Wu and Hotchkiss win Ironman 70.3 Taiwan

Australia’s Michelle Wu used the fastest 1:30:24 half marathon to take the win (4:34:58) from fellow Aussie Belinda Granger (4:41:26). New Zealand’s Rachel Challis finished third (4:44:17). Meanwhile, in the men’s race, the UK’s Jonathan Hotchkiss rode the top 90 km split (2:13:34), and then added a 1:24:56 run to take the win (4:09:51) over New Zealand’s Jamie Whyte (4:10:59). Spain’s Marcel Zamora ran the fastest split (1:23:06) of the day to get third (4:11:10).

Canadian Age Groupers Wendy Lopez placed third in the women 30-34 category (6:06:53), while Ming-Chang Tsai ranked ninth among men 35-39 (5:17:44).

Get a PDF copy of the results here.

Top 10 Pro Women

1. Michelle Wu (AUS)  4:34:58.45

2. Belinda Granger (AUS)  4:41:26.03

3. Rachel Challis (NZL)  4:44:17.26

4. Heidi Jesberger (GER)  4:44:38.88

5. Maki Nishiuchi (JPN)  4:46:38.14

6. Rachael Paxton (AUS)  4:50:48.66

7. Megumi Shigaki (JPN)  4:53:17.04

8. Jo Carrel (NZL)  5:04:00.45

9. Monica Torres (PHI)  5:07:43.41

10. Yasuko Miyazaki (JPN)  5:27:24.76

Top 10 Pro Men

1. Jonathan Hotchkiss (UK)  4:09:51.15

2. Jamie Whyte (NZL)  4:10:59.92

3. Marcel Zamora (ESP)  4:11:10.79

4. Kieran Doe (NZL)  4:12:55.75

5. Kent Horner (RSA)  4:15:05.00

6. Fredrik Croneborg (SWE)  4:16:06.73

7. Erich Felbabel (HKG)  4:21:12.96

8. Nicholas Vandam (USA)  4:22:18.44

9. Mao-Yung Yang (TPE)  4:22:59.33

10. Mathieu O’Halloran (CAN)  4:23:58.11