Speedy Ironman Racing

Chrissy Parks kicked some major butt at Ford Ironman Arizona on Nov 21 in Tempe, AZ. She earned her 2010 Kona spot by finishing first in the 30-34 age group (13th female overall and the first age-group finisher) with a time of 9:56:21. Way to go, Chrissy!

Bree Wee and April Gellatly had strong finishes at Ford Ironman Cozumel on Nov 28 in Mexico. Bree was 5th overall with a time of 9:45:24, and April was 7th overall with a time of 10:01:40. Awesome job, gals!

Kickin' Butt in Clearwater

Super huge congratulations to Amanda Stevens for her 8th place finish at the Foster Grant Ironman World Championship 70.3 triathlon on November 13. She had a great day in Clearwater finishing with a lightning-fast time of 4:13:16.

Soma Half

Congrats to Chrissy Parks for winning the Soma Half Iron Triathlon in Tempe, AZ last weekend with a time of 4:36:35. We can't wait for her to kick butt at Ironman Arizona in a few weeks!

Catching Up...

Congrats to April Gellatly for collecting her first paycheck in an Ironman race. She was the 8th pro woman at the Ford Ironman in Louisville, KY with a personal-best time of 10:20:00.

Amanda Stevens kicked some butt at the Nautica Malibu Triathlon in CA this weekend. She was 3rd in the Olympic-distance race with a time of 2:03:33.

Alex and Dawn posted strong finishes at the 79th La Jolla Rough Water swim (and indeed it was a rough one out there). Alex finished 2nd overall in the Gatorman 3-mile swim with a time of 1:00:08. Dawn won the women's race (5th overall) with a time of 1:02:58.

Check out Alex Kostich on SwimInfo.com's Morning Swim Show. Alex talks about open water swimming and Sony's upcoming films. Link is here.

More Racin'

Congrats to Sunny Gilbert and Courtenay Brown for finishing 1-2 in the Freshwater Trust Portland Triathlon in Oregon last Sunday. Sunny finished the Olympic-distance race in 2:15:35 and Courtenay's time was 2:17:51.

Bree Wee placed 4th at the Cobra Energy Drink Ironman 70.3 in the Philippines. Her time was 4:45:32.

Open water meister's Alex and Dawn finished first and third overall at the Pacific Open Water Challenge in Long Beach.

Catching Up

Yikes! Time to catch up on some old news.

Congrats to Amanda Stevens for her awesome race at the 5430 Long Course Triathlon in Boulder, CO on August 9th. She was first out of the water and fourth overall with a time of 4:26:32.

Courtenay Brown was the overall winner of the Danskin Triathlon in Seattle, WA on August 16th. She won the sprint race in 1:06:11.

Sunny Gilbert rocked it at Xterra Portland. She finished 3rd in the pro division. Way to go, Sunny.

Dawn Heckman and Alex Kostich were at the Naples Island Swim Sunday. Despite giving in to peer pressure and not wearing a speed suit, Alex was able to pull off the victory in the 2.75 mile swim. Dawn was a close (too close according to Alex) second overall.