Ironman Austria and Frankfurt Results
Vanhoenacker, Dollinger, Wallenhorst and Raelert win
Karnten Ironman Austria Results
Belgium’s Marino Vanhoenacker win today in Austria was history making. Not only did he win his fifth Ironman Austria title in a row, his 7:52:05 finish time set the new course record and is the fourth fastest Ironman time ever. Vanhoenacker exited the water fourth (47:49), then posted the fastest to take the lead (4:18:30), and for good measure added the fastest marathon (2:42:03) to win by over 20 minutes. Fellow Belgian Dennis Devriendt was second (8:12:51), and Austria’s Michael Weiss was third (8:14:50).
Austria’s Eva Dollinger made the home crowd proud as she led the pro women’s race from start to finish, crossing the line in 9:18:50. Her splits were 52:06, 5:02:02, and 3:20:14. Denmark’s Karina Ottosen finished second (9:34:50), and 41 year old age grouper Beate Görtz (GER) biked and ran her way into third (9:38:56).
Top 10 Men
1. Marino Vanhoenacker (BEL) 7:52:05
2. Dennis Devriendt (BEL) 8:12:51
3. Michael Weiss (AUT) 8:14:50
4. Markus Fachbach (GER) 8:20:43
5. Jose Luis Cano Villanueva (ESP) 8:23:04
6. Stephen Bayliss (GBR) 8:31:07
7. Trevor Desault (FRA) 8:33:27 *M25-29
8. Daniel Niederreiter (AUT) 8:33:45 *M30-34
9. Max Renko (AUT) 8:34:57
10. Patrick Wallimann (SUI) 8:36:56
Top 10 Women
1. Eva Dollinger (AUT) 9:18:50
2. Karina Ottosen (DEN) 9:34:50
3. Beate Görtz (GER) 9:38:56 *W40-44
4. Simone Helfenschneider-Ofner (AUT) 9:41:19 *W25-29
5. Michaela Rudolf (AUT) 9:43:03 *W35-39
6. Barbara Tesar (AUT) 9:43:27
7. Joyce Wolfe (IRI) 9:46:43 *W30-34
8. Sandra Stattmann (AUT) 10:03:01 *W30-34
9. Kathrin Paetzold (GER) 10:05:28
10. Annette Mack (GER) 10:05:28 *W40-44
Frankfurter Sparkasse Ironman European Championship Results
Today Germany’s Andreas Raelert was second out of the water (47:34), threw down a bike split that totally ripped apart the field (4:20:35) – the next closest cyclist was over 10 minutes behind, and he added a 2:53:27 marathon to win in 8:05:15. Defending champion and fellow German Timo Bracht was second (8:10:22). Australia’s Chris McCormack maintained his position off of the bike to finish third (8:14:43).
Sandra Wallenhorst (GER) win went much differently. She came out of the water in ninth (58:57), biked herself into third (5:01:37), then ran the fastest pro women’s marathon (3:00:15) to overtake Switzerland’s Caroline Steffen with 8 km to go for the win in 9:04:27. Steffen held onto second (9:06:42), and Yvonne van Vlerken (NED) was third (9:10:21).
The fastest Canadians were Kristine Plant (11:53:12) from Perth, and Bryce Croll (11:51:29) from Toronto.
Top 10 Women
1. Sandra Wallenhorst (GER) 9:04:27
2. Caroline Steffen (SUI) 9:06:42
3. Yvonne van Vlerken (NED) 9:10:21
4. Silvia Balbach (GER) 9:23:10
5. Diana Riesler (GER) 9:27:37
6. Katja Konschak (GER) 9:31:57
7. Joanna Lawn (NZL) 9:36:12
8. Susan Dietrich (GER) 9:39:12
9. Meike Krebs (GER) 9:42:28
10. Nina Pekerman (ISR) 9:47:24 *W30-34
Top 10 Men
1. Andreas Raelert (GER) 8:05:15
2. Timo Bracht (GER) 8:10:22
3. Chris Mccormack (AUS) 8:14:43
4. Cameron Brown (NZL) 8:18:33
5. Jan Raphael (GER) 8:19:27
6. Uwe Widmann (GER) 8:31:28
7. Christian Ritter (GER) 8:33:06
8. Frank Vytrisal (GER) 8:35:39
9. Patrick Vernay (NCL) 8:37:36
10. Mika Luoto (FIN) 8:38:21