Tisseyre second in Georgia

Victoria’s Magali Tisseyre finished just behind Tulsa’s Jessica Meyers today at Ironman 70.3 Augusta. Both engaged in a head to head battle but quicker transitions and a slightly better women’s best run (1:23:21) by Meyers made all the difference to give her the win in 4:15:31. Tisseyre chased hard but ended up second (4:16:33), while Austin’s Desiree Ficker rode the top bike split (2:26:28) to get third (4:19:21).

Maxim Kriat (UKR), second at Ironman 70.3 Syracuse last weekend, stepped up one place higher on the podium today after a hard fought duel with Richie Cunningham of Australia. Sticking within seconds of each other all day, Kriat ran a mere 12 seconds faster to take the overall win (3:46:54) ahead of Cunningham (3:47:12). Victor Zyemtsev (UKR) ran his way into third (3:47:36) with the top half marathon of 1:12:53. Orillia’s Brent Poulsen made up ground during the run (1:19:04) to grab 11^th spot (3:57:34).

Top 10 Women
1. Jessica Meyers (USA)  4:15:31
2. Magali Tisseyre (CAN)  4:16:33
3. Desiree Ficker (USA)  4:19:21
4. Amanda Lovato (USA)  4:24:21
5. Kelly Fillnow (USA)  4:25:39  *W25-29
6. Claire Horner (RSA)  4:28:13
7. Tamara Kozulina (UKR)  4:28:13
8. Jennifer Hanley-Pinto (USA)  4:28:55  *W30-34
9. Stacey Richardson (USA)  4:34:15
10. Elaine Sipos (USA) 4:34:29   *W35-39

Top 10 Men
1. Maxim Kriat (UKR)  3:46:54
2. Richie Cunningham (AUS)  3:47:12
3. Victor Zyemtsev (UKR)  3:47:36
4. Chris Legh (AUS)  3:48:23
5. David Kahn (USA)  3:50:59
6. Nick Waninger (USA)  3:51:38
7. Tony White (USA)  3:53:51
8. Marko Albert (EST)  3:55:26
9. Kent Horner (RSA)  3:56:12
10. Guy Crawford (NZL)  3:57:27

11. Brent Poulsen (CAN)  3:57:34

18. Grant Burwash (CAN)  4:03:56