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Third for Tisseyre at Timberman

Andy Potts and Chrissie Wellington defended their titles at the Timberman 70.3.

American Andy Potts and Great Britain’s Chrissie Wellington defended their titles at the Timberman 70.3 in Gilford, New Hampshire. Potts set the pace early with a 22:23 swim split, and was never seriously threatened after that, winning in 3:51:19. The Italian pair of Alberto Casadei (3:58:52), and Massimo Cigana (3:59:32) were second and third. Ottawa’s Cliff Worden-Rogers was the top Canadian male in 15th (4:23:50). Wellington, the Ironman World Champion, took control of the race with a 2:19 bike split, and had to hold off a fast running (1:20 half marathon) fellow Brit, Catriona Morrison (4:17:07) for the race win in a time of 4:15:11. Magali Tisseyre finished third (4:23:54).

“Things didn’t go quite as planned as I was very dehydrated on the run and felt my legs nearly cramp more than once. But I am happy about my race because the swim and bike were descent and I gave the run my best effort on that day. I held on, and survived,” said Tisseyre.