Ironman 70.3, Take 2

Garrett did it again! He completed the Lake Stevens Ironman 70.3 Triathalon and this year he shaved almost an HOUR off of last years finish time and finished 16th out of 69 in his age division!! If that's not enough, Garrett was this close {see: 29 seconds} to beating his personal half marathon PR of 1:43:08. His hard work and dedication have seriously paid off and he couldn't be happier with this years results!

Garrett's age group at the swim start... Swim 1.2 miles

Garrett flashing us a big smile during his Transition 1 (T1)

He ROCKED the 56 mile bike! He said he loved passing all the tri bikes (bikes built specifically for triathlons) on the hills.

About 6 miles in on the run and still smiling!!

The home stretch!

Finish line!!

Garrett's official times 2009:
Division place: 16 out of 69
Swim 1.2mi: 36 minutes
T1: 2:20 mins
Bike 56mi: 2 hours 48 mins
T2: 2:28 mins
Run 13.1mi: 1 hour 43 mins 37 seconds
Total time: 5 hours 13 minutes 12 seconds

Garrett's official times 2008:
Division place: 59 out of 69

Swim 1.2mi: 37 minutes
transition1: 2:34 minutes
Bike 56mi: 3 hours 4 minutes
transition2: 1:50 minutes
Run 13.1mi: 2 hours 24 minutes
Total Time: 6 hours and 10 minutes 44 seconds

You can read about Garrett's first Ironman 70.3 experience here and here.


Garrett congratulating Mike after he finished. This was Mike's first Ironman 70.3 and he and Garrett were a HUGE support support system for each other throughout their training. They swam almost every morning and ran or biked {sometimes both} in the afternoons. Mike also rocked it and finished just a few minutes after Garrett.

Mike jokingly calls Garrett "Coach Garrett" and when one of them were feeling tired and didn't want to workout the other would say "What would Lance do?" (as in Lance Armstrong), which would instantly motivate them.

Two happy Ironman 70.3 Finishers!! Way to go guys!!