Ironman 70.3 New Orleans Results
Potts and Warriner win.
Andy Potts (USA) used the combination of the fastest swim (23:58) and run (1:12:40) splits to win in New Orleans today. For New Zealand’s Samantha Warriner, she kept in touch with the race leaders after the swim and bike, and then used a race best run split of 1:21:35 to earn her victory.
The fastest Canadians were a pair of Calgarians. Thirty-nine year old Ben Tuety (4:54:28) and thirty-eight year old Marie-Claude Reid (5:51:52). Belle River, Ontario’s Margaret Wojtowicz, 62, won the women’s 60-64 age category in 7:39:40. From Ottawa, sixty year old Gisele Collard was second (7:53:07).
What happened to pre-race favourite Chris McCormack? He dropped out after the bike after his 25:34 swim and 2:11 bike split left him well back of the leaders. “Race over early. 6 weeks (of) travel showed today. U can’t bluff it,” said Macca on twitter. “Struggled with power & fitness. 3 more days and commitments done, then back to work.”
Men
1. Andy Potts (USA)Â 3:43:44
2. Terenzo Bozzone (NZL)Â 3:47:17
3. Paul Amey (GBR)Â 3:49:52
4. Frederick Van Lierde (BEL)Â 3:50:19
5. Dirk Bockel (LUX)Â 3:54:02
6. Ben Hoffman (USA)Â 3:56:28
7. Graham O’Grady (NZL)Â 3:58:10
8. Swen Sundberg (GER)Â 3:58:53
9. Brandon Marsh (USA)Â 4:00:44
10. Balaczs Csoke (SUI)Â 4:03:28
Women
1. Sam Warriner (NZL)Â 4:16:44
2. Linsey Corbin (USA)Â 4:17:51
3. Amy Marsh (USA)Â 4:20:23
4. Meredith Kessler (USA)Â 4:22:06
5. Lauren Harrison (USA)Â 4:28:49
6. Heather Jackson (USA) 4 :29:36
7. Dede Griesbauer (USA)Â 4:30:07
8. Jacqui Gordon (USA)Â 4:32:12
9. Margaret Finley (USA)Â 4:35:34 *W35-39
10. Anne Basso (FRA)Â 4:36:42
