We knew we had a great group of people on our roster, but Sunday in Chattanooga they also showed it on the course by bringing home an Ironman TriClub title for Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga. C26 Triathlon won the Division V crown with 43,436.5 points, which was the second highest overall total of 200 competing triathlon teams, below only the local Chattanooga Triathlon Club.
Point totals are accumulated by how each person finishes in their age group. For example, if you win your age group you receive 5,000 points. Totals descend by each position based on how far you finished behind the winner. Here’s an explanation from the Ironman TriClub site:
“AGR points are calculated based on the athlete’s race finish time behind the first finisher in his/her age group. Points continue to drop as the race time increases, until the points reach a “point floor,” at which point they don’t drop any further and every athlete after this will receive the value of the “point floor.” For a full-distance IRONMAN the “point floor” is 1,000 points and for an IRONMAN 70.3 the “point floor” is 700.”
Leading the way for C26 were two podium slots, one by Joanne Langton F45-49 and the other by C26 Coach, Robbie Bruce, in M35-39. Another C26 athlete, Mark Strasser just missed the podium by getting 6th in M55-59. Amy Kendall finished 10th out of 124 in F35-39. Suzanne Cates took 23rd out of 124 in F35-39. Jesse Veenstra came in 14th out of 178 in M30-34. Ross Kaffenberger finished 20th out of 209 in M40-44.
Many C26 Athletes completed their first Half Distance in Chattanooga, while 17 others who had raced at least one half before finished with strong PRs. Congrats to all, we salute your dedication and effort, but most importantly, you’re attitude in life.
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