Ironman 70.3 New Orleans Results

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)  3:43:44

2. Terenzo Bozzone (NZL)  3:47:17

3. Paul Amey (GBR)  3:49:52

4. Frederick Van Lierde (BEL)  3:50:19

5. Dirk Bockel (LUX)  3:54:02

6. Ben Hoffman (USA)  3:56:28

7. Graham O’Grady (NZL)  3:58:10

8. Swen Sundberg (GER)  3:58:53

9. Brandon Marsh (USA)  4:00:44

10. Balaczs Csoke (SUI)  4:03:28

Women

1. Sam Warriner (NZL)  4:16:44

2. Linsey Corbin (USA)  4:17:51

3. Amy Marsh (USA)  4:20:23

4. Meredith Kessler (USA)  4:22:06

5. Lauren Harrison (USA)  4:28:49

6. Heather Jackson (USA) 4 :29:36

7. Dede Griesbauer (USA)  4:30:07

8. Jacqui Gordon (USA)  4:32:12

9. Margaret Finley (USA)  4:35:34 *W35-39

10. Anne Basso (FRA)  4:36:42