Memorial Hermann Ironman 70.3

Congrats to the 45 OutRival Racing Athletes who finished the Galveston Memorial Hermann 70.3 this last Sunday!  Despite high temperatures and high humidity, each of these athletes pushed through to the finish line. Also, thanks to Corey Oliver, Thomas Behe, and Jon Walk for taking photos throughout the day! There was incredible support for the ORR athletes and we can't thank you enough for coming out to support our team of athletes!

Notable finishes include:
Chris Gause won her AG and a ticket to Las Vegas (which she declined since she is racing Kona!) in 8:04:47.
Lisa Berman finished 10th in the 45-49AG with a 5:37:35.
Coach Michelle LeBlanc finished first 14th overall female and first overall age-group female (if the results get fixed, other-wise second overall AG finisher) in a time of 4:36:59.

Several guys beat the 5 hour barrier and finished high up in their categories:
Bradley Pigage and Todd Teren finished 7th and 8th overall in the 25-29 AG with times of 4:33:22 and 4:33:38.
Roberto Guiot finished in 4:48:16, which was good enough for 17th place in the 35-39AG.
John Laskowski and Tate Wright finished 28th and 29th in the 40-44 AG with times of 4:56:19 and 4:57:13, respectively.
Bob Maus finished 17th in the competitive 45-49AG with a 4:55:02.

Richard Tramm set a HUGE PR of over 2 hours faster than he did 2 years ago at this same race! Richard finished in 5:52:05 this year! Steven Johnson also set a big PR finishing in 5:07:29, as did
Triny Aguirre who finished in 5:29:10. Several other athletes had PRs including Kelly Jenkins, Kyle Stanosheck, Lisa Berman, Ana Lemus, Leslie Watts, and Kolette Miller. Laurie Maziekas crashed on the bike and still had a 40+ minute PR. Wow!

First-timers included Ariel Mata, Dennis McErlean, Erin Rivers, Jason Hradecky, Jodi McErlean, Kim Juul, Kristine Anthony, Leonel Guerrero, Rafael Mercado, Raul Villareal, Sheri Bisono, Woodie Zachary, and Yuji Iwanaka. What a tough first half ironman to finish!!

The Gause Family!

Brian Perry

Courtney Livaudais having fun!

Coach Michelle winning the 35-39AG

Marcos completely confused?

Stephen thanking God! [Actual time was 5:07:29]

Tate Wright

For hundreds of more photos, go to the ORR Facebook page. Full results can be found at http://www.ironmanlive.com/tracking.php?race=lonestar70.3&year=2012.

Congrats to all the ORR Finishers:

Adam Currier Leslie Watts Ana Lemus Lisa Berman Ariel Mata Marcos Omelanczuk Bob Maus Melissa Rothe Bradley Pigage Michael Young Brian Perry Michelle LeBlanc Chris Gause Nick Dupre Courtney Livaudais Rafael Mercado Dennis McErlean Raul Luzardo Erin Rivers Raul Villareal Jaime Gutierrez Richard Tramm Jason Hradecky Roberto Guiot Jodi McErlean Sasja Jackson John Laskowski Shane Clotiaux Jorge Lemus Sherri Bisono Karen Maldonado Stephen Johnson Kelly Jenkins Tammie Manchester Kim Juul Tate Wright Kolette Miller Todd Teren Kristine Anthony Triny Aguirre Kyle Stanosheck Woodie Zachary Laurie Mazeikas Yuji Iwanaka Leonel Guerrero