Potts and Wellington rule Timberman 70.3
Written by: Herbert Krabel
Date: Sun Aug 17 2008
In what may have been a small preview of the 2008 Ironman World Championships, Andy Potts and Chrissie Wellington ruled impressive fields at the 2008 Timberman 70.3 triathlon festival.
Andy Potts was first out of the water, had the fastest bike split and finished his race out with the the fastest run of the day. Fraser Cartmell finished in second place about 10 minutes behind Potts and held of hard charging Simon Lessing.
Chrissie Wellington dominated the women's event and managed to finish 6th among the professional men.
Notable DNFs were Terenzo Bozzone, Pip Taylor and Angela Naeth
Top 5 men
1. Andy Potts (USA) 3:52:32
2. Fraser Cartmell (GBR) 4:02:24
3. Simon Lessing (USA) 4:03:10
4. Michael Lovato (USA) 4:06:45
5. Janda Ricci-Munn (USA) 4:09:24
Top 5 women
1. Chrissie Wellington (GBR) 4:11:46
2. Amanda Stevens (USA) 4:30:03
3. Cynthia Wilson (CAN) 4:31:26
4. Dede Griesbauer (USA) 4:32:02
5. Annie Gervais (USA) 4:39:52
Andy Potts was first out of the water, had the fastest bike split and finished his race out with the the fastest run of the day. Fraser Cartmell finished in second place about 10 minutes behind Potts and held of hard charging Simon Lessing.
Chrissie Wellington dominated the women's event and managed to finish 6th among the professional men.
Notable DNFs were Terenzo Bozzone, Pip Taylor and Angela Naeth
Top 5 men
1. Andy Potts (USA) 3:52:32
2. Fraser Cartmell (GBR) 4:02:24
3. Simon Lessing (USA) 4:03:10
4. Michael Lovato (USA) 4:06:45
5. Janda Ricci-Munn (USA) 4:09:24
Top 5 women
1. Chrissie Wellington (GBR) 4:11:46
2. Amanda Stevens (USA) 4:30:03
3. Cynthia Wilson (CAN) 4:31:26
4. Dede Griesbauer (USA) 4:32:02
5. Annie Gervais (USA) 4:39:52
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Comments
Chrissie Wellington transcends the sex boundary
Shaun Mason
Reviewed by: Shaun Mason, Aug 19 2008 4:27PM
Chrissie Wellington is the woman who SBRs with the men. She is the triathlete who transcends the sex barrier in that she competes on a level higher than many of the men in the race. Women with traditional female times can't even see Wellington's dust. Time will tell, but I think Wellington is the woman who is showing that triathlon is truly a sport in which men and women can compete together even at the highest levels. She is absolutely astonishing and well deserves to be world champion. At her current rate I think we're looking at the next dominant figure at Kona. I believe she's going to win this year, and there is no reason for her to not be able to pile up 5 or 6 wins in a row, or maybe challenge PNF's record. She is still relatively new, but she seems so dominant that she could be one of the greatest triathletes of all time. She only missed PNBs record for fastest female IM in Alpe d'Huez by a minute or so. For me she's the most exciting triathlete on the scene today.
