Carol Stands on the Podium!

This past weekend Carol and Andy snuck off to the Mayo Lake Sprint Triathlon. This is another great event put on by Finish Strong. Carol is really taking well to her triathlon training. It is a rare day when you don't see she and Andy at the Y, swimming, running, or cycling. All of that hard work is paying off!

The event had over 280 athletes registered. Carol finished 84th among women, but more importantly, she was first in her age group with a time of 2:01:36. She was strong across the board, but she shined the most in the swim where she was 68th amonth all women. She moved well on the bike averaging 15.3 MPH, and then had a solid trail run.

Andy also had a strong performance, only missing the podium by one place! His time of 1:51:17 earned him a 4th place age group finish. Although his times were strong in the run, Andy says he was challenged by the rooty trails of the course. I am sure that things will go much better at the Medoc Meltdown on Saturday.

If you are not familiar with Finish Strong, they host several sprint triathlons around North Carolina. Next week they are hosting the OBX Tri of which Steve Cooper and Eric Pate are participating in. Their are events are becoming bigger in size every year, but they still have a personal feel. It is a great way to get involved in triathlons.