Deboom and Granger victorious in Hawaii
Croft is the top Canuck.
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. Â Timothy Deboom (USA)Â 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
