IRONMAN Arizona
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#IMArizona- The ladies of Tri la Vie, here with their coach, are ready to kick it. All eleven of them.
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IRONMAN world champion Mirinda Carfrae was on hand this morning to cheer on the kids in the UnitedHealthcare IRONKIDS Fun Run. Photo: Nils Nilsen.
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Sprinting to the line at the UnitedHealthcare IRONKIDS Fun Run. Photo: Nils Nilsen
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Another cute UnitedHealthcare IRONKID ... they start 'em young!
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UnitedHealthcare made a $3,000 donation to the Viginia G. Piper Sports and Fitness Center for Persons with Disabilities.
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Becca Lakes takes part in her first race at the UnitedHealthcare IRONKIDS Arizona Fun Run. Photo: Nils Nilsen.
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#IMArizona Meredith Kessler continues to roll along in the lead - she's gone through the halfway point of the bike in 2:29.
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Through 66 miles on the bike Jordan Rapp is still in front with Alonso McKernan hanging tight in second. Then we have Matthews at 2:38, Kahn @ 2:55, Maik Twelsiek is @ 3:26 and Tim O'Donnell at 4:10. Of that group the runners are Rapp, Matthews and O'Donnell. This is going to be fun!
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#IMArizona For the first time today Lisa Huetthaler has lost time to Meredith Kessler. She's in second now, but 7:28 back at 56 miles.
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#IMArizona Amanda Stevens remains in third, but she's now 9:09 behind race-leader Meredith Kessler through the halfway point of the bike.
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Here are the first seven men through 74 miles. The first 74 miles of the bike took Jordan Rapp 2:48:47, which now puts him on 4:12 pace for the bike. (There's a huge difference between the splits on the way out to the turnaround and then on the way back - both a slight elevation change and wind).
1 3:39:00 1 Jordan Rapp USA
2 3:39:32 0:33 14 Clemente Alonso Mckernan ESP
3 3:42:02 3:03 7 Brent McMahon CAN
4 3:42:40 3:40 4 Maik Twelsiek DEU
5 3:43:09 4:10 8 David Kahn USA
6 3:43:47 4:48 3 Tim O'Donnell USA
7 3:43:49 4:50 24 Markus Fachbach DEU -
Jordan Rapp makes his move on the bike. Photo: Nils Nilsen.
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Through 84 miles Amanda Stevens is hanging tough - she's got herself back into third place ahead of Lisa Huetthaler. Well out in front is Meredith Kessler with Heather Jackson riding well in second.
1 4:27:24 65 Meredith Kessler USA
2 4:38:35 11:12 69 Heather Jackson USA
3 4:38:36 11:13 93 Amanda Stevens USA
4 4:38:47 11:24 67 Lisa Huetthaler AUT -
#IMArizona Jordan Rapp has less than 10 miles to go. Riding 31 mph with a tailwind on the way back to T2.
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#IMArizona- Read between the lines
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#IMArizona- Volunteers readying T2
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#IMArizona- Bears a striking resemblance to a cemetery, doesn't it?
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Maik Twelsiek is making a big move - he's now in second with less than 10 miles to go. Here are the first four men through 102 miles of the bike:
1 4:48:03 1 Jordan Rapp USA
2 4:49:32 1:30 4 Maik Twelsiek DEU
3 4:50:17 2:15 14 Clemente Alonso Mckernan ESP
4 4:51:07 3:05 7 Brent McMahon CAN -
#IMArizona Through 104 miles Maik Twelsiek continues to gain time only 1 minute behind Jordan Rapp. Alonso McKernan @2:22, McMahon @2:56.
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Here are the top 10 age group men through 74 miles - still only two seconds between Zucco and Galvin!
1 4:05:13 657 Adam Zucco USA
2 4:05:14 0:02 654 Trevor Galvin USA
3 4:09:28 4:15 301 Larry Hasson CAN
4 4:10:59 5:47 2588 Leo Carrillo USA
5 4:11:45 6:33 162 Doug Nowak USA
6 4:12:29 7:17 1761 Timothy Livolsi Jr USA
7 4:13:38 8:25 770 Scott Iott USA
8 4:13:55 8:43 842 Steve Johnson USA
9 4:14:18 9:06 3228 Andres Rosales USA
10 4:15:16 10:03 161 Adrian Lawson CAN -
Here are the top 10 age group women's splits through 65 miles. Cathy Yndestad has opened up more time on Amanda Wendorff:
1 4:08:59 1308 Cathy Yndestad USA
2 4:10:24 1:25 647 Amanda Wendorff USA
3 4:17:12 8:14 3209 Tanya Salomon CAN
4 4:17:34 8:35 169 Kristine Juno USA
5 4:17:45 8:46 1327 Peggy Burns USA
6 4:18:46 9:47 747 Christina Feliz USA
7 4:20:47 11:48 1153 Tatiana Marvin GBR
8 4:22:03 13:04 221 Emily Lanter USA
9 4:22:16 13:17 3198 Courtney Hayes USA
10 4:22:32 13:33 810 Jennifer Ogg CAN -
More men's splits through 102 miles - now we're up to nine men:
1 4:48:03 1 Jordan Rapp USA
2 4:49:32 1:30 4 Maik Twelsiek DEU
3 4:50:17 2:15 14 Clemente Alonso Mckernan ESP
4 4:51:07 3:05 7 Brent McMahon CAN
5 4:55:10 7:07 24 Markus Fachbach DEU
6 4:55:28 7:26 3 Tim O'Donnell USA
7 4:58:11 10:08 8 David Kahn USA
8 5:00:23 12:21 43 Jonathan Shearon USA
9 5:01:20 13:18 22 Marc Duelsen DEU -
Our latest Viktor Zyemtsev report isn't great news for the Ukrainian - he's now over 15-minutes down in 11th place.
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Jordan Rapp has hit T2. We'll wait for official splits this time! :)
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#IMArizona Jordan Rapp just broke his bike course record with a 4:14:02 bike split - 42 seconds faster than he went last year.
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#IMArizona Maik Twelsiek into T2 in second - 1:12 behind Rapp. His bike split: 4:15:23.
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#IMArizona- Jordan Rapp off the bike
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#IMArizona- Rapp heading out on the run
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#IMArizona Meredith Kessler has gone through the final turnaround at 93 miles. She's on her way back to start the run!
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Here's your first four into T2 - Brent McMahon pipped Clemente Alonso Mckernan into transition:
1 5:07:51 1 Jordan Rapp USA
2 5:09:12 1:21 4 Maik Twelsiek DEU
3 5:11:14 3:23 7 Brent McMahon CAN
4 5:11:19 3:29 14 Clemente Alonso Mckernan ESP -
Brent McMahon showed his transition prowess (when you're an Olympian you get used to being quick during that leg of the race!) and pulled out of T2 in third place, well clear of Spaniard (and former Ironman South Africa champion) Clemente Alonso Mckernan.
1 5:09:06 1 Jordan Rapp USA
2 5:10:43 1:37 4 Maik Twelsiek DEU
3 5:12:19 3:13 7 Brent McMahon CAN
4 5:13:12 4:06 14 Clemente Alonso Mckernan ESP -
Heather Jackson might be competing in her first Ironman race as a pro, but she's racing a really smart race so far. She's gained a bunch of time on Meredith Kessler during the last stretch into the wind:
1 5:01:09 65 Meredith Kessler USA
2 5:09:43 8:35 69 Heather Jackson USA -
#IMArizona Heather Jackson making a big move on the bike - gained 3:30 in the last 9 miles on Meredith Kessler.
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#IMArizona Through the first mile of the race Jordan Rapp remains in front, with Maik Twelsiek @ 1:11. McMahon gaining time @2:58.
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#IMArizona Maik Twelsiek is gaining on Jordan Rapp - gap is now 53 seconds at 2 miles of the run.
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#IMArizona Lisa Huetthaler hanging in third - she's 9:29 behind through 93 miles. Kessler showing strain of leading for so long.
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Through 2 miles of the run the first four men are turning this into a footrace. Brent McMahon is certainly the big mover early on in the marathon, but this is his first Ironman race!
1 5:21:29 1 Jordan Rapp USA
2 5:22:22 0:53 4 Maik Twelsiek DEU
3 5:24:26 2:57 7 Brent McMahon CAN
4 5:25:18 3:50 14 Clemente Alonso Mckernan ESP -
The first six women through 93 miles:
1 5:01:09 65 Meredith Kessler USA
2 5:09:43 8:35 69 Heather Jackson USA
3 5:10:38 9:29 67 Lisa Huetthaler AUT
4 5:12:20 11:11 93 Amanda Stevens USA
5 5:16:43 15:34 77 Christina Jackson USA
6 5:17:21 16:12 70 Katy Blakemore USA -
Here were the splits for the first 12 men into T2:
1 5:09:06 1 Jordan Rapp USA
2 5:10:43 1:37 4 Maik Twelsiek DEU
3 5:12:19 3:13 7 Brent McMahon CAN
4 5:13:12 4:06 14 Clemente Alonso Mckernan ESP
5 5:17:58 8:52 24 Markus Fachbach DEU
6 5:17:59 8:54 3 Tim O'Donnell USA
7 5:21:32 12:26 8 David Kahn USA
8 5:22:36 13:30 43 Jonathan Shearon USA
9 5:23:38 14:32 22 Marc Duelsen DEU
10 5:25:30 16:24 13 Christophe Bastie FRA
11 5:25:34 16:28 2 Viktor Zyemtsev UKR
12 5:27:33 18:27 46 Edo Van Der Meer NLD -
#IMArizona Maik Twelsiek is on fire early in the run! He's now just six seconds behind Rapp at mile 3.
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#IMArizona Heather Jackson still gaining time on Meredith Kessler - she's now 7:58 behind through 102 miles.
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