On October 17, 2010 in Austin, Texas there was a Triathlon at the Walter E. Long Park. The Austin Ironman Triathlon is a challenging course that spreads over 70.3 miles and has three baffling parts of competition. The three parts of the race include 1.2 miles of swimming, 56 miles of biking, and 13.1 miles of running.
James Cunnama had nearly a seven-minute deficit to start the run, but ran a blistering split (1:12:56) on the 13.1-mile, off-road, terrain course. Out of the water in 11th place (25:29), he fired away over the bike course, making up nine places with a ride time of 2:12:22 to come in second behind the Estonian leader Marko Albert. On the run, he was second behind Estonian leader Marko Albert and overpowered Albert at around the 1.5km mark and then didn't look back. Cunnama, the professional athlete, won the Longhorn Ironman in 3 hours, 53 minutes and 57 seconds.
Manor High School was represented at the Longhorn Ironman by the Library Club, National Honors Society, Anime Club, and Ms. Dori Smith. The Library Club wrote the athletes ID number on their shoulders, on their left hand, and the athletes’ age on their calf. The National Honors Society handed out water to the runners and bikers, directed the runners the way to go, called for help, set up food, and put water in the cups when the race was over. They were willing to work enthusiastically by encouraging the competitors while having to wake up at 5:00am to make this race a wonderful outcome.
Charelle Marshall and Haley Malone
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