Keat dominates and Appleton runs to victory at Ironman 70.3 Canberra

Rogerhospedales December 15, 2013

Australia’s Samuel Appleton and James Hodge led the swim today at Ironman 70.3 Canberra, and from there Appleton shadowed Hodge who rode 2:13:18 to enter T2 first. However, Appleton sat just two seconds behind along with Australia’s Michael Fox. Appleton then broke away from Hodge and Fox. By the 7 km mark he led the race by 55 seconds over Fox, and he stayed out front, finishing with a 1:14:36 run to earn a 3:54:54 victory.

Samuel Appleton wins Ironman 70.3 Canberra 2013 (photo by www.facebook.com/Ironman70.3Canberra)

Top 5 Men

APPLETON, Samuel	Australia	03:54:54	1
PELLOW, Matthew	Australia	03:58:45	2
HODGE, James	Australia	03:59:24	3
POLSON, John	Australia	04:00:52	4
FOX, Michael	Australia	04:02:18	5

Australia’s Rebekah Keat dominated the Ironman 70.3 Canberra women’s race right from the start. She posted top splits in all categories – 26:53 swim, 2:28:25 bike, and a 1:26:41 run to finish in 4:25:58.

Rebekah Keat wins Ironman 70.3 Canberra 2013 (photo by www.facebook.com/Ironman70.3Canberra)

Top 5 Women

KEAT, Rebekah	Australia	04:25:58	1
OLDFIELD, Madeleine	Australia	04:34:31	2
JAENKE, Kym	Australia	04:37:14	3
MOSLEY, Polly	United Kingdom	04:40:56	4
SLACK, Jacqui	United Kingdom	04:41:54	5