ITU Duathlon World Championships
Three Americans picked up world titles in Aviles, Spain, this weekend at Duathlon Worlds while 18 total medals were won. Kirsten Sass (McKenzie, Tenn.), was the only American to win a standard-distance title, doing so with a time of 2:12:19.
In the sprint-distance race, Kristin Allyne (Chapel Hill, N.C.) won her second-consecutive title in the women’s 55-59 age group, crossing the line in 1:14:53. Graciela Val (Evanstone, Ill.) was also victorious, claiming the women’s 75-79 division (2:05:08).
Where were you in #Avilés for the @ITUDuathlon2016? Tell us how it was! pic.twitter.com/PCIr9mOUNq
— Hoteles Silken (@hotelessilken) June 6, 2016
Spain has been good to me. This is the full back page of the special sports newspaper given to athletes at the race packet pick up - happy to be so well received here! Newspaper photo by Phillip Lee; this pic by other slice. #printmedialives#press #duathlon #transathlete#aviles2016 #desportes #nobaddays#teamusa
Elite duathlete Seth Totten, just missed the podium, finishing in fourth for his efforts.
My head is still spinning from yesterday's 4th at the World Duathlon Championships! It was an experience I will never forget! From pushing the pace on the bike through a sea of roaring people, to having hundreds of people yelling "Vamos" on the runs. So thankful to be able to pour out all the work that went into yesterday. And grateful for all the people who helped make this trip possible, first and foremost my parents who believed so much they got me to the start line. #teamtotten #duathlon #aviles2016
For more information, including results from all the U.S. medal winners, visit usatriathlon.org.
Strathclyde ITU World Paratriathlon Event
Chris Hammer (Salt Lake City, Utah) won the men’s PT4 sport class in Glasgow, Scotland, this weekend. Hammer finished his race with a time of 1:00:20 to outlast France’s Maxime Maurel by over two minutes.
Sarah Reinertsen (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) won the women’s PT2 race, finishing in 1:32:24 over Sweden’s Shahrzad Kiavash.
It's a GOLD medal day @ ITU Paratriathlon race in Strathclyde! Over the moon to be on top of the podium again. 😄 Thanks to my team of supporters, you are all truly #PartOfTheVictory! @nike@cafoundation @ossurcorp@nuunhydration @ismseat @xterrawetsuits@ceramicspeed @rudyprojectna@michellie_jones @astepaheadprosthetics@usaparatriathlon @dancesingplay
For full results, visit triathlon.org.
IRONMAN 70.3 Raleigh
Matt Russell (Belmont, N.C.) was victorious in North Carolina this weekend, winning the half-IRONMAN event in 3:52:34, nearly five minutes ahead of the next male finisher. Justin Park (Carrollton, Ga.) barely missed the podium, finishing fourth.
On the women’s side, Lauren Barnett (Kansas City, Mo.) also left with gold, finishing atop the podium with a time of 4:21:04. Meredith Kessler (San Francisco, Calif.) came in a little over a minute behind Barnett to claim the silver.What a day @MattRussellTri killed it at #ironmanraleigh703 pic.twitter.com/5ExM89HT1h
— Jay Harper (@jharperwv) June 6, 2016
"Barnett and Russell Reign in Raleigh" #IM703Raleigh recap: https://t.co/xpNkxYoTnr@LouLouTri @MattRussellTri pic.twitter.com/WXcLqvkx6z
— IRONMAN Triathlon (@IRONMANtri) June 6, 2016
For full results, visit ironman.com.Congrats @LouLouTri on your #IM703Raleigh win today. The KC ride with us car racing peeps made the difference. 😜@BGBarnett11 @IRONMANtri
— Jimmie Johnson (@JimmieJohnson) June 5, 2016
IRONMAN 70.3 Hawaii
Kevin Coady (Pleasanton, Calif.) took the bronze in Kohala Coast, Hawaii, this weekend, finishing the race in 4:25:52 behind Tim Rea of Australia and Brett Tingay of New Zealand. Jonathan Noon (Encinitas, Calif.) and David Wild (Kealakekua, Hawaii) rounded out the top five for the men in fourth and fifth, respectively. For the women, Lectie Altman (Kaneohe, Hawaii) finished first with a time of 4:45:16.
Took the OA women's win today at Hawaii 70.3 Thanks to@bocahawaii @kingofscottland@itakebioastin @rokasports@planetsunhawaii @sosrehydrate couldn't do this without all your help and support.#dowhatyoulove #lovewhatyoudo#findyourhappy
For full results, visit ironman.com.
Rev3 Quassy
Cameron Dye (Boulder, Colo.) won the second stop of the Revolution3 Triathlon Series in Middlebury, Conn., this weekend, crossing the finish line in 1:56:14. Rudy Von Berg (Boulder, Colo.) also finished on the podium with a third-place showing (1:58:38).
Great to finally make it up to@rev3tri #Quassy and even better to get the win! #triathlon #conneticut @pearlizumiofficial @ventumracing@rideshimano @rudyprojectna@firstendurance @computrainer @ismseat@blueseventy
3rd today in #rev3quassy@rev3tri , solid day all around, I could have hoped for better without a 1' penalty on the bike! That stagger rule is really hard to respect, especially when someone is 100m ahead of you. But in the end, I knew the rule & it's my fault. I finished up the day with the fastest run time, but it wasn't enough to catch the 2 leaders @jacksonlaundrytri and@camdyetri . Thank you to @rev3tri for reintroducing prize money in Olympic races and to @otfmultisport @huubdesign@rudyprojectna @kiwamitriathlon@kiwamitri for the support
For more information on the race, click here.
Around Social Media
Catch up with what some of USA Triathlon’s athletes were up to this past week on social media.
For fun, Gwen Jorgensen raced in a sprint-distance triathlon in Spain, winning handedly with a time of 1:14:37, seven minutes ahead of the next closest competitor.
Sarah True got in a swim workout with a furry friend.Love Basque races, great course in Pasai Donibane, Eskerrik Asko for all the cheers
📸 @Fotorunners pic.twitter.com/SfLfEa9ZTT— gwen jorgensen (@gwenjorgensen) June 5, 2016
Family swim time in the Connecticut River was cut short when the hairy one took off after critters on the river bank. Ötzi is more of a hunter than a swimmer. #summer #swimming #healthiertogether#newhampshire #dogsofinstagram
And Joe Maloy continued to prepare for the Escape from Alcatraz triathlon.
Is Monday too soon to start looking forward to the weekend? I've got plans!@EscapeAlcatraz #escapealcatraztri pic.twitter.com/H8MOkdi7tI
— Joe Maloy (@joetriathlon) June 6, 2016