Bennett and Blatchford victorious in the Big Apple

Greg Bennett won his fourth consecutive NYC triathlon on Sunday July 20th, while Liz Blatchford took her first. NYC was the second stop on the Lifetime Fitness series. Bennett broke away early on the bike after a fast – but jellyfish-ridden – swim. Hot and humid conditions strained athletes all day, with temperatures above 90F even for the early morning finishers. In the men's race, Canadian Brent McMahon fainted right before the finishline after spending most of the day in second before managing to come to and crawl across the line in 5th. In the women's race, Blatchford ran away from a group of women leaving T2 to post the fastest female run split over the hills of Central Park.

Top 10 Men:

1. Greg Bennett (AUS) 1:46:30
2. Stuart Hayes (GBR) 1:47:33
3. Andy Potts (USA) 1:49:24
4. Paul Tichelaar (CAN) 1:49:50
5. Brent McMahon (CAN) 1:50:48
6. Jordan Rapp (USA) 1:52:21
7. Andrew Yoder (USA) 1:53:47
8. Andrew Starykowicz (USA) 1:54:03
9. Dominic Gillen (USA) 1:55:57
10. Holden Comeau (USA) 1:56:10

Top 10 Women:

1. Liz Blatchford (GBR) 1:58:34
2. Becky Lavelle (USA) 2:00:27
3. Jodie Swallow (GBR) 2:00:51
4. Rebeccah Wassner (USA) 2:01:54
5. Mary Beth Ellis (USA) 2:03:52
6. Julie Dibens (USA) 2:05:44
7. Laurel Wassner (USA) 2:09:24
8. Heidi Sarna (USA) 2:14:08
9. Amanda Hahn (USA) 2:14:21
10. Liz Vitai (USA) 2:15:39