Ironman races galore: Buffalo Springs, Coeur d’Alene, France
Canadian's shine.
Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs
Quebec’s Magali Tisseyre and British Columbia’s Angela Naeth finished first and second today at Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs (Texas). Naeth biked a race best 2:22:41 to take the race lead, but Tisseyre ran the best half marathon (1:27:38) to overtake her for the win (4:23:21). Chris Lieto’s top bike split of 2:08:04 created enough of a lead for the Californian (3:55:27) to stay away from New Zealand’s Terenzo Bozzone (3:57:06). Orillia’s Brent Poulsen finished eighth (4:06:52).
Top 10 Women
1. Magali Tisseyre (CAN)Â 4:23:21
2. Angela Naeth (CAN)Â 4:24:57
3. Jessica Jacobs (USA)Â 4:35:49
4. Amanda Lovato (USA)Â 4:38:35
5. Rebecca Witinok-Huber (USA)Â 4:41:24
6. Kristin White (USA)Â 4:41:36
7. Charisa Wernick (USA)Â 4:43:18
8. Caroline Smith (USA)Â 4:43:26
9. Margaret Finley (USA)Â 4:44:09
10. Andrea Fisher (USA)Â 4:44:14
Top 10 Men
1. Chris Lieto (USA)Â 3:55:27
2. Terenzo Bozzone (NZL)Â 3:57:06
3. Ben Hoffman (USA)Â 3:58:32
4. TJ Tollakson (USA)Â 4:00:43
5. James Cotter (USA)Â 4:05:21
6. Tim Reed (AUS)Â 4:05:26
7. Mario De Elias (ARG)Â 4:06:44
8. Brent Poulsen (CAN)Â 4:06:52
9. Christopher Thomas (USA)Â 4:08:19
10. Paul Attard (AUS)Â 4:09:29
Ironman Coeur d’Alene
Americans Linsey Corbin and Andy Potts both won their first career Ironman titles today at Ironman Coeur d’Alene in Idaho, and by fairly comfortable margins.
Corbin set a new course record (9:17:54) with a 1:01:40 swim, 5:07:44 bike and a 3:04:36 run. Fellow American Meredith Kessler was second (9:23:52). Potts was second out of the water (46:28) then grabbed the race lead on the bike (4:42:04) and ran 2:52:47 for the win (8:24:40). Australia’s Courtney Ogden was second (8:38:17).
Janelle Morrison (Vernon, BC) finished fifth (9:50:25), and Rachel Kiers (Vancouver) was eighth (10:03:48).
Top 10 Men
1. Andy Potts (USA)Â 8:24:40
2. Courtney Ogden (AUS)Â 8:38:17
3. Michael Lovato (USA)Â 8:41:17
4. Luke Bell (AUS)Â 8:43:16
5. Chris McDonald (AUS)Â 8:48:30
6. Matty White (AUS)Â 8:49:04
7. Patrick Evoe (USA)Â 8:52:05
8. Raul Pereira (BRA)Â 9:04:21
9. Andrew Mullenix (USA)Â 9:05:31 *M30-34
10. Adam Jensen (USA)Â 9:06:32
Top 10 Women
1. Linsey Corbin (USA)Â 9:17:54
2. Meredith Kessler (USA)Â 9:23:52
3. Kelly Williamson (USA)Â 9:39:23
4. Haley Cooper-Scott (USA)Â 9:42:02
5. Janelle Morrison (CAN)Â 9:50:25
6. Nicole Ward (AUS)Â 9:56:48
7. Lauren Harrison (USA)Â 10:00:16
8. Rachel Kiers (CAN)Â 10:03:48
9. Malaika Homo (USA)Â 10:07:15
10. Amy McGrath (USA)Â 10:10:09 *W40-44
Ironman France
Spain’s Marcel Zamora won his fifth straight while Belgium’s Tine Deckers won her second straight in record time today at Ironman France.
Zamora came out of the water fourth (52:12), but put together the best bike (4:46:39) and run (2:42:08) combination to win by over four minutes (8:25:28). Deckers sustained a bike crash during one of the final mountain descents but was still able to pull off an untouchable 5:08:30 bike split, then ran a solid 3:07:20 to set a course record of 9:21:29.
In the most impressive age group accomplishment of the day, France’s Yves Tabarant, 61, crossed the line in 9:55:48 to crush the rest of the men 60-64 age group. He swam 1:08:45, biked 5:18:33, and ran 3:19:46.
Ottawa’s Devashish Paul was the fastest Canadian. After a goggles malfunction, the 45 year old pulled it all together to finish with a time of 10:37:35.
Top 10 Men
1. Marcel Zamora Perez (ESP)Â 8:25:28
2. Frederik Van Lierde (BEL)Â 8:30:39
3. Olivier Marceau (SUI)Â 8:52:25
4. Bruno Clerbout (BEL)Â 8:53:15
5. Romain Guillaume (FRA)Â 8:58:56
6. Jose Jeuland (FRA)Â 9:05:46
7. Xavier Diepart (BEL)Â 9:06:54
8. Michael Wetzel (GER)Â 9:12:28 *M25-29
9. Damien Landon (FRA)Â 9:13:56
10. Cedric Jacquot (FRA)Â 9:14:21 *M30-34
Top 10 Women
1. Tine Deckers (BEL)Â 9:21:29
2. Erika Csomor (HUN)Â 9:36:08
3. Alexandra Louison (FRA)Â 9:38:25
4. Britta Martin (GER)Â 9:40:53
5. Johanna Daumas (FRA)Â 9:56:34
6. Katya Meyers (USA)Â 10:02:12
7. Merja Kiviranta (FIN)Â 10:05:19
8. Joanna Carritt (GBR)Â 10:07:44
9. Emma Roca (ESP)Â 10:23:43 *W35-39
10. Anne Basso (FRA)Â 10:29:18
