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Pros battle at Half Iron distance.

Published June 7, 2010

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 23rd 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 19th, while Guembel fell out of contention following the swim and ended up 13th.

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