45-year-old Ildy Szekely (@swimplifly) top the charts on Day 2 in Lake LBJ as she did in Day 1 at the 3-day, 3-stage Tex Robertson Highland Lakes Challenge in Austin, Texas today.

Szekely, a butterfly specialist, remains on top of the Weekend Warrior rankings ahead of 22-year-old Gregory Clarke and 53-year-old Mike Lucero by nearly 7 minutes.

Day 1 + 2 Weekend Warrior rankings

1. Ildiko Szekely (45, shown below) 1:16:43 + 48:13 = 2:04:56
2. Mike Lucero (53) 1:22:14 + 49:38 = 2:11:52
3. Seth Huston (60) 1:20.57 + 51:17 = 2:12:14
4. Gregory Clarke (22) 1:20:30+ 52:03 = 2:12:33
5. Donald Parsons (54) 1:31:14 + 55:16 = 2:26:30
6. Mike McCarthy (48) 1:30:37 + 57:08 = 2:27:45
7. Emily Young (31) 1:58:19 + 58:40 = 2:56:59
8. Veronica McKee (28) 1:39:51 + 1:04:10 = 2:44:01
9. Timothy Murphy (54) 1:48:34 + 1:04:25 = 2:52:59
10. Emily Young (31) 1:58:19 + 58:40 = 2:56:59
11. Emma Blanco (51) 1:54:18 + 1:10:35 = 3:04:53
12. Jodi Oates (59) 1:58:38 + 1:14:26 = 3:13:04
13. Karen Watt (61) 2:05:21 + 1:24:19 = 3:29:40

Day 2: 3.5 km LBJ Loop results

1. Ildiko Szekely (45) 48:13
2. Mike Lucero (53) 49:38
3. Gregory Clarke (22) 51:17
4. Seth Huston (60) 52:03
5. Keelan Christman (15) 54:48
6. Nathaniel Sun (17) 55:11
7. Donald Parsons (54) 55:16
8. Julie Vineyard (46) 56:22
9. Mike McCarthy (48) 57:08
10. Nim Meishar (57) 57:24
11. Cate Cebrowski (53) 58:09
12. Emily Young (31) 58:40
13. Steve Mallett (61) 1:00:39
14. Joseph McBride (45) 1:03:08
15. Veronica McKee (28) 1:04:10
16. Timothy Murphy (54) 1:04:25
17. Abhijeet Kulkarni (30) 1:04:31
18. Lucca Incerpi (17) 1:06:10
19. Kerry Yonushonis (49) 1:07:58
20. Zac Kahle (26) 1:08:29
21. Emma Blanco (51) 1:10:35
22. Cesare Fracassi (51) 1:10:35
23. Maor Schaal (56) 1:11:29
24. Don Clark (54) 1:11:49
25. Jodi Oates (59) 1:14:26
26. Karen Watt (61) 1:24:19

Day 2: 2 km LBJ Short Loop results

1. Rick Price (62) 45:24
2. Anna Mod (61) 53:33
3. Lottie Tai (41) 54:04
4. John Szramiak (32) 59:26
5. Charlotte Laughlin (60) 59:29
6. John Szramiak (74) 1:05:10
7. Reah Dahl-Stamnes (67) 1:06:12
8. Theodoros Tsirigotis (32) 1:06:23
9. Burak Unalmiser (45) 1:11:38
10. Ron Laughlin (64) 1:11:49

The Weekend Warrior Challenge includes the following 3 stage races:

• Friday, October 25th: 5 km in Inks Lake
• Saturday, October 26th: 3.5 km in Lake LBJ
• Sunday, October 27th: 5.5 km in Marble Falls

For more information about the race, visit the Facebook page here or the Winning Isn’t Normal website page here.

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