Results from Ironman 70.3 Shepparton

Australia’s Leon Griffin and New Zealand’s Samantha Warriner earned wins today at Ironman 70.3 Shepparton, which took place approximately two hours north of Melbourne, Australia.

Griffin, 31, opened with a 24:31 swim in Kialla Lake, pedaled the two lap course with a top ride of 2:09:45, and ran the three lap half marathon course in the fastest time of 1:15:01 to finish in 3:51:27 to win by over a ten minute margin. Ollie Whistler (AUS) finished second (4:01:33), and Monty Frankish (AUS) third (4:03:13).

In the women’s race, Lisa Marangon (AUS) led the way during swim (25:20), Elly Franks took over during the bike with a dominant ride (2:23:50), but it was Warriner’s run of 1:27:52 (age grouper Jodie Barker ran faster – 1:27:11) that allowed the forty year old to clinch the win in 4:25:25. Marangon came in second (4:27:56), and Nicole Ward (AUS) secured third (4:35:22) with a 1:31:57 run.

Men

1. GRIFFIN, Leon 3:51:27

2. WHISTLER, Ollie 4:01:33

3. FRANKISH, Monty 4:03:13

4. WHITMORE, Luke 4:04:40

5. BAILEY, Matt 4:04:49

6. SHORTIS, Jason 4:05:09

7. MEADE, David 4:07:39 *M40-44

8. YOUNG, Ross 4:08:28 *M30-34

9. GREEN, David 4:09:35 *M30-34

10. RIX, Josh 4:10:21

Women

1. WARRINER, Samantha 4:25:25

2. MARANGON, Lisa 4:27:56

3. WARD, Nicole 4:35:22

4. BLACKBORROW, Suzanne 4:36:16

5. FRANKS, Elly 4:36:57

6. THOMAS, Bev 4:37:07

7. OLDFIELD, Madeleine 4:40:07

8. MCALPINE, Wendy 4:41:32

9. FITCH, Alison 4:44:02

10. SHEFFIELD, Natalie 4:45:57