Oceanside, Calif. -- Andy Potts (USA) and Heather Jackson (USA) celebrated victories at this year's Accenture IRONMAN 70.3 California crossing the finish line in 3:49:45 and 4:13:48, respectively. This was Potts fifth win in Oceanside and Jackson’s first after finishing second the last two years. Despite exiting the water first and finishing the swim two minutes faster than … [Read more...]

By Shawn Skene / Ironman.com November 25, 2012 (Cozumel, Mexico) – Tenille Hoogland (CAN), Michelle Vesterby (DNK) and Mary Beth Ellis (USA) all exited the water within nine seconds of each other in the difficult swim conditions in Cozumel today. As race contenders, Yvonne Van Vlerken (NLD) and Sophie De Groote (BEL) found themselves with a ten-minute deficit before they … [Read more...]

Win Comes Three Weeks After Kona Performance By Shawn Skene / Ironman.com October 28, 2012 (Austin, TX) - Andy Potts showed no ill effects today from his outstanding seventh place finish three weeks ago at the Ironman World Championship with his win, while Rachel McBride handily won her first Ironman 70.3 title in Texas. Potts Strong in the Water Andy Potts once again displayed … [Read more...]

By Shawn Skene / Ironman.com September 24, 2012 (Branson, MO) – USA’s Andy Potts was in a league of his own in the water as he hit Moonshine Beach on Table Rock Lake, with a 22:56 swim. Potts had six pursuers between 2:29 and 2:46 in arrears, included Australians John Polson and Mathew Pellow, New Zealand’s Crawford Napier, American Matt Taylor and Argentina’s Mario De … [Read more...]

By Roger Hospedales / Ironman.com September 9, 2012 (Madison, WI) – Approximately 2,500 athletes entered Lake Monona and Colombia’s Andres Castillo Latorre was the first to make it on shore in 49:01. Following him were Austria’s Dominik Berger (50:55) and American Ben Hoffman (52:13). Castillo Latorre continued to lead until the 42-mile mark, at which point Hoffman took … [Read more...]