Fletcher High’s Dylan Speckman completes Ironman triathlon

On Jan. 9, Dylan Speckman, a junior AICE honor student at Fletcher High, finished his first Ironman distance triathlon in Naples. He placed first in his age group (22 & under) with a time of 15 hours, 3 minutes, 35 seconds and was the youngest competitor in the event of more than 70 participants. The course consisted of of a 2.4-mile open-water swim in the Gulf, a 112-mile bike race, and a ...