Barbara Riveros and Michael Raelert win Ironman 70.3 Berlin
Vancouver's Rachel McBride takes third.
Vancouver’s Rachel McBride led Chile’s Barbara Riveros by four seconds after the bike, but Riveros, the ITU standout, ran away from McBride for the win in 4:16:10. Germany’s Katja Konschak posted the fastest run of the day (1:19:59) to claim second (4:21:05), and McBride held onto third (4:23:48).
Top 5 Women
| Riveros, Barbara | CHI | 00:26:48 | 02:21:34 | 01:25:07 | 04:16:10 | 1 |
| Konschak, Katja | GER | 00:26:46 | 02:31:20 | 01:19:59 | 04:21:05 | 2 |
| McBride, Rachel | CAN | 00:27:28 | 02:20:55 | 01:33:05 | 04:23:48 | 3 |
| Mannweiler, Kathrin | GER | 00:33:01 | 02:30:53 | 01:32:42 | 04:39:23 | 4 |
| Rooijen, Carla | NED | 00:40:27 | 02:24:22 | 01:35:08 | 04:43:03 | 5 |
Germany’s Michael Raelert put up solid splits in all three segments (23:59, 2:04:13, and 1:16:51) to take the easy win in 3:46:56 – a margin of over 4 minutes.
Top 5 Men
| Raelert, Michael | GER | 00:23:59 | 02:04:13 | 01:16:51 | 03:46:56 | 1 |
| Göhner, Michael | GER | 00:27:07 | 02:05:31 | 01:16:26 | 03:51:30 | 2 |
| Bittner, Per | GER | 00:25:37 | 02:07:14 | 01:17:11 | 03:52:14 | 3 |
| Prochnow, Christian | GER | 00:23:56 | 02:14:43 | 01:14:26 | 03:55:47 | 4 |
| Wagner, Dorian | GER | 00:25:41 | 02:12:04 | 01:15:27 | 03:55:55 | 5 |