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  5. Dr. Aime Franco Completes Ironman Race

Dr. Aime Franco Completes Ironman Race

Aime Franco riding a bike during the IronMan competition

Congratulations to Aime Franco who completed her first Ironman 70.3 race August 26th in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. Dr. Franco started going 1/2 marathons and triathlons three years ago to get in better shape. After completing a couple short distance triathlon races around Arkansas, Aime decided to try a long distance race. Dr. Franco grew up in Connecticut, and has family all over New England, so traveling to Maine for the race was a bit of a homecoming. The Ironman 70.3 race consisted of a 1.2 mile swim in the Atlantic, luckily with no Great White Shark sightings. The 56 mile bike ride was through lots of farmland in Southern Maine, and then a 13.1 mile run through Old Orchard Beach and the surround towns, ending at the finish in the center of Old Orchard Beach!

Posted by Chris Lesher on September 6, 2018

Filed Under: Department News

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