Ironmen, 70.3ers, volunteering, and parties!

The Texas State Tri Club has been busy!

New Ironmen!

Daniel Chidester and Adrien Thom are now IRONMEN!

In case you weren't aware, an ironman consists of:

2.4 mile swim

112 mile bike

26.2 mile run

Results:

Daniel Chidester

13:42:57

28th in the Men's 18-24 Age Group

Adrien Thom

14:17:40

72nd in the Women's 30-34 Age Group

Imagine... 14 hours and 140 miles of swim/bike/run! CRAZY!

Daniel and Adrien had been training relentlessly for this race and it all paid off in the end. Held in Panama City Beach, Florida (http://www.ironmanflorida.com/) they roughed through the treacherous miles and came out Ironmen.

Considered the pinnacle of tri-events, the ironman defines the endurance athlete. Congratulate these warriors if you get a chance!

Results:

http://www.ironmancenter.com/results/index.php

Finishers of the Longhorn 70.3 Half-Iron!

The Longhorn 70.3 race is held in Austin, Texas - it is a challenging endurance event that may members of our team made look like child's play. They tackled it head on after constant training and represented the team in style.

Cole Parker - 1st Half Iron!

Eddie Lomeli - 1st Half Iron!

Mike Quiroz - Beat his time for last year by an hour and a half!
James Waterman - A veteran in the sport of triathlon!
Chelsea Tiner - Stud triathlete!

Results:

http://www.mychiptime.com/searchevent.php?id=4099

Volunteering at the Longhorn 70.3 Half-Iron

The Triathlon Club was able to cheer on participants in the Half Iron and also help volunteer at the race!

With a good group of hard working members making the early morning trip (about 4am...) we were able to volunteer in the race with tasks ranging from body markings to transition bag organization!

It was hard work, but the team kept their spirits up and learned a lot! This opportunity gave us serious insight into how to run a successful race - now we can apply those lessons to the Texas Sprint Tri in the Spring!

End of the season party at Adrien's!

Well now that the Fall 2009 semester is coming to a close, the team thought it appropriate to get together to celebrate the numerous accomplishments of the team this year!

Our multi-talented and ever wise swim coach and team resource, Adrien was SO kind to volunteer her beautiful home for us to get together!

We were served a feast of stuffed chicken, spaghetti with homemade pasta sauce, mole, rice, french bread, macaroni, cheesecake, cookies... (and pancakes :) to name a few...

With a superb meal, friendly company, and great conversation- the night was a true success.

Until next semester!

Happy Holidays from the Texas State Triathlon Club!