Csoke and Bevilaqua win Ironman Korea
Brown and Lawn win 70.3 Korea.
Hungary’s Balazs Csoke was first out of the water (47:06), and he remained in front by biking 4:39:14, and running 3:17:48 to convincingly win Ironman Korea today in 8:48:21. Andreas Venhorst finished second (8:58:46), and Bevan McKinnon got third (9:03:50).
Australia’s Kate Bevilaqua also won by a large margin in the heat and humidity thanks to a 5:04:49 bike ride and a 3:35:28 marathon. She finished in 9:39:44 to get her second Ironman win (other at Ironman Western Australia 2010), followed by Maki Nishiuchi (9:56:28), and Hillary Biscay (10:12:20).
Ironman Korea
Top 5 Men
1. Balazs CSOKEÂ 8:48:21
2. Andreas VENHORST 0:51:40 4:51:32 3:10:26 8:58:46
3. Bevan MCKINNON 0:49:37 4:51:44 3:17:47 9:03:50
4. Timothy BEARDALLÂ 9:14:42 *M25-29
5. Hiroyuki NISHIUCHI Â 9:18:12
Top 3 Women
1. Kate BEVILAQUAÂ 9:39:44
2. Maki NISHIUCHIÂ 9:56:28
3. Hillary BISCAYÂ 10:12:20
Travelling to the race together, a pair of Kiwis won the 70.3 race. Cameron Brown dominated the men’s race with a 1:20:48 half marathon to win in 4:03:58, while Joanna Lawn basically raced herself (small pro field) to win in 4:38:54.
Ironman 70.3 Korea
Top 5 Men
1. Cameron BROWN Â 4:03:58
2. Guy CRAWFORD Â 4:15:03
3. Kieran DOEÂ 4:15:56
4. Fredrik CRONEBORG Â 4:17:00
5. Masuda DAIKI Â 4:27:43
Top 2 Women
1. Joanna Lawn 4:38:54
2. Yasuko MIYAZAKI Â 5:08:06
