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Ben Kanute took an early lead with a 2:11:31 bike split, surrendered it to Rudy Von Berg's faster transition, then finished the win with a 1:12:13 half marathon.
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With a new swim course starting on the beach rather than on the boat ramp in the marina, the pro men ran into the surf.
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A Jet ski patrols the surf to protect the swimmers.
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After a swim north on the ocean, swimmers returned to the usual boat ramp exit.
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Pro men ran their bikes from the rack to the start line.
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Taylor Reid of Canada swam with the leaders, biked 2:14:37 and ran home in 1:13:42 to 4th place.
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Sam Appleton of Australia worked with Ben Kanute on the bike to open an early lead, but a crash at Mile 24 ended his day.
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Heather Jackson of Bend, Oregon biked 2:27:17, then ran a women’s-best 1:20:22 on her way to 5th place.
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Daniela Ryf rocketed to an unassailable lead with a 2:18:10 bike split on her way to a new women’s race record 4:09:19.
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Jason Pohl of Canada takes a slug of water on a downhill.
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Rider passes a line of palms near the end of the 56-mile bike leg.
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Holly Lawrence ran a women’s second-best 1:20:45 on her way to her second straight runner-up finish. Only this time, no broken foot.
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Sarah True ran 1:23:58 on her way to 6th place.
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Out and back on the run through a tunnel of palm trees.
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Adam Bowden of Great Britain ran a race-best 1:11:56 on his way to 3rd place.
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Ellie Salthouse of Australia ran a women’s 3rd-best 1:21:23 to take 3rd place.
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Rudy Von Berg dropped 40 seconds behind Ben Kanute early on the run, but cut the deficit to 12 seconds at the finish with a 1:12:19 half marathon.
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Runners could enjoy a surfer riding a head-high glassy wave
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Juan Rocha of San Diego is in perfect form on the run, but he was clocked at over 25 mph on the speed limited downhill and was DQ'd.
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2016 Olympian Ben Kanute combined a 25:21 swim, 2:11:321 bike split and 1:12:13 half marathon to win the day.