Race Coverage

Heather Kicked Butt! So did Lisa!

Sunday, 15 March 2015 07:00

Fort Lauderdale, FL - After an 8th place finish on Saturday at the Sarasota Draft Legal Sprint Challenge, rookie pro HEATHER LENDWAY went ape-do-do on Sunday at the Las Olas International (1K-21 miles - 5.8 miles) Pro Challenge, placing 2nd overall just 36 seconds behind British superstar Leanda Cave.

Superstar? Oh yeah! Cave, who is even taller than the 5'10' Lendway, is a former Hawaii Ironman World Champion (2012), Long Distance World Champion (2007), 70.3 World Champion (2012), 23U World Champion (2001) and has medaled at Olympic distance worlds and the European Championships.

The race had a $25,000 pro purse, $3K of which wen to Heather. Very cool!

MTN will repost Heather's race report. RESULTS....

ALSO - There's a rumor that Heather's sister Lisa totally rocked her half IM debut at Toughman Florida in Bradenton. She may even have been the women's winner. We'll tell you more when we know more.
UPDATE: Lisa Lendway's half IM--actually 67ishK-- debut produced a resounding win. Her time was 4:31, and her margin was in the half-hour range. So cool!