Lowe and Joyce win the fifth Ironman 70.3 Muskoka

American Brandon Marsh and Canadian Tenille Hoogland led the men’s and women’s fields out of Peninsula Lake. With his 24:41 swim, Marsh only held a few seconds lead over Cameron Good (AUS) and Vancouver’s Andrew Russell. Hoogland on the other hand was 54 seconds ahead of Denmark’s Michelle Vesterby with her 26:30 swim.

Four minutes down after the swim, Great Britain’s Tom Lowe powered through the 94 km bike to enter T2 with a 3:42 lead over Russell. Meanwhile, Hoogland engaged in an upfront bike battle with Vesterby and Rachel Joyce of Great Britain. At the end of the ride she entered T2 with a 3 second lead over Joyce and 36 seconds over Vesterby.

On the half marathon, Russell put up a good fight and chewed into Lowe’s lead but he could not catch him. Lowe took the overall win in 4:08:54, followed by Russell (4:11:00, and Good (4:11:33). For the women, Joyce simply ran away from everyone for the easy win (4:34:47). Hoogland secured second (4:44:10), and Vesterby finished third (4:48:10).

Top 8 Pro Men

1. Lowe, Tom GBR 4:08:54

2. Russell, Andrew CAN 4:11:00

3. Good, Cameron AUS 4:11:33

4. Marsh, Brandon USA 4:15:04

5. Bechtel, Sean CAN 4:26:33

6. Linseman, Mark CAN 4:28:03

7. Baucco, AJ USA 4:28:25

8. Lamontagne Lacasse, Martin CAN 4:40:46

Top 10 Pro Women

1. Joyce, Rachel GBR 4:34:47

2. Hoogland, Tenille CAN 4:44:10

3. Vesterby, Michelle DNK 4:48:10

4. Widney, Chantell CAN 4:52:37

5. Fletcher, Christine CAN 4:55:55

6. Gervais, Annie CAN 4:56:58

7. Hansen, Jennie USA 4:58:11

8. Tomenson-Bharadwaj, Miranda CAN 4:58:28

9. Rollinson, Ayesha CAN 5:01:46

10. Fletcher, Jenny CAN 5:02:16