Ironman Lanzarote Results
Morrison and Llanos win, Norton fifth.
Scotland’s Catriona Morrison spent more than 30 minutes on the side of the road due to a broken chain, and overcame a 28-minute deficit after the bike ride to edge out Louise Collins for the win today in Lanzarote. Morrison (10:03:52) won by just 1:28 over the 29-year-old age grouper from England (10:05:20).
Morrison swam 52:38, biked 5:58:02, and ran a race best 3:04:36 marathon for the win (10:03:52). Toronto’s Tara Norton had the day’s top bike split (5:26:22) and finished in fifth (10:17:36).
In the men’s race, Germany’s Maik Twelsiek took control of the race with a dominating 4:40:58 bike ride but faded on the run, allowing Spain’s Eneko Llanos and Belgium’s Bert Jammaer to pass him for first and second place respectively. Llanos swam 47:48, biked 4:53:25, and ran 2:50:20 for the win (8:37:42).
Top Ten Women
1. Catriona Morrison (SCO)Â 10:03:52
2. Louise Collins (ENG)Â 10:05:20Â *w25-29
3. Nicole Woysch (GER)Â 10:11:17
4. Bella Bayliss (GBR)Â 10:16:46
5. Tara Norton (CAN)Â 10:17:36
6. Kate Bevilaqua (AUS)Â 10:19:44
7. Veerle D’haese (BEL)Â 10:20:48Â *w30-34
8. Yvette Grice (ENG)Â 10:22:38
9. Joanna Carritt (ENG)Â 10:24:29
10. Sarah Schuetz (SUI)Â 10:34:50
Top Ten Men
1. Eneko Llanos (ESP)Â 8:37:42
2. Bert Jammaer (BEL)Â 8:39:35
3. Maik Twelsiek (GER)Â 8:42:52
4. Gerrit Schellens (BEL)Â 8:56:58
5. Tuukka Miettinen (FIN)Â 8:57:16
6. Nicholas Ward Muñoz (ENG) 8:58:54
7. Herve Faure (FRA)Â 9:05:27
8. Alvaro Velazquez (ESP)Â 9:09:15
9. Patrick Jaberg (SUI)Â 9:10:02
10. Rafael Wyss (SUI)Â 9:11:27