Colorado Based Triathletes Sweep Podium at IRONMAN St. George

Colorado Based Triathletes Sweep Podium at IRONMAN St. George

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May 1, 2010 (St. George, UT) – Austrian Michael Weiss, who trains in Colorado Springs, claimed victory at the inaugural IRONMAN St. George with his time of 8:40:08.  Durango’s Ben Hoffman took the runner-up spot in 8:52:54; and Boulder based Australian Chris McDonald rounded out the men’s podium in 8:54:42.

Weiss became the first Austrian man to win an IRONMAN title, while Canadian Heather Wurtele claimed her second IRONMAN title as the two champions used dominating bike splits to claim the titles.

Weiss, who competed as a mountain biker at the 2004 Olympic Games, turned to triathlon in 2008 when he failed to make Austria’s Olympic team. His rise to the top level of the sport has been a rapid one – last year he finished second overall at IRONMAN 70.3 Monaco , 25th overall at the Ford IRONMAN World Championship and now, just two years after he entered the sport, has an IRONMAN title.

After trailing swim leader Luke Bell by almost five minutes, Weiss quickly moved through the field during the challenging bike leg. By the start of the second lap of this incredibly scenic course Weiss had started to pull away from the rest of the men’s field. He would come off the bike with a lead of almost seven minutes (after a 4:43 bike split) and followed that up with the fastest run split of the day, a 2:58 marathon, that put him 12 minutes ahead of Durango’s Ben Hoffman.

Hoffman outran a group of athletes who started the run within minutes of each other (including Bell, Chris McDonald, Kirill Kotsegarov and Clemens Coenen).

McDonald, an Australian who trains in Boulder, would eventually finish third, followed by Kotsegarov (Estonia) and Coenen (Germany) – five different countries were represented in the top five.

Wurtele led for virtually the entire race.  After exiting the water at the back of the first chase group, she was surprised to see New Zealand’s Gina Crawford sprint up the exit ramp to claim the top women’s swim split. Within minutes, though, Wurtele was back at the front and she stayed in that position throughout the rest of the day.  Her 5:20 bike split was a full 17 minutes faster than eventual second-place-finisher Meredith Kessler’s and almost 34 minutes faster than Caitlin Snow managed on this tough course.

Crawford, who was third off the bike, would eventually lose a position to Snow, who ran her way to third thanks to the day’s fastest marathon slit, a 3:10. Rounding out the top five was Kathleen Pallardy, who was the third American to cross the line (after Kessler and Snow).

Top 10 Men

1. MICHAEL WEISS 8:40:08
2. BEN HOFFMAN 8:52:54
3. CHRIS MCDONALD 8:54:42
4. KIRILL KOTSEGAROV 8:58:18
5. CLEMENS COENEN 9:02:13
6. PETR VABROUSEK 9:09:43
7. SERGIO MARQUES 9:11:09
8. CHRISTIAN BRADER 9:14:41
9. JOZSEF MAJOR 9:16:04
10. ALEX MCDONALD 9:21:59

Top 10 Women

1. HEATHER WURTELE 9:35:36
2. MEREDITH KESSLER 9:46:58
3. CAITLIN SNOW 10:07:26
4. GINA CRAWFORD 10:11:51
5. KATHLEEN PALLARDY 10:20:45
6. TERRA CASTRO 10:33:57
7. JACKIE ARENDT 10:36:24
8. MIRANDA ALLDRITT 10:40:59
9. TRISH DEIM 10:53:21
10. SUSAN LANGLEY 10:58:41

Colorado Results

OVR TIME LAST FIRST CITY DIV PL SWIM T1 BIKE T2 RUN
1 8:40:08 WEISS MICHAEL COLORADO SPRINGS MPRO 1 54:29:00 2:24 4:43:01 2:11 2:58:03
2 8:52:54 HOFFMAN BEN DURANGO MPRO 2 51:13:00 1:58 4:53:37 1:13 3:04:53
3 8:54:42 MCDONALD CHRIS BOULDER MPRO 3 51:20:00 1:32 4:54:02 1:23 3:06:25
15 9:35:19 SULLIVAN ERIC GUNNISON M30-34 1 1:06:46 3:49 5:08:28 1:52 3:14:24
17 9:40:10 CHESNEY CURT BOULDER M40-44 1 55:56:00 4:26 5:15:27 2:18 3:22:03
20 9:48:38 HOWIE CRAIG LONGMONT MPRO 15 56:07:00 2:15 5:16:50 1:39 3:31:47
26 10:04:12 POTEET SCOTT COLORADO SPRINGS M35-39 1 1:03:15 3:32 5:19:12 1:57 3:36:16
35 10:11:38 KOCH KEVIN GRAND JUNCTION M35-39 3 1:16:16 4:59 5:18:39 2:04 3:29:39
41 10:14:25 WEAVER ADAM PARKER M40-44 5 1:04:06 2:58 5:24:14 1:33 3:41:34
51 10:24:09 NUGENT TERRY LONE TREE M45-49 1 1:02:59 5:11 5:24:12 2:59 3:48:47
61 10:33:19 VILLAVICENCIO ALAN LONGMONT M40-44 12 1:10:45 4:36 5:27:31 1:29 3:48:58
84 10:50:58 GUZEK MICHAEL BOULDER M35-39 14 54:55:00 4:27 5:40:31 1:53 4:09:12
96 10:58:41 LANGLEY SUSAN HIGHLANDS RANCH W40-44 1 1:04:38 3:23 6:06:43 2:01 3:41:56
135 11:16:23 RYDHOLM ERIC BOULDER M30-34 22 1:09:55 6:39 6:03:48 4:06 3:51:54
141 11:18:11 BULLOCK JEFF PARKER M25-29 9 1:09:10 5:10 6:00:52 4:32 3:58:27
157 11:24:58 THRAMANN JEFF LONGMONT M45-49 11 1:09:25 5:05 6:09:56 3:25 3:57:07
167 11:28:32 HUMMEL MOLLY DURANGO WPRO 9 1:05:32 2:24 5:54:51 1:43 4:24:01
187 11:33:47 STONES ROGER HIGHLANDS RANCH M35-39 41 1:06:39 4:15 6:04:11 5:33 4:13:08
208 11:40:30 RYDHOLM AMBER BOULDER W30-34 7 1:06:14 6:29 6:25:38 3:33 3:58:36
212 11:41:22 DEMARIA ERIC DENVER M35-39 47 1:13:20 6:27 6:19:04 2:25 4:00:06
222 11:44:21 KERTH SHANNON LITTLETON W40-44 4 1:02:43 7:32 6:15:06 4:28 4:14:32
234 11:48:42 CRANNY SANDY LONGMONT W45-49 2 1:07:00 7:18 6:25:19 4:31 4:04:33
240 11:50:19 VANMEVEREN BRYAN FORT COLLINS M45-49 21 1:10:06 6:36 6:01:07 4:21 4:28:09
242 11:50:27 WEBBER CATHERINE COLORADO SPRINGS W40-44 5 1:10:50 9:01 6:28:43 5:12 3:56:40
278 12:05:10 THAYER MICHELLE LITTLETON W40-44 6 1:04:00 6:03 6:28:40 5:34 4:20:53
301 12:09:46 VAN SLOUN RACHEL AVON W35-39 2 1:14:32 5:52 6:26:14 4:33 4:18:35
330 12:18:36 KNOWLTON OLIVER DENVER M50-54 20 1:09:48 8:26 6:20:56 4:20 4:35:05
333 12:18:44 MANNING JOE FORT COLLINS M35-39 68 1:06:06 8:03 6:23:38 6:32 4:34:24
360 12:24:43 FLANAGAN WILL BOULDER M18-24 6 1:29:12 4:51 6:16:12 3:01 4:31:27
367 12:25:50 REED TIM ASPEN M40-44 70 1:14:01 9:32 6:20:01 6:23 4:35:52
374 12:27:30 OWEN MATTHEW MONUMENT M40-44 72 1:13:18 9:22 6:57:32 2:48 4:04:30
392 12:30:56 MOYER MIKE LAKEWOOD M45-49 40 1:17:58 11:08 6:47:26 4:02 4:10:22
397 12:32:00 MOORE JOHN BOULDER M45-49 42 1:13:57 6:10 6:41:34 4:03 4:26:16
398 12:32:19 HANSEN NICK LOVELAND M45-49 43 58:24:00 7:29 6:31:44 5:35 4:49:07
400 12:32:37 KAMMERER AUDRA EVERGREEN W40-44 11 1:08:02 13:43 7:08:43 7:43 3:54:26
423 12:36:19 O’BRIEN MICHAEL LOVELAND M40-44 80 1:14:59 10:35 6:40:32 5:22 4:24:51
441 12:38:45 HOLTON ANDREW PINE M40-44 84 1:06:38 5:27 6:13:54 2:09 5:10:37
447 12:40:01 LYNDE ROBERT COLORADO SPRINGS M45-49 49 1:09:54 9:53 6:31:30 7:12 4:41:32
455 12:41:48 VOELLER CHRIS DENVER M40-44 87 1:15:07 13:09 6:21:03 4:22 4:48:07
475 12:45:15 BARKER JASON FORT COLLENS M35-39 94 1:22:15 20:06 6:26:50 5:01 4:31:03
482 12:47:59 RECKER JEFF GRAND JUNCTION M45-49 57 1:24:49 7:26 6:38:29 6:49 4:30:26
483 12:48:33 MORRIS MONTY COLORADO SPRINGS M35-39 96 1:21:29 5:13 6:41:31 4:56 4:35:24
484 12:49:02 FOX ANNE EVERGREEN W45-49 11 1:05:09 8:38 6:58:17 7:42 4:29:16
500 12:51:20 KAMINSKI JASON LONGMONT M40-44 95 1:11:31 7:31 6:20:14 4:39 5:07:25
531 12:57:02 LADEWIG ROB COLORADO SPRINGS M60-64 3 1:27:07 7:25 6:33:50 6:15 4:42:25
538 12:58:30 SPRINGOB DAN LOVELAND M40-44 100 57:02:00 7:58 6:55:54 8:43 4:48:53
545 13:00:24 TAYLOR JODIE PARKER W35-39 15 1:24:00 15:29 6:33:13 6:18 4:41:24
550 13:01:32 KILLEEN DOUG LITTLETON M40-44 102 1:20:59 6:40 6:30:19 3:45 4:59:49
574 13:09:46 DELLOTA KRISS WELLINGTON M45-49 70 57:08:00 5:27 6:31:04 5:22 5:30:45
582 13:11:33 DICROCE CHRIS DENVER M45-49 73 1:20:24 13:27 6:54:08 9:45 4:33:49
595 13:14:31 VETOWICH MICHAEL PARKER M40-44 111 1:18:57 8:39 7:06:28 4:18 4:36:09
605 13:16:58 HEGSTROM TODD GRAND JUNCTION M55-59 14 1:17:53 10:22 6:46:09 6:29 4:56:05
616 13:18:26 WASSERMAN MICHAEL ENGLEWOOD M50-54 40 1:11:26 9:57 6:49:12 9:38 4:58:13
633 13:19:47 COVERT JOHN HIGHLANDS RANCH M40-44 118 1:01:24 7:13 6:28:54 6:45 5:35:31
652 13:23:37 CIACCI WILLIAM LOVELAND M25-29 43 1:14:06 7:30 6:23:01 12:57 5:26:03
653 13:23:43 KOCH SHANNON GRAND JUNCTION W35-39 20 1:17:28 12:58 7:10:18 3:14 4:39:44
714 13:34:49 MOCATTA JONATHAN BRECKENRIDGE M40-44 143 1:13:51 11:35 6:41:18 9:11 5:18:54
728 13:37:07 ROUNDS JESSE BOULDER M30-34 90 1:04:01 15:55 6:49:13 6:41 5:21:17
733 13:37:55 CRANNY ROBERT LONGMONT M45-49 93 56:26:00 2:38 5:55:54 3:36 6:39:21
764 13:42:21 PALKO DANIEL BRATISLAVA M30-34 94 1:12:23 4:06 6:13:27 3:25 6:09:00
785 13:45:34 ELLIS SCOTT JOHNSTOWN M50-54 58 1:17:05 5:52 5:32:49
843 13:55:32 BARLOW LIZ ENGLEWOOD W18-24 3 1:14:13 8:13 7:01:54 7:21 5:23:51
856 13:57:15 HERNANDEZ CARLOS LITTILON M40-44 168 1:39:46 9:14 7:12:42 7:30 4:48:02
860 13:57:49 YOUNG CAMERON LOUISVILLE M35-39 158 1:29:25 8:25 7:07:11 6:30 5:06:18
865 13:58:34 ROUSH BLAKE GRAND JUNCTION M50-54 65 1:26:01 14:29 6:35:07 7:28 5:35:29
887 14:02:56 SYPTAK OLIVIA DENVER W35-39 34 1:18:54 9:58 7:04:26 4:17 5:25:21
892 14:04:32 HARDCASTLE PAUL GOLDEN M30-34 107 1:22:58 7:58 7:05:47 5:22 5:22:27
896 14:05:10 LYTLE TODD HIGHLANDS RANCH M40-44 176 1:16:14 8:22 7:23:29 7:28 5:09:37
918 14:10:05 FORBES JAMES PARKER M40-44 180 1:23:59 8:42 6:54:04 4:54 5:38:25
919 14:10:11 SMITH JULIAN COLORADO SPRINGS M40-44 181 1:29:00 15:57 7:09:32 8:31 5:07:11
925 14:10:38 SCHOLL TODD AVON M50-54 71 1:34:28 9:01 7:05:05 7:04 5:15:00
935 14:12:36 TRUJILLO-VEIT MICHELE LOVELAND W35-39 36 1:33:25 11:09 7:08:31 7:34 5:11:56
952 14:15:45 DICROCE VINCE DENVER M45-49 118 1:35:44 14:53 7:22:12 7:37 4:55:19
963 14:18:13 ELLIOTT TROY WHEAT RIDGE M45-49 121 1:20:44 9:54 6:52:20 7:59 5:47:15
1011 14:27:00 TRAVIS MICHAEL BOULDER M55-59 22 1:48:37 21:33 7:23:12 7:58 4:45:40
1025 14:29:45 BEATTE BRIAN CENTENNIAL M40-44 194 1:32:50 21:14 7:49:46 8:26 4:37:28
1072 14:35:30 MARTIN BILL GRAND JUNCTION M45-49 134 1:11:37 8:13 6:36:26 4:36 6:34:37
1080 14:37:10 MCCAY-SMITH KIRSTEN WINDSOR W35-39 38 1:02:31 5:14 8:03:37 4:50 5:20:58
1124 14:46:11 JOHNSON JULIA COLORADO SPRINGS W25-29 22 1:23:10 7:13 8:04:21 6:43 5:04:43
1138 14:48:43 DICROCE SARAH DENVER W35-39 41 1:18:03 13:04 7:20:48 5:46 5:51:02
1142 14:49:32 RADAKOVICH BOBBY MORRISON W35-39 42 1:27:40 20:43 7:28:30 8:19 5:24:20
1143 14:49:33 MEHLIG STEFAN LITTLETON M40-44 222 1:32:04 10:47 7:34:03 8:18 5:24:21
1166 14:53:58 KANADAY KIMBERLY ERIE W50-54 14 1:18:35 10:45 8:04:24 6:46 5:13:27
1249 15:11:12 DURAN JERIKA DENVER W30-34 42 1:18:27 15:24 7:31:20 10:19 5:55:42
1272 15:18:25 REYNOLDSON KELLY CASTLE ROCK W35-39 52 1:52:02 14:45 8:00:15 4:17 5:07:06
1281 15:21:05 ERICKSON DEREK LOVELAND M35-39 238 1:27:25 13:36 7:46:30 11:37 5:41:57
1302 15:25:27 GLADE DAVID MORRISON M50-54 99 1:41:11 15:05 7:25:34 9:46 5:53:50
1363 15:38:47 ROBERTS BRIAN LITTLETON M30-34 158 1:13:12 7:46 7:47:23 7:51 6:22:35
1381 15:42:02 BARROW SCOTT LOVELAND M60-64 19 1:23:43 18:22 8:07:15 9:21 5:43:21
1407 15:48:57 KEMPE ANDREA LITTLETON W35-39 64 1:04:09 9:03 7:57:49 10:50 6:27:06
1429 15:52:18 DEPALMA STEVE BRECKENRIDGE M50-54 112 1:22:48 14:31 7:23:07 8:12 6:43:40
1448 15:59:36 FORBES STACY LITTLETON W35-39 67 1:14:05 14:05 8:08:00 13:29 6:09:57
1479 16:08:54 LAMBERT SANDRA AURORA W35-39 69 1:38:08 8:41 8:25:47 9:43 5:46:35
1492 16:12:27 BELL HAGGARD WHITNEY DENVER W30-34 58 1:29:34 14:28 8:12:41 6:56 6:08:48
1512 16:18:15 ANDERSON FRANCIE LAKEWOOD W45-49 45 1:24:46 11:35 8:49:40 4:33 5:47:41
1531 16:23:34 SULLIVAN TIM LOVELAND M40-44 285 1:26:12 10:55 8:31:35 18:28 5:56:24
1539 16:25:22 VOSS LYNN LONGMONT M40-44 287 1:28:50 15:51 7:48:00 12:12 6:40:28
1552 16:29:35 FORBES KERRY PARKER W35-39 72 1:27:28 7:27 8:25:55 5:53 6:22:52
1564 16:32:03 DRAPER DAVE COLORADO SPRINGS M30-34 174 1:57:51 18:24 7:32:54 11:15 6:31:39
1584 16:37:49 MCKELVEY CHRIS CARBONDALE W50-54 25 1:19:57 10:59 8:35:14 5:30 6:26:09
1585 16:38:13 MCDONALD ROD GREENWOOD VILLA M65-69 4 1:42:39 24:12:00 8:05:35 8:40 6:17:06
1591 16:40:38 RIANTONG CARRIE FREDERICK W25-29 28 1:24:35 10:24 8:34:36 4:03 6:26:59
1635 16:56:35 ESKRIDGE BOB MONUMENT M55-59 58 1:32:27 13:24 8:32:06 7:21 6:31:17