Biscay and Kregar capture Ultraman World titles

The 29th Ultraman World Championship recently came to a wrap on the big island of Hawaii where its competitors covered a total distance of 320 miles (515 kilometers) – a 6.2 mile (10 K) open ocean swim, a 261.4 mile (421 K) bike ride, and a 52.4 mile (84 K) ultra-marathon run.

Hillary Biscay led the entire way. On the first day of the competition she swam 6.2 miles in 2:37:46, and biked 90 miles in 6:02:24, to sit in second place overall (8:40:10) after the first day. She extended her lead on day two, finishing the 170 mile bike ride in 8:26:45. With a comfortable 2 hour lead heading into day three’s 52.4 mile run, Biscay posted the second best run in the entire race (7:23:55) to completely dominate the women’s race in 24:30:50. Kelowna’s Kathleen Wood finished fifth in 33:15:23.

Top 5 Women

1 Biscay Hillary 24:30:50

2 Monforte Amber 27:56:28

3 Maciel Vanuza 29:49:52

4 Brewster Beth 32:17:35

5 Wood Kathleen 33:15:23 CAN

 

The men’s winner made a different assault to the title. American Tim Sheeper led after the first day with a time of 8:19:04, and he stayed there after day two as well with a combined time of 16:27:32. Meanwhile, Slovenia’s Miro Kregar, who trailed Sheeper by 43 minutes after the first day, now only trailed by 21 minutes. On day three, the 51 year old Kregar outran everyone with the top split of 6:43:15 to take the men’s victory in 23:42:07. Scott McDermott of Sylvan Lake finished 21st overall (31:20:21), and Martin Raymond of Cumberland finished 22nd (31:25:22).

Top 5 Men

1 Kregar Miro 23:42:07

2 Ribeiro Alexandre 24:27:21

3 Sheeper Tim 24:57:12

4 Isakson Christian 25:22:34

5 Sousa Milton 25:44:14

Check out full results at the Ultraman World Championships.