Chengdu ITU Triathlon World Cup
Tamara Gorman (Rapid City, S.D.) reached the ITU Triathlon World Cup podium for the second time in her career with a silver-medal performance in Chengdu, China, on Sunday. Morgan Pearson (Boulder, Colo.) placed sixth in the men’s race, leading the U.S. men with a career-best World Cup finish.
The race featured a semifinal format, with sprint-distance qualifying heats (750-meter swim, 20-kilometer bike, 5-kilometer run) on Saturday and super-sprint A and B finals (400m swim, 10k bike, 2.5k run) on Sunday. The top half of the field in each of two semifinal heats for the women and three semifinal heats for the men advanced to Sunday’s A finals.
Australia’s Emma Jeffcoat won the women’s A final with a time of 31 minutes, 20 seconds. Gorman was close behind in 31:27, followed by Japan’s Fuka Sega in 31.34. Also competing in the women’s A final were Sophie Chase (Carlsbad, Calif.), who placed 11th in 32:36, and Mary Alex England (Carlsbad, Calif.), who was 25th in 34:07.
In the men’s race, Azerbaijan’s Rostislav Pevtsov broke the tape in 28:18. France’s Felix Duchampt was the runner-up in 28:290, and Mexico’s Rodrigo Gonzalez took third in 28:20. Pearson’s 28:29 was good for sixth, while Seth Rider (Germantown, Tenn., 28:32) and Tony Smoragiewicz (Rapid City, S.D., 29:01) placed 10th and 24th respectively.
For complete results from the Chengdu ITU Triathlon World Cup, click here.
Richmond CAMTRI Sprint Triathlon American Cup
Erika Ackerlund (Missoula, Mont.) and Jason West (Boulder, Colo.) earned wins at the Richmond CAMTRI Sprint Triathlon American Cup on Sunday, the third U.S. stop on the CAMTRI calendar this season. Ackerlund covered the 750-meter swim, 20-kilometer bike and 5-kilometer run in 57 minutes, 25 seconds, marking her third consecutive CAMTRI podium this season.
Chelsea Sodaro (Poway, Calif.) was the runner-up in 57:40, and Amy Cymerman (Colorado Springs, Colo.) completed the U.S. podium sweep in 57:53. Also placing in the top-10 were Jessica Broderick (Middlebury, Conn.), who took fourth in 58:12; Brittany Warly (Colorado Springs, Colo.), seventh in 58:54; and Kyleigh Spearing (Frankfort, Ill.), eighth in 59:11.
In the men’s race, West broke the tape with a time of 51:21. Israel’s Roy Zuaretz crossed the line in 51:29 for silver, outsprinting third-place-finisher Taylor Forbes of Canada by just one second. Darr Smith (Atlanta, Ga.) and Robby Webster (Tacoma, Wash.) took eighth and ninth respectively in another close finish, both recording times of 51:57.
For complete results from the Richmond CAMTRI Sprint Triathlon American Cup, click here.
Wildflower Triathlon Experience
Thousands of age-group, collegiate and elite athletes participated in the iconic Wildflower Triathlon Experience on Saturday and Sunday. In addition to sprint-distance, Olympic-distance and long-course triathlons, activities also included live music, beer and wine tastings, yoga, a kid’s race, off-road running and triathlon events, stand-up paddleboard races, nutrition and lifestyle clinics and more.
In the elite race, which featured a 1.9-kilometer swim, 90-kilometer bike and 21-kilometer run, Heather Jackson (Bend, Ore.) took the win for the women. Her time of 4:34:45 was more than four minutes faster than runner-up Carrie Lester of Australia. Robin Pomeroy (Madison, Wis.) rounded out the podium in 2:44:40. Rudy Von Berg (Boulder, Colo.) won the men’s race in 4:00:40, breaking Jesse Thomas’ famous six-year win streak. Thomas (Bend, Ore.) claimed second in 4:03:18, followed by Canada’s Nathan Killam in 4:11:37.
Kevin Jervis of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Katherine Hoolihan of the University of California, Berkeley, captured wins in the collegiate race, which featured a 1.5k swim, 40k bike and 10k run.
For complete results from Wildflower, visit wildflowerexperience.com.
IRONMAN 70.3 St. George
Sarah True took third in the women’s pro race at IRONMAN 70.3 St. George on Saturday, a race that served as the IRONMAN 70.3 North American Championship. True covered the 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike and 13.1-mile run in 4:17:46. Canada’s Paula Findlay broke the tape with a time of 4:15:53, and South Africa’s Jeanni Seymour grabbed the runner-up spot in 4:17:19. Also placing top-five for the U.S. were Alicia Kaye (Clermont, Fla.), fourth in 4:19:19, and Meredith Kessler (San Francisco, Calif.), fifth in 4:21:32.
In the men’s pro race, Sam Long and Justin Metzler — both of Boulder, Colorado — led the U.S. effort. Long placed ninth with a time of 3:58:19, and Metzler was 10th in 3:59:52. Taking the top three spots were Lionel Sanders of Canada (3:41:11), Sebastian Kienle of Germany (3:42:38) and Michael Weiss of Austria (3:43:14).
For complete results from IRONMAN 70.3 St. George, visit IRONMAN.com.
IRONMAN Australia
Kelsey Withrow (Walnut Creek, Calif.) raced to a third-place finish at IRONMAN Australia on Sunday, covering the 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike and 26.2-mile run in 9:45:00. Great Britain’s Laura Siddall took the win with a time of 9:05:59, and Melanie Burke of New Zealand claimed the runner-up spot in 9:29:50. Withrow was the only U.S. athlete in the professional field.
For complete results from IRONMAN Australia, visit IRONMAN.com.
USA Track & Field Half Marathon Championship
U.S. Olympic triathlon gold medalist Gwen Jorgensen (Portland, Ore.) made her half-marathon debut on Sunday at the USA Track & Field Half Marathon Championship in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Jorgensen turned in a time of 1:10:58, earning fourth place in the elite women’s field. She was less than 10 seconds back from third-place finisher Rochelle Kanuho, who crossed the line in 1:10:49. Aliphine Tuliamuk was the champion with a time of 1:10:04, and Sara Hall took second in 1:10:07.
For complete results from the USA Track & Field Half Marathon Championship, click here.
