Ironman Florida Results

South Africa’s James Cunnama and the USA’s Jessica Jacobs took top honours earlier today at Ironman Florida.

Cunnama swam 51:45, biked 4:35:55, and ran 2:43:09, passing Portugal’s Pedro Gomez at mile 16, to take the win in 8:15:59. Gomez settled for second (8:19:26), and Luxembourg’s Dirk Bockel got third (8:21:23).

Jacobs, from Alabama, took a 4:45 lead onto the run (over Hungary’s Erica Csomor) and added a few minutes to that lead once she crossed the finish line in 9:07:49. Jacobs swam 1:04:37, biked 4:52:36, and ran 3:04:52. Csomor finished in second (9:14:40), and American Kim Loeffler came in third (9:21:26).

Toronto’s Linnea Humphrey, finished as the tenth fastest female (9:58:09). She ran out of real estate in her chase, and lost a close 40-44 age group battle with American Susan Langley (9:55:19). Penticton’s Olly Piggin was the fastest Canadian male (9:18:22).

Top 10 Men

1. James Cunnama (RSA)  8:15:29
2. Pedro Gomez (POR)  8:19:26
3. Dirk Bockel (LUX)  8:21:23
4. Markus Fachbach (GER)  8:25:25
5. Jeremy Jurkiewicz (FRA)  8:26:49
6. Christophe Bastie (FRA)  8:27:01
7. Petr Vabrousek (CZE)  8:29:59
8. Esben Hovgaard DEN)  8:31:29
9. Chris McDonald (AUS)  8:32:37
10. Swen Sundberg (GER)  8:33:44

Top 10 Women

1. Jessica Jacobs (USA)  9:07:49
2. Erica Csomor (HUN)  9:14:40
3. Kim Loeffler (USA)  9:21:26
4. Karina Ottosen (DEN)  9:24:34
5. Tamara Kozulina (UKR)  9:28:43
6. Jeanne Collonge (FRA)  9:35:19
7. Anne Basso (FRA)  9:37:37
8. Danielle Sullivan (USA)  9:46:42

9. Susan Langley (USA)  9:55:19  *W40-44

10. Linnea Humphrey (CAN)  9:58:09  *W40-44

Canadians in the Top 5 of their Age Group

1^st

McGonigal, Louise    1/1/1     67/W65-69       01:43:58       06:09:07       06:36:37       14:45:57

2^nd

Humphrey, Linnea    4/2/2     44/W40-44       00:59:24       05:19:58       03:29:45       09:58:09

Keefe, Laura    15/6/2     37/W35-39       01:05:33       05:27:25       03:32:10       10:16:38

Spear-Burrows, Gina    31/4/2     45/W45-49       01:17:59       05:19:11       03:56:02       10:40:57

Lettner, Tommy    6/4/2     70/M70-74       01:30:22       06:31:38       05:15:07       13:38:44

3^rd

Dmitruk, Barry    7/3/3     50/M50-54       01:02:31       05:01:42       03:31:14       09:47:10

Tartavel, Florence    14/3/3     39/W35-39       01:05:31       05:17:48       03:45:48       10:17:19

4^th

Dunlop, Doug    27/5/4     56/M55-59       01:13:43       05:12:43       03:49:38       10:30:19

Ruel, Elisabeth    23/22/4     43/W40-44      01:13:55       05:52:36       03:14:41       10:35:59

5^th

Duvall, Derek    2/3/5     65/M65-69       01:14:15       06:40:45       06:08:33       14:19:40