Lisa Norden wins $151,500 Hy-Vee Triathlon 5150 US Championship
Lisa Norden ran in to 1st place to take the $151,000 first prize at the Hy-Vee Triathlon 5151 US Championship today. Coached by Australian Darren Smith, Lisa Norden had a mixed ITU season this year. A self confessed late starter in the season has peaked at the right time. Australian triathlete and c
Lisa Norden ran in to 1st place to take the $151,000 first prize at the Hy-Vee Triathlon 5151 US Championship today. Coached by Australian Darren Smith, Lisa Norden had a mixed ITU season this year due to some constant injury problems. The self confessed late starter in the season has peaked at the right time.
Australian triathlete and current world ironman champion Mirinda Carfrae was devasting in second position with ITU specilaist Sarah Haskins from the USA finishing in 3rd.
Annabel Luxford, also of Australia finished 12th and banked $9000. Another Australian and long course specialist Pip Taylor finished last but still took home more than $3000.
| Pos | Athlete | Country | Total | Diff. | Prize |
| 1 | Lisa Norden | SWE | 1:59:12 | 0:00:00 | $151,500 |
| 2 | Mirinda Carfrae | AUS | 1:59:20 | 0:00:08 | $75,000 |
| 3 | Sarah Haskins | USA | 1:59:29 | 0:00:17 | $50,000 |
| 4 | Nikki Butterfield | AUS | 1:59:38 | 0:00:26 | $25,000 |
| 5 | Laura Bennett | USA | 1:59:50 | 0:00:38 | $20,000 |
| 6 | Nicola Spirig | SUI | 2:00:08 | 0:00:56 | $18,000 |
| 7 | Sarah Groff | USA | 2:01:55 | 0:02:43 | $16,000 |
| 8 | Liz Blatchford | GBR | 2:02:09 | 0:02:57 | $14,000 |
| 9 | Gwen Jorgensen | USA | 2:03:39 | 0:04:27 | $12,000 |
| 10 | Annie Warner | USA | 2:04:33 | 0:05:21 | $10,000 |
| 11 | Becky Lavelle | USA | 2:04:52 | 0:05:40 | $9,500 |
| 12 | Annabel Luxford | AUS | 2:05:27 | 0:06:15 | $9,000 |
| 13 | Margaret Shapiro | USA | 2:05:55 | 0:06:43 | $8,500 |
| 14 | Radka Vodickova | CZE | 2:06:14 | 0:07:02 | $8,000 |
| 15 | Amanda Felder Derkacs | USA | 2:07:05 | 0:07:53 | $7,500 |
| 16 | Amanda Stevens | USA | 2:07:42 | 0:08:30 | $7,000 |
| 17 | Alicia Kaye | USA | 2:08:13 | 0:09:01 | $6,500 |
| 18 | Christine Jeffrey | CAN | 2:08:38 | 0:09:26 | $6,000 |
| 19 | Sara McLarty | USA | 2:09:23 | 0:10:11 | $5,500 |
| 20 | Nicole Kelleher | USA | 2:10:18 | 0:11:06 | $5,000 |
| 21 | Jenny Fletcher | CAN | 2:11:18 | 0:12:06 | $4,800 |
| 22 | Kristen Peterson | USA | 2:11:50 | 0:12:38 | $4,600 |
| 23 | Evelyne Blouin | CAN | 2:12:14 | 0:13:02 | $4,400 |
| 24 | Laurel Wassner | USA | 2:12:17 | 0:13:05 | $4,200 |
| 25 | Rebeccah Wassner | USA | 2:13:04 | 0:13:52 | $4,000 |
| 26 | Renate Forstner | DEU | 2:13:36 | 0:14:24 | $3,800 |
| 27 | Angela Axmann | DEU | 2:14:09 | 0:14:57 | $3,600 |
| 28 | Mandy McLane | USA | 2:15:06 | 0:15:54 | $3,400 |
| 29 | Pip Taylor | AUS | 2:27:11 | 0:27:59 | $3,200 |
