Deboom and Granger victorious in Hawaii

American Tim Deboom and Australian Belinda Granger won the Ironman 70.3 Hawaii titles today at the Kohala Coast, Hawaii.

Deboom swam 25:39, biked 2:15:23, and ran 1:19:47 to take a come from behind win (4:04:02) over Australian Luke Bell (4:05:29). While, Granger swam 27:54, hammered the women’s field with a race best 2:31:10 bike, and coasted in with a 1:31:41 run to take the win (4:34:38) over Hawaii’s Bree Wee (4:40:13). Calgary’s Sheila Croft was sixth overall (4:50:23) and placed second in the women’s 35-39 age category.

Top 10 Men

1.  Timothy Deboom (USA)  4:04:02

2.  Luke Bell (AUS)  4:05:29

3.  Matt Lieto (USA)  4:08:14

4.  Paul Attard (AUS)  4:10:02

5.  Timothy Marr (USA)  4:12:51

6.  Luis De La Torre (USA)  4:20:34 *M40-44

7.  John Flanagan (USA)  4:22:37

8.  Allister Knox (USA)  4:24:00 *M35-39

9.  Blake Bednarz (USA)  4:24:17 *M25-29

10.  Christopher Coble (USA)  4:25:25 *M25-29

Top 10 Women

1.  Belinda Granger (AUS)  4:34:38

2.  Bree Wee (USA)  4:40:13

3.  Emily Cocks (USA)  4:45:05

4.  Nell Stephenson (USA)  4:49:14 *W35-39

5.  Christina Jackson (USA)  4:50:16 *W25-29

6.  Sheila Croft (CAN)  4:50:23 *W35-39

7.  Sofie Goos (BEL)  4:51:43

8.  Susanne Davis (USA)  4:51:45 *W35-39

9.  Teresa Nelson (USA)  4:54:47

10.  Katherine Nichols (USA)  4:55:07 *W40-44