Rachel McBride and Cody Beals took home country wins at Ironman 70.3 Victoria.
McBride started the day 9 seconds back on the swim, then fell 3:23 behind of fellow Canadian Jen Annett’s 2:24:02 split after the bike leg. McBride then overtook Annett 18 kilometers into the half marathon on her way to a 1:28:20 split and a 4:28:03 finish that gave her a 1:20 margin of victory over Annett and 3:45 on 3rd place finisher Jennifer Spieldenner of the U.S.
McBride’s win comes after a second place at the Ironman African Championship in April.
Beals emerged 35 seconds behind fellow Canadian Brent McMahon's leading 24:03 swim. After a race-best 2:10:48 bike split - 4:50 faster than McMahon - Beals opened a 4:19 lead on Canadian Nathan Killam and 4:20 on McMahon. After 10.55 miles of the run, Beals held on to a 3:49 lead on McMahon and 5:59 on Killam. After a 2nd-best 1:16:55 half marathon - 48 seconds slower than McMahon’s split - Beals finished in 3:54:45 with a 3:42 margin over McMahon and 8:05 over Nathan Killam for a 1-2-3 Canadian sweep of the men’s podium.
Beals’ victory was his second of the 2018 season, coming after his win at Ironman 70.3 Taiwan in March.
Ironman 70.3 Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
June 3, 2018
S 1.2 mi. / B 56 mi. / R 13.1 mi.
Results
Women
1. Rachel McBride (CAN) 4:28:03 S 25:18 T1 1:33 B 2:31:29 T2 1:26 R 1:28:20
2. Jen Annett (CAN) 4:29:23 S 29:23 T1 1:32 B 2:24:02 T2 1:35 R 1:32:52
3. Jennifer Spieldenner (USA) 4:31:48 S 25:10 T1 1:25 B 2:35:01 T2 1:28 R 1:28:47
4. Linsey Corbin (USA) 4:33:41 S 28:00 T1 2:14 B 2:34:27 T2 1:34 R 1:27:28
5. Kinsey Laine (USA) 4:37:15 S 25:21 T1 1:29 B 2:35:55 T2 1:49 R 1:32:43
Men
1. Cody Beals (CAN) 3:54:45 S 24:38 T1 1:16 B 2:10:48 T2 1:09 R 1:16:55
2. Brent McMahon (CAN) 3:58:27 S 24:03 T1 1:21 B 2:15:38 T2 1:21 R 1:16:07
3. Nathan Killam (CAN) 4:02:50 S 25:49 T1 1:13 B 2:13:48 T2 1:22 R 1:20:39
4. Taylor Reid (CAN) 4:04:15 S 25:14 T1 1:16 B 2:16:54 T2 1:19 R 1:19:34
5. Stephen Kilshaw (CAN) 4:05:42 S 25:48 T1 1:20 B 2:19:43 T2 1:19 R 1:17:33
