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Wolfe, Dussault Claim Winter Triathlon National Titles

2012-01-30T04:42:59Z

Mike Wolfe and Rebecca Dussault took advantage of near-perfect conditions Sunday to claim national titles at USA Triathlon's 2012 Winter Triathlon National Championship at Homestake Lodge.

Wolfe from Helena, MT covered the 5-kilometer run, 10-kilometer mountain bike and 5-kilometer cross-country ski course in 1 hour, 10 minutes, 20 seconds to outdistance the field by more than three minutes.

Joining Wolfe on the men's podium were fellow Montana athletes Matt Seeley and Landon Beckner, who finished in 1:13:31 and 1:13:34, respectively.

On the women's side, Dussault of Gunnison, CO claimed her third USA Triathlon Winter Triathlon National Championship title in the last four years in 1:16:10. The 2010 winter triathlon world champion also finished fifth overall -- regardless of gender -- to earn the women's title by more than five minutes.

Last year's women's national champion Emma Garrard was second in 1:21:22, while Nicole Freedman grabbed third in 1:25:13.

Wolfe and Dussault got off to strong starts by posting the day's fastest run splits en route to their victories.

]]> 2012 USA Triathlon Winter Triathlon National Championship Results:
January 29, 2012 - Butte, Montana, USA

Top 10 Men Results	Time	Place	Top 10 Women Results	Time
Mike Wolfe (MT)	1:10:20	1	Rebecca Dussault (CO)	1:16:10
Matt Seeley (MT)	1:13:31	2	Emma Garrard (UT)	1:21:22
Landon Beckner (MT)	1:13:34	3	Nicole Freedman (MA)	1:25:13
Ryan Scott (MT)	1:15:13	4	Julie Zickovich (MT)	1:31:38
Cory Soulliard (MT)	1:16:45	5	Darcy Foley (MA)	1:32:47
Chuck Dumke (MT)	1:18:15	6	Ingrid Lovitt (MT)	1:41:14
Michael Stearns (MT)	1:18:40	7	Kathryn Babbin (MT)	1:45:08
David Hoffman (MT)	1:21:16	8	Kaylee Uibel (MT)	1:47:42
Wesley Furlong (MT)	1:25:48	9	Rebecca Duffy (IL)	1:56:13
Ted Wood (MT)	1:26:17	10	Becky Hochstein (MT)	2:00:27

The top three overall finishers earned the right to represent the U.S. in the elite race at the 2012 ITU Winter Triathlon World Championships in Jämijärvi, Finland, on March 24-25. Additionally, the top three competitors in each age group qualified for Team USA for Winter Worlds.

Click here for complete results (PDF)

Held in conjunction with the fourth annual Powder Hound Winter Triathlon, Sunday's Winter Nationals event was contested under bright sunshine with temperatures in the mid 40s.

The USA Triathlon Winter Triathlon National Championship was originally slated for the Gunstock Winter Triathlon on Jan. 22 in Gilford, N.H., but USA Triathlon was forced to relocate Winter Nationals in late December 2011 due to a lack of snow on the East Coast.

Source: USA Triathlon

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Vanhoenacker, Swallow Dominate Ironman 70.3 South Africa

2012-01-22T17:50:30Z

Marino Vanhoenacker of Belgium and Jodie Swallow of Great Britain kicked off their 2012 season with win, taking today's 2012 titles at Ironman 70.3 South Africa Sunday in East London, South Africa.

The pair led similar race stories with both dominating the field virtually from start to finish. Vanhoenacker had to make up some ground after the swim but once ahead, never looked back while Swallow exited the water first and blazed a trail to the finish line, never offering up a sign of weakness.

Once the formalities were concluded, the piercing sound of the starter's gun sounded at 07h00 for the PRO male athletes. Edo van der Meer (NED) emerged on the beach in a time of 00:26:29 with the same look of determination he had entering the surf. Van der Meer was closely followed by Balazs Csoke (HUN) one second later, and Mark Threlfall (GBR) and Kent Horner (RSA) contesting for third, two seconds behind the leader. In fifth place upon exiting the water was pre-race favourite, Marino Vanhoenacker (BEL).

The early swim leaders were pegged back during the bike leg as Van Der Meer and Threlfall gradually fell back while Vanhoenacker, Ronnie Schildknecht (SUI) and Domenico Passuello moved to the front of the pack. The mercury reached around 30 degrees in overcast and humid conditions which the athletes handled well. Vanhoenacker dug deep to come from behind and not only take the lead but managed to open a 6 minute gap between himself and his closest rival heading into transition, with a bike split of 02:18:00. Vanhoenacker was followed by the Italian Passuello, with a time of 2:20:22 who trailed by 4:39 when exiting the swim. Schildknecht made up third with bike split of 2:23:14.

The run leg never seemed to be a problem for race leader, Vanhoenacker, as he maintained his lead on the course to be the first to beak the tape and emerge as the winner of the Spec-Savers Ironman 70.3 South Africa in a time of 4:06:25. Schildknecht claimed second place on the day with a time of 4:12:56 and Domenico Passuello brought up the top three time of 4:18:37. Once the three leaders exited transition, there was little doubt as to the outcome as positions remained largely unchanged. Kent Horner was the first South African male home in fifth place.

]]> 2012 Ironman 70.3 South Africa Results:
January 22, 2012 - East London, South Africa

Pro Men Results	Time	Place	Pro Women Results	Time
Marino Vanhoenacker	4:06:25	1	Jodie Swallow	4:39:01
Ronnie Schildknecht	4:12:56	2	Lucie Zelenkova	4:43:56
Domenico Passuello	4:18:37	3	Tine Deckers	4:46:13
Mark Threlfall	4:19:46	4	Claire Horner	4:51:39
Kent Horner	4:21:34	5	Susie Hignett	5:02:02

The ladies' field unfolded in similar fashion to the men's with defending champion, Jodie Swallow dominating from start to finish. Swallow (GBR) illustrated her dominance, completing her swim in a time of 26:56 followed by Lucie Zelenkova (CZE) 28:42 and South Africa's and Andrea Steyn 00:31:17. Steyn was closely followed by compatriot Riana de Lange (RSA) four seconds later. Local women's favourite, Claire Horner (RSA) managed a fifth place out of the water in a time of 32:14.

The leading lady, Jodie Swallow maintained pole position after the bike leg with a time of 2:36:41 amassing a five minute lead over Zelenkova who came into transition with a bike split of 2:40:22. Last year's runner up, Tine Deckers (BEL) made her move on the bike leg to close the one minute gap between her and Zelenkova after the swim, to be the third lady into transition with a time of 2:39:39.

Once on the run, the result seemed a mere formality as the unchallenged Swallow came through for a commanding victory in a time of 04:39:01 successfully protecting her crown as the ladies' the Spec-Savers Ironman 70.3 South Africa champion. Second position also remained unchanged as Zelenkova achieved a podium position coming in second in a time of 04:43:56. Deckers, despite struggling with back pain before the race, maintained her third position throughout the run to complete the ladies' top three in a time of 4:46:13. Claire Horner was the first South African ladies' finisher in a impressive fourth place amongst a talented field.

The fifth edition of the Spec-Savers Ironman 70.3 South Africa lived up to its pre-race billing as athletes and spectators revelled in the day's atmosphere and those present witnessed the crowing of a new champion and an impressive title defence.

Additional Coverage:
- 2012 Ironman 70.3 South Africa Athlete Tracker [via Ironman.com]

Check out our 2012 Ironman 70.3 Triathlon Results Grid where at a glance you can see the top three professional triathletes that made the podium at each of the Ironman 70.3 Series races around the world.
www.trijuice.com/2012-ironman-703-results.htm

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Farlow, Crawford Win Sixth Challenge Wanaka

2012-01-21T04:41:25Z

Australia's Aaron Farlow came through a strong field to win the sixth edition of the long-course Challenge Wanaka triathlon on Saturday.

Farlow broke the tape in 8:41:53 (50:43 / 4:44:51 / 3:02:41), 10 minutes ahead of defending champion Jamie Whyte of Auckland with Aucklander Kieran Doe another six minutes behind in third.

Farlow, a rising Canberra-based professional, took his first Ironman win last year in the UK and showed his class with a steady performance that brought him from three minutes behind in the swim to an emphatic win. He was clearly spent at the finish.

While disappointed he couldn't defend his title, Whyte said he was pleased with a day that saw him racing solo much of the race and unable to pick up the pace on the run as he'd hoped.

"I was trying to extract more pace from myself; I just couldn't get any more running speed. I knew I was losing time but I just wasn't able to get anything going on the run," he said. "I was cleanly beaten today by the better athlete."

Whyte vowed to return next year, and took time at the finish to thank the crowd that thronged Wanaka's lakeside Ardmore St. "Thanks to the people of Wanaka for making me feel like I'm on my home ground," he said.

2012 Challenge Wanaka Results:
January 21, 2012 - Wanaka, New Zealand

Pro Men Results	Time	Place	Pro Women Results	Time
Aaron Farlow (AUS)	08:41:53	1	Gina Crawford (NZL)	09:44:06
Jamie Whyte (NZL)	08:51:53	2	Britta Martin (GER)	09:47:39
Kieran Doe (NZL)	08:57:17	3	Simone Maier (GER)	09:57:42
Courtney Ogden (AUS)	09:08:42	4	Candice Hammond (NZL)	09:58:39
Jimmy Johnsen (DEN)	09:09:05	5	Julia Grant (NZL)	10:01:49

]]> First out of the water were quick swimmers Doe and veteran professional Bryan Rhodes, who covered the 3.8km in Lake Wanaka in just under 48min, putting both under the swim course record of 49.97. Nearly 3min in arrears came Farlow, trailed by Whyte, Courtney Ogden (AUS), Jimmy Johnsen (DEN), Keegan Williams (NZL) and Petr Vaboursek (Czech Republic).

Once onto the bike Doe and Rhodes drove the pace in the early going with Farlow, Whyte, Ogden and Johnsen rounding out the front-runners. Farlow bridged the gap to the pair, joining Doe at the 70km mark as Rhodes had dropped back with mechanical woes. Bedeviled by two flat tyres, Rhodes saw his race end about 150km into the cycle. Farlow then made what turned out to be the decisive move with 30km left to ride, overhauling Doe and coming into the second transition area with more than two minutes in hand as the gaps widened behind them. Farlow ticked off the first 21km of the marathon in 1:28:27 and had 6min on Whyte, with Doe another three minutes in arrears. Behind them Ogden and Johnsen were firing and would come through to the finish in fourth and fifth.

CRAWFORD BACK IN THE WINNER'S CIRCLE
The women's race was dominated wire to wire by three-time Challenge Wanaka champion Gina Crawford of Christchurch, newly returned to full-time racing after giving birth to her first child six months ago. The 30-year-old Crawford exited the water in 54:21 and was never headed, reaching the finish in 9:44:06 after holding off a hard-charging Britta Martin on the run to take her fourth Wanaka title.

"It's just great to push yourself to the line and see how far you can go," Crawford said. "It's great to be back, I've missed racing."

After a strong bike, Crawford arrived in the transition area well clear of fellow Kiwi Julia Grant and Germany's Britta Martin, a rising triathlon pro now based in Nelson. Crawford stormed onto the run course and burnt through the first 3km in 11 minutes on the way to a determined and speedy marathon. Behind her, Martin (winner of last year's Challenge Wanaka half-distance race) was having a strong run and gaining ground but could overhaul her. At the finish Crawford had two and a half minutes on Martin and another 10 minutes on third place.

The sixth-year race saw 1,300 athletes from 30 nations competing in the half-distance and full-distance triathlons. The race covers a 3.8km swim in Lake Wanaka, a 180km bike ride past the lake and through spectacular Southern Lakes and Central Otago scenery before wrapping up with a two-lap 42.2km marathon run along the Clutha River and lake's edge. For more information, please visit www.challenge-wanaka.com.

Link: 2012 Challenge Wanaka Triathlon Results

Source: Challenge
Photos: Hannah Johnston / Getty Images

Brault & Butterfield Win at 2012 PATCO Championships

2012-01-16T13:03:04Z

The first major race of the 2012 produced a pair of surprising results as a newcomer from Canada and a veteran from Bermuda triumphed at the PATCO Pan American Triathlon Championships in La Paz, Argentina today. Sarah-Anne Brault, the reigning Canadian National champion, blitzed the women's field for her first elite Pan American title, having previously won the junior crown in 2008. While in the men's field, Bermuda's Tyler Butterfield claimed his first ITU victory ahead of a pair of Canadians.

Elite Women's Review
Twenty-one women from ten countries began the race with a two-lap 1.5km swim and first to emerge from the water was Mexico's Claudia Rivas. Behind her by 24 seconds was a group of eight women that included Brault and fellow Canadian Kathy Tremblay, along with Pan Am Games bronze medallist Pamela Nascimento Oliveira, Ecuador's Elizabeth Bravo and Margaret Shapiro of the U.S.

A group of more than ten women came together on the bike which also included American Jillian Petersen, Canada's Kirsten Sweetland and Bermuda's Flora Duffy. The group opened up a significant lead on the chase group which included Lauren Campbell and Flavia Fernandes of Brazil.

The leaders came into T2 with a comfortable lead on the chase pack. And out on the slightly long 40km run course, Brault and Tremblay surged to the early lead. But Brault soon took over and was untouchable. Clocking the day's fastest run, she cruised to gold with a final time of 2 hours, 7 minutes and 10 seconds, more than a full minute a head of her closest competitor.

Petersen came from behind to take silver, adding to her bronze from the 2010 Pan American Championships in Mexico. She edged out teammate Shapiro by four seconds as the U.S. claimed two of the three podium spots.

Tremblay finished up in fourth place while Bravo rounded out the top five.

]]> 2012 Pan American Triathlon Championships Results:
January 15, 2012 - La Paz, Argentina

Elite Men Results	Time	Place	Elite Women Results	Time
Tyler Butterfield (BER)	1:53:36	1	Sarah-Anne Brault (CAN)	2:07:10
Brent McMahon (CAN)	1:54:07	2	Jillian Petersen (USA)	2:08:22
Kyle Jones (CAN)	1:54:30	3	Margaret Shapiro (USA)	2:08:26
Crisanto Grajales (MEX)	1:54:48	4	Kathy Tremblay (CAN)	2:08:43
Gonzalo Raul Tellechea (ARG)	1:54:52	5	Elizabeth Bravo (ECU)	2:09:19
Fabio Carvalho (BRA)	1:55:07	6	Claudia Rivas (MEX)	2:09:35
Diogo Sclebin (BRA)	1:55:21	7	Kaitlin Shiver (USA)	2:11:01
Felipe Van de Wyngard (CHI)	1:55:48	8	Kirsten Sweetland (CAN)	2:11:51
Arturo Garza( MEX)	1:56:11	9	Pamela Nascimento Oliveira (BRA)	2:11:52
Jason Wilson (BAR)	1:56:17	10	Chantell Widney (CAN)	2:12:21
View Full Results >>			View Full Results >>

Elite Men's Review
More than 40 men representing 13 countries began the race in search of the 2012 Pan American title. Argentina's own Luciano Farias got the fans excited as he was first out of the water, followed closely by American Brian Lamar and Brent McMahon. His Canadian teammate Kyle Jones was a further ten seconds behind him while Butterfield was well back, more than 50 seconds behind the leader.

There were three distinct packs early in the 40km bike, but they soon all came together before they hit the midway mark.

On the fourth of nine laps, Butterfield spearheaded a decisive breakaway that also included home favourite Farias. They took a substantial lead into T2 ahead of the main chase of about 30 men.

McMahon charged out in pursuit of race leader Butterfield. But by the final lap, the Bermudan veteran and 2004 Olympian was still holding a comfortable lead over the Canadians McMahon and Jones. Despite recording the two fastest run splits of the day, it was not enough as Butterfield finished strong taking gold with a time of 1 hour, 53 minutes, 36 seconds.

McMahon, who was last year's Pan Am Games bronze medallist, took silver while Jones finished with the bronze.

Mexico's Crisanto Grajales finished just off the podium in fourth place while Gonzalo Raul Tellechea was tops for the home team, finishing in fifth.

Making his elite and Olympic-distance debut, reigning junior world champion Lukas Verzbicas was in position to strike on the run and quickly joined the top five out of T2 before ending his day at the 6k mark due to a left shin injury. Verzbicas, who sensed a tweak in his shin earlier in the week but felt good in pre-race warm ups today, will undergo evaluation upon return to Colorado Springs to determine the extent of his injury.

Source: ITU

Triumph & Tragedy as Manocchio & Stampfli Win Pucon 70.3

2012-01-15T18:46:31Z

Guilherme Manocchio of Brazil and Carla Stampfli of Switzerland win today's 2012 Ironman 70.3 Pucon triathlon in Chile. The race, one of 57 qualifying races in the series was the first Ironman 70.3 Series race of 2012. The celebration in Pucon is mute as news filtered through that 31-year old Ivan Paez of Argentina had died during the race.

"The Organization of the Ironman 70.3 Pucon, whishes to express its deepest regret and inform that the athlete Ivan Paez, N° 299, from Argentina, participating in the 30 - 34 category, had a cardiopulmonary arrest, during the cycling stage near by the aerodrome of Pucon.

After the cardiopulmonary resuscitation maneuvers, the emergency network started to work, transferring the competitor immediately to the hospital of Pucon to provide advanced maneuvers.

Unfortunately, after all the efforts, the competitor couldn't been stabilized, and died in the hospital.

We express our condolences to his family and friends."

With a time of 4:01:59 Manocchio won what many athletes state is one of the most beautiful race in the world. Not far behind him was fellow countryman Santiago Ascencio with American Michael Lovato rounding out the top three. Manocchio beat pre-race favorite and the defending champion Daniel Fontana who suffered a puncture on the bike course and couldn't make up the time. Fontana finishes the day in 7th place. Just outside of the top thee was American Ben Hoffman who finished in 6th place with a time of 4:10:36.

2012 Ironman 70.3 Pucon Results:
January 15, 2012 - Pucon, Chile

Pro Men Results	Time	Place	Pro Women Results	Time
Guilherme Manocchio	4:01:59	1	Carla Stampfli	4:38:03
Santiago Ascencio	4:06:32	2	Valentina Carvallo	4:40:23
Michael Lovato	4:07:15	3	Heather Gollnick	4:46:46
Lucas Cocha	4:08:09	4	Amanda Lovato	4:52:15
Mario De Elias	4:10:16	5	Ariane Monticeli	5:01:13

]]> In the women's race Stampfli beat local Chilean triathlete Valentina Carvallo by just over two minutes. Rounding out the top three women on the podium was American Heather Gollnick who had enough of a a lead to stay ahead of fellow American Amanda Lovato.

Click here to view the results from the 2012 Ironman 70.3 Pucon triathlon.

Reed, Marangon Win Inaugural Ironman 70.3 Canberra

2011-12-11T14:46:55Z

The final event in the global 2011 Ironman 70.3 Series took place in Australia's capital city of Canberra on Sunday. Professional triathletes Tim Reed and Lisa Marangon, both of New South Wales, Australian won the re-branded / inaugural Ironman 70.3 Canberra triathlon. The popular event, formally the Canberra Half Ironman race under the old Australian Half Ironman Series was re-branded last year (story link).

Extreme conditions are what triathletes had to endure in today's race. Major rain caused havoc for some, bringing the temps down during portions of the bike to 41 degrees Fahrenheit, but then the storms past and then it got hot right away. An unknown condition the 1,400 registered individual athletes and professional athletes knew when they registered, but something most conquered today.

2011 Ironman 70.3 Canberra Results:
Canberra, ACT, Australia

Pro Men Results	Time	Place	Pro Women Results	Time
Tim Reed	4:00:46	1	Lisa Marangon	4:24:41
Matt Bailey	4:04:39	2	Michelle Wu	4:30:24
Joshua Maeder	4:06:05	3	Nicole Ward	4:39:55
Monty Frankish	4:07:45	4	Matilda Raynolds	4:42:53
Michael Kent	4:08:37	5	Jacinta Worland	4:49:08

]]> Athletes endured a 1.9km swim in Lake Burley Griffin, bike 90km through the Australian Capital Territory countryside and the ran 21.1km past some of Australia's iconic landmarks.

The new Ironman 70.3 brand name itself helped the numbers for this years race be the largest field ever to compete at the event.

Additional Coverage:
- 2011 Ironman 70.3 Canberra Athlete Tracker [via Ironman.com]

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Triathletes Kick-off Inaugural HITS Triathlon Series Event

2011-12-06T13:56:29Z

This past Saturday and Sunday, the first HITS Triathlon Series event, presented by HighTower and featuring five distances over a single weekend, brought out a field of over 1,000 athletes and introduced hundreds of men, women and children to the sport of triathlon.

Set against the picturesque desert hills of the Palm Springs region, Saturday morning featured a Sprint and Olympic distance triathlon followed by the HITS Open, a free novice participatory triathlon created especially for first-timers who never thought that competing in a triathlon was possible.

Sunday brought out seasoned triathletes who raced in the half and full distance triathlons under relatively calm and sunny skies. John Severin from Calabasas, CA, won by a healthy margin of over 55 minutes over the next competitor and was named HITS Triathlon Series' first Full Distance winner with a time of 9:57:50.

2011 HITS Triathlon - Palm Springs Results
Palm Springs, California

	Men's Results	Time	Women's Results	Time
Full	John Severin	9:57:50	Deborah Battagolia	12:01:13
Half	Brady O'Bryan	4:30:52	Cara Payne	5:07:07
Olympic	Larry O'Shea	2:03:28	Brooke Giuffre	2:14:15
Sprint	Mike Lyle	1:05:07	Michellie Jones	1:06:42
Open	Chris Lyle	21:09	Sue Taylor	21:36

]]> Youth Results - Jacob Saurenman - 23:46

Complete results of the HITS Triathlon Series Palm Springs event can be found here.

"The HITS Triathlon Series event has finally made its debut and we'd like to thank all the athletes who made it so successful," said Mark Wilson, race director of HITS Triathlon Series. "We saw many participating in their first-ever triathlon on Saturday and finished off the weekend with competitive Half and Full distance races. Our goal of creating 'A distance for everyone!TM' has become a reality and we are excited to further enhance the event in Naples, FL, in January."

Next month, the HITS Triathlon Series kicks off the 2012 series in Naples, Florida. The first qualifier of the year for the HITS Championship, HITS Triathlon Series Naples takes place January 7-8.

Registration is now open for the HITS Triathlon Series at www.hitstriathlonseries.com.

Bracht & Bremer Victorious at Ironman Western Australia

2011-12-04T18:03:00Z

The eighth edition of SunSmart Ironman Western Australia triathlon saw around 1,360 of the fittest professional and age group athletes lined up to start this morning, ready to take on the 3.8km swim, 180km bike and 42.2km run all within a seventeen-hour time limit.

Timo Bracht from Germany took today's SunSmart Ironman Western Australia title, showing great form on the run. Bracht was followed by NSW youngster Clayton Fettell, who led for much of the race, while third place went to course record holder Jason Shortis.

The women's title was all about the Michelle's, with the relative newcomer on the Australian scene, Michelle Bremer winning the race in outstanding force from second place finisher Michelle Mitchell. Queensland's Carrie Lester rounded out the women's podium, coming in third.

This morning's conditions could not have been better with the sun rising, turning the sky pink and lighting up a picture perfect Geographe Bay. With only a breath of wind, conditions for the swim were near perfect.

2011 Ironman Western Australia Results:
Busselton, WA, Australia

Pro Men Results	Time	Place	Pro Women Results	Time
Timo Bracht	08:12:39	1	Michelle Bremer	09:25:38
Clayton Fettell	08:19:02	2	Michelle Mitchell	09:28:07
Jason Shortis	08:27:31	3	Carrie Lester	09:32:44
Josh Rix	08:30:59	4	Elly Franks	09:37:51
Aaron Farlow	08:34:09	5	Hilary Biscay	09:39:41
Petr Vabrousek	08:35:08	6	Kate Bevilaqua	09:43:37
Mitchell Anderson	08:35:57	7	Yvette Grice	09:53:33
Simon Billeau	08:38:06	8	Emi Shiono	10:00:23
Luke Whitmore	08:54:35	9	Kristin Möller	10:07:05
Maik Twelsiek	08:56:10	10	Suzanne Blackborrow	10:31:51

]]> Right from the get go Fettell, from NSW, led the SunSmart swim course, making it look easy as he increased his lead throughout the 3.8km course. Luke McKenzie was the only athlete able to remain in touch with Fettell and ahead of the main pack.

Maintaining his lead, Fettell came out of the water in 45:11, with McKenzie coming in just over two minutes later. The chase pack, including Josh Rix, Aaron Farlow, Dion Harrison and Matty White, were some two minutes behind.

Mitchell was the first female professional to finish the swim in a time of 53:16, followed by Hilary Biscay and Yvette Grice.

Out of T2 the temperature began to rise and the wind picked up as the professionals headed out onto the 180km BikeSure bike leg. At the 90km mark Fettell was still dominating the race, 4:16 ahead of Luke McKenzie, whose recent ninth place in Hawaii began to catch up with him as he soon fell away from the leaders. Germany's Maik Twelsiek, led the chase group that included Leon Griffin, Guy Crawford, Aaron Farlow, Timo Bracht and Matty White, but there were almost eight minutes behind.

Leading the female professional race at the 90km mark was Bremer, with Elly Franks in second place. Another minute back was defending champion Kate Bevilaqua and Hilary Biscay.

Fettell came in off the bike in a time of 4:25:25, ahead of Matty White and Timo Bracht, just as the clouds began to roll in and give the athletes some reprieve from the heat. As the rain showers began to fall the professional men headed out on to the 42.2km run course.

In the female race, the top five off the bike were Bremer, Elly Franks, Kate Bevilaqua, Michelle Mitchell and Carrie Lester. The five of them headed out on the run as the crowds began to build around the town centre with plenty of action to watch. With four laps of the run leg, spectators were guaranteed great viewing.

The men's race lead changed for the first time 32km into the run when Germany's Bracht took the lead, giving Clayton Fettell a hand shake as he ran past. Bracht did not look back as he gained momentum, crossing the finish line first and taking the SunSmart Ironman Western Australia title in a time of 08:12:39. He remarked on the finish line that there were so many Germans on the course, which really helped to spur him on.

Second place went to Fettell, who pushed himself to the limits, crossing the finish line in a time of 08:19:02, which assures the 25-year-old a bright future ahead of him in Ironman.

Jason Shortis who was completely under the radar coming into the race used his years of experience racing Ironman to run through the field and cross the finish line in true style in third place.

Bremer stormed through the run to take the women's race in 9:25:38. Bremer said she was happy with the result.

"I only began doing Ironman four years ago on a social basis," the 28-year-old said.

Mitchell, who led out of the swim, lost time on the bike but out of T2 found her running legs firing and crossed the line in second place in 9:28:07. Mitchell said she hadn't completed an Ironman at the beginning of the year, and has now done four, so she was looking forward to a break before focusing on Kona.

Carrie Lester, who recently had a nasty bike crash, came into the finisher's chute third in a time of 9:32:04 and rounded off the women's podium.

Additional Coverage:
- 2011 Ironman Western Australia Race Coverage and Athlete Tracker [via Ironman.com]

Source: Ironman.com
Photo Credits: Ironman.com

Don't forget to check out our 2011 Ironman Triathlon Results Grid which shows all of the Ironman race results at a glace along with other tidbits: www.trijuice.com/2011-ironman-results.htm

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Raelert, Rollison Win Ironman 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship

2011-12-04T14:26:36Z

Michael Raelert and Melissa Rollison win the 2011 Ironman 70.3 Asia Pacific Championship in challenging coditions which featured heavy rain well into the bike leg of the race.

For Raelert, the 2010 Ironman 70.3 World Champ, the win means he's back on track after injuries plagued his racing this year. His 1:11:14 half marathon split, fastest of the day, propelled him into first place finishing nearly six minutes ahead of second place finisher Tim Reed.

On the women's side, Rollison continued her winning ways. The 2011 Ironman 70.3 World Champ, who is undefeated this year in Ironman 70.3 events steadily moved through the women's field on the bike and then ran a 1:19:43 to blow away the women's field for the victory. She finishes 13 minutes ahead of the legendary Natascha Badmann who takes second place.

2011 Ironman 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship Results:
Phuket, Thailand

Pro Men Results	Time	Place	Pro Women Results	Time
Michael Raelert	3:51:36	1	Melissa Rollison	4:17:01
Richie Cunningham	3:57:16	2	Natascha Badmann	4:30:42
Paul Matthews	3:58:24	3	Radka Vodickova	4:34:50
Timothy Reed	3:59:57	4	Emma-Kate Lidbury	4:36:09
David Dellow	4:01:11	5	Tamsin Lewis	4:36:14
Massimo Cigana	4:01:54	6	Michelle Wu	4:38:27
Paul Ambrose	4:02:18	7	Katja Rabe	4:40:34
Matt Reed	4:05:14	8	Belinda Granger	4:41:10
Joshua McHugh	4:06:04	9	Janine Sax	4:42:57
Alessandro Degasperi	4:07:18	10	Amanda Stevens	4:45:41

]]> The story or performance of the day has to be that of 6-time Ironman World Champion Badmann. The 44 year old Swiss professional rode the fastest female bike split of the day and finishes the day in 2nd Place. Men's winner Michael Raelert summed up Badmann's performance perfectly, "There really is no age limit today on being a successful triathlete"

Over 1,100 triathletes from 58 countries were on-hand for the 2nd Ironman 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship triathlon event in Laguna Phuket, Thailand. The Ironman 70.3 triathlon completes the week long festivities in Laguna Phuket which started with the Laguna Phuket Triathlon last weekend.

Additional Coverage:
2011 Ironman 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship Athlete Tracker

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Kienle, Cave Win 2011 Ironman 70.3 Miami

2011-10-31T13:01:09Z

Sebastian Kienle of Germany claims men's title, beating fellow German Michael Raelert. Britain's Leanda Cave was back in Miami and defended her title.

A much better event greeted the nearly 3,000 triathletes this year as the after the World Triathlon Corporation took over the event last year from the race organizer. The WTC offered all participants from last year a free entry into this years race after an outcry from all of the issues of last years race. New this year was a new bike course and a run course.

2x Ironman 70.3 World Champion Michael Raelert, fresh off his win in Austin, was on hand and of course was the pre-race favorite over a strong men's field that Viktor Zyemtsev, Sebastian Kienle, Matty Reed and others. Kienle was 25th coming out of the water, he entered T2 in second behind Richard Allen and then used a strong run to stay ahead of Raelert for the win.

The women's field included defending champ Leanda Cave, Emma-Kate Lidbury of Britain, Magali Tisseyre who recently won the Rev3 South Carolina HalfRev, Nina Kraft and others. It was Cave who lead the women out of the water and lead from start to finish.

]]> 2011 Ironman 70.3 Miami Results:
Miami, Florida

Pro Men Results	Time	Place	Pro Women Results	Time
Sebastian Kienle	3:47:01	1	Leanda Cave	4:13:35
Michael Raelert	3:48:01	2	Magali Tisseyre	4:21:12
Matt Reed	3:49:37	3	Emma-Kate Lidbury	4:23:11
Alberto Casadei	3:51:26	4	Jessica Meyers	4:24:13
Richard Allen	3:51:35	5	Amanda Felder	4:29:23
Stanislav Krylov	3:54:08	6	Jennifer Tetrick	4:29:28
Bertrand Billard	3:54:32	7	Rachel McBride	4:35:20
Horst Reichel	3:54:42	8	Heather Gollnick	4:36:01
Dylan McNeice	3:57:05	9	Ariane Monticelli	4:37:41
Patrick Evoe	3:58:20	10	Jessica Chong	4:41:27

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Weiss & Paterson Crowned 2011 XTERRA World Champs

2011-10-24T05:06:35Z

Congratulations go out to first time XTERRA World Champions Michael Weiss and Lesley Paterson who conquered XTERRA's new World Championship course at the Kapalua Resort in Maui. A new venue served as a fitting place to crown new XTERRA World Champions.

The 16th XTERRA World Championship turned into a sweet celebration for Michael Weiss, Lesley Paterson and Kapalua, Maui.

Weiss and Paterson earned their first XTERRA world titles on a new course that was described as both beautiful and brutal. After 15 previous years at Makena, the XTERRA World Championship off-road triathlon moved to the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua this year. A total of 675 athletes representing 28 countries and 42 states participated in the event, which featured a 1.5-kilometer swim, a 30-kilometer mountain bike and a 10-kilometer trail run.

Weiss was the overall winner, completing the course in 2 hours, 27 minutes, including an astonishing bike split of 1:19:32. No other competitor finished with a bike time under 1:21:03. It was a breakthrough win for the 30-year-old Weiss, who had finished second at the 2008 XTERRA Worlds, and then third in 2009 and 2010.

"It's amazing," said Weiss, who is from Vienna, Austria. "I still cannot believe it. A big dream came true, and it was a really tough course."

Weiss was in the middle of the pack after the swim, but made his remarkable move to the front on the bike. By midway through the bike course, Weiss and South Africa's Dan Hugo were riding next to each other in second place.

The only rider in front of them was the legendary seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, who was competing in the XTERRA World Championship for the first time.

Weiss and Hugo actually talked about working together so that they could conserve energy in their pursuit of Armstrong.

2011 XTERRA World Championship Results:
Maui , Hawaii

Pro Men Results	Time	Place	Pro Women Results	Time
Michael Weiss	02:27:00	1	Lesley Paterson	2:45:59
Dan Hugo	02:27:33	2	Marion Lorblanchet	2:48:08
Eneko Llanos	02:28:26	3	Helena Erbenová	2:51:51
Josiah Middaugh	02:29:14	4	Renata Bucher	2:52:02
Ivan Raña	02:29:31	5	Danelle Kabush	2:54:35
Olivier Marceau	02:29:40	6	Erin Densham	2:57:46
Ronny Dietz	02:29:47	7	Sara Tarkington	2:57:59
Richard Ussher	02:29:54	8	Emma Garrard	2:58:42
Jan Kubicek	02:30:54	9	Brandi Heisterman	3:03:39
Chris Legh	02:31:10	10	Jessica Noyola	3:04:25

]]> "That was a critical moment for me, about three-quarters of the way through the bike and I was with Weiss, and we said let's work together, but (Weiss) was one notch stronger and he kind of took off from me and he bridged to Armstrong," said Hugo.

Shortly after breaking away from Hugo, Weiss closed in on Armstrong, and said it gave him an adrenaline rush that pushed him all the way to the finish line.

"It felt amazing," Weiss said. "I had goose bumps. It's something very special to catch Lance on a climb. It was an amazing feeling, and even motivated me more."
Weiss used that motivation to do the unthinkable - he passed Armstrong on an uphill bike climb.

"I stayed a little bit behind him, I looked how he was doing, and I just gave it a shot and attacked and Lance couldn't follow," Weiss said. "It was cool."

Armstrong later crashed toward the end of the bike course, and landed on his head. He said he needed a minute or two to gather his bearings before getting back on the bike.
"I hit it harder than I thought, because I stood there for a while taking inventory, trying to remember my name," he said. "That probably took a little out of me ... I've never hit my head that hard before."

Hugo also crashed late in the bike course, but managed to recover with only one other competitor passing him (Conrad Stoltz). However, Hugo rebounded with a strong run, and passed Stoltz and Armstrong early in the run course.

"I caught Armstrong pretty early (in the run) and knew I was in second," Hugo said. "But I could never make it up on Weiss. He was a little too far in front. Looking back, that crash really hurt my chances, but that's part of it. I would have loved it to be different, but it wasn't meant to be."

Hugo finished second with a time of 2:27:33 - 33 seconds behind Weiss. Former three-time XTERRA world champion Eneko Llanos of Spain was third in 2:28:26, followed by Josiah Middaugh of Colorado in 2:29:14. Spain's Ivan Rana, a three-time Olympian who was making his XTERRA debut, placed an impressive fifth with a time of 2:29:31.

Perhaps affected by his bike crash, Armstrong faded during the run and finished in 23rd place overall with a time of 2:36:59.

"I made some mistakes," Armstrong said. "I think the combo of swimming - I went out too hard on the swim, got a little excited and over-cooked it. It took me four to six miles to get comfortable on the bike and at that point, I was able to get in a rhythm and ride fast, but then the crash is the way it ended. If I had to do it over, I probably would have backed off on the swim and hoped for a more balanced bike ride, and of course, take the crash out. Like all these things, hindsight is 20/20."

"Yeah, I don't see why not," he said when asked about a return to Maui next year. "But I think I would need to try some other events throughout the year. It seems to me the more you practice the little things like the strategy of the event, the transition from swim to bike, and transition from bike to run, the easier they become."

South Africa's Conrad Stoltz, who won his record fourth XTERRA World Championship in 2010, withdrew from the race early during the run course. He said he was experiencing breathing problems almost from the start of the race.

"I came into this race with some really strong training sessions, and I think this year I was in good form -- better than last year at the same time," Stoltz said. "But coming out of the swim, I couldn't breathe properly and felt like I was going on one lung. I kept pushing and pushing and just couldn't get going."

Stoltz was still in third place after the bike, but said his breathing situation worsened as soon as the run started, so he stopped.

If Weiss took the men's title with an inspiring bike ride, then Lesley Paterson won the women's title with an equally amazing run.

Due in part to a punctured tire on her bike, Paterson started the run course in fourth place - nearly six-and-a-half minutes behind then-leader Melanie McQuaid. Paterson quickly ran down the three women in front of her, fell flat on her face less than a mile from the finish, and still managed to take the women's title by more than two minutes.

"I felt really good," said Paterson, who is originally from Scotland, but now resides in San Diego, Calif. "I was so angry because I punctured on the bike, and I think that anger helped me to really sort of knuckle down and go as hard as I could and see where the chips would fall."

Paterson, 31, finished with a time of 2:45:59, including a run time of 43:54, which was nearly three minutes faster than any of the other females. Her run time was the same as Weiss, and was topped by only 12 other males in the entire field.

"I had pre-run the course a lot," she said. "I came out 10 days early just to make sure I knew the course really well, especially the run for me because that's where I thought I could win it."

Like Weiss, it was a breakthrough win for Paterson. She had three previous top-10 finishes, including a runner-up showing in 2009. She got so excited after passing McQuaid late in the run course that she fell on the rocks leading to the stretch run on D.T. Fleming Beach.

"What happens is your heart rate is super high, it's at the end of the race, you're dehydrated and your legs are not quite sure what you're doing with them," Paterson said. "And I just got in the lead, so you're kind of nervous with anticipation."

McQuaid had a large lead after the bike, but could not complete the race due to exhaustion. She collapsed just a few hundred yards from the finish line, and had to be assisted off the course. She said she was okay a few hours after the race.

Marion "Bubu" Lorblanchet of France took second with a time of 2:48:08. She also got passed by the roadrunner legs of Paterson during the run.

"I'm very happy because it was a good race for me. Last year, I was third, this year second, so maybe next year?"

Helena Erbenova of the Czech Republic capped an impressive XTERRA rookie season with a third place showing at Worlds. She finished with a time of 2:51:51 in her first appearance on Maui. Erbenova is a former Olympic cross country skier.
Renata Bucher of Switzerland placed fourth in 2:52:02, and Danelle Kabush of Canada was fifth in 2:54:35.

Paterson and Weiss each received $20,000 for the victory. A total purse of $100,000 was awarded.

Shonny Vanlandingham, who won the 2010 XTERRA World Championship, did not compete this year due to a knee injury. Julie Dibens, the 2007, 2008 and 2009 women's champ, also did not compete due to a foot injury.

XTERRA Photo Gallery 1 // XTERRA Photo Gallery 2 // Rough Highlight Video // Complete Results

URETA, KEHOE WIN HAWAIIAN AIRLINES DOUBLE
Pablo Ureta and Danielle Kehoe won the Hawaiian Airlines "Double" award as the competitors with the fastest combined times from the XTERRA World Championship and the Ironman Hawaii Championship. Ureta and Kehoe each received roundtrip airfare between Maui and the west coast of the United States from Hawaiian Airlines.

Ureta had an Ironman time of 9:18:34 two weeks ago, and finished with an XTERRA World Championship time of 2:46:51. Kehoe had an Ironman time of 10:57:13, and an XTERRA World Championship time of 3:22:14, which was fast enough to win the women's 20-24 age group.

HAAS, DONELSON TAKE AMATEUR TITLES
Alexander Haas of Germany and Tamara Donelson of Colorado took the overall world titles among the amateur age-group competitors.

Source: XTERRA

Haskins & Colucci Win 2011 Pan American Games

2011-10-24T03:58:10Z

Sarah Haskins crowned Pan Am Games gold medallist

She was silver four years ago at the 2007 Rio Pan Am Games but this year Sarah Haskins stepped up to gold at the 16th Pan American Games in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. With a devastating swim-bike combo with teammate Sara McLarty, Haskins comfortably won by almost a three-minute margin.

"It's just an awesome way to end the season," said Haskins. "I'm just so happy with my season, to be injury-free and just to be out there and feeling good."

Barbara Riveros Diaz staged an amazing comeback in the run to secure Chile's first ever triathlon medal at the Pan Am Games. After cycling in the lead group the entire race, Pamela Nascimento Oliveira managed to hang on for the bronze. Claudia Rivas was the top Mexican in sixth place.

McLarty and Haskins set the pace almost immediately in the 2-lap 1.5km swim as the small field of 29 women began to spread out early on.

The American duo, along with Oliveira, exited the water with a minute lead on the next closest athlete, Claudia Rivas of Mexico. It was another 23 seconds before Brazil's Flavia Fernandes was the next athlete to emerge from the water. She was followed closely by Gwen Jorgensen of the U.S. and Bermuda's Flora Duffy. Pre-race favourite Riveros Diaz had a poor swim and was almost two minutes down, along with Canada's Kathy Tremblay, Melissa Rios of Puerto Rico and Elizabeth Bravo of Ecuador.

Meanwhile, McLarty and Haskins hammered ahead and transformed what was a one-minute lead, to almost four minutes by the end of the 40km bike.

Rivas fell back to the chase pack which also included Duffy, Jorgensen, Fernandes and Anahi Leon of Mexico. The second chase group that included Riveros Diaz and Tremblay was also losing time to the leaders but at least was making up ground on the pack in front of them.

"It was a very hard race. I knew I had to fight like a tiger on the bike and it was pretty hard to stimulate the girls because they all wanted to save their legs but I think they didn't understand the race is in the front, it's not where we are," said Riveros Diaz, who credited her Chilean teammate Favia Diaz for putting a lot of work on the bike. That helped their group successfully bridge up to the main chase pack, giving Riveros Diaz a glint of hope for the podium.

Up ahead, McLarty, Haskins and Oliveira came off the bike with a sizeable lead of almost four minutes but with stellar runners like Jorgensen and Riveros Diaz behind them, the podium positions were still in question.

By the end of the first of three run laps, Haskins opened up a 55-second lead on Oliveira while McLarty faded further back. Riveros Diaz and Tremblay were running side-by-side, both down by 3:40 to Haskins. Jorgensen was running in sixth place, about four minutes behind her American teammate.

As they came around for the bell lap, Haskins stretched her lead over Oliveira to almost two minutes and looked to have the victory sealed. While Riveros Diaz and Tremblay moved up in a battle for the final podium spot.

Haskins came down the finish chute to the cheers of the crowd and lifted the finish tape at 1 hour, 57 minutes and 37 seconds as the new Pan Am Games gold medallist.

]]> "The swim was probably the hardest part, it was really hot in there," said Haskins. "Our goal was to work together as a team and we had many different scenarios on how to pull it together and I'm just so happy it worked, most especially for our Team USA over my individual gold."

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2011 XVI Pan American Games Triathlon Results

Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico

Elite Women Results	Country	Time	Place	Elite Men Results	Country	Time
Sarah Haskins	USA	1:57:37	1	Reinaldo Colucci	BRA	1:48:02
Barbara Riveros	CHI	2:00:23	2	Manuel Huerta	USA	1:48:09
Pamela Oliveira	BRA	2:00:32	3	Brent McMahon	CAN	1:48:22
Gwen Jorgensen	USA	2:00:54	4	Kyle Jones	CAN	1:48:45
Kathy Tremblay	CAN	2:01:13	5	Diogo Sclebin	BRA	1:49:49
Claudia Rivas	MEX	2:02:18	6	Tyler Butterfield	BER	1:50:03
Elizabeth Bravo	ECU	2:03:34	7	Jason Wilson	BAR	1:50:09
Flora Duffy	BER	2:03:38	8	Felipe Van de Wyngard	CHI	1:50:14
Michelle Flipo	MEX	2:03:51	9	Michel Gonzalez	CUB	1:50:47
Carolina Grimaldo	COL	2:04:29	10	Matt Chrabot	USA	1:50:58
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Reinaldo Colucci outlasts Manuel Huerta for Pan Am Games title

Brazilian big man Reinaldo Colucci snatched victory at the Pan American Games in Puerto Vallarta today, and stamped it as his career's greatest achievement. Colucci outlasted American Manuel Huerta who settled for silver while Canada's Brent McMahon claimed the bronze.

"For us in Brazil, Pan American Games is the next (biggest) race after the Olympics and this was my main goal this year," said Colucci. "I was not training so hard in the beginning of the year to be in my top form for today. I'm so happy because it worked and the race was perfect."

With a toasty water temperature of 29 degrees Celsius, 40 men dove into the swim course in Puerto Vallarta for the opening 2-lap, 1.5km swim.

Cuba's Michel Gonzalez and Luciano Farias of Argentina set the early pace with Colucci, McMahon, Gerardo Vergara of Guatemala and Leandro Lobo of Venezuela close behind.

Out of T1, a lead group of almost 20 men tackled the 40km bike course together. By the end of the first lap, they owned a 1:20 lead. In that lead group were Colucci, all three Americans - Matt Chrabot, Huerta and Mark Fretta, as well as the Canadians McMahon and Kyle Jones, Leonardo Chacon of Costa Rica, Jason Wilson of Barbados, Gonzalez and Crisanto Grajales of Mexico.

The chase group included Mexicans Francisco Serrano and Arturo Garza, Bermuda's Tyler Butterfield, Chile's Felipe Barraza and Gonzalo Raul Tellechea and Luciano Taccone of Argentina.

What began as a 1:20 lead was cut to 53 seconds at the end of the fourth lap. As the chase group continued to work to cut the gap, they further shaved down the lead to 30 seconds when they hit the bell lap.

McMahon was the first to step onto the 10km run course as the temperature soared to almost 40 degrees Celsius.

On the first of three run laps, McMahon, Huerta and Colucci surged to the front and distanced themselves from the rest of the field. They opened up a 20-second lead on Jones and 30 seconds on Gonzalez who was running in fifth place.

Huerta and Colucci opened up a slight lead on McMahon as they came through transition one last time and heard the bell, signifying just one lap to go in the battle for gold.

"I was very confident with my sprint," recalled Colucci at the finish area after the race. "I tried to put on a cruising pace, not push so hard and wait until the last 800 or 600 metres to really pick the pace up and sprint. It worked perfectly because he (Huerta) dropped straight away and I could even celebrate in the last hundred metres."

Down the finish chute with victory in hand, Colucci grabbed the Brazilian flag and celebrated across the finish line, clocking in at 1 hour, 48 minutes, and two seconds. It was a sweet victory for Colucci on his daughter's birthday.

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Source: Triathlon.org
Photo Credits: Rich Cruse

Raelert & Meyers Win 2011 Ironman 70.3 Austin

2011-10-24T02:59:12Z

Michael Raelert and Jessica Meyers win the windy and hot 2011 Ironman 70.3 Austin triathlon. They each take home $3,000 for the win and 500 70.3 Qualifying points towards 2012 Ironman 70.3 World Championship.

Raelert, who could not defend his Ironman 70.3 World Championship title last month in Las Vegas due to nagging injury proved today that he's at back in the mix of things. It wasn't easy for the Raelert who had to contend with a stacked field that included Fraser Cartmell, Paul Amey, Richie Cunningham Ronnie Schildknecht to name a few. Raelert lead the men out of the water, but Schildknecht took control on the bike, leaving T2 ahead of Raelert. On the run, which includes a mixture of pavement and dirt trails Raelert proved he could still run, posting the fastest half-marathon split of the day with a 1:11:05. Schildknecht could keep up with Raelert and finishes in second place with Paul Amey in third.

2011 Ironman 70.3 Austin Results:
Austin, Texas

Pro Men Results	Time	Place	Pro Women Results	Time
Michael Raelert	03:47:48	1	Jessica Meyers	04:29:15
Ronnie Schildknecht	03:49:48	2	Mandy McLane	04:34:40
Paul Amey	03:52:36	3	Caroline Gregory	04:38:28
Massimo Cigana	03:56:26	4	Lesley Smith	04:39:10
Richie Cunningham	03:56:59	5	Haley Cooper-Scott	04:40:48

]]> On the women's side, it was Tenille Hoogland who appeared to be in control of the race from the start. Late into the run, her blazing bike split or the Texas heat took a toll on her and she had to pull out. This opened the door for Meyers who was hot on her tail after being down almost 5 minutes at the start of the run.

Arlandson, Vogel Win 2011 Great Floridian Triathlon

2011-10-23T13:20:09Z

With an official finish time of 9:21:07, Dan Arlandson, 35, of Burnsville, MN is the Overall Male Winner of the 21st Annual Great Floridan Triathlon held on Saturday, October 22, 2011 in Clermont, FL.

Even after going off course on the bike and run, Arlandson manages to keep his composure and cross the finish line with the win. His splits for the day, 51:11 Swim, 5:00:40 bike and 3:22:30 marathon.

The 2nd place male was Brian Kamp, 23, of Santa Claus, IN with an official finish time of 10:46:40.

Jennifer Vogel, 30, of Duluth, FL was the Overall Female Winner was the Overall Female Winner with an official finish time of 11:02:11. She didn't have the fastest swim or bike splits of the day, but her 3:48 marathon time, the fastest split of the day, put her out front and helped her with the win. Kayleen Uibel of Kalispell, MT finishes in 2nd place.

2011 Great Floridian Triathlon XXI - Ultra Distance Results:
Clermont Waterfront Park, Clermont, Florida

Top 3 Male Results	Time	Place	Top 3 Female Results	Time
Dan Arlandson	09:21:07	1	Jennifer Vogel	11:02:11
Brian Kamp	10:46:40	2	Kayleen Uibel	11:33:45
Ben Lin	10:49:11	3	Andree Miceli	12:12:47

The Great Floridian Triathlon consists of a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, and a 26.2 mile run.

]]> In addition to the Great Floridian Triathlon ultra / iron distance event, several other endurance races took place at Clermont's Waterfront Park. They include the Great Floridian Intermediate distance triathlon consisting of a 2km swim, 62km bike, and 15km run, the Floridian Sprint consisting of a .25 mile swim, 8 mile bike and a 3 mile run and the Inaugural Floridian 15km Run.

2011 Great Floridian Triathlon XXI - Intermediate Distance Results:
Clermont Waterfront Park, Clermont, Florida

Top 3 Male Results	Time	Place	Top 3 Female Results	Time
Nathan Nevid	03:22:11	1	Laura Jorgensen	03:33:09
Josh Ashley	03:32:40	2	Anna Siliciano	03:35:03
Paul Hough	03:32:55	3	Marianne Curtis	03:48:24

- 2011 Great Floridian Triathlon XXI - Ultra Distance Results
- 2011 Great Floridian Triathlon XXI - Intermediate Distance Results

Starykowicz, Tisseyre Win Inaugural Rev3 SC Triathlon

2011-10-10T03:20:09Z

Anderson, SC nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains was the setting for the new Revolution3 South Carolina Triathlon which saw a lot of action all weekend. The Rev3 event featured several events, including $50,000 prize purse HalfRev triathlon for the professionals that drew nearly 50 pros to the start line on Sunday including Revolution3 Series Points Leaders Andrew Starykowicz and Kate Major.

Starykowicz, who a month ago got one of the biggest wins in his career at the Rev3 Cedar Point race, notches another win in the Rev3 Triathlon Series by winning the HalfRev race in Anderson. In doing so he also wins the $15,000 bonus for winning the REV3 Series Champion title. A $22,000 pay day if you include the $7,000 first place prize. He's on cloud nine after getting two major wins, in a full and a half and winning the series title.

On the women's side Tisseyre, who only raced in one of the Rev3 Triathlon Series races so far this year, decided to check out the new race in Anderson after a disappointing DNF in Las Vegas a month ago. The late entry for Tisseyre pays off, as she surges past Tenille Hoogland in the very late stages of the run for a 17 second victory in South Carolina over Hoogland. She said she learned something today with the victory that will help her in future races.

2011 Revolution3 South Carolina HalfRev Triathlon Results:
Anderson, South Carolina

Pro Men Results	Time	Place	Pro Women Results	Time
Andrew Starykowicz	3:54:46	1	Magali Tisseyre	4:24:23
Rich Allen	3:56:40	2	Tenille Hoogland	4:24:40
Callum Millward	3:57:44	3	Meredith Kessler	4:26:02
Tim Berkel	3:57:53	4	Malaika Homo	4:26:28
Maxim Kriat	3:58:42	5	Lauren Goss	4:30:39
Stanislav Krylov	3:58:50	6	Kate Major	4:36:39
Chris Mcdonald	4:00:05	7	Courtenay Brown	4:42:18
Richie Cunningham	4:02:22	8	Tamara Kozulina	4:43:57
Jordan Jones	4:03:04	9	Marilyn McDonald	4:47:30
David Thompson	4:04:15	10	Stephanie Jones	4:47:49

]]> Andrew Starykowicz Finish Line Interview

Meredith Kessler was having a good day out on the course, at one point leading the women's race but she lost her seat somewhere on the last half of the bike course. She managed to make it back to T2 and finishes the day in third place.

Kate Major, the women's Revolution3 Series Points leader finishes the day in fifth place, two places behind Malaika Homo who was right on her tail in the points series. Homo, who won the Rev3 Cedar Point race made up ground on Major in the points series, but today it wasn't enough. Major wins the women's $15,000 bonus for winning the Revolution3 Series Points.

Magali Tisseyre Finish Line Interview

Men's Race Re-cap
On the men's side- Brian Fleischmann lead a group of five out of the swim including Andrew Starkowitz, Richie Cunningham, Stephen Hackett, and Stanislav Krylov (aka Stas). Just as quick as these pros exited the water- they were off on the bike- and onto the course. Starkowitz was off the front and wasn't looking back- this race was on! Two groups of riders formed over the 56 mile bike course - chasing in hot pursuit. But by the end of the bike, Starkowitz had a massive lead on the men's field- nearly five minutes. Onto the run-Starkowitz remained composed and focused. The first chase group of men off the bike quickly split up. Rich Allen surged ahead of Stas, Callum Millward, and David Thompson- he was holding steady at second place. The second chase group included Chris McDonald, Maxim Kriat, Tim Berkel, Jordan Jones, Fleischmann, and Cunningham. It took the entire 13.1 miles to figure out our top 9 men- the man that lead off the bike by 5 minutes was never going be caught and never looked over his shoulder.

Women's Race Re-cap
On the women's side- Meredith Kessler was having "her day" on the Rev3 South Carolina course. Jazzy Jasmine Oenick lead out of the swim followed closely by Kessler, Clemson grad and ITU gal, Lauren Goss, Tenille Hoogland, Malaika Homo, and Nina Kraft. Shooting out on the bike- Kessler quickly took the lead and was smiling as she past through the mile 20 mark. Oenick was staggered behind 10 seconds, followed by Hoogland and then the fiesty Magali Tisseyre, Homo, and Goss. Little did anyone know what Kessler was in for within 10miles...around mile 35, she lost her saddle and had to ride the remainder of the ride standing. What a fighter- she never gave up.

By the time T2 came, Hoogland was leading the ladies followed by Oenick, Homo, Tisseyre, and Kessler. These girls were all close to each other and with similar run times- it promised a battle. Hoogland lead most of the 13.1 mile run while Tisseyre, Homo, and Kessler duked it out for 2, 3, 4th position. It was until the girls were on their way home to the finishline that Tisseyre made her move. At mile 12.5 she and Hoogland were neck and neck.

This was the final event in the 2011 Revolution3 Triathlon Series schedule, which started in Costa Rica in February and ends here in Anderson, South Carolina. The weekend event featured the signature HalfRev race, an OlympicRev for Age Groupers and OlympicRev Collegiate Races as well as a race for the kids.

2011 Rev3 South Carolina Triathlon Results
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Rev3 South Carolina Race Re-cap story