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Craig Alexander and Chrissie Wellington Claim Ford Ironman World Championship Victory
Published Sunday, October 12, 2008
Australia's Craig Alexander and Great Britain's Chrissie Wellington celebrated first-place titles at the 30th anniversary of the Ford Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Alexander, with an Ironman 70.3 World Championship title in addition to a second-place finish last year in Kona, crossed the line with a time of 8:17:45. Defending her current World Championship title, Wellington finished more than ten minutes ahead of her fellow competitors at 9:06:23.
Alexander dominated an impressive men’s field consisting of Ironman World Champions such as Chris McCormack, Normann Stadler, Faris Al-Sultan and other top contenders including Chris Lieto, Eneko Llanos, Torbjorn Sindballe, Cameron Brown and Rutger Beke. Alexander, among the top ten throughout the bike portion, further showcased his running prowess taking the lead at the turnaround.
Top ten results for the professional men’s race are as follows:
1. Craig Alexander, AUS 8:17:45
2. Eneko Burguera Llanos, ESP 8:20:50
3. Rutger Beke, BEL 8:21:23
4. Ronnie Schildknecht, SUI 8:21:46
5. Cameron Brown, NZL 8:26:17
6. Patrick Vernay, NCL 8:30:23
7. Andy Potts, USA 8:33:50
8. Mathias Hecht, SUI 8:34:02
9. Michael Lovato, USA 8:34:47
10. Eduardo Sturla, ARG 8:36:53
Despite mechanical trouble, Wellington took the women’s lead approximately 30 miles into the bike and eclipsed the current women’s run course record with a blistering marathon time of 2:57:44. Today’s third-place female, Sandra Wollenhorst, also broke the women’s run course record with a time of 2:58:35.
The top ten professional women’s results are as follows:
1. Chrissie Wellington, GBR 9:06:23
2. Yvonne Van Vlerken, NLD 9:21:20
3. Sandra Wallenhorst, DEU 9:22:52
4. Erika Csomor, HUN 9:24:49
5. Linsey Corbin, USA 9:28:51
6. Virginia Berasategui, ESP 9:29:15
7. Bella Comerford, GBR 9:34:08
8. Gina Ferguson, NZL 9:36:53
9. Gina Kehr, USA 9:37:06
10. Dede Griesbauer, USA 9:39:53
Alexander dominated an impressive men’s field consisting of Ironman World Champions such as Chris McCormack, Normann Stadler, Faris Al-Sultan and other top contenders including Chris Lieto, Eneko Llanos, Torbjorn Sindballe, Cameron Brown and Rutger Beke. Alexander, among the top ten throughout the bike portion, further showcased his running prowess taking the lead at the turnaround.
Top ten results for the professional men’s race are as follows:
1. Craig Alexander, AUS 8:17:45
2. Eneko Burguera Llanos, ESP 8:20:50
3. Rutger Beke, BEL 8:21:23
4. Ronnie Schildknecht, SUI 8:21:46
5. Cameron Brown, NZL 8:26:17
6. Patrick Vernay, NCL 8:30:23
7. Andy Potts, USA 8:33:50
8. Mathias Hecht, SUI 8:34:02
9. Michael Lovato, USA 8:34:47
10. Eduardo Sturla, ARG 8:36:53
Despite mechanical trouble, Wellington took the women’s lead approximately 30 miles into the bike and eclipsed the current women’s run course record with a blistering marathon time of 2:57:44. Today’s third-place female, Sandra Wollenhorst, also broke the women’s run course record with a time of 2:58:35.
The top ten professional women’s results are as follows:
1. Chrissie Wellington, GBR 9:06:23
2. Yvonne Van Vlerken, NLD 9:21:20
3. Sandra Wallenhorst, DEU 9:22:52
4. Erika Csomor, HUN 9:24:49
5. Linsey Corbin, USA 9:28:51
6. Virginia Berasategui, ESP 9:29:15
7. Bella Comerford, GBR 9:34:08
8. Gina Ferguson, NZL 9:36:53
9. Gina Kehr, USA 9:37:06
10. Dede Griesbauer, USA 9:39:53
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