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Alexander and Kessler win Ironman 70.3 Eagleman

Andrew Imrie finishes tenth.

Published June 10, 2012

Australia’s Craig Alexander and the USA’s Meredith Kessler won today’s 17th edition of Ironman 70.3 Eagleman

Alexander trailed Amercian TJ Tollakson by just a few seconds after the 90 km bike ride, and he easily took over the lead with a race best 1:15:07 half marathon to win in 3:44:57. Fellow Aussie Greg Bennett pushed Alexander from behind to take second (3:47:14), and Tollakson held firm for third (3:48:52). Toronto’s Andrew Imrie swam 24:10, biked 2:12:21, and ran 1:27:21 to complete the top ten in 4:07:02.

Kessler led from start to finish with top splits in all segments (23:52 swim, 2:19:00 bike, 1:26:28 run) to earn a dominating victory in 4:12:40. Americans Margaret Shapiro (4:22:38) and Kristin Andrews (4:26:56) claimed second and third respectively. Kitchener’s Kimberly Fabian finished 11th overall and won the women’s 40-44 age group (4:42:52).

Men

1. Alexander, Craig AUS 00:23:17 02:03:57 01:15:07 03:44:57

2. Bennett, Greg USA 00:23:15 02:04:58 01:16:23 03:47:14

3. Tollakson, Tj USA 00:24:25 02:02:29 01:19:17 03:48:52

4. Cunningham, Richie USA 00:23:16 02:10:08 01:20:39 03:56:29

5. Bowstead, James NZL 00:24:30 02:08:42 01:24:26 04:00:29

6. Kahn, David USA 00:22:47 02:14:02 01:23:43 04:03:24

7. Johnson, Steve USA 00:26:59 02:11:25 01:21:56 04:03:47

8. Gadzinski, Mike USA 00:25:02 02:11:29 01:25:48 04:05:26

9. Thomas, Christopher USA 00:26:35 02:11:49 01:24:54 04:06:30

10. Imrie, Andrew CAN 00:24:10 02:12:21 01:27:21 04:07:02

Women

1. Kessler, Meredith USA 00:23:52 02:19:00 01:26:28 04:12:40

2. Shapiro, Margaret USA 00:25:32 02:24:56 01:29:32 04:22:38

3. Andrews, Kristin USA 00:29:31 02:23:49 01:30:06 04:26:56

4. Piampiano, Sarah USA 00:29:18 02:23:30 01:34:20 04:30:39

5. Ferreira, Amber USA 00:26:16 02:30:50 01:30:39 04:31:09

6. Leiggi, Heather USA 00:29:22 02:27:53 01:35:27 04:36:03

7. Serpico, Suzanne USA 00:25:23 02:29:14 01:38:37 04:36:22

8. Capone, Lauren USA 00:27:05 02:31:14 01:34:59 04:37:22

9. Schwabenbauer, Kim USA 00:29:36 02:34:41 01:31:30 04:39:44

10. Brown, Tyla USA 00:27:40 02:33:08 01:36:41 04:42:28

11. Fabian, Kimberly CAN 00:30:22 02:30:36 01:37:49 04:42:52