2009 Foster Grant IRONMAN 70.3 Championship

Unreal Times In Clearwater
By Betsy Delcour
11/14/2009

Michael Raelert, Julie Dibens are the 2009 70.3 World Champions, set new world records

Conditions were perfect in Clearwater, FL for a fast race today, and the pro athletes did not dissapoint. Since the first race here in 2006, the swim began with a beach start in the Gulf of Mexico. However this year the swim was moved to Clearwater Bay with a point-to-point course.

Leading out of the water on the men’s side was Estonian Marko Albert at 21:35, followed by Brian Fleischmann of the US just three seconds back. Close behind were Fraser Cartmell, Philip Graves, Brent McMahon and Tim O’Donnell. Raelert was 23 seconds back, in 12th place.

Once on the bike, the lead changed hands several times among several contenders including Andrew Starykowicz, Joe Gambles, Greg Bennett, Terenzo Bozzone, Philip Graves and Daniel Fontana. Leading the way into T2 was Starykowicz with his time of 1:58:43, followed by Bozzone, Reed and Bennett.

Out of T2 and onto the run, eventual winner Raelert had a minute to make up and 11 guys ahead of him, but he made quick work of getting to the front. Matt Reed had quickly surged to the lead on the run, but within a few miles Raelert passed him, never to relinquish his position. With an average pace of 5:16 min/miles, Raelert blazed a new run course record with his 69 minute half marathon and put a gap on the rest of the field. He crossed the line in 3:34:04, enough to give him a comfortable 2:44 lead over Italian Daniel Fontana. Reed took third with his time of 3:37:50. As evidence of just how fast today’s race was, the first 51 men finished under 4 hours!

The women’s race was much different than the men’s, but no less impressive or exciting. Coming out of the water first was Amanda Stevens with her time of 24:07. She was closely trailed by Julie Dibens, Jodie Swallow, Sarah Groff and Joanna Zeiger. However, from T1 on, it was the Julie Dibens show. She hammered away from the field on the bike building a huge cushion on the rest of the ladies. Although her 3 minute lead from mile 20 had by mile 40 diminished to just 1 minute (thanks to a chase by Caroline Steffen, Swallow, Ellis and Stevens), she blew the chase pack to pieces and had a comfortable 4 minute lead again by T2. Out of transition Dibens was on fire and pushed hard in the first half of the run to keep her lead. In years past, she came in off the bike well ahead of the field, only to get caught and passed by the faster runners. Not so this time. Dibens crossed the line in a new world record 3:59:33. Mary Beth Ellis came in 4 minutes back in 4:03:49, and behind her Magali Tisseyre and Caroline Steffen battled it out for third. Magali was able to outsprint Caroline – and had the fastest run of the day at 1:20:31 – for third, in a total time of 4:05:27.

Foster Grant Ironman 70.3 World Championship
Clearwater, FL November 14, 2009
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Professional Women
1 3:59:33 – Dibens, Julie Boulder CO GBR
2 4:03:49 – Ellis, Mary Beth Boulder CO USA
3 4:05:27 – Tisseyre, Magali St-Sauveur QC CAN
4 4:05:33 – Steffen, Caroline Cham CHE
5 4:07:39 – Bennett, Laura North Palm Beac FL USA (uses Trigger Point Performance Therapy products)
6 4:08:17 – Jones, Michellie Carlsbad CA AUS
7 4:09:34 – Groff, Sarah Colorado Spring CO USA
8 4:13:16 – Stevens, Amanda Colorado Spring CO USA
9 4:15:04 – Thuerig, Karin Retschwil CHE
10 4:17:57 – Gianinni, Vanessa Campinas BRA

Professional Men
1 3:34:04 – Raelert, Michael Drage DEU
2 3:36:44 – Fontana, Daniel Monzoro, Milano ITA
3 3:37:50 – Reed, Matthew Boulder CO USA (uses Trigger Point Performance Therapy products)
4 3:38:02 – Sudrie, Sylvain Villenave D Orn FRA
5 3:38:19 – Gambles, Joe Boulder CO GBR
6 3:40:16 – Collington, Kevin Orlando FL USA
7 3:40:16 – Bell, Luke Cardiff CA AUS
8 3:40:19 – Casadei, Alberto Mestre ITA
9 3:40:31 – Griffin, Leon Glenroy VI AUS
10 3:41:37 – Fleischmann, Brian Colorado Spring CO USA

*Courtesy of www.XTRI.com

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2009 Press release

Craig Alexander and Chrissie Wellington Defend Ford Ironman World Championship Titles

Published Sunday, October 11, 2009

Australia’s Craig Alexander and Great Britain’s Chrissie Wellington defended their titles today at the Ford Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Alexander added a second consecutive World Championship title to his resume, while Wellington added a third. Wellington’s overall time of 8:54:02 broke the course record set in 1992 by Ironman icon, Paula Newby-Fraser.

Alexander demonstrated his tenacity against an impressive men’s field consisting of some of the best athletes in the sport including Chris Lieto (USA), Andreas Raelert (DEU), Andy Potts (USA) and former Ironman World Champions, Normann Stadler (DEU), Chris McCormack (AUS) and Faris Al-Sultan (DEU).

Local Hawaii athlete John Flanagan led out of the swim with only a three second lead on Potts.  The two remained in close proximity through mile 16 of the bike until relative newcomer and youngest male competitor, Philip Graves from Great Britain, took the lead.  Second place finisher, Lieto, known as a strong cyclist and runner, took the lead at the turnaround in Hawi and held on to it until he was overtaken by Alexander at mile 21 of the run.  Graves secured the Timex Ironman Watch Bonus during the bike, while Lieto earned the bonus during the run.  The top five professional men’s results are listed below:

1.  Craig Alexander, AUS -8:20:21

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2.  Chris Lieto, USA                       8:22:56

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3.  Andreas Raelert, DEU             8:24:32

4.  Chris McCormack, AUS          8:25:20

5.   Rasmus Henning, DNK         8:28:17

Wellington dominated the competitive women’s field today consisting of Ironman and 70.3 Champions such as Tereza Macel, Mirinda Carfrae, Yvonne van Vlerken, Sandra Wallenhorst and Virginia Berasategui, in addition to Ironman World Champion and Olympian, Michellie Jones.  Wellington held the lead by approximately 15 minutes throughout the 140.6-mile course, ranking 22nd among the entire field of male and female professional athletes.  Carfrae, in her debut at the Ford Ironman World Championship and the full-distance, broke Wellington’s 2008 run course record with a time of 2:56:51.  Wellington’s speed in today’s event allowed her to claim both Timex Ironman Watch Bonuses.  The top five professional women’s results are listed below:

1.  Chrissie Wellington, GBR         8:54:02

2.  Mirinda Carfrae, AUS               9:13:59

3.  Virginia Berasategui, SPA        9:15:28

4.  Tereza Macel CZH                     9:23:43

5.  Samantha McGlone, CAN               9:30:28

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The event saw an estimated 1,770 athletes officially start the race in an attempt to conquer the 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike and 26.2-mile run on the Big Island of Hawaii.  Weather conditions for the 31st anniversary of Ironman were hot, with temperatures reaching well above 90 degrees Farenheit during the bike and run portions.  Competitors represented more than 48 countries and all 50 states and ranged in age from 20 to 80 years old.

The Emmy Award-winning Ford Ironman World Championship broadcast will air on Dec. 19, 2009, from 4:30 – 6 p.m. EST. Check local listings and ironman.com for additional details.

For complete race day coverage and results from the 2009 Ford Ironman World Championship, visit www.ironman.com.

Complements of Ironman.com

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Craig Alexander Ironman World Champion 2008-09

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Trigger Point Sponsored athlete Erich Wegscheider

Erich is having a fantastic season in 2009 with a great finish at Ironman CDA and some great finishes at 70.3 races.  Below is his race report from the Cancun 70.3 where he was the 1st in his age group and 16th overall!

Congratulations Erich, keep on rolling!

I lined myself up along the buoy line and ran out as far as I could
before starting my stroke. The first buoy was 250 m off-shore and the
pack (29 and under) had separated before that first turn. Luckily I
was in the front group and enjoyed a draft. That was until a jellyfish
and I crossed paths. I got stung just below my neck and seized up; I
thought about peeing in the water and swimming in place, but continued
on. By this point I had lost the feet I was on and debated whether or
not to push it to catch up. I kept my rhythm and caught some people
who fell off the pack coming in. Overall, my swim was good as I came
out of the water in 4th position.

Transition was quite a ways away as we had to run for some distance on
the beach, then through a water park, and finally into transition
which was by no means “small.” Fortunately, I moved into second
position making the run to my bike.

The bike course consisted of two 40 km loops 5 km from transition. I
was expecting a fast bike time as the course is flat, but the heat and
headwinds made for a hard day. I found a good rhythm early on and
moved into first position by the 25 km mark. Approaching the first
turn-around, a pack of 3 riders had formed and were undoubtedly
drafting. Going into the second turn-around, that pack had swelled to
10 and was growing exponentially larger at every turn-around
thereafter. I really wish the drafting would have been regulated
better and since this meant the run would not be equal for all.
Overall, I kept myself ahead of the packs for the duration and felt
good despite the increasing heat and humidity.

Like the bike course, the run was two loops – but just a tad bit too
long. T2 was quick and I headed out onto the course ready to take the
top spot. My split for the first two miles was 13 minutes, but after
seeing some ragged professionals as they hit the first turn-around, I
lost some focus and started thinking about how hot it was. With that
lapse of focus, my pace slowed and I was in survival mode. I never
walked, but I’m not sure I can say that I “ran” for the duration.
After completing the first lap, the second place guy – who was 20
seconds down – pointed at me smiling and pumping his fist. At that
point, I told myself that no one here has put in the training time
that I have or deserved to be even a step in front of me. With that in
mind, I ran a with more urgency to the last turn-around. However, my
lead shrank to 10 seconds, so I slowed my pace and waited. From there,
he ran right behind me until about 1,200 m to go where he broke into
stride and opened up a small gap. I matched his stride since the pace
we were running was somewhat comfortable. After all, it was quite
obvious that we were destined for a sprint finish. Shortly after
accelerating, he wisely dropped back and cockily said “Good luck” to
which I replied “To you the same.” As we approached the 300 m mark, he
once again accelerated and opened up a gap. I looked over towards the
finish chute since it was directly to our left and saw we had to
navigate two 90-degree left turns before the final straightaway. When
I looked ahead again, the guy looked over his shoulder and was
beginning to celebrate his victory. I ran into the two left turns as
hard as I could and was by his side with 75 m to go. The race was
right there for the taking and I started my sprint. When it comes to
sprinting, I feel that I can hold my own with anyone. I pulled away
opening up a gap big enough to start celebrating and I did!

Almost immediately after crossing the line, I laid down in
exhaustion/fatigue/dehydration/etc. This race is hands down, the
hardest race I’ve ever done. The water was a balmy 84°, the bike was
hot, then windy, and the run seemed hellishly hot at times. The course
was also long, hence the 72.8 reference. For instance, the run alone
was at least 2 km long! However, it makes the win all the more
gratifying.

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