Lionel Sanders comes into the race as the clear favorite, however first he will have to contend with Brazil's Igor Armorelli and fellow Canadian Cody Beals who both will likely going off the front on the bike. Germany's Britta Martin and Kiwi Kate Bevilaqua highlight a women's field laced with Canadian women.
Featured men: Lionel Sanaders, Cody Beals and Igor Armorelli
Featured women: Kate Bevilaqua, Britta Martin and Jennifer Spieldenner.
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Race start time: Sunday, July 5: 7:00 a.m. EDT
In the men's race Igor Amorelli from Brazil is the first out of the water with a 23:00 swim. Ian Boggs was next, +0:24 followed by Atoine Desroches, +0:50.
TOP 13 at swim finish:
1 23:00 9 MPRO Igor Amorelli BRA
2 23:24 0:24 11 MPRO Ian Boggs USA
3 23:50 0:50 17 MPRO Antoine Jolicoeur Desroches CAN
4 26:35 3:35 1 MPRO Alex Vanderlinden CAN
5 26:45 3:45 12 MPRO Nicholas Chase USA
6 26:47 3:47 4 MPRO Jordan Monnink CAN
7 26:59 3:59 3 MPRO Sacha Cavelier CAN
8 27:44 4:45 2 MPRO Edward Cyr CAN
9 27:48 4:48 7 MPRO Lionel Sanders CAN
10 27:52 4:52 6 MPRO Patrice Brisindi CAN
11 27:54 4:54 18 MPRO Kyle Pawlaczyk USA
12 27:56 4:56 5 MPRO Derek Lantz CAN
13 28:17 5:17 15 MPRO Nick Glavac USA
USA's Jennifer Spieldenner is the first women to emerge from the water.
Spieldenner was the first women out of the water with a 25:23 swim time followed by Kirsty Jahn +3:53, Sue Huse +6:14, Caroline Martineau +6:18 and Jennifer Lentzke +9:31.
Top 5 pro men at swim finish: (5 pro women starters only)
1 25:25 38 FPRO Jennifer Spieldenner USA
2 29:18 3:53 37 FPRO Kirsty Jahn CAN
3 31:39 6:14 36 FPRO Sue Huse CAN
4 31:43 6:18 33 FPRO Caroline Martineau CAN
5 34:56 9:31 32 FPRO Jennifer Lentzke CAN
In the men's race we suspect that Sanders will close the gap to Amorelli throughout the 94 km’s of the bike here in Muskoka, but Amorelli is no slouch on two wheels. Amorelli, t
he 2014 Ironman Brazil and 2015 Ironman 70.3 Puerto Rico champion will have his work cut out for him on the run as Sanders is likely one of, if not the premier runners at the half distance right now when he is on his game.
TOP 10 Pro Men - Bike 35 km
1 1:18:28 9 MPRO Igor Amorelli BRA
2 1:21:58 3:30 7 MPRO Lionel Sanders CAN
3 1:22:49 4:22 11 MPRO Ian Boggs USA
4 1:24:15 5:48 18 MPRO Kyle Pawlaczyk USA
5 1:24:48 6:20 17 MPRO Antoine Jolicoeur Desroches CAN
6 1:25:22 6:55 4 MPRO Jordan Monnink CAN
7 1:25:24 6:57 12 MPRO Nicholas Chase USA
8 1:25:26 6:58 1 MPRO Alex Vanderlinden CAN
9 1:27:50 9:23 3 MPRO Sacha Cavelier CAN
10 1:29:07 10:40 5 MPRO Derek Lantz CAN
Jennifer Spieldenner has stretched our her lead to +5:15 on Kirsty Jahn at 35 km's.
TOP 10 Pro Women - Bike 35 km
1 1:30:57 38 FPRO Jennifer Spieldenner USA
2 1:36:11 5:15 37 FPRO Kirsty Jahn CAN
3 1:38:36 7:40 36 FPRO Sue Huse CAN
4 1:39:24 8:28 33 FPRO Caroline Martineau CAN
5 1:43:49 12:53 32 FPRO Jennifer Lentzke CAN
Sanders is first off the bike after pounding out a 2:16:08 bike split over the 94 km's.
Amorelli is second off the bike, +4:32 off Sanders pace. Sanders out-split the Brazilian by 9 minutes on the bike!
TOP 10 Pro Men - Bike Finish
1 2:46:19 7 MPRO Lionel Sanders CAN
2 2:50:50 4:32 9 MPRO Igor Amorelli BRA
3 2:53:39 7:21 18 MPRO Kyle Pawlaczyk USA
4 2:57:00 10:42 11 MPRO Ian Boggs USA
5 2:58:39 12:21 4 MPRO Jordan Monnink CAN
6 2:58:56 12:37 12 MPRO Nicholas Chase USA
7 2:59:14 12:56 1 MPRO Alex Vanderlinden CAN
8 3:00:10 13:52 17 MPRO Antoine Jolicoeur Desroches CAN
9 1:27:50 9:23 3 MPRO Sacha Cavelier CAN
10 1:29:07 10:40 5 MPRO Derek Lantz CAN
Top bike splits for the men:
1 2:16:08 7 Lionel Sanders
2 2:22:41 6:33 18 Kyle Pawlaczyk
3 2:25:09 9:01 9 Igor Amorelli
4 2:29:12 13:04 4 Jordan Monnink
5 2:29:34 13:26 12 Nicholas Chase
6 2:30:05 13:57 1 Alex Vanderlinden
7 2:30:46 14:38 11 Ian Boggs
8 2:33:52 17:44 17 Antoine Jolicoeur Desroche
Spieldenner is the first women off the bike and heading into T2 after biking a 2:44:29.
Jahn is the next women into T2, and is +4:33 off of Spieldenner's pace.
TOP 5 Pro Women - Bike Finish
1 3:12:38 38 FPRO Jennifer Spieldenner USA
2 3:17:05 4:28 37 FPRO Kirsty Jahn CAN
3 3:20:08 7:31 36 FPRO Sue Huse CAN
4 3:25:58 13:21 33 FPRO Caroline Martineau CAN
5 3:30:55 18:17 32 FPRO Jennifer Lentzke CAN
Sanders is leading at the halfway point of the run and has a +11:23 lead on Pawlaczyk and +12:59 on Boggs.
TOP 10 Pro Men - Run 10.55 km
1 3:26:54 7 MPRO Lionel Sanders CAN
2 3:38:16 11:23 18 MPRO Kyle Pawlaczyk USA
3 3:39:52 12:59 11 MPRO Ian Boggs USA
4 3:39:56 13:03 1 MPRO Alex Vanderlinden CAN
5 3:41:42 14:49 4 MPRO Jordan Monnink CAN
6 3:47:03 20:09 17 MPRO Antoine Jolicoeur Desroches CAN
7 3:47:25 20:32 5 MPRO Derek Lantz CAN
8 3:48:09 21:15 12 MPRO Nicholas Chase USA
9 3:48:51 21:58 15 MPRO Nick Glavac USA
10 3:49:45 22:52 3 MPRO Sacha Cavelier CAN
Lionel Sanders is your 2015 Subaru Ironman 70.3 Muskoka champion in a winning time of 4:02 :52
Spieldenner’s lead has been whittled down to +2:14 by Jahn and 10.5 km’s.
Alex Vanderlinden from Canada is second with a finish time of 4:16:30.
Top 3 women through 10.5 km's
1 3:58:35 38 FPRO Jennifer Spieldenner USA
2 4:00:48 2:14 37 FPRO Kirsty Jahn CAN
3 4:07:15 8:40 36 FPRO Sue Huse CAN
Top 5 Pro Men - Finish
1 4:02:52 7 MPRO Lionel Sanders CAN
2 4:16:30 13:38 1 MPRO Alex Vanderlinden CAN
3 4:19:33 16:41 11 MPRO Ian Boggs USA
4 4:19:56 17:04 4 MPRO Jordan Monnink CAN
5 4:20:38 17:46 18 MPRO Kyle Pawlaczyk USA
Jennifer Spieldenner is your 2015 Subaru Ironman 70.3 Muskoka champion in a winning time of 4:39:27. The winner had to survive a late charge from behind by Jahn who finished just 40 seconds back Spieldenner.
TOP 3 Pro Women - Finish
1 4:39:27 38 FPRO Jennifer Spieldenner USA
2 4:40:07 0:40 37 FPRO Kirsty Jahn CAN
3 4:50:18 10:51 36 FPRO Sue Huse CAN