Pip Taylor 2nd at K-Swiss Ironman 70.3 Triathlon Kansas

Chris Lieto held off Andy Potts for a narrow 24-second course-record win at K-Swiss Ironman 70.3 Kansas on the weekend, while Chrissie Wellington showed she's back on her game with an impressive win by almost 18 minutes in the women's race. Lieto's bike 2:05:30 bike split managed t

Chris Lieto held off Andy Potts for a narrow 24-second course-record win at K-Swiss Ironman 70.3 Kansas on the weekend, while Chrissie Wellington showed she’s back on her game with an impressive win by almost 18 minutes in the women’s race.

Lieto’s bike 2:05:30 bike split managed to put him more than four minutes up on swim leader Potts. He followed that up with a solid 1:11:43 half marathon, which was enough to hold off Potts. Lieto’s improved running will certainly be cause for concern for the world’s top triathletes last year he finished second to Craig Alexander in Kona when he couldn’t hold off the fast-running Australian in the marathon.

Wellington’s 4:07:49 time not only put her well ahead of the rest of the women in the race, it placed her 11th overall in the race. Pip Taylor led out of the water, but once the bike started it was Wellington all the way she rode eight minutes faster than Taylor. Wellington’s 1:15:12 half marathon split was also the 11th fastest of the day.

	ATHLETE	AGE/DIV	SWIM	BIKE	RUN	TOTAL
1	WELLINGTON, CHRISSIE	33/WPRO	0:28:43	2:21:16	1:15:12	4:07:49
2	TAYLOR, PIP	30/WPRO	0:25:38	2:29:16	1:27:29	4:24:29
3	CORBIN, LINSEY	29/WPRO	0:31:11	2:32:22	1:19:56	4:25:58
4	ANDERSON, CHRISTINE	28/W25-29	0:27:23	2:36:02	1:26:44	4:32:45
5	BROMME, ULI BROMME	29/WPRO	0:32:13	2:35:54	1:27:12	4:38:10
6	HENDERSON, WHITNEY	30/W30-34	0:29:30	2:34:06	1:29:51	4:38:46
7	VAN DER MERWE, NATASHA	29/W25-29	0:32:37	2:33:55	1:31:55	4:41:03
8	HAVILAND, HEATHER	37/WPRO	0:35:30	2:38:21	1:26:08	4:42:09
9	ARENDT, JACKIE	26/W25-29	0:27:52	2:45:38	1:27:53	4:44:18
10	LEE, CATHERINE	36/W35-39	0:32:08	2:36:08	1:34:15	4:45:22
11	GREGORY, CAROLINE	31/W30-34	0:29:56	2:42:02	1:30:49	4:45:27
12	DODD, LEIGH	28/RELF	0:00:00	3:10:09	1:34:31	4:45:39
13	KARDOSH, AMBER	30/W30-34	0:33:14	2:44:03	1:25:08	4:45:42
14	ROSMAN, DANIELE	30/W30-34	0:38:02	2:37:20	1:28:16	4:47:44
15	ERWIN, AMANDA	38/W35-39	0:28:51	2:46:13	1:33:54	4:52:25
16	ATNIP, BETH	31/W30-34	0:30:38	2:43:25	1:34:09	4:52:49
17	EBBS, LETTIE	34/W30-34	0:36:09	2:45:01	1:28:59	4:54:08
18	BRUZAN, KARA	35/W35-39	0:41:36	2:39:23	1:31:08	4:56:01
19	BLAKLEY, BARBARA	32/W30-34	0:33:46	2:41:30	1:37:32	4:56:10
20	CARLTON, KELLY	29/W25-29	0:35:24	2:43:58	1:33:12	4:57:19
21	SULLIVAN, SHELBY	35/W35-39	0:29:20	2:43:17	1:40:49	4:57:19
22	DIPPOLD, KELLY	48/W45-49	0:28:35	2:46:23	1:39:11	4:57:29
23	WALKER, ASHLEY	29/W25-29	0:31:10	2:44:29	1:38:11	4:57:57
24	CURLEY, LESLIE	41/W40-44	0:39:53	2:35:29	1:38:23	4:58:06
25	BRADBURY, MARY	39/W35-39	0:26:47	2:43:25	1:45:21	4:58:42
26	RIBES, LISA	32/WPRO	0:37:37	2:35:45	1:43:00	4:58:50
27	GLATT, SARAH	25/W25-29	0:35:22	2:45:08	1:35:17	4:59:51
28	BRAINARD, LESLEY	40/W40-44	0:27:36	2:53:01	1:36:36	5:00:12
29	RICHARDS GROFF, RENNE	37/W35-39	0:36:11	2:40:38	1:40:00	5:01:00
30	DONAHUE, KRISTIN	22/W18-24	0:28:39	2:49:13	1:39:58	5:01:20
31	FRITTS, LAURIE	39/W35-39	0:34:38	2:43:05	1:39:46	5:01:28
32	WIENS, KRISTEN	39/W35-39	0:35:42	2:50:55	1:29:46	5:01:46
33	TAYLOR, GINA	30/W30-34	0:27:21	2:35:36	1:55:09	5:02:01
34	KUHLEMEIER, BARBARA	52/W50-54	0:36:57	2:42:26	1:39:04	5:02:32
35	CALLAN, NICOLE	27/W25-29	0:39:10	2:47:25	1:32:50	5:02:53
36	BLAKEMORE, KATY	28/W25-29	0:28:14	2:53:43	1:37:37	5:03:03
37	WEISBECKER, JULIA	44/W40-44	0:32:42	2:45:58	1:41:17	5:03:37
38	STEWART, ALLISON	24/W18-24	0:32:30	2:48:32	1:39:41	5:04:42
39	SIPOS, ELAINE	37/W35-39	0:36:12	2:38:46	1:47:06	5:05:03
40	LEE-HELGESON, KENDRA	30/W30-34	0:33:28	2:48:35	1:38:28	5:05:16
41	KRATZ, EMILY	32/W30-34	0:36:30	2:47:59	1:36:58	5:05:19
42	D’AMATO, JESSICA	31/W30-34	0:36:14	2:44:52	1:40:22	5:05:38
43	WEIDLING, ELIZABETH	32/W30-34	0:29:04	2:57:50	1:34:34	5:05:47
44	MCCOY, CARRIE	26/W25-29	0:40:36	2:44:35	1:37:59	5:06:51
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