Saturday June 13, 2009 Ironman Boise 70.3 Triathlon in Boise, ID
This year’s Boise 70.3 marked first-year pro Janelle Morrison’s professional debut. With high hopes but realistic goals, Janelle took on a strong field of women including former 70.3 world champ and Olympian Samantha McGlone and 6th place 2008 Kona finisher Linsey Corbin. After a disappointing swim, Janelle managed to charge back into contention on the bike and then ran her way into 6th place overall. Janelle was very pleased with her finish and is extremely excited to continue her dream as a professional triathlete.
Sunday June 14, 2009
Accenture Escape from Alcatraz in San Francisco, CA For the second time this year, Mary Beth Ellis stormed across a finish line well ahead of the rest of the pack. Racing against big names like Leanda Cave, Becky Lavelle, and Michellie Jones, Mary Beth had little trouble staying away from everyone after gaining control of the race early in the bike. She crossed the finish line in a time of 2:21:23, a full minute and thirty-nine seconds ahead of second-place finisher Leanda Cave.
Ironman Kansas 70.3 Triathlon in Lawrence, KS
Three Pro Timex athletes ran across the yellow brick road finish at this year’s Kansas 70.3 and all three placed among the top 10 overall. James Cotter crossed the line in a time of 3:54:05, securing a 4th place finish, while Andrew Hodges was a few minutes back placing 8th overall. Gabriela Loskotova finished in a time of 4:41:56 matching Andrew’s 8th place finish in the women’s pro field. Tim Hola also finished the day atop the podium taking high honors in the 35-39 age group. Tim had the fastest swim, bike, and run splits for his age group and finished in a time of 4:05:53
