AT THE RACES
U.S. WOMEN EARN TEAM SILVER TO CLOSE DUATHLON WORLDS
The United States elite women captured the team silver medal, and Sean Jefferson finished ninth in the men’s elite race at the 2010 ITU Duathlon World Championships Sept. 5 at Holyrood Park in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Each athlete completed a 10-kilometer run, followed by a 38.4-kilometer bike and a 5-kilometer run.
Led by a trio of top-20 finishers, the U.S. were second only to host Great Britain in the team standings. USA Triathlon Project 2016 program standout Gwen Jorgensen (Milwaukee, Wis.), who paced the field through the first of two runs, led the way with a 13th-place fi nish in 2 hours, 16 minutes, 26 seconds. She was closely followed by 2010 U.S. elite national champion Marisa Asplund (Durango, Colo.), who was 16th in 2:18:06, and Heidi Sarna (Chicago, Ill.), who was 19th in 2:21:51. Jefferson (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) was the top men’s finisher in 1:53:54 and was joined in the top 20 by David Thompson (St. Paul, Minn.), who was 16th in 1:55:26.
2010 ITU DUATHLON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS,
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND
WOMEN’S ELITE
1. Catriona Morrison (GBR), 2:02:48
2. Sandra Levenez (FRA), 2:03:05
3. Felicity Sheedy-Ryan (AUS), 2:06:14
13. Gwen Jorgensen (Milwaukee, Wis.), 2:16:26
16. Marisa Asplund (Durango, Colo.), 2:18:06
19. Heidi Sarna (Chicago, Ill.), 2:21:51
21. Anne Preisig (Falmouth, Mass.), 2:23:28
24. Rachel Sears (Richmond, Calif.), 2:29:22
MEN’S ELITE
1. Bart Aernouts (BEL), 1:50:22
2. Rob Woestenborghs (BEL), 1:50:24
3. Joerie Vansteelant (BEL), 1:50:30
9. Sean Jefferson (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.), 1:53:54
16. David Thompson (St. Paul, Minn.), 1:55:26
21. Dereck Treadwell (Laurens, n.y.), 1:57:20
28. Matt Russell (Ogdensburg, N.Y.), 1:58:18
43. Josh Merrick (Alamosa, Colo.), 2:03:32
50. Matthew Sheeks (Woodinville, Wash.), 2:06:52
MEN’S UNDER-23
1. Etienne Diemunsch (FRA), 1:53:33
2. Matt hew Gunby (GBR), 1:54:27
3. Oscar Vicente (ESP), 1:56:01
14. Brice Winkler (Santa Rosa, Calif.), 2:14:36
MEN’S JUNIOR
1. Uxio Abuin Ares (ESP), 1:03:52
2. Michael Gosman (AUS), 1:04:02
3. Jose Luis Cordova (MEX), 1:04:08
17. Ryan Peterson (Richmond, Va.), 1:06:11
20. Hunter Honeycutt (Tifton, Ga.), 1:10:42
2010 ITU DUATHLON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS,
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND
UNITED STATES AGE GROUP MEDALISTS
GOLD MEDALS
Edwin Bixenstine (Kent, Ohio)M80+ 3:44:10
Ann Davidson (Portland, Ore.) F45-49 2:24:58
Pat Fossum (Montgomery, Ala.) F75-59 4:07:15
Gregory Grosicki (Fairfax, Va.) M20-24 2:06:29
SILVER MEDALS
Roger Brockenbrough (Pittsburgh, Pa.)M75-79 3:07:35
Edward Maruna (Arvada, Colo.) M80+ 5:02:30
Anne Mitchell (Bala Cynwyd, Pa.) F55-59 2:43:42
Marge Rajczewski (Ballston Lake, n.y.) F70-74 3:32:22
BRONZE MEDALS
Stacy Creamer (New York, N.Y.)F50-54 2:31:06
Betsy Henderson (Roanoke, Va.) F55-59 2:47:46
Terry Miffl eton (Richmond, Va.)F60-64 3:07:22
Barb Morgan (Tioga, Pa.) F65-69 3:31:13
Dave Riff e (New Stanton, Pa.) M50-54 2:16:39
Steve Ruckert (Woodbine, Md.) M60-64 2:24:00
TEAM USA EARNS 17 MEDALS
Paced by world champions Edwin Bixenstine, Ann Davidson, Pat Fossum and Gregory Grosicki, Team USA age-groupers racked up 14 medals (plus three paraduathlon medals) Sept. 3-4 at the 2010 ITU Duathlon World Championships at Holyrood Park.
The United States’ vocal contingent of more than 230 athletes –ranging in age from 18 to 84 – made up more than one-fourth of the field of 800-plus competi tors in the run-bike-run event, which featured a 10-kilometer run, a 41.6-kilometer bike and a 5-kilometer run.
Led by a gold-medal performance from Ben Simmons, all three United States’ paraduathletes reached the podium. In addition to the victory from Simmons (New York, N.Y.) in the TRI-2 category, Lamar Brown (New York, N.Y.) and David kyle (Athens, Ala.) captured bronze in the TRI-6 and TRI-3 categories, respectively.
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