March 27, 2010 (Oceanside, Calif.) - Today, Germany's Michael Raelert and
Australia's Mirinda Carfrae captured wins at the 2010 Rohto Ironman 70.3
California, an event in its eleventh year. Raelert, the reigning 70.3 World
Champion who also set a course record at the Clearwater event, finished with
an overall time of 3:58:27. Former Ironman 70.3 World Champion, Carfrae
took the lead on the run and crossed the line at 4:20:29.
A highly competitive men's field today consisted of the top five finishers
listed below, in addition to several others such as past Ironman World
Champion, Tim DeBoom and Ironman Champion, Michael Lovato. Exiting the
water right behind the men's swim leader, Kyle Leto, Raelert took the lead
at mile 40 on the bike, after a solid pace had been set by Andrew Yoder from
the U.S. Raelert claimed the fastest bike split of the day and maintained
the lead throughout the entirety of the 13.1-mile run.
Tp five professional men's results are as follows:
1. Michael Raelert, DEU 3:58:27
2. Matt Reed, USA 4:01:17
3. Rasmus Henning, DNK 4:02:07
4. Richie Cunningham, AUS 4:03:02
5. Tim O'Donnell, USA 4:03:21
Carfrae also saw competition with a strong women's field and while Leanda
Cave led out of water and entered transition in first after the 56-mile
bike, Carfrae made up time in T2. She quickly took over and celebrated a
blistering run split, completing the half-marathon course in 1 hour, 17
minutes, the same time in which Raelert completed the run course today.
Top five professional women's results are as follows:
1. Mirinda Carfrae, AUS 4:20:29
2. Lesley Patterson, USA 4:24:31
3. Samantha McGlone, CAN 4:26:43
4. Leanda Cave, GBR 4:29:56
5. Kate Major, AUS 4:30:15
Today's event, with approximately 2,200 competitors at the start line, saw
cool conditions and water temperature at 59 degrees Fahrenheit. Finishers,
after completing a 1.2-mile swim, a 56-mile bike and a 13.1-mile run, were
greeted with sunny skies, low humidity and temperatures in the mid 70s.
For race results or to track an athlete from Rohto Ironman 70.3 California,
visit www.ironmancalifornia.com.
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