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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

14 Ironman Texas Hopefuls Go Long at Rocky Raccoon in Huntsville

      Fourteen Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas registrants conquered the trails of Huntsville State Park on Saturday -- and Sunday -- at the Rocky Raccoon Endurance Trail Run.
      Eight finishers in the 100-mile run and six in the 50-mile run have thrown their wet suit, bike and running shoes in for this May's inaugural Ironman in The Woodlands.
      Matthews, North Carolina's Justin Andrews, 34, and Houston's Alison Dunn, 30, led their fellow triathletes in the 100- and 50-mile races, respectively, with times of 23 hours, 33 minutes and 31 seconds and 9:05:39, respectively.

Houston's Ingrid Hillhouse finished the 100-miler in 24:54:20
      The complete list of finishers is as follows:

100-Mile
23:33:31 - Justin Andrews, M, 34, Matthews, NC
24:54:20 - Ingrid Hillhouse, F, 38, Houston, TX
26:07:51 - Brett Blankner, M, 37, College Station, TX
27:35:25 - Devon Kiernan, M, 37, Austin, TX via Alexandria, VA
27:38:59 - Roland Gomez, M, 29, Houston, TX
27:50:41 - Christine Criscuolo, F, 35, San Antonio, TX
29:39:03 - Suzanne Yashewski, F, 36, Austin, TX

Steve Barlow from Rowlett covered the 50 miles - all in the daylight - in 9:46:47
50-Mile
9:05:39 - Alison Dunn, F, 30, Houston, TX
9:46:47 - Steve Barlow, M, 40, Rowlett, TX
10:18:12 - Arnie Chaiyavet, M, 40, Houston, TX
10:18:13 - Nathaniel Cameron, M, 30, Houston, TX
13:40:17 - Vu Nguyen, M, 30, Sugar Land, TX
13:58:59 - James Sullivan, M, 42, Cedar Park, TX