Heather Wurtele wins Ironman 70.3 Calgary
Tim Don outruns Trevor Wurtele for the men's title.
Kelowna’s Heather Wurtele used the fastest women’s half marathon on 1:23:48 to pass and then shake free of Vancouver’s Rachel McBride to take the win at Ironman 70.3 Calgary.
Pro Women
| WURTELE, HEATHER | CAN | 00:26:01 | 02:21:55 | 01:23:48 | 04:11:42 | 1 | |
| MCBRIDE, RACHEL | CAN | 00:25:31 | 02:21:12 | 01:27:09 | 04:13:49 | 2 | |
| MCLANE, MANDY | USA | 00:26:02 | 02:22:13 | 01:25:59 | 04:14:11 | 3 | |
| MENSINK, LISA | CAN | 00:25:02 | 02:23:43 | 01:29:53 | 04:18:36 | 4 | |
| HOOGLAND, TENILLE | CAN | 00:24:59 | 02:24:18 | 01:34:47 | 04:24:02 | 5 |
Kelowna’s Trevor Wurtele rode a sizzling 2:02:55 bike split but that was not enough. Great Britain’s Tim Don made use of his ITU speed to put together a great swim/run combination to beat Wurtele by 35 seconds.
Pro Men
| DON, TIM | GBR | 00:22:09 | 02:05:24 | 01:14:50 | 03:42:22 | 1 | |
| WURTELE, TREVOR | CAN | 00:24:54 | 02:02:55 | 01:15:10 | 03:42:57 | 2 | |
| BUTTERFIELD, TYLER | USA | 00:24:13 | 02:03:21 | 01:16:06 | 03:43:39 | 3 | |
| REED, MATT | USA | 00:23:16 | 02:07:08 | 01:18:46 | 03:49:09 | 4 | |
| BURWASH, GRANT | CAN | 00:24:18 | 02:14:26 | 01:13:06 | 03:51:48 | 5 |
