonds (CAN) - @JeffreySymonds
33 - Allan Villanueva (MEX) - @AllanVillan

Note:  Jeff Symonds reported at @JeffreySymonds on May 13 that "unfortunately I had to make the tough call and pull out of #IMTX, not quite ready yet."

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

46 Registered for 4th Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas

Prior to 2013's Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas, there were 113 triathletes who had finished the first two Ironman Texas and were registered for the third.

Just under 80 -- 78, to be exact -- finished while 17 did not finish and 18 did not start.

Entering the 2014 Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas, using the participant list that the World Triathlon Corporation has posted on the Ironman.com website as of March 17, only 46 of those 78 three-time finishers appear to be registered for a fourth battle with the Texas heat and humidity.

They are as follows:

IN (46)
Amundson, John, M, 55, Cedar Park, TX
Arnold, George, M, 52, Houston, TX
Bartolome, Jerry, M, 41, Mililani, HI
Blankner, Brett, M, 41, College Station, TX
Bonds, Dean, M, 65, Cedar Park, TX
Chapa, Joel, M, 53, La Porte, TX
Colvin, Greg, M, 48, Houston, TX
Cooper, Derek, M, 29, Houston, TX
Cooper, Todd, M, 52, The Woodlands, TX
Daerr, Justin, M, 33, Boulder, CO
Daniel, Stephen, M, 56, Houston, TX
Ellis, Adessa, F, 37, Sugar Land, TX
Fenski, Kuno, M, 44, Erding, Bavaria, DEU
Flores, Jose, M, 46, Kerrville, TX
Fontaine, Eric, M, 44, Spring, TX
Gibbons, Greg, M, 41, The Woodlands, TX
Glynn, Tom, M, 53, Danville, CA
Goodnight, Nancy, F, 48, Waco, TX
Gresham, Andrew, M, 52, McAllen, TX
Hemminger, Terry, M, 63, Pine Mountain, GA
Kelley, Brad, M, 47, Carrollton, TX
Kowal, Peri, F, 53, Austin, TX
Larsen, Joe, M, 64, South Jordan, UT
Lopez, Fernando, M, 41, Houston, TX
Lue King, Colin, M, 42, The Woodlands, TX
Luna, Abraham, M, 37, Mexico D.F.,
Marquez, Ana, F, 46, Chihuahua, MEX
Masica, Gregory, M, 53, Beaumont, TX
Miller, Mark, M, 56, Lafayette, LA
Morales, Robert, M, 42, San Antonio, TX
Moreno, Roland, M, 39, San Antonio, TX
Nicholson, Joseph, M, 54, Fairview, TX* (Bill)
Nisimblat, Giancarlo, M, 46, Alice, TX
Pak, Bliss, F, 44, Austin, TX
Pak, Minsok, M, 45, Austin, TX
Proko, Benjamin, M, 33, Houston, TX
Robertson, Rusty, M, 52, Wrightwood, CA
Rogers, Steven, M, 44, Conroe, TX
Saunders, Lesmond, M, 52, Wesley Chapel, FL
Sims, Blake, M, 40, The Woodlands, TX
Thilges, Anne, F, 48, NY
Tiner, Chelsea, F, 27, Dallas, TX
Valdes, Norberto, M, 57, The Woodlands, TX
Webb, Jeremy, M, 32, Houston, TX
Wendenburg, Christian, M, 42, Houston, TX
Witherow, Greg, M, 42, Sugar Land, TX

OUT (32)
Alverson, Greg, M50-54, Cincinnati, OH
Arriola Jr, Francisco, M55-59, Missouri City, TX
Barrett, Tate, M25-29, Waco, TX
Bruce, Tamara, F35-39, Frederick, MD
Chevallier, Arnaud, M35-39, Houston, TX
Drake, Laura, F45-49, Brooksville, FL
Eernisse, Shannon, M40-44, Frisco, TX
Guiot, Roberto, M35-39, The Woodlands, TX
Haun, Franklin, M45-49, New Albany, OH
Horak, Matt, M35-39, The Woodlands, TX
Jaffe, Joseph, M45-49, Geneva, NY
Lagrone, Jay, M45-49, Houston, TX
Leneave, Sean, M25-29, Conroe, TX
Luzardo, Raul, M35-39, The Woodlands, TX
Malone, Evan, M35-39, Gulf Breeze, FL
Manning, Hailey, F30-34, Mountain View, CA
Matthews, Tim, M55-59, Thunder Bay, ON
Morgan, John, M40-44, Grand Prairie, TX
Mullen, Kimberly, F35-39, Austin, TX
Nordyke, Garrett, M35-39, Killeen, TX
Ocejo, Guillermo, M40-44, The Woodlands, TX
Odlin, Dave, M60-64, Houston, TX
Schaffner, Dionn, F40-44, Austin, TX
Schuster, Patrick, MPRO, Arlington, TX
Shotts, Greg, M45-49, The Woodlands, TX
Smith, Melissa, F25-29, Houston, TX
Spooner, Claudia, F40-44, Cedar Park, TX
Stevens, Gareth, M45-49, McKinney, TX
Tramm, Richard, M45-49, Spring, TX
Twiggs, Thane, M45-49, Katy, TX
Willerton, Nigel, M45-49, Sugar Land, TX
Young, Michael, M40-44, The Woodlands, TX

How They Fared? - 2013 Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas Legacy Athletes


One-hundred thirteen (113) athletes completed the first two Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas and were registered for Saturday's race.

Here's how they fared?  78 finishers, 17 did not finish and 18 did not start.

08:30:35 - Daerr, Justin, #1, MPRO, Boulder, CO
09:32:11 - Schuster, Patrick, #23, MPRO, Arlington, TX
09:45:54 - Pak, Minsok, #2032, M40-44, Austin, TX
09:48:48 - Morgan, John, #1894, M40-44, Grand Prairie, TX
09:56:39 - Robertson, Rusty, #2232, M50-54, Wrightwood, CA
10:30:57 - Chevallier, Arnaud, #689, M35-39, Houston, TX
10:36:58 - Cooper, Derek, #760, M25-29, Houston, TX
10:51:43 - Spooner, Claudia, #2465, F40-44, Cedar Park, TX
10:57:04 - Tiner, Chelsea, #2592, F25-29, Dallas, TX
10:58:59 - Guiot, Roberto, #1193, M35-39, The Woodlands, TX

10:59:26 - Fontaine, Eric, #1041, M40-44, Spring, TX
11:11:15 - Glynn, Tom, #1135, M50-54, Danville, CA
11:16:16 - Morales, Robert, #1888, M40-44, San Antonio, TX
11:21:47 - Thilges, Anne, #2574, F45-49, San Francisco, CA
11:27:55 - Colvin, Greg, #739, M45-49, Houston, TX
11:35:21 - Gibbons, Greg, #1120, M40-44, The Woodlands, TX
11:38:53 - Alverson, Greg, #318, M50-54, Cincinnati, OH
11:40:20 - Willerton, Nigel, #2764, M45-49, Sugar Land, TX
11:40:27 - Bartolome, Jerry, #420, M40-44, Mililani, HI
11:46:42 - Luzardo, Raul, #1677, M35-39, The Woodlands, TX

11:51:34 - Manning, Hailey, #1708, F30-34, Mountain View, CA
11:54:31 - Cooper, Todd, #764, M50-54, The Woodlands, TX
12:02:26 - Eernisse, Shannon, #956, M40-44, Frisco, TX
12:07:38 - Young, Michael, #2843, M40-44, The Woodlands, TX
12:09:38 - Arriola Jr, Francisco, #366, M55-59, Missouri City, TX
12:13:03 - Leneave, Sean, #1603, M25-29, Conroe, TX
12:16:25 - Wendenburg, Christian, #2742, M40-44, Houston, TX
12:20:59 - Fenski, Kuno, #1009, M40-44, Erding, Bavaria, DEU
12:25:53 - Lopez, Fernando, #1650, M40-44, Houston, TX
12:29:18 - Nisimblat, Giancarlo, #1961, M45-49, Alice, TX
12:33:17 - Proko, Benjamin, #2139, M30-34, Houston, TX

12:36:53 - Arnold, George, #118, M50-54, Houston, TX
12:38:32 - Blankner, Brett, #503, M40-44, College Station, TX
12:42:40 - Webb, Jeremy, #2733, M30-34, Houston, TX
12:48:33 - Malone, Evan, #1702, M35-39, Gulf Breeze, FL
12:51:14 - Haun, Franklin, #157, M45-49, New Albany, OH
12:52:37 - Drake, Laura, #909, F45-49, Brooksville, FL
12:54:16 - Goodnight, Nancy, #1157, F45-49, Waco, TX
12:54:31 - Ellis, Adessa, #964, F35-39, Sugar Land, TX
12:54:46 - Ocejo, Guillermo, #186, M40-44, The Woodlands, TX
12:54:59 - Lagrone, Jay, #1554, M45-49, Houston, TX

12:55:09 - Schaffner, Dionn, #2319, F40-44, Austin, TX
12:58:17 - Shotts, Greg, #2393, M45-49, The Woodlands, TX
13:00:19 - Pak, Bliss, #2031, F40-44, Austin, TX
13:07:58 - Hemminger, Terry, #1269, M60-64, Pine Mountain, GA
13:23:32 - Nordyke, Garrett, #1972, M35-39, Killeen, TX
13:25:50 - Barrett, Tate, #120, M25-29, Waco, TX
13:29:56 - Witherow, Greg, #2800, M40-44, Sugar Land, TX
13:35:22 - Miller, Mark, #1849, M55-59, Lafayette, LA
13:35:23 - Kowal, Peri, #1530, F50-54, Austin, TX
13:36:33 - Masica, Gregory, #1735, M50-54, Beaumont, TX

13:39:14 - Sims, Blake, #2411, M35-39, The Woodlands, TX
13:45:12 - Horak, Matt, #1338, M35-39, The Woodlands, TX
13:47:04 - Valdes, Norberto, #2643, M55-59, The Woodlands, TX
13:48:57 - Flores, Jose, #1033, M45-49, Kerrville, TX
13:49:55 - Matthews, Tim, #1743, M55-59, Thunder Bay, ON
13:57:44 - Marquez, Ana, #1713, F45-49, Chihuahua,
13:58:13 - Luna, Abraham, #1672, M35-39, Mexico D.F.,
14:16:53 - Gresham, Andrew, #1182, M50-54, McAllen, TX
14:20:34 - Bruce, Tamara, #589, F35-39, Frederick, MD
14:26:16 - Moreno, Roland, #1892, M35-39, San Antonio, TX

14:35:06 - Nicholson, Joseph, #183, M50-54, Fairview, TX
14:36:41 - Stevens, Gareth, #2492, M45-49, McKinney, TX
14:40:34 - Saunders, Lesmond, #2313, M50-54, Wesley Chapel, FL
14:48:40 - Amundson, John, #321, M50-54, Cedar Park, TX
14:54:20 - Kelley, Brad, #162, M45-49, Carrollton, TX
14:59:56 - Tramm, Richard, #2607, M45-49, Spring, TX
15:00:31 - Mullen, Kimberly, #1910, F35-39, Austin, TX
15:04:03 - Jaffe, Joseph, #1389, M45-49, Geneva, NY
15:16:18 - Daniel, Stephen, #824, M55-59, Houston, TX
15:27:38 - Smith, Melissa, #2441, F25-29, Houston, TX

15:42:58 - Lue King, Colin, #1666, M40-44, The Woodlands, TX
15:49:48 - Chapa, Joel, #678, M50-54, La Porte, TX
15:51:52 - Rogers, Steven, #2249, M40-44, Conroe, TX
16:18:59 - Bonds, Dean, #518, M60-64, Cedar Park, TX
16:19:51 - Odlin, Dave, #1990, M60-64, Houston, TX
16:24:37 - Larsen, Joe, #1574, M60-64, South Jordan, UT
16:44:25 - Twiggs, Thane, #2630, M45-49, Katy, TX

DNF - Aguirre, Juan, #113, M40-44, Lewisville, TX
DNF - Blankenship, Mack, #502, M45-49, Sugar Land, TX
DNF - Buczek, Przemyslaw, #602, M45-49, Houston, TX
DNF - Chu, Ellen, #702, F60-64, Sugar Land, TX
DNF - Chu, Gary, #703, M30-34, Sugar Land, TX
DNF - Chu, Tony, #704, M35-39, Sugar Land, TX
DNF - Dedear, Steve, #853, M50-54, Lakeway, TX
DNF - Evans, Trey, #989, M65-69, Crosby, TX
DNF - Foster, Marcia, #1055, F40-44, Frisco, TX
DNF - Guthrie, Maura, #1196, F50-54, Dallas, TX
DNF - Ituarte, Gerardo, #1383, M45-49, San Antonio, TX
DNF - Leser, Grady, #1608, M50-54, Frisco, TX
DNF - Major, Jozsef, #3, MPRO, Scottsdale, AZ
DNF - Russell, Matthew, #7, MPRO, Scottsdale, AZ
DNF - Sebaly, Michael, #2355, M40-44, Midland, MI
DNF - Thompson, Alan, #2579, M35-39, Sugar Land, TX
DNF - Tribendis, Ron, #2618, M35-39, Frisco, TX

DNS - Adams, Blaine, #282, M35-39, San Antonio, TX
DNS - Callahan, Scott, #629, M40-44, Katy, TX
DNS - Castell, Debra, #661, F25-29, Houston, TX
DNS - Drake, Brent, #906, M35-39, Austin, TX
DNS - Hafey, Mike, #1204, M55-59, Sugar Land, TX
DNS - Hickey, Wayne, #1291, M50-54, Flower Mound, TX
DNS - Lindsey, Charles, #1631, M55-59, Columbus, GA
DNS - Lyons, Bill, #1682, M45-49, Houston, TX
DNS - MacLeod, Patrick, #1688, M50-54, Miami Beach, FL
DNS - McGrath, Amy, #1787, F40-44, Spring Branch, TX
DNS - Miller, Jim, #1845, M45-49, Cypress, TX
DNS - Schmille, Taylor, #2334, M18-24, Westlake, TX
DNS - Sucato, Tim, #2521, M35-39, Houston, TX
DNS - Tamson, Karen, #2546, F50-54, Naples, FL
DNS - Velez, Hugo, #2666, M55-59, Lewisville, TX
DNS - Velez, Lea, #2668, F35-39, Lewisville, TX
DNS - Wren, Stephen, #2816, M45-49, The Woodlands, TX
DNS - Zimmerman, Gary, #2857, M40-44, Houston, TX

Third Time's A Charm for 113 Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas Competitors

Listed below is the complete list of 113 competitors that will be aiming to complete Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas for the third consecutive year:

Adams, Blaine, #282, M35-39, San Antonio, TX
     +  Third best time improvement of any male competitor from 2011 to 2012 -- 2:07:32.
Aguirre, Juan, #113, M40-44, Lewisville, TX
Alverson, Greg, #318, M50-54, Cincinnati, OH
     +  Men's eighth biggest time improvement from 2011 to 2012.
Amundson, John, #321, M50-54, Cedar Park, TX
Arnold, George, #118, M50-54, Houston, TX
Arriola Jr, Francisco, #366, M55-59, Missouri City, TX
Barrett, Tate, #120, M25-29, Waco, TX
Bartolome, Jerry, #420, M40-44, Mililani, HI
Blankenship, Mack, #502, M45-49, Sugar Land, TX
Blankner, Brett, #503, M40-44, College Station, TX
Bonds, Dean, #518, M60-64, Cedar Park, TX
Bruce, Tamara, #589, F35-39, Frederick, MD
Buczek, Przemyslaw, #602, M45-49, Houston, TX
Callahan, Scott, #629, M40-44, Katy, TX
Castell, Debra, #661, F25-29, Houston, TX
     +  Women's seventh biggest time improvement from 2011 to 2012.
Chapa, Joel, #678, M50-54, La Porte, TX
Chevallier, Arnaud, #689, M35-39, Houston, TX
Chu, Tony, #704, M35-39, Sugar Land, TX
Chu, Ellen, #702, F60-64, Sugar Land, TX
     +  The oldest female competitor to attempt to finish three straight Ironman Texas.
Chu, Gary, #703, M30-34, Sugar Land, TX
Colvin, Greg, #739, M45-49, Houston, TX
Cooper, Derek, #760, M25-29, Houston, TX
Cooper, Todd, #764, M50-54, The Woodlands, TX
Daerr, Justin, #1, MPRO, Boulder, CO
     +  23 seconds behind Jozsef Major for fastest combined time of '11-'12 IM Texas finishers.
Daniel, Stephen, #824, M55-59, Houston, TX
Dedear, Steve, #853, M50-54, Lakeway, TX
Drake, Brent, #906, M35-39, Austin, TX
Drake, Laura, #909, F45-49, Brooksville, FL
Eernisse, Shannon, #956, M40-44, Frisco, TX
Ellis, Adessa, #964, F35-39, Sugar Land, TX
Evans, Trey, #989, M65-69, Crosby, TX
Fenski, Kuno, #1009, M40-44, Erding, Bavaria, DEU
Flores, Jose, #1033, M45-49, Kerrville, TX
     +  Men's ninth biggest time improvement from 2011 to 2012.
Fontaine, Eric, #1041, M40-44, Spring, TX
Foster, Marcia, #1055, F40-44, Frisco, TX
     +  Women's fifth biggest time improvement from 2011 to 2012.
Gibbons, Greg, #1120, M40-44, The Woodlands, TX
Glynn, Tom, #1135, M50-54, Danville, CA
Goodnight, Nancy, #1157, F45-49, Waco, TX
Gresham, Andrew, #1182, M50-54, McAllen, TX
Guiot, Roberto, #1193, M35-39, The Woodlands, TX
     +  Men's seventh biggest time improvement from 2011 to 2012.
Guthrie, Maura, #1196, F50-54, Dallas, TX
Hafey, Mike, #1204, M55-59, Sugar Land, TX
Haun, Franklin, #157, M45-49, New Albany, OH
Hemminger, Terry, #1269, M60-64, Pine Mountain, GA
     +  Has the seventh and the ninth fastest times in the 60-64 age division at Ironman Texas.
Hickey, Wayne, #1291, M50-54, Flower Mound, TX
Horak, Matt, #1338, M35-39, The Woodlands, TX
Ituarte, Gerardo, #1383, M45-49, San Antonio, TX
Jaffe, Joseph, #1389, M45-49, Geneva, NY
Kelley, Brad, #162, M45-49, Carrollton, TX
Kowal, Peri, #1530, F50-54, Austin, TX
Lagrone, Jay, #1554, M45-49, Houston, TX
Larsen, Joe, #1574, M60-64, South Jordan, UT
Leneave, Sean, #1603, M25-29, Conroe, TX
    +  Has the fourth fastest 18-24 time ever (in 10:36:53 last year).  10th fastest 25-29?  9:51:48
Leser, Grady, #1608, M50-54, Frisco, TX
Lindsey, Charles, #1631, M55-59, Columbus, GA
Lopez, Fernando, #1650, M40-44, Houston, TX
Lue King, Colin, #1666, M40-44, The Woodlands, TX
     +  Men's sixth biggest time improvement from 2011 to 2012.
Luna, Abraham, #1672, M35-39, Mexico D.F.,
Luzardo, Raul, #1677, M35-39, The Woodlands, TX
Lyons, Bill, #1682, M45-49, Houston, TX
MacLeod, Patrick, #1688, M50-54, Miami Beach, FL
Major, Jozsef, #3, MPRO, Scottsdale, AZ
     +  Fastest combined men's time - 16:51:36 - of anyone to finish both Ironman Texas.
Malone, Evan, #1702, M35-39, Gulf Breeze, FL
Manning, Hailey, #1708, F30-34, Mountain View, CA
     +  Has the third, seventh fastest 30-34 times.  Narrowly missed breaking 10 hrs. by 3:41 in '12
Marquez, Ana, #1713, F45-49, Chihuahua, MEX
Masica, Gregory, #1735, M50-54, Beaumont, TX
Matthews, Tim, #1743, M55-59, Thunder Bay, ON
McGrath, Amy, #1787, F40-44, Spring Branch, TX
     + Has won the 40-44 age group both years, breaking 10 hours a year ago in 9:56:18
Miller, Jim, #1845, M45-49, Cypress, TX
Miller, Mark, #1849, M55-59, Lafayette, LA
Morales, Robert, #1888, M40-44, San Antonio, TX
Moreno, Roland, #1892, M35-39, San Antonio, TX
Morgan, John, #1894, M40-44, Grand Prairie, TX
Mullen, Kimberly, #1910, F35-39, Austin, TX
     +  Women's eighth biggest time improvement from 2011 to 2012.
Nicholson, Joseph, #183, M50-54, Fairview, TX
Nisimblat, Giancarlo, #1961, M45-49, Alice, TX
Nordyke, Garrett, #1972, M35-39, Killeen, TX
Ocejo, Guillermo, #186, M40-44, The Woodlands, TX
Odlin, Dave, #1990, M60-64, Houston, TX
Pak, Bliss, #2031, F40-44, Austin, TX
     +  Women's fourth biggest time improvement from 2011 to 2012.
Pak, Minsok, #2032, M40-44, Austin, TX
     + Has the ninth fastest 40-44 time - in 9:41:40 -- ever at Ironman Texas.
Proko, Benjamin, #2139, M30-34, Houston, TX
Robertson, Rusty, #2232, M50-54, Wrightwood, CA
Rogers, Steven, #2249, M40-44, Conroe, TX
Russell, Matthew, #7, MPRO, Scottsdale, AZ
     +  Has the third fastest men's combined time with a 21-minute improvement for '11 to '12.
Saunders, Lesmond, #2313, M50-54, Wesley Chapel, FL
Schaffner, Dionn, #2319, F40-44, Austin, TX
Schmille, Taylor, #2334, M18-24, Westlake, TX
Schuster, Patrick, #23, MPRO, Arlington, TX
     +  Has the fastest time in both the 35-39 and 40-44 age groups before turning PRO this year.
Sebaly, Michael, #2355, M40-44, Midland, MI
Shotts, Greg, #2393, M45-49, The Woodlands, TX
Sims, Blake, #2411, M35-39, The Woodlands, TX
Smith, Melissa, #2441, F25-29, Houston, TX
     +  Women's third biggest time improvement from 2011 to 2012 -- 1:30:00 even.
Spooner, Claudia, #2465, F40-44, Cedar Park, TX
     +  Sixth fastest 40-44 women's time ever at Ironman Texas in 10:34:32 last year.
Stevens, Gareth, #2492, M45-49, McKinney, TX
Sucato, Tim, #2521, M35-39, Houston, TX
Tamson, Karen, #2546, F50-54, Naples, FL
Thilges, Anne, #2574, F45-49, San Francisco, CA
     +  Has the fourth fastest women's combined time with a 38-minute improvement for '11 to '12.
Thompson, Alan, #2579, M35-39, Sugar Land, TX
Tiner, Chelsea, #2592, F25-29, Dallas, TX
     +  Second fastest 18-24 time and sixth fastest 25-29 time ever at Ironman Texas.
Tramm, Richard, #2607, M45-49, Spring, TX
     +  Made the biggest time improvement in 2012 - 2:54:43 - of anyone finishing both IMTX.
Tribendis, Ron, #2618, M35-39, Frisco, TX
     +  Owns the eighth fastest 30-34 time ever with a 9:27:17 finish last year.
Twiggs, Thane, #2630, M45-49, Katy, TX
     +  Men's fourth biggest time improvement from 2011 to 2012 -- 1:52:13
Valdes, Norberto, #2643, M55-59, The Woodlands, TX
Velez, Hugo, #2666, M55-59, Lewisville, TX
Velez, Lea, #2668, F35-39, Lewisville, TX
Webb, Jeremy, #2733, M30-34, Houston, TX
Wendenburg, Christian, #2742, M40-44, Houston, TX
Willerton, Nigel, #2764, M45-49, Sugar Land, TX
Witherow, Greg, #2800, M40-44, Sugar Land, TX
Wren, Stephen, #2816, M45-49, The Woodlands, TX
Young, Michael, #2843, M40-44, The Woodlands, TX
Zimmerman, Gary, #2857, M40-44, Houston, TX

Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas - 186 Legacy Male Finishers (2011-2012)

16:51:36 - Jozsef Major, MPRO, Scottsdale, AZ (8:24:17, 8:27:19)
16:51:59 - Justin Daerr, MPRO, Boulder, CO (8:29:44, 8:22:15)
17:45:56 - Matthew Russell, MPRO, Scottsdale, AZ (9:03:06, 8:42:50)
17:57:44 - Patrick Schuster, M40-44, Arlington, TX (8:55:33, 9:02:11)
19:21:25 - Ron Tribendis, M30-34, Frisco, TX (9:54:08, 9:27:17)
19:36:44 - Mark Beckwith, M30-34, Chicago, IL (9:59:44, 9:37:00)
19:42:13 - Shawn Burke, M45-49, Atlantic Beach, FL (9:50:06, 9:52:07)
19:43:08 - Minsok Pak, M40-44, Austin, TX (10:01:28, 9:41:40)
19:47:21 - Mark Sortino, M45-49, Pensacola, FL (9:52:18, 9:55:03)
19:52:41 - Rusty Robertson, M50-54, Wrightwood, CA (10:09:36, 9:43:05)

19:54:05 - Andrew Heideman, M30-34, Jacksonville, FL (10:08:28, 9:45:37)
19:55:04 - Rodney Marton, M45-49, Perth, AUS (10:10:58, 9:57:03)
20:10:56 - John Morgan, M40-44, Grand Prairie, TX (10:20:43, 9:50:13)
20:16:01 - Jason Timmons, M30-34, Miami, FL (10:18:58, 9:57:03)
20:37:10 - Ronnie Delzer, M30-34, Magnolia, TX (10:26:48, 10:10:22)
20:37:44 - Keish Doi, M45-49, Cupertino, CA (9:37:46, 10:59:58)
20:41:49 - Robert Flanigan, M35-39, Colonial Heights, VA (10:03:44, 10:38:05)
20:54:21 - Andrew Strong, M45-49, Houston, TX (10:09:24, 10:45:07)
20:56:16 - Troy Ahrens, M35-39, Kingwood, TX (10:41:23, 10:14:53)
21:06:45 - Scott Peterson, M30-34, The Woodlands, TX (10:57:32, 10:09:13)

21:08:18 - Tate Wright, M40-44, The Woodlands, TX (10:46:08, 10:22:10)
21:10:17 - Kevin Walsh, M30-34, Chislehurst, GBR (10:35:30, 10:34:47)
21:11:38 - Mitch Finnie, M45-49, San Antonio, TX (10:32:47, 10:38:51)
21:19:59 - Richard Klepacz, M35-39, Roswell, GA (10:41:53, 10:38:06)
21:21:26 - Nathan Winkelmann, M30-34, Huntsville, TX (10:43:06, 10:38:20)
21:22:03 - Guillermo Ocejo, M40-44, The Woodlands, TX (10:43:14, 10:38:49)
21:24:59 - Gary Zimmerman, M40-44, Houston, TX (10:37:52, 10:47:07)
21:27:12 - Fernando Acaso, M25-29, Mexico City, MEX (10:33:15, 10:53:57)
21:32:07 - Mauricio Aceves, M45-49, Guadalajara, MEX (10:49:03, 10:43:04)
21:33:01 - Bob Maus, M45-49, The Woodlands, TX (10:53:36, 10:39:25)

21:36:55 - Arnaud Chevallier, M35-39, Le Mesnil, FRA (11:21:39, 10:15:16)
21:37:10 - Tom Glynn, M50-54, Danville, CA (11:00:11, 10:36:59)
21:37:52 - Greg Gibbons, M35-39, The Woodlands, TX (11:04:14, 10:33:38)
21:41:53 - Patrick McLendon, M35-39, Montgomery, TX (10:42:26, 10:59:27)
21:51:37 - Derek Cooper, M25-29, The Woodlands, TX (11:25:42, 10:25:55)
21:59:12 - Albert Sustala, M40-44, Cypress, TX (10:37:07, 11:22:05)
22:03:46 - Dean Gaffigan, M40-44, Grand Cayman Islands (10:51:53, 11:11:53)
22:09:39 - Roberto Guiot, M35-39, The Woodlands, TX (11:52:48, 10:16:51)
22:11:14 - Dan Seluk, M35-39, Houston, TX (10:50:36, 11:20:38)
22:21:07 - Gavish Mago, M30-34, The Woodlands, TX (11:47:16, 10:33:51)

22:33:51 - Sean Leneave, M18-24, Conroe, TX (11:56:58, 10:36:53)
22:37:26 - Keith Couvillion, M40-44, Metairie, LA (11:37:57, 10:59:29)
22:38:42 - Mark Miller, M50-54, Lafayette, LA (12:27:34, 13:40:11)
22:48:58 - Robert Morales, M40-44, Helotes, TX (11:01:50, 11:47:08)
22:52:04 - Todd Cooper, M50-54, The Woodlands, TX (12:12:44, 10:39:20)
23:09:12 - Greg Colvin, M45-49, Houston, TX (11:39:01, 11:30:11)
23:12:28 - Michael-James Hey, M35-39, Houston, TX (11:49:50, 11:22:38)
23:14:33 - Brett Blankner, M35-39, College Station, TX (11:24:42, 11:49:51)
23:16:20 - Jerry Bartolome, M35-39, Mililani, HI (11:37:17, 11:39:03)
23:20:31 - Jay Lagrone, M45-49, Houston, TX (11:46:24, 11:34:07)
23:25:28 - Joel Harner, M40-44, Grand Rapids, MI (11:32:26, 11:53:02)

23:27:12 - Patrick Sexton, M40-44, Houston, TX (12:04:53, 11:22:19)
23:32:28 - Kuno Fenski, M40-44, Media, BAV (11:08:23, 12:24:05)
23:42:41 - David Townsend, M50-54, Longviwe, TX (12:23:48, 11:18:53)
23:44:41 - Phillip Jones, M50-54, Dallas, UT (11:17:27, 12:27:14)
23:48:50 - Raul Luzardo, M35-39, The Woodlands, TX (11:58:41, 11:50:09)
23:50:26 - Dave Shaw, M45-49, Houston, TX (12:08:42, 11:41:44)
23:51:02 - Michael Young, M40-44, The Woodlands, TX (11:35:47, 12:15:15)
23:59:16 - Jeremy Harvey, M40-44, Houston, TX (12:10:28, 11:48:48)
23:59:21 - Matthew Chauvin, M40-44, League City, TX (11:43:25, 12:15:56)
24:00:06 - Jeffrey Braaten, M55-59, Abilene, TX (12:13:01, 11:47:05)

24:00:12 - Benjamin Proko, M30-34, Houston, TX (11:49:18, 12:10:54)
24:00:22 - Garrett Nordyke, M35-39, Killeen, TX (12:23:39, 11:36:43)
24:01:13 - Robert Black, M35-39, Dallas, TX (11:51:31, 12:09:42)
24:07:18 - Jim Hanigan, M45-49, Magnolia, TX (12:15:18, 11:52:00)
24:12:05 - Brent De Jong, M35-39, Houston, TX (11:51:17, 12:20:48)
24:13:03 - Juan Aguirre, M40-44, Lewisville, TX (12:25:43, 11:47:20)
24:16:19 - John Amundson, M50-54, Cedar Park, TX (11:42:30, 12:33:49)
24:18:29 - Jeremy Webb, M30-34, Houston, TX (11:55:45, 12:22:44)
24:19:04 - Roland Moreno, M35-39, San Antonio, TX (12:27:18, 11:51:46)
24:23:04 - Omar Jimenez, M50-54, Moravia, SAN (13:03:31, 11:19:33)

24:30:24 - Greg Shotts, M45-49, The Woodlands, TX (12:26:12, 12:04:12)
24:32:41 - William Benton, M35-39, Waxhaw, NC (13:00:18, 11:32:23)
24:36:24 - Francisco Arriola, M55-59, Missouri City, TX (12:30:26, 12:05:58)
24:39:42 - Jason Mcfaul, M35-39, Chino Hills, CA (12:23:41, 12:16:01)
24:43:44 - Dean Smith, M45-49, Austin, TX (11:39:38, 13:04:06)
24:48:40 - William Johnson, M50-54, Austin, TX (11:48:06, 13:00:34)
24:49:48 - Odie Williams, M40-44, Stevensville, MI (13:03:57, 11:45:51)
24:50:04 - Charles Day, M45-49, Katy, TX (12:25:40, 12:24:24)
24:59:02 - Evan Malone, M35-39, Gulf Breeze, FL (11:30:29, 13:28:33)
25:01:24 - Franklin Haun, M40-44, New Albany, OH (12:10:46, 12:50:38)

25:02:23 - Henry Slade, M55-59, Encinitas, CA (12:09:12, 12:53:11)
25:03:29 - George Arnold, M50-54, Houston, TX (13:12:45, 11:50:44)
25:04:26 - Shannon Eernisse, M40-44, Frisco, TX (12:50:54, 12:13:32)
25:13:59 - Patrick Macleod, M50-54, Miami Beach, FL (12:48:26, 12:25:33)
25:20:12 - Greg Witherow, M40-44, Sugar Land, TX (12:36:38, 12:43:34)
25:20:29 - David Scholl, M40-44, Cypress, TX (12:33:46, 12:46:43)
25:21:53 - Terry Hemminger, M60-64, Pine Mountain, GA (12:34:08, 12:47:45)
25:24:26 - Mark Schnur, M50-54, San Antonio, TX (12:24:53, 12:59:33)
25:26:27 - Fernando Lopez, M35-39, The Woodlands, TX (11:53:09, 13:33:18)
25:28:49 - Joseph Jaffe, M45-49, Geneva, NY (12:40:43, 12:48:06)

25:29:50 - Greg Alverson, M50-54, Cincinnati, OH (13:32:20, 11:57:30)
25:32:09 - Christian Wendenburg, M40-44, Houston, TX (12:21:47, 13:10:22)
25:32:12 - Giancarlo Nisimblat, M40-44, Alice, TX (12:45:15, 12:46:57)
25:35:14 - Dean Luff, M50-54, North Vancouver, BC (12:48:46, 12:46:28)
25:35:40 - Gareth Stevens, M45-49, McKinney, TX (12:27:46, 13:07:54)
25:55:52 - Will Flanagan, M18-24, College Station, TX (11:26:32, 14:29:20)
25:59:59 - Leandro Morales, M40-44, Cypress, TX (13:07:40, 12:52:19)
26:11:15 - Brian Perry, M45-49, The Woodlands, TX (13:29:15, 12:42:00)
26:13:59 - Bill Lyons, M45-49, Houston, TX (13:08:20, 13:05:39)
26:15:35 - Tim Sucato, M30-34, Houston, TX (13:51:38, 12:23:57)

26:19:03 - Wayne Hickey, M50-54, Flower Mound, TX (12:43:06, 13:35:57)
26:19:45 - Gregory Masica, M50-54, Lake Jackson, TX (12:39:48, 13:39:57)
26:20:04 - Eric Fontaine, M40-44, Spring, TX (13:37:28, 12:42:36)
26:21:14 - Rob Nelson, M35-39, Houston, TX (12:03:25, 14:17:49)
26:22:49 - Norberto Valdes, M55-59, The Woodlands, TX (12:46:11, 13:36:38)
26:30:07 - Abraham Luna, M35-39, Mexico, MEX (13:19:00, 13:11:07)
26:31:29 - Derek Smith, M40-44, Spring, TX (13:35:35, 12:55:54)
26:34:37 - Andrew Gresham, M50-54, McAllen, TX (13:03:59, 13:30:38)
26:37:51 - Brad Kelley, M45-49, Carrollton, TX (12:53:16, 13:44:35)
26:47:42 - Stephen Wren, M40-44, Spring, TX (13:37:21, 13:10:21)

26:48:07 - Kerry Lash, M40-44, San Marcos, TX (13:40:26, 13:07:41)
26:51:27 - Scott Callahan, M40-44, Katy, TX (13:26:29, 13:24:58)
26:54:33 - Ronny Bedford, M45-49, Houston, TX (13:43:32, 13:11:01)
26:56:28 - Pedro Diaz, M30-34, Cypress, TX (13:10:48, 13:45:40)
27:05:13 - Ruben Flores, M40-44, Mexico City, MX (13:10:13, 13:55:00)
27:07:23 - Luis Alvarez, M50-54, Tlalnepantla, MEX (13:41:37, 13:35:35)
27:12:52 - Philip Carroll, M55-59, Jasper, IN (13:27:30, 13:45:22)
27:13:54 - Przemyslaw Buczek, M45-49, Houston, TX (14:00:14, 13:13:40)
27:13:59 - Lesmond Saunders, M50-54, Wesley Chapel, FL (12:52:02, 14:21:57)
27:20:56 - Mack Blankenship, M45-49, Sugar Land, TX (12:57:16, 14:23:40)

27:21:16 - Alejandro Reynoso, M35-39, Monterrey, MEX (13:27:00, 13:54:16)
27:23:36 - Jonathan Shaw, M30-34, Houston, TX (14:20:49, 13:02:47)
27:24:18 - Nigel Willerton, M45-49, Sugar Land, TX (15:48:40, 11:35:38)
27:25:39 - Mike Knutar, M40-44, Katy, TX (13:33:36, 13:52:03)
27:28:11 - Stephen Daniel, M50-54, Houston, TX (13:30:34, 13:57:37)
27:29:00 - Michael Sebaly, M40-44, Midland, MI (13:27:15, 14:01:45)
27:37:12 - Charles Lindsey, M55-59, Columbus, GA (13:23:49, 14:13:23)
27:41:01 - Tim Matthews, M50-54, Thunder Bay, ON (12:49:57, 14:51:04)
27:42:08 - Taylor Schmille, M18-24, Westlake, TX (14:13:58, 13:28:10)
27:43:56 - Brent Drake, M35-39, Austin, TX (12:44:17, 14:59:39)

27:49:58 - Joseph Nicholson, M50-54, Fairview, TX (14:05:00, 13:44:58)
27:51:43 - Joel Chapa, M50-54, La Porte, TX (13:48:25, 14:03:18)
27:58:49 - Steven Rogers, M40-44, Conroe, TX (13:21:34, 14:37:15)
28:02:45 - Charles Wood, M45-49, Highlands, TX (13:30:42, 14:32:03)
28:05:17 - Mattew Horak, M35-39, Spring, TX (14:17:31, 13:10:44)
28:16:37 - Dean Bonds, M60-64, Cedar Park, TX (14:24:43, 13:51:54)
28:21:36 - Ricardo D'Amico, M40-44, Tomball, TX (13:23:30, 14:58:06)
28:22:43 - Paul Polasek, M45-49, Victoria, TX (15:31:50, 12:50:53)
28:22:46 - Alan Thompson, M30-34, Sugar Land, TX (13:55:43, 14:27:03)
28:23:15 - Carlos Reyes, M45-49, Pearland, TX (14:12:15, 14:11:00)

28:24:20 - Devin Brown, M35-39, Houston, TX (14:41:38, 13:42:42)
28:40:46 - Eugene Bocis Jr, M40-44, Chesterfield, MO (14:37:10, 14:03:36)
28:40:51 - Blake Sims, M35-39, The Woodlands, TX (14:43:13, 13:57:38)
28:44:06 - Tate Barrett, M25-29, Houston, TX (14:04:56, 14:39:10)
28:46:20 - Steve Dedear, M45-49, Lakeway, TX (13:56:36, 14:49:44)
28:47:29 - Maurice Mullaly, M45-49, Katy, TX (14:24:42, 14:22:47)
28:58:02 - Steve Dodds, M55-59, The Woodlands, TX (14:17:25, 14:40:37)
29:00:53 - Jose Postigo, M40-44, Huizquilucan, EST, MEX (14:08:49, 14:52:04)
29:02:10 - James Bienvenu, M55-59, Lafayette, LA (14:29:53, 14:32:17)
29:04:27 - Ike Gibbs, M35-39, Houston, TX (13:40:41, 15:23:46)

29:08:45 - Jim Miller, M40-44, Cypress, TX (14:33:51, 14:34:54)
29:09:18 - Alvin Rodgers, M50-54, Bayou Vista, TX (13:58:25, 15:10:53)
29:27:10 - Jose Flores, M40-44, Kerrville, TX (15:30:11, 13:56:59)
29:32:46 - Kent Etchison, M40-44, Lubbock, TX (15:01:21, 14:31:25)
29:33:41 - Grady Leser, M50-54, Frisco, TX (14:17:53, 15:15:48)
29:38:58 - Scott Guidry, M35-39, Houma, LA (13:42:33, 15:56:25)
29:54:33 - David James, M30-34, Palestine, TX (13:24:23, 16:30:10)
29:59:23 - Joseph Jeffries, M50-54, San Antonio, TX (13:48:10, 16:11:13)
29:59:27 - Rico Dorsey, M45-49, Stockbridge, GA (14:19:13, 15:40:14)
30:02:52 - Hugo Velez, M50-54, Lewisville, TX (14:27:46, 15:35:06)

30:10:06 - Brian Cain, M30-34, Spring, TX (16:34:46, 15:11:43)
30:15:08 - Colin Lue King, M40-44, The Woodlands, TX (15:59:04, 14:16:04)
30:16:55 - Richard Tramm, M45-49, Spring, TX (16:35:49, 13:41:06)
30:17:39 - Dave Odlin, M60-64, Houston, TX (14:57:24, 15:20:15)
30:18:30 - David Schmille, M50-54, Westlake, TX (15:18:54, 14:59:36)
30:18:43 - David Klvac, M40-44, Edmond, OK (15:28:36, 14:50:07)
30:25:40 - Gerardo Ituarte, M40-44, San Antonio, TX (14:46:47, 15:38:53)
30:44:39 - Randall Beckman, M40-44, Houston, TX (15:04:21, 15:40:18)
30:46:39 - Cliff Henson, M50-54, Spring, TX (14:59:15, 14:53:24)
30:48:46 - Adam Mcindoo, M35-39, LaSalle, ON, CAN (15:25:58, 15:22:48)

30:54:11 - Thane Twiggs, M45-49, Katy, TX (16:23:12, 14:30:59)
31:11:43 - Robert Wessman, M45-49, Longview, TX (15:49:31, 15:22:12)
31:16:04 - Blaine Adams, M35-39, Atlantic Beach, FL (16:41:48, 14:34:16)
31:17:34 - Trey Evans, M60-64, Crosby, TX (15:02:46, 16:14:48)
31:17:41 - David Davison, M35-39, Katy, TX (15:17:45, 15:59:56)
31:55:04 - Stephen Roberts, M30-34, Kerrville, TX (15:43:49, 16:11:15)
32:11:54 - Grady Chism, M45-49, College Station, TX (15:26:30, 16:45:24)
32:14:19 - Joe Larsen, M60-64, Murray, UT (16:07:30, 16:06:49)
32:17:06 - Mike Hafey, M55-59, Sugar Land, TX (15:58:46, 16:18:20)
32:30:48 - Aaron Harold, M18-24, Austin, TX (15:49:17, 16:41:31)

32:42:24 - Douglas Kopp, M60-64, Baton Rouge, LA (16:07:18, 16:35:06)
32:49:06 - Gary Chu, M25-29, Houston, TX (16:06:00, 16:43:06)
32:49:06 - Tony Chu, M35-39, Sugar Land, TX (16:06:00, 16:43:06)
32:52:25 - Alex Mirkow, M40-44, Bethesda, MD (16:05:16, 16:47:09)
33:43:29 - Michael Simpson, M35-39, Katy, TX (16:55:18, 16:48:11)

Thursday, May 1, 2014

Back For Another Battle with Ironman Texas

Regardless of whether you're coming out to spectate or not at the fourth annual Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas (presented by Waste Management), make sure that you take the opportunity to encourage one (or more) of the Ironman athletes on the list below.

They are 72 of the 357 who did not finish last year's Ironman Texas, BUT are signed up for this year's edition.

Normally, I wouldn't identify anybody who didn't finish, but I wanted to give them credit for coming back out and giving it a go this year?

And for those 285 who didn't?  Who cares (as we don't know their story).

If they're living life and being productive members of society, let me congratulate them too.

Here's the list:

2152 - Alexander Jason M45-49 Villa Park CA US
2157 - Arnett Sean M45-49 Tomball TX US
654 - Barton Lisa F45-49 Benbrook TX US
2463 - Blake Hugh M50-54 Houston TX US
2171 - Blankenship Mack M45-49 Sugar Land TX US
806 - Boone Nina F55-59 Clearwater FL US
2174 - Bosworth Rick M45-49 Austin TX US
2175 - Bourgeois Leo M45-49 Katy TX US
1371 - Bruno Carlos M35-39 The Woodlands TX CA
828 - Chu Ellen F60-64 Sugar Land TX US

1092 - Chu Gary M30-34 Sugar Land TX US
1385 - Chu Tony M35-39 Sugar Land TX US
925 - Crow Jordan M25-29 Crowley TX US
1397 - Derman Christopher M35-39 Naples FL US
1779 - Doan Tom M40-44 Deer Park TX US
2722 - Earnheart Darrell M60-64 Diamond Bar CA US
2233 - Falick Mike M45-49 Houston TX US
2508 - Foster Mitchell M50-54 Gurnee IL US
1811 - Fritch Michael M40-44 Riverview FL US
462 - Golovine Michelle F35-39 Richmond TX US

1834 - Gonzales Jason M40-44 Houston TX US
1836 - Gossett Kevin M40-44 Corpus Christi TX US
757 - Guthrie Maura F50-54 Dallas TX US
469 - Hastings Christine F35-39 Double Oak TX US
1855 - Hayward Jeffery M40-44 Lucas TX US
1150 - Hebert Kory M30-34 The Woodlands TX US
374 - Hernandez Christina F30-34 Dallas TX US
1874 - Huber Stephan M40-44 Alamogordo NM DE
1474 - Hunter Braden M35-39 Frisco TX US
763 - Huskey Sandra F50-54 The Woodlands TX US

766 - Kelly Liz F50-54 Mililani HI US
2736 - Kolodziej Richard M60-64 Edmonton AB CAN
2546 - Lipe Alan M50-54 Houston TX US
2671 - Long Mick M55-59 The Woodlands TX US
772 - Loughran Diane F50-54 Crosby TX US
1510 - Loy Ryan M35-39 Fishers IN US
1195 - Ly Dan M30-34 Houston TX US
695 - Manchester Tammie F45-49 The Woodlands TX US
2548 - Margolin Andrew M50-54 Long Beach CA VEN
300 - McCaskey Kristie F25-29 Mansfield TX US

2334 - McErlean Dennis M45-49 The Woodlands TX US
2556 - McSweeney Larry M50-54 Independence OH US
1211 - Mejlby Frederik M30-34 Valby Intl State DK
819 - Morgan Julie F55-59 South Guildford WA AU
306 - Nash Sarah F25-29 Houston TX US
2568 - Neal Darrel M50-54 Prosper TX US
2681 - Ney Clayton M55-59 Sanford ME US
1981 - Noyes Kirk M40-44 The Woodlands TX US
2682 - Padilla Horacio M55-59 Cordoba Intl State ARG
2683 - Page Kenneth M55-59 The Woodlands TX US

2577 - Pinzon Elmer M50-54 Knoxville TN US
166 - Preston Christopher M35-39 Conroe TX US
789 - Richnow Christine F50-54 La Porte TX US
139 - Rowland James M25-29 Wichita Falls TX US
510 - Salinas Anjy F35-39 Houston TX US
2055 - Schluep Martin M40-44 Rio Rancho NM US
721 - Schultz Tracy F45-49 Grand Prairie TX US
2059 - Sebaly Michael M40-44 Midland MI US
1619 - Slaven Kyle M35-39 Sulphur LA US
725 - Smith Judith F45-49 La Marque TX US

799 - Stuparich Nancy F50-54 Oveido FL US
2696 - Tangard Richard M55-59 Henrico VA US
2098 - Tello Armando M40-44 Kingwood TX US
1638 - Thapar Jay M35-39 Katy TX US
1297 - Thomason Travis M30-34 Denver CO US
1639 - Thompson Alan M35-39 Sugar Land TX US
633 - Tomchin Shannon F40-44 Davie FL US
1648 - Tribendis Ron M35-39 Frisco TX US
801 - Vanderford Sara F50-54 Magnolia TX US
1317 - Wallace Jeremy M30-34 Pflugerville TX US

228 - Walther Lee M50-54 Oklahoma City OK US
2447 - Zubay Geoffrey M45-49 The Woodlands TX US

Also belonging on this list is a personal friend of mine, The Woodlands' Bert Blevins.  He has a bib, but his number hasn't been assigned yet.  In the meantime, he's put Ironman Louisville and Ironman Los Cabos in his back pack.  Not exactly the most climate-friendly settings in the world.