Championship Season Update #1 - Ironman Madison, Maryland & Chatanooga...North Shore & Tri Rock Sprint Triathlons

It's an amazing thing to see what hard work and dedication can bring to an athlete that cares about their performance.  One thing is for sure, in our program...we train our asses off.  Sometimes the punishment is so heavy that you loose sight of what it all means, but in the end, it's days like the ones we've been having that make it all worth while.

So let's take it from the top!  As we come to the halfway point of our championship season, the personal bests, exciting races  and mind blowing performances have been stacking up.  At this moment, EVERY athlete in our system has smashed their best times with at least a 25% improvement.  Exciting stuff considering how many bullets are left in the gun!  Here are the results from the races our team has completed:

Ironman Madison:
Stefano Galiasso - 10:59:20    36th in his AG and a first time Ironman Finisher!
Alex King - 11:21:17    53rd in his AG and a first time Ironman Finisher!
Stephen Lynch - 10:39:40   7th in his AG and a 1 hour 7 minute personal best!  (2nd Ironman..first one was 6 months ago)
Dave Stephens - 10:09:36   12th in his AG and an 11 minute personal best!  (2nd Ironman)
Greg Cherne - 13:31:18    209th in his AG, 10 minute personal best!  (8th Ironman)
Brandon Culver - 11:46:54    87th in his AG, 5 minute personal best!  (3rd Ironman)

Ironman Maryland:
Bill Bishop - 9:16:00    2nd in his AG, 8th overall finisher.  10 minute personal best, Kona qualification.  (5th Ironman)
Clinton Fuller - 11:55:06    64 in his AG, 1 hour 3 minute personal best!  (2nd Ironman)
Erin Harvego - 10:51:47     4th in her AG, 6 minute personal best!  (6th Ironman)
Meagan Bradley - 10:24:48     2nd in her AG, 1 hour personal best!  (3rd Ironman)

Ironman Chattanooga:
Damon Cherne - 13:45:56   2 hour 7 minute personal best!  (2nd Ironman)

Tri Rock Sprint Triathlon:
Julie Riederer - 3rd Overall Amateur Female!!
Kristen Kostka - 1st Overall Amateur Female!! (and her first triathlon!)

North Shore Sprint Triathlon:
Justin Goldberg - 24 minute personal best!  (1:17:15)
Johnny Walker - 21 minute personal best!  (1:09:26)  


As you can see, hard work brings results.  It's been great to watch each athlete strive to be their best...and realize that's better than they thought.  We've got some exciting times ahead with the Chicago Marathon, The Ironman World Championships and Ironman Florida all on deck.  Stay tuned for updates on how we finish up the year.

Good luck to all competitors who are racing in the upcoming weeks...

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