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Best of luck to these two ladies racing the 70.3 Ironman World Championships in Nice, France tomorrow!
They’re ready and roaring to go!

Brandi Grissom Swicegood Carly Conrad

Big weekend of racing at Jack's Generic Triathlon with great results all round and some personal bests! Another great event put on by High Five Events

Kearci Jobe Smith 1st Open Women
Brandi Grissom Swicegood 3rd Open Women
Carly Conrad 1st Overall Age Group Woman, 1st 35-39yr Age Group
Al Gawlik 5th Overall Age Group Woman, 2nd 35-39yr Age Group
Aaron Shapley 5th Overall Age Group Man, 2nd 45-49yr Age Group
Dane Shaw 5th Open Men

A great hit out for Brandi Grissom Swicegood and Carly Conrad who are off to race in the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships in Nice, France in 1.5 weeks.
Bonne Chance girls!!

Great racing on the weekend at the Marble Falls, Texas Triathlon with
Al Gawlik winning the 35-39yr Age Group and Second Overall in the Sprint Distance.
Michelle Means finishing 2nd behind Amy in the 35-39yr Age Group.
Great work ladies!!

Had a great weekend of racing at Buffalo Springs Ironman 70.3 in hot and trying conditions. Everyone suffered and I couldn't be more proud of them.
Dane Shaw finished 4th in the 35-39yr age group.
Quincy Arey finished 4th in the 30-34yr age group.
Aaron Shapley finished 8th in 45-49yr age group.
One and a half weeks ago Padre Mora raced over in Ireland at IRONMAN Ireland. He couldn't finish the bike in what was the exact opposite of conditions compared to Lubbock. Not many people know what he went through just to even make it to the start line after having a little mishap on the bike a few weeks before. For Padre to pull out it must have been tough and he must have been hurting because he never complains about anything!!
Looking forward to some more great results coming up from all my athletes!

Great day at the Lifetimefitness Captextri today. The biggest triathlon in Austin, Texas
I had 5 athletes racing and 4 out of the 5 won their age group.
Al Gawlik 1st 35-39 Age Group Sprint Distance
Quincy Arey 1st 30-34 Age Group Olympic Distance
Aaron Shapley 1st 45-49 Age Group Olympic Distance
Dane Shaw 1st 35-39 Age Group Olympic Distance
Brandi Grissom Swicegood was having another great day until she took a detour on the run.
The training is working and I can't wait for the next race on the schedule IRONMAN 70.3 Buffalo Springs.

pic #1 Aaron Shapley
pic #2 Dane Shaw

It's been a great start to the year for all my athletes. I'm not a big social media guy but all of them have trained their hearts out day after day, week after week, month after month to reach their goals. Fitting in their training long with their work and family life is tough and i don't know how they do it. I take my hat off to them. I'm so proud of them for everything that they do. We've only just made it to may and just starting the triathlon season and already we've had some great results!

- Zach ran a PR at the Chevron Houston Marathon and in the process getting a qualifying time for the Boston Marathon
- Alan Smith ran a PR at the Austin Marathon and in the process finished 3rd in the Austin Distance Challenge
- Brandi Grissom Swicegood has been racing like a woman possessed. She won her age group at IRONMAN 70.3 Campeche, was 2nd at IRONMAN 70.3 Texas, competed at the Boston Marathon and then rounded it all out with a 2nd in her age group and 3rd overall at Challenge Cancun to qualify for her professional license!! She's my second athlete to qualify for her pro license after Haley Koop did it last year at IRONMAN 70.3 Waco. Hard work and dedication does pay off!
- Carlos A Gonzalez Villarreal had a great race at IRONMAN 70.3 Texas and is now looking to qualify for IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship at Ironman 70.3 Monterrey next weekend.
- Padre Mora headed west to race at IRONMAN 70.3 Oceanside and threw down like he always does. He's now looking to conquer IRONMAN Ireland
- CP Ross and Carlos Kempff both got struck down by the weather at IRONMAN 70.3 Texas but trained their hearts out and will be back at their next races.
- Aaron Shapley finished 2nd overall age group male at The Rookie Triathlon today
- Al Gawlik finished 2nd in her age group at The Rookie Triathlon
- Haley Koop is recovering well and will be back bigger and stronger very soon!!
Look out for Quincy Arey who is coming to a race near you very soon!

photo- Brandi Grissom Swicegood

I want to thank all my athletes for such a great 2018. We've had wins, podiums and personal bests coming in thick and fast. I couldn't have asked for a more dedicated group of athletes and I thank them so much for everything they have taught me the last 12 months.
Some of the highlights have been

- Mina finishing 14th at the World IRONMAN Championships
- Carlos representing Mexico at the ITU World Triathlon Championships
-Brandi ranked 7th in the world in the 40-44yr age group in the 70.3 rankings, number 2 American
- Haley ranked 12th in the world in the 30-34yr age group in the 70.3 rankings and number 6 American. Plus offered a pro card
- 3 qualifiers for 70.3 Worlds in 2019
- Overall Age Group 70.3 win and 2x2nds
- 5 Age Group wins in 70.3s
- Wins, Podiums and Personal Best galore at races in and around Austin!

Thank You to Bicycle World (Austin, TX) for the support of the team in 2018!



Natasha Van Der Merwe Shane Danaher Carlos Kempff Mina Pizzini Francesca Genari Al Gawlik Dane Shaw Carly Conrad Brandi Grissom Swicegood Haley Koop Padre Mora CP Ross Aaron Shapley Alan Smith Doreen Heep Redenius Quincy Arey Melissa Trejo Miller Christopher Reynolds Todd Sapio

I always tell my athletes to do what I say not what I do. The old barndog 1-2 swim stroke isn't pretty but it's effective! 🤣 Aqua Sphere 📸 Matt Lieto

A huge congratulations to Mina Pizzini on her 14th place at the IRONMAN World Championships in Kona last weekend.
She finished the season with 2 wins. One at IRONMAN 70.3 Hawaii and the other at IRONMAN 70.3 Superfrog.
Brandi Grissom Swicegood and Haley Koop have also won their respective age groups at 70.3 races this year plus the overall age group women's title at 70.3 Buffalo Springs for Haley.
Brandi and Carly Conrad have also qualified for IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships in Nice 2019.
Looking forward to everyone racing Ironman Waco70.3 next weekend and seeing all that hard work pay off!!
Bicycle World
📸 Haley Koop Brandi Grissom Swicegood Scott R. Poorman