Rev3 Quassy

Some of the of top professionals in the sport went head to head yesterday at the Rev3 Half Iron distance race (at Quassy Amusement Park) in Middlebury, Connecticut.

A pair of Australians literally ran away with victories. Craig Alexander ran a 1:14:05 half marathon to win the men’s race, and Mirinda Carfrae ran 1:21:59 to overtake Julie Dibens for the win.

On the age group front, Guelph’s Michael Hay finished 23^rd overall (4:34:54) and won the men 40-44 category, while Orillia’s Jonathan McMillan finished second (4:41:49) among men 20-24. Oakville’s Tyler Lord (4:38:23) and St. Catherine’s Nicole Guembel (5:38:31) were the lone Canadian professionals. Lord placed 19^th, while Guembel fell out of contention following the swim and ended up 13^th.

Pro Men

1. Craig Alexander (AUS)  3:59:20

2. Terenzo Bozzone (NZL)  4:00:20

3. Matt Reed (USA)  4:02:10

4. David Thompson (USA)  4:04:34

5. Joe Umphenour (USA)  4:04:58

6. Viktor Zyemtsev (UKR)  4:08:13

7. Richie Cunningham (AUS)  4:11:03

8. James Cotter (USA)  4:13:36

9. Andrew Starykowicz (USA)  4:16:05

10. Dorian Wagner (GER)  4:17:40

19. Tyler Lord (CAN)  4:38:23

Pro Women

1. Mirinda Carfrae (AUS)  4:23:36

2. Kelly Williamson (USA)  4:29:09

3. Samantha Warriner (NZL)  4:31:55

4. Julie Dibens (GBR)  4:34:07

5. Mary-Beth Ellis (USA)  4:35:19

6. Laurel Wassner (USA)  4:39:36

7. Natascha Badmann (SUI)  4:44:38

8. Jessica Jacobs (USA)  4:45:43

9. Amanda Lovato (USA)  4:47:29

10. Erin O’Hara (NZL)  4:50:11

13. Nicole Guembel (CAN)  5:38:31