Craig Alexander Wins Ironman 70.3 Geelong Triathlon 2010
Craig Alexander has won the Geelong Ironman 70.3 for the second year running. Leon Griffin was second with Tim Berkel finishing third. Peter Schokman ran a great race to just miss out on taking third place by 15 seconds.
Craig Alexander has won the Geelong Ironman 70.3 for the second year running. Clayton Fettell exited the swim in first place closely followed by Michael Murphy, Paul Ambrose and Jan Rehula. The swim proved to be slower than the 2009 Geelong 70.3 swim leg with all swimmers approximately 1-2 minutes slower out of the water.
Leon Griffin finished in second place 1:20 behind Alexander with the run proving to be the deciding factor. Alexander set a blinding pace to finish the run in 1:11:57. A further two minutes back were Tim Berkel, Peter Schokman and Clayton Fettell. After posting the fastest swim and second fastest bike leg of the day, Fettell was 7:31 behind Alexander on the run.
Peter Schokman put in a stunning race with only 22 seconds in the swim and 3 minutes in the run separating him and Alexander.
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Pos
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First Name
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Last Name
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Gun Time
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Category
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Swim
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Cycle
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Run
|
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1
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Craig
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ALEXANDER
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3:53:15
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Pro
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0:23:01
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2:15:39
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1:11:57
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2
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Leon
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GRIFFIN
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3:54:35
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Pro
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0:23:13
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2:15:29
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1:13:21
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3
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Tim
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BERKEL
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3:56:10
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Pro
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0:23:24
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2:15:06
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1:14:51
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4
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Peter
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SCHOKMAN
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3:56:25
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Pro
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0:23:23
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2:15:15
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1:14:59
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5
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Clayton
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FETTELL
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3:56:39
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Pro
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0:21:54
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2:12:37
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1:19:28
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6
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Matty
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WHITE
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4:00:02
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Pro
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0:23:26
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2:15:04
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1:18:44
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7
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Paul
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AMBROSE
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4:00:39
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Pro
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0:22:56
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2:15:39
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1:19:25
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8
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Jason
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SHORTIS
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4:01:12
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Pro
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0:25:07
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2:13:18
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1:19:42
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9
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Damien
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ANGUS
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4:01:51
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35-39
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0:25:56
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2:15:50
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1:16:53
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10
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Jason
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CROWTHER
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4:02:42
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Pro
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0:23:28
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2:15:12
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1:21:11
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11
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Richard
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THOMPSON
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4:03:15
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Pro
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0:25:09
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2:13:18
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1:21:54
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12
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Adam
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HOLBOROW
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4:05:53
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Pro
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0:24:53
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2:13:43
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1:24:19
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13
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Richard
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MUNRO
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4:06:36
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Pro
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0:25:08
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2:13:22
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1:25:03
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14
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Michael
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MURPHY
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4:07:20
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Pro
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0:22:54
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2:15:48
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1:25:57
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15
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Chris
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DMITRIEFF
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4:09:09
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Pro
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0:24:43
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2:18:46
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1:22:27
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