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Men
Lange combined an 8th-best 48:55 swim with a 13th-fastest 3:39:28 split for the shorter than standard 94-mile bike course with a by-far race-best 2:40:01 full marathon. Lange and a pack of 15 men trailed early leader Andrew Starykowicz through the bike leg by 14 and a half minutes before Starykowicz had to retire with a pinched nerve in his foot a third of the way through the run.
Lange combined an 8th-best 48:55 swim with a 13th-fastest 3:39:28 split for the shorter than standard 94-mile bike course with a by-far race-best 2:40:01 full marathon. Lange and a pack of 15 men trailed early leader Andrew Starykowicz through the bike leg by 14 and a half minutes before Starykowicz had to retire with a pinched nerve in his foot a third of the way through the run.
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Lange finished in 7:13:13 with an 8:43 margin of victory over Matt Russell of the U.S. and 12:42 over 3rd-place Terenzo Bozzone of New Zealand.
Women
Gajer emerged from the swim in 7th, trailing swim leader Lauren Brandon of the U.S. by 6:20, Alicia Kaye of the U.S. by 2:27, and Ironman veteran Rebekah Keat by 1:11. After a women's-best 4:01:44 bike split, Gajer whittled Brandon's lead to 5:47 and led Rebekah Keat, Alicia Kaye and Jocelyn McCauley by 3 minutes. After sub-par 1:06 and 1:07 swims and competitive bike legs, Jodie Robertson of the U.S. trailed Gajer by 13 minutes and Lisa Roberts trailed Gajer by 17 minutes. Super runner Kelley Williamson combined a 54:49 swim with a 4:17:11 bike split to trail Gajer by 16 minutes.
After 7.7 miles of the run, Gajer seized a 3:46 lead on Brandon, 4:57 on Keat, 6:17 on Kaye, 7:48 on Jocelyn McCauley, 9:50 on Kirsty Jahn, 12:53 on Robertson 13:09 on Lisa Roberts, and 13:43 on Williamson.
By Mile 13.4 Gajer led Kaye by 7:59, Kirsty Jahn by 8:58, Robertson by 10:40, Lisa Roberts by 11:16, and Jocelyn McCauley by 11:54.
At 19.3 miles, Robertson ran into 2nd place, 8:12 behind Gajer, on her way to a 2nd-best 2:59:26 marathon. Roberts, on her way to a women's-best 2:59:03 marathon, surged into 4th place, 7 seconds behind Kirsty Jahn. By 22 miles, Robertson trimmed Gajer's lead to 7:19, while Roberts passed Jahn into 3rd, 1:14 back of Robertson.
Women
Gajer emerged from the swim in 7th, trailing swim leader Lauren Brandon of the U.S. by 6:20, Alicia Kaye of the U.S. by 2:27, and Ironman veteran Rebekah Keat by 1:11. After a women's-best 4:01:44 bike split, Gajer whittled Brandon's lead to 5:47 and led Rebekah Keat, Alicia Kaye and Jocelyn McCauley by 3 minutes. After sub-par 1:06 and 1:07 swims and competitive bike legs, Jodie Robertson of the U.S. trailed Gajer by 13 minutes and Lisa Roberts trailed Gajer by 17 minutes. Super runner Kelley Williamson combined a 54:49 swim with a 4:17:11 bike split to trail Gajer by 16 minutes.
After 7.7 miles of the run, Gajer seized a 3:46 lead on Brandon, 4:57 on Keat, 6:17 on Kaye, 7:48 on Jocelyn McCauley, 9:50 on Kirsty Jahn, 12:53 on Robertson 13:09 on Lisa Roberts, and 13:43 on Williamson.
By Mile 13.4 Gajer led Kaye by 7:59, Kirsty Jahn by 8:58, Robertson by 10:40, Lisa Roberts by 11:16, and Jocelyn McCauley by 11:54.
At 19.3 miles, Robertson ran into 2nd place, 8:12 behind Gajer, on her way to a 2nd-best 2:59:26 marathon. Roberts, on her way to a women's-best 2:59:03 marathon, surged into 4th place, 7 seconds behind Kirsty Jahn. By 22 miles, Robertson trimmed Gajer's lead to 7:19, while Roberts passed Jahn into 3rd, 1:14 back of Robertson.
