Matthew Sharpe and Rach McBride Claim Victories at 2022 Ironman 70.3 Boulder

Matt Sharpe and Rach McBride take the win at Ironman 70.3 Boulder with a finishing time of 3:49:56 and 4:12:53 respectively.

Senic Boulder, Colorado and the majestic Flatirons provided a stunning backdrop for the 20th edition of the IRONMAN 70.3 Boulder triathlon. With some of triathlon’s best on hand, a pair of Canadians took honors on the day. Matthew Sharpe won the men’s professional race with a finishing time of 3:49:56 while Rach McBride topped the podium in the women’s professional race with a time of 4:12:53.

Finishing on the men’s professional podium were Boulder residents Justin Metzler (USA) in second with a finishing time of 3:50:48 and Ben Hoffman (USA) who posted a 3:51:01 finishing time that was good for third place. On the women’s professional podium, Lesley Smith (USA) took second behind McBride with a time of 4:16:13, while Hannah Wells (NZL) finished in third with a time of 4:19:30.

Photo: Patrick McDermott/Getty Images for IRONMAN

Top five professional men’s race results

		SWIM	BIKE	RUN	FINISH
1. Matthew Sharpe	CAN	00:25:27	02:05:02	01:17:11	03:49:56
2. Justin Metzler	USA	00:26:34	02:03:04	01:18:44	03:50:48
3. Ben Hoffman	USA	00:26:36	02:02:48	01:18:54	03:51:01
4. Marty Andrie	USA	00:25:29	02:04:28	01:19:09	03:51:41
5. Adam Feigh	USA	00:27:45	02:02:41	01:19:26	03:52:34

Top five professional women’s race results

		SWIM	BIKE	RUN	FINISH
1. Rach McBride	CAN	00:29:11	02:11:36	01:29:15	04:12:53
2. Lesley Smith	USA	00:29:15	02:18:02	01:25:45	04:16:13
3. Hannah Wells	NZL	00:29:16	02:16:44	01:30:47	04:19:30
4. Mollie Hebda	USA	00:29:13	02:18:05	01:33:29	04:23:40
5. Danielle Lewis	USA	00:33:56	02:14:28	01:33:26	04:24:34