Bozzone, Ellis win Florida 70.3
Terenzo Bozzone of New Zealand and Mary Beth Ellis of the U.S. won the 2013 Ironman 70.3 Florida titles at Lake Eva Park in Haines City, Florida.
Bozzone combined a 3rd-best 23:43 swim, 2nd-best 2:04:04 bike split and a race-best 1:14:40 run to finish in 3:45:51 with a winning margin of 1:21 over runner-up Kevin Collington of the U.S. and 2:25 over 3rd-place finisher Dirk Bockel of Luxembourg.
Ellis was 3 seconds back of swim leader Kat Baker’s 25:35 split, then passed Baker with a race-best 2 hours 20 minutes bike split to lead by 1:27 at T2.
While Baker faded to 6th with a 1:35:14 run, Ellis ran 1:28:28 to finish in 4:14:03 with a 5:07 margin over fast closing runner-up Mandy McLane of the U.S. and 6:48 over 3rd place finisher Jo Lawn of New Zealand.
Ironman 70.3 Florida
Lake Eva Park – Haines City Florida
May 19, 2013
S 1.2 mi. / B 56 mi. / R 13.1 mi.
Results
Men
1. Terenzo Bozzone (NZL) 3:45:51
2. Kevin Collington (USA) 3:47:12
3. Dirk Bockel (LUX) 3:48:16
4. Maxim Kriat (UKR) 3:51:59
5. Arturo Garza (MEX) 3:56:29
6. James Hadley (GBR) 3:56:51.
7. Sam Betten (AUS) 3:59:34
8. Callum Millward (NZL) 4:01:39
9. Adriano Sacchetto (BRA) 4:02:24
10. Edgardo Velez (PRI) 4:04:565
Women
1. Mary Beth Ellis (USA) 4:14:03
2. Mandy McLane (USA) 4:19:10
3. Jo Lawn (NZL) 4:20:51
4. Miranda Tomenson (CAN) 4:22:35
5. Lisa Ribes (USA) 4:23:31
6. Kat Baker (AUS) 4:24:38
7. Nina Kraft (GER) 4:26:56
8. Missy Kuck (USA) 4:29:46
9. Jessica Smith (USA) 4:30:20
10. Sarah Piampiano (USA) 4:32:22
