Fong beats Culver!!!

I read with interest all of the articles and blogs about Governor Culver's triathlon. As a big guy myself. I was impressed! Chet did an Olympic distance tri.

• 1500m swim
• 32km bike
• 10km run

He got second in his age group (of 2), but his time of 3:03:27 was 50 minutes slower than even the athletes over age 60. On the other hand his 19:19 in the 1500m swim was pretty impressive. I am a swimmer and it takes me closer to 45 minutes to swim 1500m (yes I am slow). His 14.53 mph bike average is pretty slow — I could take him on the bike. At a 12+ minute mile pace in the run he and I would probably be pretty close. But overall he would beat me pretty handily based on the swim.

On the other hand my candidate, Christian Fong is also a triathlete. Christian ran cross country in college. I looked up Christian's times from this year's Pigman Triathlon. The Pigman Long Course tri is a half-ironman distance:

• 1.2mi swim
• 56mi bike
• 13.1mi run

Christian is not the fastest swimmer an he did the swim in a modest time of 41:43. On the bike, he averaged 17.5 mph, almost 3 mph faster than Culver. He completed the run at a 9:27 pace, about minutes per mile faster than Culver for twice the difference. So when it comes to triathlons ...

... Christian Fong clearly beats Chet Culver.

Comments

[Brent Oleson]

If this triatholon data is our criteria for gubenatorial success then I am starting the Draft Nick Wagner for Governor Committee.

[HawkeyeGOP]

;-)

[Jeff Ginn]

Brent, Nick is a fast triathlete, but don't "draft" him (in triathlon-speak). You would be disqualified. Nick can explain.