Potts Claims First IRONMAN Title in Coeur d’Alene

Potts Claims First IRONMAN Title in Coeur d’Alene

Lovato Takes Third, McDonald Fifth, and Edwards Twelfth

June 27, 2010 (Coeur d’Alene, ID) – Pro triathlete Andy Potts of Colorado Springs claimed his first IRONMAN title in Coeur d’Alene this weekend. With the win, the former short course specialist definitively proved his ability in long course racing—not that it was ever in doubt after posting top ten finishes at the IRONMAN World Championship over the previous two years.

Potts dominated the race—starting with his 46:28 swim, continuing with his 4:42:04 bike, and finishing with his 2:52:48 marathon run. His total time of 8:24:40 was just over a minute shy of the course record set by Victor Zyemtsev in 2005.

Courtney Ogden finished second with a time of 8:38:17 while Boulder’s Michael Lovato—the 2003 IRONMAN Coeur d’Alene champion—took third in 8:41:17. Boulder pros Chris McDonald and Billy Edwards finished fifth and twelfth, respectively.

Colorado women were led by Kelly Lear-Kaul’s second place finish in the women’s 35-39 age group with a time of 10:20:37. Sonja Wieck finished fourth in the women’s 30-34 age group in 10:37:02, and Christine Steigerwald finished fifth in the women’s 40-44 age group in 11:07:32.

Lindsey Corbin (Missoula, Mont.) won the women’s pro race in a course record time of 9:17:54. Meredith Kessler (San Francisco, Calif.) finished second in 9:23:52, and Kelly Williamson (Austin, Tex.) rounded out the podium in third with her time of 9:39:23.

Colorado Results

PLACE TIME LAST FIRST CITY DIV SWIM T1 BIKE T2 RUN
1 8:24:40 POTTS Andy COLORADO SPRI MPRO 46:28:00 1:49 4:42:04 1:33 2:52:48
3 8:41:17 LOVATO Michael BOULDER MPRO 52:17:00 1:58 4:46:07 1:16 2:59:40 IM
5 8:48:30 MCDONALD Chris BOULDER MPRO 55:47:00 1:58 4:42:39 1:07 3:07:01
12 9:14:42 EDWARDS Billy BOULDER MPRO 1:07:20 1:49 4:57:33 1:25 3:06:36
20 9:27:37 MACLEAN Douglas BOULDER M30-34 1:08:04 4:59 5:06:44 2:31 3:05:20
30 9:42:34 HAGEN Michael COLORADO SPRI M45-49 1:05:07 3:58 5:11:14 2:38 3:19:38
37 9:45:53 RICHARD Steve BOULDER M18-24 1:03:02 3:53 5:10:12 1:35 3:27:14 IM
40 9:47:56 KONCZAK Kevin BOULDER M40-44 1:02:50 3:37 5:18:26 2:13 3:20:51 IM
41 9:48:27 OSELAND Neal COLORADO SPRI M40-44 1:07:00 4:18 5:09:40 0:55 3:26:36 IM
52 9:54:34 RODRIGUEZ Jorge LYONS M35-39 1:08:57 5:33 5:05:27 2:58 3:31:41
57 9:59:06 STEIGERWALD David COLORADO SPRI M40-44 1:04:49 4:50 5:13:44 3:38 3:32:08
67 10:03:26 DUDLEY Taylor BOULDER M40-44 1:00:44 4:45 5:19:39 2:20 3:36:00 IM
101 10:16:40 SANCHEZ Manuel BOULDER M45-49 1:05:58 4:54 5:18:43 2:53 3:44:14 IM
112 10:20:37 LEAR-KAUL Kelly COLUMBINE VAL W35-39 1:02:27 4:24 5:33:01 1:43 3:39:05 IM
114 10:21:15 WOODARD Michael HIGHLANDS RAN M35-39 57:45:00 6:20 5:40:26 5:02 3:31:44
127 10:25:49 PARSONS Shawn COLORADO SPRI M40-44 1:11:35 5:40 5:19:27 2:11 3:46:59
163 10:35:21 WOODARD Brian BOULDER M40-44 1:20:33 6:37 5:23:30 2:47 3:41:57
172 10:37:02 WIECK Sonja GREENWOOD VIL W30-34 1:07:19 3:30 5:45:08 1:57 3:39:10 IM
187 10:42:10 WATTS Jeb BOULDER M25-29 1:07:39 5:32 5:44:25 3:03 3:41:31
189 10:42:33 SUND Jesse EVERGREEN M35-39 1:11:47 4:23 5:14:23 2:28 4:09:33
200 10:45:45 CLARK David CARBONDALE M50-54 56:26:00 6:14 5:41:31 4:02 3:57:34 IM
224 10:49:41 HARTLEY Winfield BOULDER M40-44 1:04:56 4:41 5:56:23 1:28 3:42:15
264 10:58:16 VAUGHN Josh GOLDEN M30-34 1:06:40 4:07 5:28:15 2:38 4:16:38
276 11:01:46 COWARD Jeremy CASTLE ROCK M35-39 1:11:05 7:16 5:41:47 5:44 3:55:56
299 11:06:22 CORFF Brian BOULDER M30-34 1:09:59 3:32 5:48:02 1:17 4:03:33
303 11:07:32 STEIGERWALD Christine COLORADO SPRI W40-44 1:05:57 5:30 5:55:06 3:12 3:57:49
409 11:29:19 ALFINO Kathy HIGHLANDS RAN W50-54 1:04:46 3:52 5:37:51 1:51 4:41:01 IM
451 11:36:11 KOZLOWSKI Mark GOLDEN M40-44 1:19:02 4:19 5:43:09 2:12 4:27:31
468 11:39:18 STAPANOWICH Brandon COLORADO SPRI M25-29 1:25:22 7:04 6:16:35 3:06 3:47:13
469 11:39:20 FAESTEL Todd ENGLEWOOD M30-34 1:07:15 4:40 5:31:34 3:01 4:52:52
470 11:39:36 MAIER Bruno BOULDER M35-39 1:10:48 4:36 5:28:27 2:43 4:53:04
489 11:41:39 ANDERSON Matt AURORA M35-39 1:15:31 5:57 5:31:14 5:36 4:43:23
526 11:46:35 HELMAN Todd DENVER M35-39 1:27:39 7:08 6:14:48 4:08 3:52:53
586 11:54:55 ROSSI Julia LITTLETON W18-24 1:06:15 4:04 6:03:39 10:51 4:30:08
602 11:57:00 THOMASON Jeff CASTLE ROCK M40-44 1:02:40 4:48 6:08:06 4:45 4:36:43
639 12:03:25 BUZBEE Christopher BOULDER M30-34 1:21:23 7:40 6:03:41 3:32 4:27:11
644 12:05:25 FRITTS Laurie BOULDER W35-39 1:11:36 4:39 6:47:01 2:39 3:59:31
667 12:09:11 GLASNAPP Jason DENVER M35-39 1:11:56 6:52 6:21:40 3:19 4:25:25
682 12:11:47 OLDHAM Kirk GRAND LAKE M40-44 1:04:11 4:15 5:55:20 2:51 5:05:13
693 12:12:51 GREENING Alan ERIE M45-49 1:21:20 10:13 6:16:15 11:42 4:13:23
696 12:13:10 LADEWIG Rob COLORADO SPRI M60-64 1:34:39 7:08 6:01:20 5:14 4:24:50 IM
710 12:14:58 KELLY Sean GREENWOOD VIL M45-49 1:33:10 11:33 5:51:22 9:22 4:29:33
720 12:16:44 THOMAS Jamie GOLDEN W30-34 1:39:50 8:08 6:21:14 4:22 4:03:11
770 12:23:30 MEYER Caleb DENVER M35-39 1:17:24 8:58 6:10:53 6:38 4:39:39
780 12:24:31 SOARES Rich HIGHLANDS RAN M40-44 1:18:56 8:16 5:52:34 7:11 4:57:36
809 12:29:00 SHUMWAY Steve COLORADO SPRI M50-54 1:19:59 6:00 6:03:45 1:39 4:57:40
813 12:29:34 BAKANEC Theodore ARVANA M30-34 1:14:28 11:44 6:20:11 8:50 4:34:24
834 12:32:50 SCHAFFNER Jennifer GOLDEN W35-39 1:42:45 8:48 6:41:24 3:57 3:55:58
839 12:33:44 SMALLCOMBE Katherine BOULDER W35-39 1:06:53 4:29 6:27:15 3:49 4:51:19
841 12:33:55 OLSON Mikael SUPERIOR M25-29 1:12:34 4:42 5:37:33 3:59 5:35:10
867 12:36:45 HOTHAM Todd DENVER M45-49 1:36:58 8:29 6:14:25 4:42 4:32:13
901 12:41:15 MOORE James FORT COLLINS M40-44 1:13:18 6:51 5:47:17 6:02 5:27:49
910 12:42:04 SOLOMON Amanda DENVER W35-39 1:05:15 4:56 6:52:31 5:45 4:33:39
926 12:44:17 REED William COLORADO SPRI M35-39 1:06:24 30:48:00 6:44:51 9:38 4:12:39
988 12:54:29 DEGER Alan LAFAYETTE M50-54 1:17:56 8:12 6:08:29 5:04 5:14:50
1098 13:11:48 WHITTLE Brad COLORADO SPRI M40-44 1:23:24 7:07 5:58:05 5:27 5:37:46
1115 13:14:04 BUCK Dean COLORADO SPRI M50-54 1:23:27 6:13 6:35:08 4:30 5:04:48
1133 13:16:36 WEIMAN Drew DENVER M25-29 1:35:16 10:58 6:45:12 10:42 4:34:30
1163 13:21:11 BULICH Chad LITTLETON M30-34 1:12:56 4:38 6:55:43 8:12 4:59:44
1236 13:30:26 JEPSEN Jennifer LONGMONT W35-39 1:23:03 11:57 7:11:55 9:19 4:34:13
1264 13:35:06 VAN FLEET Ryan GOLDEN M30-34 1:17:33 6:08 6:11:31 4:49 5:55:07
1304 13:40:01 LARSON Carrie GYPSUM W40-44 1:23:45 8:42 6:53:53 5:56 5:07:48
1372 13:51:03 SCHWABE Paul DENVER M30-34 1:16:58 5:52 6:30:02 6:44 5:51:29
1381 13:52:49 GUSMAN Theresa SNOWMASS VILL W50-54 1:37:51 9:38 7:21:47 4:23 4:39:11
1392 13:53:59 WRONA Joe GOLDEN M40-44 1:06:28 11:39 6:34:40 9:53 5:51:21
1437 13:59:52 WATTS Steven DENVER M60-64 1:25:05 8:56 6:57:24 7:10 5:21:19
1442 14:00:55 ABERNATHY Stacy FT COLLINS W45-49 1:48:47 9:11 6:50:20 4:55 5:07:45
1468 14:07:10 MILLER Joel STEAMBOAT SPR M50-54 1:36:09 17:16 6:40:22 9:58 5:23:27
1470 14:07:44 CARLSON Ken FORT COLLINS M50-54 1:32:38 14:49 7:02:06 14:27 5:03:46
1520 14:16:40 SWAIN Sara BROOMFIELD W30-34 1:17:25 9:28 6:57:36 6:12 5:46:01
1521 14:16:52 PARNEY Bob DENVER M45-49 1:22:33 9:49 7:25:53 7:15 5:11:24
1659 14:44:31 JONES Eric BROOMFIELD M30-34 1:27:15 9:16 7:02:08 8:49 5:57:05
1669 14:46:27 BABCOCK Mack HIGHLANDS RAN M35-39 1:32:14 11:40 7:10:50 10:28 5:41:18
1673 14:48:47 HARMES Steven CASTLE ROCK M40-44 1:28:20 8:27 6:58:05 7:27 6:06:31
1766 15:11:25 WILSON Rob EAGLE M40-44 1:38:25 8:23 7:24:36 8:42 5:51:21
1830 15:26:41 TAYLOR Derick BOULDER M25-29 1:04:24 4:13 7:08:00 3:58 7:06:08
1861 15:37:27 LINKOW Aaron DENVER M35-39 1:46:20 11:25 7:23:04 7:03 6:09:37
2017 16:24:13 URBAN Timothy COLORADO SPRI M35-39 1:21:23 15:41 7:40:45 14:18 6:52:06
2075 16:43:42 DEAN Katherine BOULDER W45-49 1:22:59 8:34 8:33:53 7:16 6:31:02
2112 DNF LLOYD John DENVER M35-39 1:13:23 6:07 5:10:10 2:11
2120 DNF GUMKOWSKI Brian BOULDER M35-39 1:20:37 3:54 5:24:46 4:01
2125 DNF GUTKNECHT Eric DENVER M35-39 1:17:29 6:11 5:34:28 4:01
2208 DNF DUNN Paul COLORADO SPRI M45-49 1:17:26 5:50
2234 DNF CANNEY Randy DENVER M45-49 1:44:27 10:33
2249 DNF NUNES Jacqueline CASTLE ROCK W45-49 2:07:41 9:30