Top 25 WMS Coverage Area Men and Women At Aramco Half Marathon

MEN
1:21:43 - Gavish Mago, 30, Spring (7th in age group)
1:22:50 - Lee A Harlicker, 41, The Woodlands (5th in age group)
1:24:00 - James R Postel, 17, The Woodlands (4th in age group)
1:24:58 - Dana P Lyons, 52, The Woodlands (1st in age group)
1:27:11 - Mario Reyes, 47, The Woodlands (8th in age group)
1:27:57 - Connor J Barry, 16, The Woodlands (8th in age group)
1:28:55 - Eric May, 39, The Woodlands (9th in age group)
1:29:11 - Philip W Johnson, 17, The Woodlands (9th in age group)
1:29:38 - Julian Diaz, 15, The Woodlands (2nd in age group)
1:30:33 - Danny R Golden, 41, The Woodlands (9th in age group)
1:32:38 - Timothy J Monk, 39, The Woodlands
1:34:02 - Rip J Reynolds, 44, The Woodlands
1:34:17 - John L Franciosa, 51, Spring (6th in age group)
1:35:55 - Don Cole, 51, The Woodlands (9th in age group)
1:36:19 - Kevin M Golden, 48, The Woodlands
1:36:26 - Mike A Schwarzkopf, 28, Conroe
1:37:20 - Richard C Parker, 46, Spring
1:37:42 - Vincent J Polito, 52, The Woodlands
1:37:57 - Douglas C Cooper, 42, The Woodlands
1:38:08 - John M Robertson, 37, The Woodlands
1:38:11 - Neil Aubuchon, 57, The Woodlands (6th in age group)
1:39:29 - Mark A Gess, 46, Montgomery
1:39:29 - Buck Snyder, 39, The Woodlands
1:40:01 - Connor Meaux, 14, The Woodlands (8th in age group)
1:40:31 - BJ Tietze, 31, Woodlands
 
WOMEN
1:30:34 - Krista P Blevins, 40, The Woodlands (1st in age group)
1:34:42 - Debi Baxter, 42, Spring (4th in age group)
1:35:22 - Katie J Jensen, 15, The Woodlands (1st in age group)
1:36:13 - Emily M Jensen, 17, The Woodlands (4th in age group)
1:37:21 - Vera Heg, 50, The Woodlands (2nd in age group)
1:38:18 - Chelsea K Estes, 26, Spring
1:39:29 - JoAnn Blakeley, 47, The Woodlands (3rd in age group)
1:41:17 - Missy Beasley, 35, Spring (10th in age group)
1:42:04 - Melissa A Rothe, 37, The Woodlands
1:44:17 - Bailey R Connor, 18, The Woodlands (6th in age group)
1:45:04 - Sandra L Sutherland, 48, The Woodlands (8th in age group)
1:45:20 - Nancy Prejean, 65, The Woodlands (1st in age group)
1:46:54 - Mary Rodrigs, 51, The Woodlands (7th in age group)
1:46:59 - Sara M Hudgens, 26, Spring
1:47:45 - Kelli E Medina, 32, The Woodlands
1:49:34 - Michelle Easton, 35, Spring
1:49:37 - Kerri Snyder, 35, The Woodlands
1:49:57 - Amy E Hickey, 22, The Woodlands
1:50:29 - Kyra R Keosoff, 44, Spring
1:52:50 - Christina R Farooq, 31, Spring
1:52:56 - Dawn C Morgan, 27, Spring
1:53:17 - Kristine M Marlow, 41, The Woodlands
1:53:44 - Terrie K Frazier, 43, Magnolia
1:54:24 - Ceri J Posamentier, 48, The Woodlands
1:55:40 - Mary Beth Larkin, 49, The Woodlands

Top 25 WMS Coverage Area Men and Women At Chevron Houston Marathon

MEN
2:59:37 - Brandon A Sager, 28, Spring (BQ)
2:59:39 - Joe P Killeen, 51, The Woodlands (BQ; 3rd in age group)
3:05:00 - Heath Monesmith, 40, The Woodlands (BQ)
3:12:37 - Michael E Menster, 41, The Woodlands (BQ)
3:13:17 - Ty Beasley, 36, Spring (BQ)
3:14:55 - Adrian R Martinez, 32, Spring
3:16:02 - Mark R Bonniwell, 39, The Woodlands (missed BQ by three seconds)
3:22:18 - Derek A Bailey, 29, Spring
3:23:59 - John Maloney, 48, The Woodlands (BQ)
3:28:55 - Michael J Csikos, 41, The Woodlands
3:30:07 - Dan M Jordan, 53, Conroe (BQ)
3:30:08 - Bryan E Gottfried, 35, Spring
3:31:15 - Daniel J Costa, 41, The Woodlands
3:31:45 - Joel K Barr, 58, The Woodlands (BQ)
3:32:59 - James W Donaldson, 52, Spring (BQ)
3:35:55 - Chris R Pinaire, 30, The Woodlands
3:35:57 - Stephen N Smith, 58, The Woodlands (BQ)
3:36:09 - Randall Miller, 47, The Woodlands
3:36:12 - William J Glaser, 42, The Woodlands
3:36:55 - Roger Souders, 52, Spring
3:37:18 - Robert P Stepp, 50, Spring
3:38:10 - Robert Simmons, 42, Magnolia
3:39:57 - Jeff Stevens, 50, Spring
3:40:01 - Jay Everett, 44, The Woodlands
3:40:55 - Sven M Peterson, 41, Spring


WOMEN
3:15:43 - Nicole M Richardson, 30, Spring (BQ)
3:21:18 - Pam M Meaux, 50, The Woodlands (BQ; 2nd in age group)
3:27:34 - Rochelle L Ray, 39, Spring (BQ; 8th in age group)
3:29:56 - Elizabeth McHale, 20, Spring (BQ; 9th in age group)
3:38:41 - Sasja Jackson, 37, The Woodlands (BQ)
3:38:59 - Lisa Gonzalez, 41, The Woodlands (BQ)
3:42:01 - Susan K Rouse, 52, Conroe (BQ; 5th in age group)
3:42:53 - Colleen Waymel, 42, The Woodlands (BQ)
3:44:43 - Sheila D Cook, 41, Spring (BQ)
3:50:03 - Christelle M Gigant, 33, Spring
3:50:43 - Lisa A Hill, 42, The Woodlands (BQ)
3:50:58 - Sally C West, 44, The Woodlands (BQ; with a second to spare)
3:52:15 - Jessica D Echavarria, 25, Conroe
3:53:23 - Traci L Jackson, 34, The Woodlands
3:53:23 - Kristin Collins, 39, The Woodlands
3:54:51 - Brittaney Gonzalez, 25, Spring
3:57:13 - Angela Rizzo, 46, The Woodlands (BQ)
3:58:05 - Linda Deitz, 43, The Woodlands
3:58:14 - Jennifer L Anthony, 30, Spring
3:58:38 - Michelle A McGill, 43, The Woodlands
3:59:47 - Jessica A Menendez, 35, The Woodlands
3:59:50 - Rachel G Davis, 27, Spring
4:00:07 - Cathy L Cook, 46, Conroe (BQ)
4:00:13 - Tricia L Delissio, 33, The Woodlands
4:00:38 - Yesenia Roman-Mason, 38, Spring

2010 Ironman Finishers from Woodlands MultiSport's Coverage Area

10:12:55 - FRY, TJ, M35-39, The Woodlands, Ironman Cozumel
10:34:31 - SNYDER, BUCK, M35-39, The Woodlands, Ironman Austria
10:44:50 - COOPER, TODD, M45-49, The Woodlands, Ironman Florida
10:45:11 - HAGER, KIMBERLY, W35-39, The Woodlands, Ironman Wisconsin
10:45:49 - PONETTE-MALDONADO, KAREN, W40-44, The Woodlands, Quelle Challenge Roth
10:52:25 - GRUBE, DANIEL, M30-34, Montgomery, Ironman Florida
10:53:25 - PONETTE-MALDONADO, KAREN, W40-44, The Woodlands, Ironman Cozumel
11:10:22 - COLLINS, MICHAEL, M35-39, The Woodlands, Ironman Arizona
11:11:43 - GIBBONS, GREG, M35-39, The Woodlands, Ironman Arizona
11:22:44 - ROBINSON, JESSE, M30-34, The Woodlands, Ironman Cozumel
11:25:01 - LUZARDO, RAUL, M35-39, The Woodlands, Ironman Cozumel
11:26:58 - JORDAN, DAN, M50-54, Conroe, Ironman Florida
11:30:31 - BRYANT, CLINT, M35-39, The Woodlands, Ironman Arizona
11:35:28 - KIRK, SHAWN, M40-44, Magnolia, Ironman Florida
11:44:09 - HARRINGTON, JIM, M45-49, The Woodlands, Ironman Coeur d'Alene
11:48:53 - LASKOWSKI, JOHN, M40-44, The Woodlands, Ironman World Championship - Kona
11:49:06 - MENEFEE, PARIS, M40-44, Panorama Village, Ironman Florida
11:52:13 - BEHE, THOMAS, M35-39, The Woodlands, Ironman Florida
11:54:19 - YOUNG, MICHAEL, M35-39, The Woodlands, Ironman Canada
11:55:12 - HARDY, STEVE, M40-44, Spring, Ironman Florida
12:02:48 - WOLBERS, DIRK, M45-49, The Woodlands, Ironman Florida
12:06:21 - BLACKBIRD, WILLIAM, M45-49, The Woodlands, Ironman Cozumel
12:13:20 - SIMMONS, STUART, M40-44, Willis, Ironman Florida
12:14:36 - DISHMAN, MATTHEW, M35-39, The Woodlands, Ironman Florida
12:17:37 - MENEFEE, PARIS, M40-44, Panorama Village, Ironman Lake Placid
12:18:42 - MILLER, BRENT, M45-49, The Woodlands, Ironman Arizona
12:23:51 - COLE, DON, M50-54, The Woodlands, Ironman Austria
12:36:31 - ZAMBRANO, JENNIFER, W30-34, The Woodlands, Ironman Cozumel
12:37:34 - ROUSE, SUSAN, W50-54, Conroe, Ironman Florida
12:39:18 - VOLLANDS, PHIL, M40-44, Spring, Ironman Arizona
12:44:44 - WANDELL, ED, M50-54, Magnolia, Ironman Wisconsin
12:44:58 - STILES, DOUG, M35-39, The Woodlands, Ironman Coeur d'Alene
12:50:02 - BARR, KEVIN, M30-34, The Woodlands, Ironman Florida
12:50:02 - YOUNG, MICHAEL, M35-39, The Woodlands, Ironman Florida
12:55:22 - BARR, KEVIN, M30-34, The Woodlands, Ironman Lake Placid
12:59:09 - GOEDEKE, GREG, M30-34, Spring, Ironman Coeur d'Alene
13:08:43 - RIVERO-LEMUS, ANA, W35-39, The Woodlands, Ironman Cozumel
13:11:59 - BAUER, MARK, M45-49, Spring, Ironman Lake Placid
13:12:55 - MORRIS, KENT, M50-54, Conroe, Ironman Florida
13:12:57 - HUBERT, JARRETT, M35-39, The Woodlands, Ironman Louisville
13:14:49 - OKEEFE, SHERI, W50-54, The Woodlands, Ironman Cozumel
13:18:05 - HORAK, MATT, M30-34, Spring, Ironman Florida
13:21:58 - BARR, AMY, W35-39, The Woodlands, Ironman Cozumel
13:22:20 - BARR, AMY, W35-39, The Woodlands, Ironman World Championship - Kona
13:35:19 - WATTS, LESLIE, W40-44, Spring, Ironman Florida
13:38:05 - REAVES, SCOTT, M35-39, Conroe, Ironman Florida
13:45:28 - WEST, COLLEEN, W40-44, Willis, Ironman Florida
14:17:14 - DUPUY, LESLIE, W45-49, Conroe, Ironman Florida
14:22:32 - GNATZIG, VANESSA, W25-29, Spring, Ironman Florida
14:22:35 - ALVAREZ, GREGORY, M40-44, The Woodlands, Ironman Florida
14:25:05 - HORAK, MATT, M30-34, Spring, Ironman St. George
14:28:24 - COLLINS, MICHAEL, M35-39, The Woodlands, Ironman St. George
14:29:49 - NGUYEN, LAWRENCE, M30-34, Spring, Ironman Arizona
14:33:34 - OSBORN, PATRICK, M35-39, Conroe, Ironman Florida
14:40:33 - FONTAINE, ERIC, M40-44, Spring, Ironman St. George
14:44:15 - COBB, BRUCE, M60-64, The Woodlands, Ironman St. George
15:19:21 - FLORA, LYNN, W40-44, Spring, Ironman Florida
15:36:45 - GIBBONS, MAUREEN, W35-39, The Woodlands, Ironman Arizona
15:46:23 - CULBERSON, LORI, W35-39, The Woodlands, Ironman Florida
15:46:28 - ARROYO, RAMON, M50-54, The Woodlands, Ironman Florida
15:59:46 - WYGAND III, JAMES, M35-39, Spring, Ironman Florida
16:12:29 - ALVAREZ, GENA, W40-44, The Woodlands, Ironman Florida

If there are any others who have completed international Ironmans or have completed a north American IM at a different location, please e-mail us at wmsportnews@gmail.com so we can update this list.

Lyons, Ponette-Maldonado Lead Area at Frost Yer Fanny Duathlon

     Duathletes from the Woodlands MultiSport coverage area notched 14 podium finishes during Sunday’s Frost Yer Fanny at Houston’s Bear Creek Park.
     Finish Strong Racing founder Dana Lyons and Outrival Racing coach Karen Ponette-Maldonado led the way with the area’s top times.
     The 53-year-old Lyons was one of four area athletes to win their age group with a 66-second win over Arlington’s Tom Rodgers, while Ponette-Maldonado, 42, was less than five seconds away from winning hers from Shama Cycles’ Melanie Sun.

Dana Lyons

     Lyons finished the 3-mile run, 15-mile bike and 2-mile run course in 1:08:58 while Ponette-Maldonado led all area women in 1:18:54.
     Sisters Hannah and Katherine Barron and The Woodlands’ Nora Wilson also won their age groups.
     A former member of The Woodlands High School Triathlon Team, Hannah Berryhill joined Cindy McManis, John Robertson and James Griffis as second-place age group finishers while Sandra Sutherland, Lane Barron, Conner Barry, Ronnie Delzer (all of The Woodlands) and Spring’s Steve Hardy all took home third-place hardware.
     The younger Barron, 14, won her age group easily in 1:27:27, but Katherine, 16, was pushed by 19-year-old University of Texas Triathlon team freshman Michaela Wright and 17-year-old Silvia Roldan.
     Katherine posted an age-group winning time of 1:26:47, but literally beat both Wright and Roldan in transition.  Barron’s margin of victory over the duo was six and 52 seconds, respectively, but she rolled up a minute and 43-second edge in transition over Wright and a 62-second advantage over Roldan.
     With an age-group winning time of 1:29:06, Wilson, 55, easily won her division by more than six minutes.
     McManis, 51, and University of Texas Triathlon team sophomore Berryhill, 20, finished in 1:31:59 and 1:36:14, respectively.
     Robertson, 37, was a minute and 37 seconds off of age-group leading Trent Stephens, 39, of Houston, in 1:10:52.  Both will compete in May's inaugural Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas.
     Starling Award winner (for the most duathlons in the USAT-SMW Region in 2010) James Griffis, 58, was second in 1:19:54 to fellow Starling Award winner (for triathlons) Jack Alexander in 1:19:54 and held off rookie duathlete Joe Carey of the Bay Area Running Club.
 

James Griffis, Michael Waldau and Jack Alexander

     Griffis beat Carey by just 31 seconds with the edge coming both in transition and on the bike.
     Coached by fellow third-place age group winner Sandra Sutherland, 17-year-old Conner Barry exited T2 with a .8-second lead over Clayton Wilkins but slipped behind on the 2-mile run by 17 seconds for a still impressive finish of 1:11:29 – 23rd overall.
     Former East Carolina cross country star Ronnie Delzer, 30, of The Woodlands was 11th overall with a time of 1:09:19 and was just 30 seconds out of second in the 30-34 age group while passing The Woodlands’ Gavish Mago before entering T2.  Mago was fourth in 1:10:42.
     Hardy, 45, and Barron, 12, were third in their divisions in 1:20:45 and 1:22:34, respectively.
     Area-coached athletes also fared well.
     Finish Strong’s Sharon Morin, 49, of Houston, and Scott Pinkston, 43, of Sugar Land were second and third, respectively in the women’s 45-49 and Clydesdale divisions while Outrival Racing’s Adam Currier, 35, of Houston, was third in the men’s 35-39 age group.
     Overall results were as follows:

 1:08:58 – Dana Lyons, 53, The Woodlands (Finish Strong Racing)
 1:09:19 – Ronnie Delzer, 30, The Woodlands (Finish Strong Racing)
 1:10:42 – Gavish Mago, 31, The Woodlands (Finish Strong Racing)
 1:10:52 - John Robertson, 37, The Woodlands
 1:11:05 – Adam Currier, 35, Houston (Outrival Racing)
 1:11:29 – Conner Barry, 17, The Woodlands (Outrival Racing/Southern Elite)
 1:14:34 – Ed Wandell, 54, Magnolia (Outrival Racing)
 1:15:07 – Kent Morris, 51, Conroe (Finish Strong Racing/Conroe Triathletes)
 1:16:58 – Matt Hemberger, 29, The Woodlands (Outrival Racing)
 1:18:54 – Karen Ponette-Maldonado, 42, The Woodlands (Outrival Racing)
 1:19:54 – James Griffis, 58, The Woodlands (Lonestar Multisport)
 1:20:45 – Steve Hardy, 45, Spring (Finish Strong Racing)
 1:21:29 – J Tyler Henthorn, 15, The Woodlands (TWHS Triathlon)
 1:21:59 - Hector Gonzalez, 32, The Woodlands
 1:22:34 – Lane Barron, 12, The Woodlands (Finish Strong Racing)
 1:24:07 – Scott Pinkston, 43, Sugar Land (Finish Strong Racing)
 1:26:44 – Jill Mills, 44, The Woodlands (Outrival Racing) – Debut!
 1:26:47 – Katherine Barron, 16, The Woodlands (Finish Strong Racing)
 1:26:47 – Chris Normyle, 52, The Woodlands (Finish Strong Racing)
 1:27:27 – Hannah Barron, 14, The Woodlands (Finish Strong Racing)
 1:27:53 – Randy Barron, 41, The Woodlands (Finish Strong Racing)
 1:28:22 – Sharon Morin, 49, Houston (Finish Strong Racing)
 1:28:37 – Kendall Gray, 45, Spring
 1:29:14 – Ana Rivero, 37, The Woodlands (Outrival Racing)
 1:29:06 – Nora Wilson, 55, The Woodlands (Tri On The Run)
 1:29:55 – Mindi Ward, 35, Humble (The Woodlands Running Club)
 1:30:14 – Zachary Henthorn, 15, The Woodlands (TWHS Triathlon)
 1:30:29 – Andres Restrepo, 13, The Woodlands
 1:30:42 – Jackie Lewis, 43, The Woodlands (Finish Strong Racing)
 1:31:59 – Cindy McManis, 51, The Woodlands (Finish Strong Racing)
 1:32:17 – Sandra Sutherland, 49, The Woodlands
 1:36:14 – Hannan Berryhill, 20, The Woodlands (University of Texas)
 1:38:30 – Carolyn Barron, 42, The Woodlands (Finish Strong Racing)
 1:39:05 - Jossie Velazquez, 29, The Woodlands
 1:58:07 – Danielle Skelton, 54, The Woodlands

Over 100 Area Runners Complete USA Fit Marathon and Half Marathon

     Twenty-nine men and 72 women from the Woodlands MultiSport coverage area sloshed their way through blustery, wet and chilly conditions to complete Sunday’s USA Fit Marathon and Half Marathon in Sugar Land.
     Not only did runners head back north with six podium finishes in the half marathon and a second-place, 20-29 age group finish in the marathon from Magnolia’s Nicholas Gault, but The Woodlands’ Linda Trinkle, 43, won the women’s half marathon in a time of 1:41:28.
     Trinkle beat Conroe’s Amy Wells and Houston’s Annabella Betancourt to the finish line for a 13-second win.
     Wells, 38, who lodged a gun time finish of 1:41:41, actually beat Betancourt to the finish line by 10 seconds, but the Houstonian’s chip time gave her the first place age group award.
     Trinkle easily, though, won her 40-49 age group with a four-minute advantage over Sugar Land’s Sally Whitworth.
     The Woodlands’ Kaitlyn Bailey, 19 and New Caney’s Annamarie Clark, 60, were also age group winners.
     Second overall by chip time (but eighth by gun time), Bailey easily outdistanced her closest age group competitors by more than five minutes to stop the clock in 1:40:25.
     With a time of 2:41:21, Clark led 33 women to the finish who were 60 years of age or older, including 82-year-old Addie Kephart of Atascosita.  Kephart completed her second half marathon in three weekends.
     Montgomery father-and-son Gregg and Michael Garrard were both second in their respective half marathon divisions.
     Gregg, 47, was sixth overall in 1:27:00 and 46 seconds behind Finish Line Sports’ Brett Cole to take second, while Michael was a distant second – in 1:39:51 – to his closest competitor, the defending champion from East Bernard, Patrick Pitts.
     Pitts, a redshirt freshman at Sam Houston State, won in 1:18:47.
     Spring’s Riley Young, 15, was third in the division in 1:50:06.
     Magnolia’s Nicholas Gault was second in his 20-29 age group in the marathon with a time of 4:10:01.
     Other highlights from the Woodlands MultiSport coverage area included:
     +  Juliee Sparks, 34, and Sara Jones, 32, both members of The Woodlands Running Club, finished 8th and 9th, respectively, in their 30-39 age group. 
     It was Sparks’ second marathon in less than three months and she bettered her 4:02:51 Marine Corps Marathon time last October by more than nine minutes in 3:53:46.  Jones chimed in with a 3:57:11.
     They were the only two from the area to post sub-four hour marathons.
     +  Lacy Goedeke, 28, of Spring, continued her preparation for the Rocky Raccoon 50 Miler next month by pacing her sister, Kelly Walker, 25, of Cypress, to her first half marathon finish in 2:33:59.

Marathon
3:53:46 - Juliee Sparks, F, 34, The Woodlands
3:57:11 - Sara Jones, F, 32, The Woodlands
4:10:01 - Nicholas Gault, M, 29, Magnolia
4:19:22 - Jeanette Hagelskaer, F, 44, Spring
4:40:12 - Leslie Dupuy, F, 45, Conroe
4:46:00 - Kevin Stallings, M, 31, Spring
4:51:03 - Margie Mynhier, F, 39, Magnolia
4:54:51 - John Swart, M, 45, The Woodlands
4:59:09 - Joanne McMahon, F, 51, The Woodlands
5:00:55 - Donald Fancher, M, 50, Montgomery
5:04:23 - Kimberly Bowron, F, 41, Spring
5:13:49 - Amanda McNulty, F, 33, Spring
5:28:28 - Lesle Alli, F, 40, Spring
6:48:59 - Deborah Sanborn, F, 54, Spring
7:57:49 - Jacqueline Thomson, F, 41, Montgomery

Half Marathon
1:27:00 - Gregg Garrard, M, 47, Montgomery
1:34:09 - Jeffrey Irvin, M, 35, Porter
1:39:51 - Michael Garrard, M, 17, Montgomery
1:40:25 - Kaitlyn Bailey, F, 19, The Woodlands
1:41:21 - Linda Trinkle, F, 43, The Woodlands
1:41:33 - Amy Wells, F, 38, Conroe
1:44:57 - Ginger McMillian, F, 30, Conroe
1:48:50 - Juan Borges, M, 37, Spring
1:49:06 - Mayra Caamano, F, 33, The Woodlands
1:49:20 - Christi Moore, F, 39, Spring
1:50:06 - Riley Young, M, 15, Spring
1:50:47 - Kate Looney, F, 30, Spring
1:50:49 - Egin Sam, F, 38, The Woodlands
1:53:52 - Margo Proctor, F, 45, The Woodlands
1:54:05 - Erin Trantham, F, 33, Conroe
1:55:48 - Michael Geffert, M, 55, Spring
1:56:04 - Jeffrey Miller, M, 36, Spring
2:02:23 - Tiffini Johnson, F, 35, The Woodlands
2:04:26 - Annie Irvin, F, 34, Porter
2:07:31 - Bob Ranck, M, 47, The Woodlands
2:09:08 - Tara Cianfrini, F, 39, The Woodlands
2:10:13 - Andrea Fanshier, F, 24, The Woodlands
2:10:33 - Jose Rodriguez, M, 24, Spring
2:11:54 - Wendy Harris, F, 40, The Woodlands
2:13:56 - Ryan Collins, M, 27, Spring
2:16:07 - Katie Karnis, F, 36, Spring
2:17:31 - Juli Tate, F, 40, The Woodlands
2:19:01 - Kristin Caponigro, F, 39, The Woodlands
2:19:28 - Catherine Jeffrey, F, 31, Conroe
2:19:28 - Chel Larkin, F, 32, Conroe
2:19:47 - Lorie Thornton, F, 34, Montgomery
2:20:43 - Shawn Schouviller, M, 32, Spring
2:20:50 - Traci Viator, F, 38, Magnolia
2:22:30 - Kathleen Eaton, F, 46, The Woodlands
2:23:41 - Suzanne Young, F, 48, Spring
2:24:38 - Brian Ring, M, 38, New Caney
2:26:20 - Jennifer Callaway, F, 35, Spring
2:26:22 - Allison Ewing, F, 32, Spring
2:26:40 - Christina Lee, F, 39, Spring
2:26:51 - Carolyn Allison, F, 52, The Woodlands
2:26:55 - Jerry Reimer, M, 58, Spring
2:28:30 - Nicole Grundmeyer, F, 40, Spring
2:29:04 - Rob Thompson, M, 41, The Woodlands
2:29:05 - David Quiroz, M, 64, Spring
2:29:51 - Brett Heath, M, 50, The Woodlands
2:30:30 - Patrick McMahon, M, 51, The Woodlands
2:30:46 - Senthil Chidambaram, M, 38, The Woodlands
2:31:57 - Megan Collins, F, 26, Spring
2:33:59 - Lacy Goedeke, F, 28, Spring
2:35:54 - Karen Pitcock, F, 43, Spring
2:36:24 - Melissa Lopez, F, 39, The Woodlands
2:36:27 - Jennifer Daniels, F, 29, Spring
2:36:27 - Don Daniels, M, 31, Spring
2:38:17 - Katie Gustafson, F, 41, The Woodlands
2:41:21 - Annamarie Clark, F, 60, New Caney
2:41:31 - Ronald Longtin, M, 65, The Woodlands
2:43:44 - Jennifer Perkins, F, 39, The Woodlands
2:45:23 - Mary Harrison, F, 33, Conroe
2:45:24 - Jill Parker, F, 31, Conroe
2:48:12 - Mary Creamer, F, 66, Montgomery
2:49:22 - Cheryl Battaglia, F, 53, The Woodlands
2:49:49 - Rachel Velotas, F, 37, Spring
2:50:24 - Tim Moore, M, 40, Magnolia
2:51:01 - Roselle Tubo, F, 39, Magnolia
2:53:23 - Nickole Maronge, F, 33, Conroe
3:04:27 - Murrai Scanlon, F, 32, Montgomery
3:09:09 - Stephanie McLemore, F, 36, The Woodlands
3:13:31 - Adriana Smith, F, 31, Spring
3:14:38 - Kwang Park, M, 61, Spring
3:16:20 - Lesley Farwell, F, 43, Spring
3:16:36 - Beth Martin, F, 39, Conroe
3:16:48 - Tiffany Curry, F, 31, Spring
3:16:54 - Ben Knippel, M, 63, Spring
3:18:08 - Beth Folks, F, 52, The Woodlands
3:18:08 - Paula Van Osdell, F, 51, The Woodlands
3:20:28 - Jennifer Heath, F, 42, The Woodlands
3:20:30 - Kelly Baughman, F, 40, Spring
3:20:59 - Craig Lively, M, 36, The Woodlands
3:27:03 - Nicole Bruno, F, 28, Spring
3:29:13 - Teri Hatch, F, 52, Spring
3:29:28 - Melissa McDowell, F, 27, Porter
3:38:35 - Lenval Chambers, M, 67, Spring
3:41:43 - Candace Roberts, F, 31, Spring
3:42:15 - Debbie Bower, F, 52, The Woodlands
3:43:31 - Janiece Hartman, F, 44, Spring
4:19:15 - Sandy Rivera, F, 55, The Woodlands

May Magic on Market Street #6: Ed Wandell, Magnolia

Once Magnolia's Ed Wandell made the leap, he went in all the way.

You'll read below that Ed got his start in triathlons in 2007 at CB&I, like so many others.  But after that, there's been no turning back for the 53-year-old.

The first year was seven sprint triathlons and Ten For Texas (which he has now completed four times). 

In 2008, he made the progression to the Olympic and half iron distance, which laid the groundwork for three halves in 2009 and his first Ironman - with a 12:44:44 finish - last September in Wisconsin.

And in May, he'll bring it all full circle at Ironman Texas as one of just seven Magnolia residents ever to finish an Ironman.

Ed Wandell crossing the
finish line at Ironman Wisconsin

2010 USAT age? -- 53.

Birthplace? -- Elgin, Illinois.

You've been identified as registering for Ironman Texas. What motivated you to sign up? -- Hometown energy, lots of training partners and lots of smack talk!

Will this be your first attempt at an Ironman? -- No.

If not, how many IMs have you completed? -- One.  IM Moo (Wisconsin) last September.  (Editor's note:  Ed finished IM Wisconsin in 12:44:44.)

Will you/did you get an MDot tattoo after your first Ironman? -- I am open to it – just not “moooooved” to do it yet!

What triathlon/running/cycling clubs do you belong to? -- Lonestar Multisport.

Do you train with anyone (i.e. training group)? -- Mostly by myself, sometimes club rides and masters swims.

Are you coached by anyone? -- Steve Breeding coached me through Ironman Wisconsin and Michelle LeBlanc will be coaching me for Ironman Texas.

How many hours a week do you spend training? -- 12-13 hours consistently.

When was your first triathlon? -- CB&I – 2007.

How did you do? -- 1:28.  I was hooked.  (Editor's note:  The last three years, Ed has been 1:16, 1:11 and 1:12.)

Why did you get into the sport? -- To increase my endurance to be able to make backpacking with my Boy Scout troop easier.

What have you learned about yourself while pursuing triathlon/Ironman? -- I rock.

Which of the three disciplines is your strongest? -- If I can get my swimming under control, my only limiters will be cycling and running.

What's your favorite triathlon distance? -- The one I am racing.

Favorite race? -- CB&I – Lots of porta-cans.

What's your bucket list race? -- Alcatraz. 

One piece of gear or gadget that you can't do without? -- Yankz – I’m easily pleased.

What's your favorite training routine? -- Early morning – it gets the day started right.

What are some of your favorite routes (biking or running)? -- Biking - 149 to Richards and Anderson back down 1774.  Lots of Hills.  Running - I like running out in the country on gravel roads and no traffic.  I like the rhythmic sound of my feet on the gravel.  Swimming – Following the black line.

What foods are most critical in your training? -- Peanut butter, lots of fruits and vegetables, beans, yogurt and sunflower seeds.

Who or what gets you out of bed to train on bad days/freezing rain/100 degree heat? -- I envision the starter cannon going off at an Ironman race and 2,700 of my friends and I start swimming at the beginning of a long 140.6-mile day.  I will do anything to be prepared for that sobering moment - even 5 a.m. swims.

What has had the greatest impact on your progress as an athlete? -- Steve Breeding.

How has triathlon changed your life? -- More confidence and patience.  Also, and I am just going to say it – life is just a little bit about me.

Favorite website(s)? -- BeginnerTriathlete.com

If you were the God of triathlons for one day, what change would you make? -- Let my kids run with me for a bit --- until their old man wears them out.

Favorite triathlete? -- Lew Hollander.  He is 80 and still racing as an Ironman.

Favorite athlete to watch in another sport? -- My kids doing anything!

Favorite city to visit? -- It’s not a city: Truchas Peak in the Pecos Wilderness near Santa Fe, New Mexico – over 13000’.  Civilization is a nice place to visit, but I wouldn’t want to live there.

Bucket list (1 to 5 things) -- 1.)  Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro with one of my kids, 2.) move to the mountains and 3.) sail the Caribbean.

Favorite quote or motto? -- "It don’t get any better than this."

Over 50 Area Athletes Earn 3.3-Pound Medal on New Year's Day at Texas Marathon

     Over 50 area athletes opened 2011 with a long distance finish at the 12th annual Texas Marathon and Half in Kingwood on New Year's Day.
     Conroe's Mark Crichton led all area runners with a 4:00:58 finishing time to post his fifth career Texas Marathon finish.
     Close behind were two other multiple event finishers - The Woodlands Running Club's Gary Van Kuiken, 52, and Spring's Bill Moeller, 55.  Van Kuiken finished his fourth New Year's Day marathon in 4:09:41, while Moeller completed his sixth in 4:13:45.
     Van Kuiken, in 2009, became the first resident of Montgomery County to ever finish a marathon in all 50 states.
     Moeller's wife, Bridget, 53, also finished her sixth Texas Marathon.  She stopped the clock in 5:31:10 -- one of five female to do so two Saturdays ago.
     The Woodlands' Ann Leoni, 50, led all local women with a 4:38:28 time while Magnolia's Alysia and Justin West finished their first marathon ever in 6:09:49.
     Seventy-year-old Miroslaw Malinowski of The Woodlands received a special plaque for completing his 10th Texas Marathon. 

Race director Paula Boone displays Texas-size medal - all 3.3 pounds - to Texas Marathon and Half participants  (Photo courtesy of Jon Walk)

Marathon
4:00:58 - Mark Crichton, M, 41, Conroe
4:09:41 - Gary Van Kuiken, M, 52, The Woodlands
4:13:45 - William (Bill) Moeller, M, 55, Spring
4:18:44 - Robert Gardner, M, 48, Spring
4:38:27 - Carlos Ortegon, M, 47, Spring
4:38:28 - Ann Leoni, F, 50, The Woodlands
4:39:07 - Haley Call, F, 27, Spring
4:42:44 - John Fink, M, 51, Spring
5:09:21 - Carlos Reyes, M, 55, Spring
5:10:24 - Brian White, M, 46, The Woodlands
5:18:00 - Danielle Skelton, F, 53, The Woodlands
5:31:10 - Bridget Moeller, F, 53, Spring
5:59:10 - John Davis, M, 30, Spring
6:09:49 - Alysia West, F, 33, Magnolia
6:09:50 - Justin West, M, 38, Magnolia
6:15:10 - Miroslaw Malinowski, M, 70, The Woodlands

The Woodlands' Danielle Skelton coming in for her marathon finish.  (Photo courtesy of Jon Walk)

     Meanwhile in the half marathon, 13-year-old Tyler Henthorn of The Woodlands, a member of The Woodlands High School triathlon team, set a new 15-and-under event age group record with his area-best time of 1:44:04.
     A trio of members from The Woodlands Running Club all finished next -- within 26 seconds of each other.
     The Courier's female duathlete of the year, Nora Wilson, 54, of The woodlands, led the way in 1:50:10 while The Woodlands Running Club vice president Randy Bradley, 48, chased Kristin Collins, 39, to the finish line, but couldn't catch her as Collins beat Bradley to the line by two seconds in 1:50:34.
     Conroe's Leanne Rosser, 41, also broke the two-hour mark with a 1:59:33 fiish and a new personal best.
     Also posting a career best with a 2:14:30 was Spring's Lacy Goedeke, 28, who is training for the Rocky Raccoon 50-Miler to be held on Saturday, February 5.  She was paced the entire way by her husband - and two-time Ironman, Greg Goedeke.

Half Marathon

1:44:04 - Tyler Henthorn, M, 13, The Woodlands
1:50:10 - Nora Wilson, F, 54, The Woodlands
1:50:34 - Kristin Collins, F, 39, The Woodlands
1:50:36 - Randy Bradley, M, 48, The Woodlands
1:57:52 - Deanna McCarthy, F, 40, Spring
1:59:33 - Leanne Rosser, F, 41, Conroe
2:00:27 - Kenny Brossman, M, Conroe
2:03:44 - Denise Van Kuiken, F, 52, The Woodlands
2:03:55 - Antonio Gregg, M, 35, Spring
2:05:55 - Kimberly Bowron, F, 41, Spring
2:06:41 - Liz Berry, F, 50, The Woodlands
2:08:46 - John Choate, M, 54, Spring
2:14:29 - Greg Goedeke, M, 34, Spring
2:14:30 - Lacy Goedeke, F, 28, Spring
2:18:45 - Char Townsend, F, 44, Spring
2:19:15 - Cathy Pittenger, F, 39, The Woodlands
2:25:03 - Lori Ivanoff, F, 40, Spring
2:27:07 - Karen Pitcock, F, 43, Spring
2:30:58 - Kim Wilson, F, 54, Porter
2:32:06 - Lori Wilson, F, 37, Conroe
2:49:42 - Kelly Maningas, F, 38, The Woodlands
2:50;24 - Paula Neutzling, F, 39, The Woodlands
2:51:17 - Rachel Gregg, F, 31, Spring
2:52:12 - Audrey Wilson, F, 54, Spring
2:53:52 - Jennifer Allen, F, 37, The Woodlands
3:05:38 - Beth Martin, F, 39, Conroe
3:08:52 - Nickole Maronge, F, 33, Conroe
3:15:56 - Ben Knippel, M, 63, Spring
3:18:31 - Bridgett Williams, F, 30, Montgomery
3:18:31 - Michelle Lafferty, F, 28, Montgomery
3:23:22 - Tina Riley, F, 40, Spring
3:23:36 - Laurie Burtch, F, 45, Montgomery
3:33:56 - Ann Page, F, 52, The Woodlands
3:54:08 - Diana Reddin, F, 54, The Woodlands
3:54:08 - Kim Kitchens, F, 33, The Woodlands