Results from the sixth Ironman 70.3 Cancun

Germany’s Andi Boecherer and Australia’s Christie Sym won Ironman 70.3 Cancun titles in the heat and humidity of Mexico today.

Boecherer used the fastest bike (2:07:44) and run (1:18:44) to cross the line in 3:55:19, ahead of Italy’s Daniel Fontana (4:02:05), and Australia’s Timothy Reed (4:04:23).

Meanwhile, Sym did not have to work as hard on the run. After swimming a second best 29:33, she blasted the front of the race with a dominating 2:28:49 ride, and ran 1:38:00 for the 4:40:31 win. Mexico’s Melody Ramirez finished second (4:51:22), and Italy’s Carla Stampfli claimed third (4:52:36).

Montreal’s Karine Grandmaison took second in the women 30-34 category with a time of 5:06:07.

Top 5

Men

1. BOECHERER, ANDI  3:55:19

2. FONTANA, DANIEL  4:02:05

3. REED, TIMOTHY  4:04:23

4. CSOKE, BALAZS  4:05:05

5. CASTILLO LATORRE, ANDRES  4:05:37

11. BURWASH, GRANT (CAN)  4:18:35

Women

1. SYM, CHRISTIE  4:40:31

2. RAMIREZ, MELODY  4:51:22

3. STAMPFLI, CARLA  4:52:36

4. ANDRADE, MARIANA  4:54:00

5. GUERRERO, ANA PAULA  4:57:06 *W30-34