Monday, August 15, 2011

Johnson's finishing sprint wins the Georgia Veterans sprint tri title

Georgia Veterans Sprint TriathlonMaking up a deficit of over half a minute, Charlie Johnson of Tallahassee's Gulf Winds Tri Club outkicked Lt. Col. Joel Kinnunen 57:18 to 57:22 for the title at the 13 August 2011 Georgia Veterans Sprint Triathlon in Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park near Cordele, Georgia. Tallahassee's Sandy Holt won the women's division in 66:47, nearly a minute ahead of the 67:31 mark of runner-up and top woman master Ronda Walker of Dublin, Georgia. The annual event consisted of a 400-meter swim followed by a 13.6-mile bicycle ride and a 5K run.


Charlie JohnsonJohnson was only the sixth runner out of the water, but moved up to second place during the bicycle leg. But Colonel Kinnunen, a member of the USAF triathlon team, had the fastest ride of the morning, and dismounted his bike at 38:44 into the race, a full 37 seconds before Johnson stopped pedaling. To win, Johnson would have to make up the difference during the running leg. He did. Running a 17:29, Johnson chased down Kinnunen, eking out a four-second margin of victory.


Top Ten Men, 2011 Georgia Veterans Sprint Triathlon
  1. 57:18, Charlie Johnson (M, 32) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 57:22, Joel Kinnunen (M, 45) Warner Robins, GA
  3. 59:09, Sam Uhlman (M, 22) Atlanta, GA
  4. 61:24, John Kilpatrick (M, 41) Leesburg, GA
  5. 62:01, Nat Higdon (M, 37) Cairo, GA
  6. 62:58, Sam Martinez (M, 46) Macon, GA
  7. 63:16, Mitchell Sellars (M, 42) Leesburg, GA
  8. 63:24, Gage Kronberger (M, 14) Dothan, AL
  9. 63:49, Perry Thomas (M, 41) Macon, GA
  10. 63:55, Tyler Sakir (M, 14) Forsyth, GA

Top Ten Women, 2011 Georgia Veterans Sprint Triathlon
  1. Sandy Holt66:47, Sandy Holt (F, 26) Tallahassee, FL
  2. 67:31, Ronda Walker (F, 46) Dublin, GA
  3. 67:57, Grace Tinkey (F, 16) Macon, GA
  4. 68:46, Madison Kronberger (F, 16) Dothan, AL
  5. 71:12, Mary Hotz (F, 24) Albany, GA
  6. 72:03, Kristy Andrews (F, 31) Gray, GA
  7. 72:27, Kimberly Hull (F, 25) Macon, GA
  8. 72:27, Amy Fix (F, 37) Albany, GA
  9. 72:28, Alison Peters (F, 15) Valdosta, GA
  10. 72:56, Alicia Christie (F, 26) Centerville, GA

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3 comments:

  1. Excellent write-up & pics, Herb! Thanks for keeping us abreast of the running AND triathlon world!
    judy

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  2. Great job Herb. Well done Mr.Johnson and Ms. Holt!

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  3. Kudos to Johnson, Holt, and their rivals! All I did was sit in front of a keyboard enjoying the air conditioning and sipping a diet cola.

    Herb.

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