Lima ITU Triathlon World Cup

Three U.S. athletes cracked the top-five in their respective pro categories at the Lima ITU Triathlon World Cup Sunday in Peru. In the final stop of the 2019 ITU Triathlon World Cup season, Sophie Chase (Burke, Va.) led the American women with a fourth-place finish — just 10 seconds off the podium. It was a thrilling finish for the top three spots, as Japan’s Ai Ueda (gold medal), Ukraine’s Yuliya Yelistratova (silver) and Ecuador’s Elizabeth Bravo (bronze) all finished with identical times of 59 minutes, 12 seconds.

In the men’s race, Kevin McDowell (Phoenix, Ariz.) and Morgan Pearson (Boulder, Colo.) came in fourth and fifth to lead the U.S. Brazil’s Manoel Messias broke the tape, while Switzerland’s Florin Salvisberg took second and Felix Duchampt rounded out the podium.

Distance: 750-meter swim, 20-kilometer bike, 5-kilometer run

Elite Women’s Podium

1. Ai Ueda (JPN), 59:12

2. Yuliya Yelistratova (UKR), 59:12

3. Elizabeth Bravo (ECU), 59:12

Elite Men’s Podium

1. Manoel Messias (BRA), 52:30

2. Florin Salvisberg (SUI), 52:32

3. Felix Duchampt (ITU), 52:32

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Here are some photos from race in Peru today. Actually, the first one is from before the race. I finished 5th and I’m not super stoked with that or how I raced in general. However, my last race of them season is next week so I will put today behind me and focus on next week. #whateverittakes #NeverSettle Foto: @wags.photo

A post shared by Morgan Pearson (@morgan_cadwell_pearson) on Nov 3, 2019 at 3:19pm PST

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Agarrando com força minha primeira Vitoria em copa do mundo!! Foi um dia incrível 😁 Obrigado a todos que estão comigo e fazem isso possivel!!! Agora vamos para ultima do ano. #wcsantodomingo #triathlonbrasil #timebrasil #trilife #gosesi #wclima 📸 @wags.photo /@worldtriathlon

A post shared by manoel messias 🇧🇷 (@messiastri) on Nov 3, 2019 at 2:15pm PST

Click here for full results from the Lima ITU Triathlon World Cup.

IRONMAN 70.3 South American Championship

An American stood on top of the podium in both the men’s and women’s races at the IRONMAN 70.3 South American Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Sunday. Chelsea Sodaro (Poway, Calif.) dominated in route to victory in the women’s race, beating her next closest competitor by more than 10 minutes. Brazil’s Pamella Oliveira and Canada’s Tamara Jewett rounded out the podium in second and third.

Fellow U.S. athlete Rudy Von Berg (Boulder, Colo.) broke the tape in the men’s race, edging silver medal-winner Pablo Dapena González of Spain by just over a minute. Brazil’s Igo Amorelli got the bronze.

Distance: 1.9k swim, 90k bike, 21.1k run

Elite Women's Podium 

1. Chelsea Sodaro (Poway, Calif.), 4:07:17

2. Pamella Oliveira (BRA), 4:17:30

3. Tamara Jewett (CAN), 4:17:41

Elite Men's Podium

1. Rudy Von Berg (Boulder, Colo.), 3:37:38

2. Pablo Dapena González (ESP), 3:38:46

3. Igor Amorelli (BRA), 3:43:30

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Ironman 70.3 South American Champ! Big smiles for that one. The past couple of weeks have been a little tough without my #1 guy @steve.sodaro around, but super proud of my effort and the team that always gets me to the start line ready to do my best. To @purplepatchfitness @bmcvifittri @oh_lord @creidfitness and my training partner @spiampiano - so thankful to have you in my corner. Big congrats to @pami_oliveira and @tamarajewett for your podium performances. I loved racing in beautiful Buenos Aires with these classy ladies.

A post shared by CHELSEA • SODARO (@chelseasodaro) on Nov 3, 2019 at 3:05pm PST

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Quite happy to end the season on a high note with the South American Championship win and the fastest run of my career in 1h10’56” (check my Strava). Congrats to @pablitopiny who had a great race and pushed me to ride and run fast and @igoramorelli for rounding out the podium. 📷 @nordelphoto

A post shared by Rudy von Berg (@rudyvonberg) on Nov 3, 2019 at 10:40am PST

Find complete results from the IRONMAN 70.3 South American Championship here.

IRONMAN 70.3 Los Cabos

While her brother broke the tape in Argentina, Olympia Von Berg (Boulder, Colo.) took fourth place to lead all American women at IRONMAN 70.3 Los Cabos in Mexico. In her first race as a pro, Von Berg — sister of Rudy Von Berg — finished just two minutes shy of the podium. Australia’s Miranda Carfrae got the victory, while Poland’s Ewa Komander took silver and Mexico’s Adriana Carreno Cruz came in third. Fellow American Elizabeth Nyitray (Alpharetta, Ga.) took fifth.

Robbie Deckard (Boulder, Colo.) made the podium in the men’s race, taking third behind Canada’s Lionel Sanders, who came in first, and Mexico’s Francisco Serrano — the runner-up. U.S. athlete Nicholas Chase (St. Petersburg, Fla.) came in fifth, while Eric Lagerstrom (Portland, Ore.) took sixth.

Distance: 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike, 13.2-mile run

Elite Women’s Podium

1. Miranda Carfrae (AUS), 4:31:36

2. Ewa Komander (POL), 4:36:13

3. Adriana Carreno Cruz (MEX), 4:42:18

Elite Men’s Podium

1. Lionel Sanders (CAN), 3:44:06

2. Francisco Serrano (MEX), 3:54:01

3. Robbie Deckard (Boulder, Colo.), 3:54:36

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☀️Swim start at IRONMAN 70.3 Los Cabos☀️ • I guess the cat is out of the bag 🐈, I took my pro card! I figured I’d celebrate with actually doing a race in the pro field🤔 • Man, that was one of the harder things I’ve done. Finished the day in 4th after holding onto 3rd until half way through the run. I can barely walk today, but very happy to end the season this way! • Time to fly back to #fudgeandpre and head out on our off season adventure on Wednesday...any guesses on what that’ll be? • 📷 @amandagramss #im703loscabos #swimstart #swimbikerun #loscabos #ironman703

A post shared by Olympia Indiana von Berg (@olympiavonberg) on Nov 4, 2019 at 9:42am PST

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Very happy to end the season with champagne in my eyes! Big thanks to @iammueller2 for helping me get back on track after a bad season last year. Congrats to @lsanderstri and @serrano_tri for great races, and bigger congrats to my favorite person @olympiavonberg for getting 4th in her first ever pro race! Time to celebrate!

A post shared by Robbie Deckard (@robbie_d14) on Nov 3, 2019 at 12:36pm PST

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Yesterday = Work / Today = Play #im703loscabos #5thplace - always happy to be on the podium and hunting for more! This is a super tough bike/run and i for sure loved ripping the legs off!! Next up #imcozumel @pewagracingteam @xentis_wheels #thathurt #hotaf #toast

A post shared by Nicholas Chase (@race_chase) on Nov 4, 2019 at 8:23am PST

Click here for complete results from IRONMAN 70.3 Los Cabos.

IRONMAN Florida

After taking fourth at the IRONMAN World Championship in Kona a few weeks earlier, Ben Hoffman (Boulder, Colo.) landed on the podium in second place on Saturday at IRONMAN Florida in Panama City Beach. Hoffman turned in the fastest run in the history of the course on his way to silver.

Fellow American Andrew Starykowicz (Wauconda, Ill.) also had a great day, rounding out the podium in third. Great Britain’s Joe Skipper crossed the finish line two minutes ahead of Hoffman to break the overall course record and take the win.

Distance: 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike, 26.2-mile run

Elite Men’s Podium

1. Joe Skipper (GBR), 7:46:28

2. Ben Hoffman (Boulder, Colo.), 7:48:29

3. Andrew Starykowicz (Wauconda, Ill.) 7:56:32

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Mission accomplished! Kona qual done early this year, but it didn’t come easy. Pushed to my maximum on the day by these two guys and a bunch more as well. Thank you to all my incredible supporters, and all the volunteers, race crew, fans, and athletes in PCB. #hoffseason commence! #hoffracing #ouchie #konaqualified #ironmanflorida

A post shared by Ben Hoffman (@bhoffmanracing) on Nov 2, 2019 at 2:29pm PDT

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Why did I not just call it a day & go to the bar? Would have been a lot less physically & emotionally painful. . . This continues the trend of: To beat me you have to set records! #championisearned

A post shared by Andrew Starykowicz (@tri_starky) on Nov 2, 2019 at 5:40pm PDT

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Back in 2013 I lined up at ironman Florida, it was only my 3rd ironman triathlon. I think I ended up finishing in 10th place in 8 hours 17 minutes. I remember @tri_starky Victor del coral and Filip Osplay all finishing in under 8 hours with del coral setting the course record with a 2h37 marathon. All 3 of them were a class above that day and I wondered would I ever be able to do that. I was over 20 minutes behind and I thought I’ve got a long way to go if I’m to ever get to that level. So I’m over the moon to come back 6 years later and get pushed all the way by Starky and @bhoffmanracing to the win and answer that question that yes one day I will be able to race at that level and raise the bar with a new course record of 7h46 minutes. Thanks for the support and messages everyone, I appreciate it all and it really made me dig in knowing so many people were following back home!

A post shared by Joe Skipper (@notanotheraveragejoe) on Nov 2, 2019 at 3:53pm PDT

Click here for full results from IRONMAN Florida.