At The Races
BENNETT RACES TO OLYMPIC BERTH
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aura Bennett claimed the third and final spot on the 2012 U.S. Olym- pic Triathlon Team with a third-place finish May 11 at the inaugural
ITU World Triathlon San Diego. Bennett (Boulder, Colo.) will head to her second straight Olympic Games in August thanks to a time of 2 hours, 11 seconds on the 1,500-me- ter swim, 40-kilometer bike, 10-kilometer run course throughout Mission Beach. She was fourth in Beijing in 2008. Great Britain’s Helen Jenkins, lifted the tape in 1:58:21, with Australia’s Erin Densham taking second in 1:59:26. Sarah Haskins (Colorado Springs, Colo.) placed eighth in 2:00:56 for her first top-10 WTS finish since 2010. “It’s tough when you have go up against a good friend,” Bennett said on her duel with Haskins, a fellow Beijing Olympian. “I put a lot of pres- sure on this day. Last year in London I just had a terrible day for some reason.”
2012 ITU WORLD TRIATHLON SAN DIEGO May 11, San Diego, Calif. (1,500m swim, 40k bike, 10k run)
WOMEN
1. Helen Jenkins (GBR), 1:58:21 2. Erin Densham (AUS), 1:59:26 3. Laura Bennett (Boulder, Colo.), 2:00:11 8. Sarah Haskins (Colorado Springs, Colo.), 2:00:56 15. Sarah Groff (Hanover, N.H.), 2:02:01 41. Kelly Whitley (Colorado Springs, Colo.), 2:04:49 48. Kaitlin Shiver (Melbourne, Fla.), 2:06:08 51. Gwen Jorgensen (Milwaukee, Wis.), 2:06:35 53. Jenna Parker (Santa Monica, Calif.), 2:07:13 55. Jillian Petersen (Colorado Springs, Colo.), 2:08:06
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Above: Erin Densham, winner Helen Jenkins and bronze medalist Laura Bennett celebrate with a champagne shower at ITU World Triathlon San Diego. Top photo: Haskins, front right, pushed the pace on the bike as the breakaway stayed away from the chase packs. The 2008 Olympian finished eighth in San Diego.
Photos by Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
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