The
inaugural Iron Monkey International Distance Triathlon at Metro Zoo played host
to an extremely competitive age group field. Twenty-two men went sub-2:15 over the .6
mile swim, 22 mile bike, 6.5 mile course, while 19 women broke the
2:30 mark.
Here’s a
look at how each age and specialty division shaped up!
MALE
OVERALL
Ft.
Lauderdale’s Anton Van Zyl showed once again
why he is one of
Florida’s best, taking the overall win by 3
minutes in an impressive
1:51:26. His 39:33 6.5 mile run put the race
away. 25-year old Ramiro Osorio,
(
Miami), was 2nd in
1:54:26, while perennial USAT All-American
Clay Wilson, (
Coral
Gables), took 3rd in
1:57:04 – at the age of 45!
FEMALE
OVERALL
Jenny
Garcia, (
Plantation), was dominant on the women’s side,
winning by almost 9 minutes in a time of
2:07:56. The 2nd & 3rd
place finishers, Kerry Allen of
Miami, and Jessica Box of Pensacola, had
impressive days as well. Both
ladies went sub-2:20, finishing in
2:16:55 and
2:18:26,
respectively.
MALE MASTERS
OVERALL
Robert
Vechiola, (
Boca
Raton), won the Master’s Title by
finishing 5th overall with a spectacular time of
2:01:10. The always tough Richard Noritake,
(
Miami), was just :30 seconds behind,
taking 2nd in
2:01:40.
Plantation’s Jeffrey Marks took the final
podium spot, finishing 3rd in
2:08:36.
FEMALE MASTERS
OVERALL
Ft.
Lauderdale’s Mandy Miller continued her great
year, earning another win in
2:21:13. Sara Somberg, (Coconut Grove), was
2nd in
2:24:29, while 42-year old Kim Kerdyk
finished in
2:26:19 taking the
bronze.
FEMALE DUATHLON – 1 MILE RUN/22 MILE
BIKE/6.5 MILE RUN
Nina
Wagner, (
Miami), cruised to the win, putting
almost 3 minutes between her and the rest of the ladies field. Her time of
2:07:37 included a final 6.5 mile time of
54:19. Aida Montes de Oca,
(
Miami
Beach), was 2nd in
2:10:35, while Karen Sanchez,
(
Cocoa
Beach), was 3rd in
2:25:17.
MALE DUATHLON – 1 MILE RUN/22 MILE
BIKE/6.5 MILE RUN
42-year old
Andrew Colabella, (Dania), was 1st in all three race legs, allowing
him to take the win in
1:50:36.
Orlando’s Jascha Fields was 2nd
in
1:51:59. Stephen Hunter,
(
Miami), took the bronze with a time of
2:01-flat.
MALE
AQUABIKE
It was a
trio of Miamians going
1-2-3 at the Iron Monkey Aquabike! Luis Rodriguez took the win in
1:24:50, Andre Quirino was 2nd
in
1:29:14, and Angel Alvarez earned the final
podium spot, finishing in
1:50:19.
FEMALE
AQUABIKE
Coach
Erinne Zohlman, (
Miami), of Body Zen Coaching &
Personal Training took the victory by just :38 seconds over Maria Segura of
Palm
Beach
Gardens,
1:30:12 –
1:30:50. Congrats to Coach Erinne on a great
race!
CLYDESDALE 185-199,
40+
Just
continuing to get better and better, Marty Fuchs,
(
Coral
Springs), owner of Series Title Sponsor
About Family Fitness, took yet another
Clyde win this season, beating the rest
of the division by 29 minutes with his great time of
2:21:15. COGRATS MARTY! Wayne Hargreave,
(
Coral
Gables), was 2nd in
2:50:15, and Ronald Conkling,
(
Coral
Springs), took 3rd in
3:07:13.
CLYDESDALE 200+, 39 &
UNDER
Thomas
Mooney, (
Miami
Beach), was dominant, taking the
Clyde win by more than 15 minutes in the
time of
2:31:13.
Hollywood’s Daniel Duval was 2nd
in
2:46:31, and David Gonzalez,
(
Hallandale), earned the bronze with a time of
2:52:36.
CLYDESDALE 200+,
40+
Peter
Walton, (
Hallandale
Beach), put the race away on the run,
gaining a 4 minute cushion that allowed him to take the win by just under 3
minutes in a time of
2:25:00.
Lauderhill’s Matt Vangalis was 2nd
in
2:27:43, and good buddy Robert Ramirez of
Miami continued his great year, finishing
3rd in
2:30:57.
ATHENA
The “most
experienced” Athena, coming in all the way from Rockledge, really put it to the
Athena field. Christine Zieres
winning time of
2:43:55 was almost 50 minutes better than
the rest of the competition!
Miami’s Lisette Manzanares was
2nd in
3:33:25, while Barbara Junge,
(
Miami
Beach), was 3rd in
3:46:37.
MALE 15-19
18-year old
Juan Pava had an outstanding race, taking the divisional win in
2:11:22, a time that was good enough for
19th overall. Great job,
Juan!
FEMALE
20-24
Jennifer
Bodine, (
Garret
Park), had a very impressive day, taking
the win in
2:18:37, a time good enough for
32nd overall! Key
Biscayne’s Alejandra Cordovez was 2nd in
2:20:54 and Nicole Genta,
(
Coral
Gables), went home with the bronze thanks
to her time of
2:26:31.
MALE 20-24
22-year old
Trevor Coolidge, (
White
City), dominated the field, cruising to
the win in
2:05:23. He was 8th overall! Juan Zarate,
(
Miami
Beach), was 2nd in
2:15:46 and
Naples’ Everett Leonard took
3rd in
2:21:34.
FEMALE
25-29
Gretchen
Bielmyer, (Key Biscayne), had an impressive day, taking the win in
2:22:46.
Miami’s Carolina Mantilla was
2nd in
2:29:10, and 3rd place finisher
Janna Pasztor, (
Coral
Gables), just missed breaking
2:31. She finished in
2:31:01!
MALE 25-29
Miami’s Tomasso Maestroni was
14th overall on his way to the win in the 25-29’s in the time of
2:09:12. David Bryan,
(
Hollywood), was 2nd in
2:11:05, and Brad Voelker,
(
Nashville,
TN), took the bronze in
2:11:48.
FEMALE
30-34
Good friend
Angie Matsoff, (
Ft.
Lauderdale), was a divisional winner once
again, earning the victory with a time of
2:29:06.
Lake
Worth’s Andrea Flynn was 2nd
in
2:31:53, and
Miami’s Carol Villar took the final
podium spot thanks to her finish in
3:13:54.
MALE 30-34
Top
Florida age grouper Rodolfo Gonzalez,
(
Plantation), was at it once again, taking yet
another divisional win in
South
Florida. His time of
2:03:02 bested the field by almost 5
minutes and was good for 7th overall! Adam Kilmer,
(
Miami), was 2nd in
2:07:48. The Zohlman’s of Body Zen fame continued
a great family day with Coach Lee Zohlman, (
Miami), taking a 3rd in
2:10:58. Nice work!
FEMALE
35-39
The always
tough Jennifer Magnussen, (Weston), was your winner here, clocking a
2:18:59 on the way to the win. Denise Desauliers,
(
Miami
Beach), was 2nd in
2:20:32, and
Hollywood’s Lisa Lamey took the silver with a
time of
2:26:02.
MALE 35-39
Robert
Saputo of
Marco
Island won the division in convincing
fashion, as his
2:00:34 was
7:14 better than the rest of the field!
Miami’s Alex Cosio was 2nd in
2:07:48, and Larry Shagrin of
Boca
Raton was 3rd in
2:08:11.
FEMALE
40-44
It’s
another 1st place finish for the Fuchs’! This time, About Family Fitness
matriarch Lauren Fuchs, (
Coral
Springs), providing the impressive
performance, going sub-2:30 to take the win in
2:26:50. Clermont’s Leah Dearman was
2nd in
2:34:58, and
Miami’s Amy Mangialetto took
3rd in
2:40:13. Congrats to all three of our “medal”
winners on great races!
MALE 40-44
Brian
Kernan of
Parkland used an impressive run, - 54:43 for
the 6.5 miler, 2nd best in the division – to hold off the rest of the
field and take the win . Ex-Western
Carolina baseball star Tim Milian, (
Pembroke
Pines), also had a great race, taking
2nd in
2:18:40. David Baker,
(
Deerfield
Beach), took 3rd in
2:19:44.
FEMALE
45-49
Miami’s Maria Andrews cruised to an easy
win in 2:29:37, - 16 minutes better than the rest of the field! Patty Wells, (Coconut Creek), was
2nd in
2:55:37, and Julie Maas, who came all the
way in from
Decatur,
Georgia rounded out the top three. She finished in
3:42:40.
MALE 45-49
Wellington’s John Jorgensen blazed to a
winning time of
2:17:52, - good for 30th
overall! –putting more than 17 minutes between him and the rest of the
45-49’s. Chris Roberts,
(
Miami) was 2nd in
2:35:23 and
Plantation’s Nick Sortal took 3rd
with a time of
2:42:20.
FEMALE
50-54
Courtney
Siebrecht, (Tequesta), was the runaway winner here, clocking an outstanding time
of
2:45:42. Jill Poffenbarger of
Coral
Springs was 2nd in
3:07:23.
MALE 50-54
George
Manekas, (
Hallandale), continued his outstanding season,
taking another win in a very competitive age group. His time of
2:19:45 was just about 10 minutes better
than the rest of the field! Coconut
Creek’s Leighton Bewley was 2nd in
2:29:35, and Andrew Apollony,
(
Pembroke
Pines), was 3rd in
2:41:43.
MALE 55-59
David
Fields of Tequesta had a gold medal performance, taking the win in
2:30:53. Miami Metrozoo’s Tom Trump was the
runner-up in a time of
2:40:05. Without Tom, this event wouldn’t happen,
so KUDOS TO TOM!
FEMALE
60-64
Mary Ann
Wallace, (
Naples), took the win in
3:17:46
MALE 60-64
Boca
Raton’s Victor Shames had a great day,
going
3:06:29 to take the victory in the men’s
60-64’s.