More Race Results...

A week after the New Balance Half Ironman, Aynsley O'Carroll raced in her first 70.3, in Buffalo Springs, Taxas. That race is considered to be one of the toughest 70.3 races around! It was raining, the wind was blowing in full force and it was hilly... a time of 5:28 placed her in 12th place in the extremely competitive 25-29 age group, with the 6th fastest bike time. Races of that caliber definatley teach you alot and allow you to grow as a person and as an athlete and since Aynsley is only in her second full season as a triathlete, she has many years of awesome racing ahead of her :)

Aynsley post race


In Calgary, Michael Godfrey was on a mission to break one hour in a 40km ITT, and Im proud to report that he crossed the finish line at 59:55, which is almost 2 minutes faster than his time last year (in the same race). Michael is an extremely dedicated athlete and his hard work has shown in every race he entered this year. Well done!!!

In Germany, Christiane Selenz took part in the Frankfurt Ironman. I started tracking her online at around 9pm on Saturday night (6th of July), and hardly slept all night because I was too nervous. She had a fantastic swim, an awesome bike time and a great run, despite really bad blisters and a pit stop in the med tent to get some bandages. A time of 14:12 was a PB, and she also had PB's for each discepline!! What a race!! IMC is next... under 14 hours perhaps...?! :)

On the same day, July 6th, Christina, Bert and John raced the Osoyoos half Ironman.

It was John's first triathlon. He started working with me in September, after signing up for IMC 08. Since he was unable to swim more than 10 meters without stopping and waiting for knee surgery, our work was cut out for us... John is a very dedicated athlete and such a positive person, and he progressed very fast. He finished the race in 6:04, feeling great and looking forward to Ironman. Bert had a few mechanical issues on the bike, and the run did not go as planned either, but he is a fighter and he finished the race non the less. Christina posted a PB of 5:53 in her second half Ironman. She was extremely sick all week and could not eat a thing in the week leading to the race and on the race itself. She started the race, taking it one discipline at a time and proved how strong she really is... an amazing display of will power, determination and courage.

Some good stuff... well done :) Next: Tri of Compassion race report...