Louisville Ironman 8/31/08
Playbook
for Life Racing now has TWO athletes who can call themselves Ironman!
Jim Rhodes and Katie Rhodes had a great day
in Louisville, the weather was hot and they were fast...
Jim comes under the IM banner just a few yards from the finish line
Great IM, great finish
Katie is about to join the IM ranks
She wore the smile all
day long
Here are their splits:
JIm:
Swim: 1:14:09
T1: 3:59
Bike: 5:50:49 (19.16 mph)
T2: 5:39
Run: 4:22:19 (10:00 mpm)
Total: 11:36:55
Jim finished a very strong 24th (out of 166) in his age group, 222nd overall out of 1975 finishers.
Katie
Swim: 1:23:46
T1: 4:56
Bike: 6:13:29 (17.99 mph)
T2: 10:08
Run: 3:49:19 (8:45 mpm)
Total: 11:41:38
Katie finished 1st in her age group and will travel to Kona, Hawaii for the Ironman World Championship!
Sub-12s in your first Ironman is an amazing accomplishment. For BOTH athletes of this brother and sister team to do it is doubly amazing!
Click here to read Jim's Race Report
Click here for lots more pictures
New Tri-tops !
Same colorful design used in our popular cycling jerseys are now here in tri-tops! Swim, bike, and run in these fantastic tops by Champion System. This tight-fitting sleeveless tri top is made from genuine DuPont Lycra and features a front zipper and side mesh pockets. They are very stretchy. Great witnessing tool for races or your favorite training route.
The size shown in these pics is a large. Jim is 6'1 and 175 lbs.
Each top is $50 including shipping. Click here to send us an email for information about how to reserve yours today!
Cycling Time Trials at LMS August 2007
PBFLR's newest member - Reed Manford Rhodes - born 7/29/07
Over the Mountain Olympic Distance Triathlon June 2007
White Lake Sprint and Half-Ironman Triathlons
Boston
Marathon 4/16/07 - Chris sets a PR
Dallas
Marathon 12/10/06 - Katie qualifies for Boston
Charlotte Thunder Road Marathon 12/9/06
Maryellie Carpenter's First 5K 11/11/06
New York City Marathon 11/5/06
Mount Desert Island Marathon 10/15/06
Triple Lakes Trail Marathon 10/7/06
Wilmington YMCA Triathlon 9/30/06
Isabella's debut at the Wilmington YMCA Triathlon 8/21/05
Wilmington TriSpan 5K and 10K 7/9/05
Lake Hickory Triathlon 6/18/05
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