Lisa Bentley, a Top Masters Finisher at the New York City Marathon

Triathlon Magazine November 4, 2013

Ironman superstar Lisa Bentley was among the masters finishers at the New York City Marathon over the weekend.

Lisa Bentley (right) and Lori Bowden during the run as part of Team Fraser’s relay team at the 2012 Subaru Ironman Canada. (Photo: David McColm)

The masters category at major North American road races includes any athlete 40 and older. The 44-year-old consistently dominated the marathon throughout her 11 Ironman victories. Bentley finished 29th in the women’s race in 2:52:52. She was the top Canadian female finisher. Bentley ran 2:49:36 at the Boston Marathon in the spring.

“They told me I could start at the front and it was such an honour for me to be able to start there,” said Bentley. “It would have been nice to start with 50,000 other people but it really was an honour to get to start with the 30 Olympians at the front.”

Despite being diagnosed with cystic fibrosis in 1988, and finally retiring from triathlon in 2009 due to complications from the disease, Bentley has shown no signs of slowing down. Congratulations Lisa!

Editor’s note: it was originally reported that Lisa Bentley won the masters title. This was based on unofficial results. The results have been modified, showing that 41-year-old Marlies Kort, who started with the mass start, finished in 2:51:46. As the results are still unofficial and it is unclear if this is gun or chip time, we are retracting our earlier report that Bentley is the masters winner. We will update the situation when the results are made official.