Reed, Edwards win Subic Bay
Timothy Reed of Australia and Parys Edwards of Great Britain won Ironman 70.3 Subic Bay in the Philippines Sunday.
Men
Josh Amberger of Australia led the swim in 22:18, followed a minute later by Tims Green and Reed as well as Michael Murphy and Mitch Robins, with Luke McKenzie 1:51 later. Amberger extended his lead with a race-best 2:04:12 bike split which gave him a 3:15 lead in McKenzie (next-best 2:05:44 bike leg) 3:25 on Reed (2:06:44 bike leg) and 6:54 on Robins (2:10:19 bike split).
If not for the bike leg, Reed and Robins would have had a photo finish as they essentially mirrored swim splits – 23:18 to 23:23 – and run splits – 1:18:59 to 1:18:57. While Amberger and McKenzie were faster on the bike, their 1:27:34 1:25:17 run splits left the two Aussies in 3rd and 4th places. Reed hit the finish in 3:51:59 with a 3:49 margin on Robins and 5:13 on 3rd-place Amberger, with McKenzie 1:07 further back in 4th place.
Competitors and fans were disappointed as Craig Alexander did not start due to a longstanding back injury that cropped up two days before the race.
Women
Emma Bilham of Switzerland led the women's swim in 25:17, well out in front of Belinda Granger (27:23), Beth Gerdes (27:47), Katy Duffield (27:49), Jenny Guerrero (28:09) Dimity-Lee Duke (28:26) and Parys, who was 3:19 back of the leader.
After her women’s-best 2:20:33 bike split, Edwards led Gerdes by 4:36, Duke by 5:04, Granger by 6:18 and Bilham by 6:19. After posting a women's best 1:25:31 half marathon, Edwards finished in 4:18:13 with a 5:52 margin on Gerdes (1:26:45 run) and 9:26 on 3rd-place finisher Duke.
Edwards could be additionally proud as she finished 6th overall, beaten only by the top 5 men.
Ironman 70.3 Subic Bay
Subic Bay, Philippines
March 8, 2015
S 1.2 mi. / B 56 mi. / R 13.1 mi.
Results
Men
1. Timothy Reed (AUS) 3:51:59
2. Mitchell Robins (AUS) 3:55:48
3. Josh Amberger (AUS) 3:57:12
4. Luke McKenzie (AUS) 3:58:19
5. Matthias Knossalla (GER) 4:03:11
Women
1. Parys Edwards (GBR) 4:18:13
2. Beth Gerdes (USA) 4:24:05
3. Dimity-Lee Duke (AUS) 4:27:39
4. Emma Bilham (SUI) 4:37:39
5. Katy Duffield (AUS) 4:40:03
