John Albaugh (Center) looks over photos taken in Zürich, Switzerland during recent IRONMAN Competition. Also enjoying the photo albums is attorney Dave Skinner and Albaugh's wife, Staci Richards.

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Dow Corning Engineer Competes at Zürich, Switzerland IRONMAN Competition

John Albaugh's Time of 10 Hours + 57 Minutes Is Personal Best

July 15, 2007
By: O. J. Cunningham

On June 24th, John Albaugh got up in the morning and went out for a swim.

He also went for a bike ride.

Then he ran for a bit.

You see, Albaugh was in Zürich, Switzerland and just happened to be competing in the International Ironman Competition.

On June 24, 2007, Albaugh (Age 32) swam 2.4 miles, biked 112 miles and then ran a 26+ mile Marathon. Albaugh's time for the three-part competition was 10 hours and fifty-seven minutes (10:57).

"Don't write that I completed the Ironman in just under 11 hours," Albaugh laughed during his MyBayCity interview. "Say 10 hours and 57 minutes."

Albaugh's performance in Switzerland placed him 520th out of 2,000 competitors.

Complete Stats for Albaugh at Zürich.

"I've been training for this for about 18 months," said Albaugh, an Engineer for Dow Corning and a former assistant wrestling coach at Essexville Garber for 10 years.

Albaugh lives in Freeland and trains 15 hours per week. He also participates in shorter "Sprint" Ironman competitions. In a "Sprint" competition, competitors run 5K, bike 14 miles and swim 1/4 mile.

Other qualifying Races for the International Ironman (Listed Chronologically) are: Malaysia, New Zealand, South Africa, Australia, Arizona, Lanzarote Canarias, Japan, Brazil France - Nice, Coeur d'Alene, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Lake Placid, United Kingdom, Canada Louisville, Korea, Wisconsin, Kona Hawaii, Florida, and Western Australia.

Complete information is available at http://www.ironman.com

Photo (Above, Right) of John Albaugh during Ironman Marathon in Zürich, Switzerland on June 24, 2007.
2,000 Swimmers head for the water in Zürich, Switzerland at the start of the 24 mile swim in the recent June Ironman competition.