Fettell, Lester take IM 70.3 Port Macquarie
Clayton Fettell led wire to wire and Carrie Lester broke open the women’s race on the run to win the Ironman 70.3 Port Macquarie Sunday.
Fettell started with a race-best 20:45 swim, broke to a big lead with a race-best 2:11:12 bike, then held on for dear life with a 1:19:48 half marathon against Tim Reed’s race-best 1:15:57 run to hit the line in 3:53:29 for a 2 minutes margin of victory. Chris Kemp took third in 3:56:29, 1 minute back of runner-up Reed.
Lester began her day with a 4th best 25:42 swim that surrendered 38 seconds to 7-time Ironman New Zealand champion Joanna Lawn and 36 seconds to 2008 ITU world championship bronze medalist Sam Warriner and to Nicole Ward. Lester caught Warriner with a race-best 2:31:16 bike that took back 39 seconds from Warriner – and allowed the duo to leave the rest of their rivals behind. On the run, Lester edged away from Warriner 1:29:27 to 1:30:50 to hit the finish in 4:28:25 with a 1:25 margin of victory. Lawn, who gave up 2:19 to Warriner with her 2:34:14 bike, topped Warriner’s 1:30:50 run by six seconds, leaving her with the final spot on the podium, 2:37 back of the runner-up.
Ironman 70.3 Port Macquarie
Port Macquarie, Australia
November 5, 2011
S 1.2 mi. / B 56 mi. / R 13.1 mi.
Results
Men
1. Clayton Fettell (AUS) 3:53:29
2. Tim Reed (AUS) 3:55:29
3. Chris Kemp (AUS) 3:56:29
4. Joseph Lampe (AUS) 3:58:32
5. Joshua Amberger (AUS) 4:02:17
6. Luke Bell (AUS) 4:05:27
7. Stephen Hackett (AUS) 4:09:29
8. Finbarr Crennan (AUS) 4:13:17
9. Adam Holborow (AUS) 4:14:54
10. Blyth Vautier (AUS) 4:15:02
Women
1. Carrie Lester (AUS) 4:28:25
2. Samantha Warriner (AUS) 4:29:50
3. Joanna Lawn (NZL) 4:32:27
4. Sarah Crowley (AUS) 4:35:41
5. Elaine Brent (NZL) 4:43:18
6. Nicole Ward (AUS) 4:45:20
7. Melissa Geddes (AUS) 4:50:42
8. Jacinta Worland (NZL) 4:52:47
9. Tracey Zammit (AUS) 4:53:06
10. Alison Catto (AUS) 4:53:09
