Pro women start list:
35 Gross Sara WPRO CAN
36 Ellis Mary Beth WPRO USA
37 Donavan Jessie WPRO USA
38 Blatchford Liz WPRO AUS
39 Hering Jackie WPRO USA
41 Lyles Liz WPRO USA
42 Piampiano Sarah WPRO USA
44 Basso Anne WPRO FRA
46 Gordon Jacqui WPRO USA
48 Johann Carly WPRO USA
49 Leiggi Heather WPRO USA
MALE PROS
FEMALE PROS
50 Lester Carrie WPRO AUS
51 Martineau Caroline WPRO CAN
52 McCoy Carrie WPRO USA
53 Ritchie Tami WPRO USA
54 Roberts Lisa WPRO USA
55 Roohi Molly WPRO USA
56 Rusch Maggie WPRO USA
58 Siddall Laura WPRO GBR
59 St-Pierre Caroline WPRO CAN
60 Thomas Kathryn WPRO USA
61 Thibodeau Karen WPRO CAN
Pro men start list:
2 Sanders Lionel MPRO CAN
3 Rapp Jordan MPRO USA
4 Ambrose Paul MPRO AUS
5 Daerr Justin MPRO USA
6 Russell Matt MPRO USA
8 Bastie Christophe MPRO FRA
9 Delsaut Trevor MPRO FRA
10 Gerlach Thomas MPRO USA
12 Brisindi Patrice MPRO CAN
13 Chesson James MPRO USA
14 Fleischmann Brian MPRO USA
15 Frank Jason MPRO USA
17 Gigou Pierre-Yves MPRO CAN
18 Gleeson Dylan MPRO CAN
19 Gray Nigel MPRO CAN
20 Holderbaum Chad MPRO USA
21 Kilshaw Stephen MPRO CAN
22 Kosmicki Adam MPRO USA
23 Kotland Peter MPRO CZE
24 Limkemann Eric MPRO USA
25 Lubinski Jim MPRO USA
26 Maclean Doug MPRO USA
27 Naef Brendan MPRO CAN
28 Wheeler Patrick MPRO USA
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Race start time: Sunday, Aug 9: 6:35 a.m. EDT
The 2015 Subaru Ironman Mont Tremblant pro men’s race has started in the smooth waters on Tremblant Lake in this wetsuit legal race.
The 2015 Subaru Ironman Mont Tremblant pro women’s race has started.
Looks like Mary Beth Ellis is leading out the women’s early in the swim.
Ambrose and Fleischmann lead out a group of five men.
Looks like Ellis followed closely by Blatchford are leading out the women’s early in the swim.
Ellis now has a clear lead of 15 m on a chase pack of three. The multiple Ironman winner has already caught a pair of pro men swimmers who started five minutes earlier.
The current temperature in Mont Tremblant is 61F/16C in some fog. The thermometer is expected to reach 86F/30C later in the day with clear skies.
Right now we have over 2300 age group and pro athletes in the water and well on the way on their Ironman journey.
Fleischmann is the first pro man out of the water in 49:16.
Limkemann is next out of the water +0:53 back of Fleischmann while Ambrose hits the beach in third +1:41.
Mary Beth Ellis is the first women out of the water and recorded a 50:22 swim - sixth overall fastest swim time on the day!
TOP 15 Pro Men - Out of Swim
1 49:16 14 Brian Fleischmann CO USA
2 50:08 0:53 24 Eric Limkemann VA USA
3 50:56 1:41 4 Paul Ambrose AUS
4 51:33 2:18 3 Jordan Rapp CA USA
5 51:39 2:24 5 Justin Daerr CO USA
6 54:26 5:11 10 Thomas Gerlach WI USA
7 54:46 5:31 9 Trevor Delsaut NC FRA
8 55:09 5:54 20 Chad Holderbaum PA USA
9 55:30 6:15 18 Dylan Gleeson BC CAN
10 55:40 6:25 8 Christophe Bastie FRA
11 56:24 7:08 28 Patrick Wheeler MA USA
12 56:27 7:12 2 Lionel Sanders ON CAN
13 56:30 7:15 27 Brendan Naef BC CAN
14 56:32 7:17 12 Patrice Brisindi QC CAN
15 56:35 7:20 21 Stephen Kilshaw BC CAN
Baltchford is the second women out of the water +1:42 followed by Richie +1:47 and Thibodeau +2:13.
TOP 10 Pro Women - Out of Swim
1 50:22 36 Mary Beth Ellis CO USA
2 52:03 1:42 38 Liz Blatchford AUS
3 52:09 1:47 53 Tami Ritchie FL USA
4 52:35 2:13 61 Karen Thibodeau BC CAN
5 54:55 4:33 39 Jackie Hering WI USA
6 55:17 4:56 60 Kathryn Thomas VA USA
7 55:51 5:29 41 Liz Lyles NV USA
8 55:53 5:31 59 Caroline St-Pierre QC CAN
9 56:00 5:38 35 Sara Gross BC CAN
10 58:13 7:51 58 Laura Siddall CA GBR
Fleischmann has just rode through 7 km's with Limkemann trailing the leader 44 seconds later.
At 7 km's Ambrose (+1:11) and Rapp (+1:14) go by in third and fourth.