Jason Phillips competed in the first Ironman Tulsa race on Sunday May, 23. Left to train on his own by an unnamed fellow Bull who was a DNS, Phillips ground out a tough race in a challenging field. The race was also the North American Championship packed with pro’s including race winner Patrick Lange.
Of course, we all new that the swim would be a piece of cake for the formerly young competitor. Jason gave us all a taste of his swimming prowess with an impromptu swim across Lake Windsor at a Bulls mountain biking trip in Northwest Arkansas this fall. Even without pre swim hops laden fuel, Jason had a strong start finishing 19th in his 40-44 age group in the swim. He was 58th on a somewhat hilly bike course. And then he ran. Jason finished strong and had a fulfilling race adding to his long list of Ironman events including full 140.6 at Florida and Boulder and a slew of other races.
