After a quiet, relaxing, carb-loading Easter weekend with family and friends two weeks ago, our athletes switched gears this past weekend and were racing all over the globe to burn off those extra calories. Our athletes packed their bags, put their goggles on, and laced up their shoes to show off their hard training. All distances were covered from 10k to full Ironman! We couldn’t be happier of the efforts our members put out.
Ironman Texas
Pablo Bueno proved that a full distance Ironman was a piece of cake. Day in and day out he logged hours of training for months, and the efforts have paid off. Racing for just over 12 hours, Bueno pushed his body to its limits and successfully completed his first Ironman!
Sterling Manning finished the swim in strong fashion but was unable to complete the bike ride. His attitude remains highly positive and he learned a lot from his experience. We will continue to encourage and support him as he now knows what he needs to do to better prepare for the next one.
The North Face - Endurance 50 Mile Run
Ian Sewalt seems to think being in the military isn’t hard enough so he chose to run a 50 miler for the first time all the way out in Washington DC! Sewalt ran at an impressive pace just breaking the 10-hour finish time for this “gnarly” race, and earned himself the badge of an ultra-runner.
Xterra ATX Triathlon
This race had several variations to choose from, but everyone from Paragon chose to compete in the triathlon. Mark Saroni, Justin Nix, and Fernando Sanchez of Team Paragon and Thomas Willmott and Daiki Kitahara of UTSA competed at this race in Pace Bend Park near Austin, Texas. Xterra triathlon follows the same swim-bike-run format as a normal triathlon with the added challenge of being a mountain bike ride and trail run.
Pontevedra ITU Multisport World Championships
This weeklong tour of racing was represented by Raul Correa and Diana Ruderman as they traveled to Spain to partake in 2 of the 5 events spanning from April 27th through May 4th. This past weekend they ran in the duathlon, and next Thursday they’ll partake in the aquathlon world champion event.
BS Brewery Bike Race
Carlos Torres rode through the hills just east of San Antonio for this series second race.
10k in Bali
While on vacation in Bali, Albert and Elvia Rodriguez seemed to be a little too relaxed so they decided to spice it up with a 10k. Talk about dedication.
Wildflower 60 mile Bike Ride
A group of athletes did a thing in spandex.
RESULTS
Ironman Texas
Pablo Bueno: 12:22:41
Sterling Manning: 1:33:08 (SWIM), DNF
The North Face - Endurance 50 Mile Run
Ian Sewalt: 9:59:42, 6th AG
Xterra ATX Triathlon
Mark Saroni: 1:51:25, 1st AG, 2nd overall
Justin Nix: 2:46:23, 6th AG
Thomas Willmott: 3:03:57, 3rd AG
Daiki Kitahara: 3:06:00, 2nd AG
Fernando Sanchez: 3:34:31, 14th AG
Pontevedra ITU Multisport World Championships
Diana Ruderman: 2:53:19, 12th AG
Raul Correa: 2:39:35, 32nd AG
Make sure to send your pictures from training and racing to: racing@paragontraining.org so we can showcase all the rad stuff you guys do.
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