Wellington and Henning dominate Timberman 70.3

Great Britain’s Chrissie Wellington and Denmark’s Rasmus Henning both led from start to finish to take home Ironman 70.3 Timberman wins in Gilford, New Hampshire today.

Wellington won her fourth Timberman title with top times in all three segments. She swam 27:08, biked 2:27:51, and ran a stunning 1:18:44 (only one man ran faster) to cross the finish line in 4:16:33. She ended up ninth overall. American Caitlin Snow, one of the top runners in the sport, ran 1:22:52 to take second (4:26:36), and Quebec’s Annie Gervais used a 1:28:33 half marathon to move into third (4:34:24).

Likewise, Henning’s domination started right out of the water with a 23:54 swim, he then added the top ride of the day (2:07:11), and ran 1:20:17 to take earn a comfortable 3:53:41 victory. American Mike Caiazzo moved up into second during the bike and kept that position to the finish line (4:01:30), and Germany’s Stephan Vuckovic took third in 4:06:36). Julien Biboud of Sherbrooke, Quebec was the eighth best professional male (4:24:59).

Five Canadian’s won their age categories:

Canadian Age Group Winners

Clemence Trudel (Women 25-29) – 29:10, 2:40:55, 1:44:43 – 4:58:00

Francine Comeau (Women 55-59) – 40:17, 3:05:33, 2:02:45 – 5:53:29

Eva Alexy (Women 60-64) – 45:51, 3:03:54, 2:04:10 – 6:00:52

George Visser (Men 40-44) – 29:39, 2:24:29, 1:27:50 – 4:25:40

Ken Hetherington (Men 65-69) – 40:20, 3:03:50, 2:08:16 – 5:59:51

Top 5 Men

1. Rasmus Henning  3:53:41

2. Mike Caiazzo  4:01:30

3. Stephan Vuckovic  4:06:36

4. James Cotter  4:10:20

5. Karl Bordine  4:12:02

Top 5 Women

1. Chrissie Wellington  4:16:33

2. Caitlin Snow  4:26:36

3. Annie Gervais  (CAN) 4:34:24

4. Tamara Kozulina, Tamara  4:39:25

5. Sharon Schmidt-Mongrain  4:39:30