Results from Ironman 70.3 Haugesund
Ospaly and Ellis earn dominant win. McGlone takes sixth.
Filip Ospaly (CZE) and Mary Beth Ellis (USA) took easy wins at Ironman 70.3 Haugesund in Norway.
Ospaly swam 21:19, biked the top split of 2:09:48, and ran the top split of 1:14:15 to win in 3:47:22.
Ellis swam 23:45 (tied for top swim), and had the top ride (2:26:21) and run (1:23:16) to cross the line in 4:16:09 and win by over 8 minutes. Canada’s Samantha McGlone finished sixth (4:44:06).
“What an amazing race in Norway! Gorgeous course & great crowds hope this @IronmanTri event is here for a long time! @ironman70.3norway rules,” said Ellis on Twitter.
Men
1. Ospaly, Filip CZE 3:47:22
2. Henning, Rasmus DEN 3:54:31
3. Snilstveit, Gudmund NOR 3:57:33
4. Nitschke, Christian GER 3:59:02
5. Widmer, Marc SUI 4:02:42
Women
1. Ellis, Mary USA 4:16:09
2. Vesterby, Michelle DEN 4:24:24
3. Collonge, Jeanne FRA 4:25:18
4. Lie, Kristin NOR 4:35:40
5. Kristiansen, Lisbeth DEN 4:36:43
6. McGlone, Samantha CAN 4:44:06