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The Hoff hard on the throttle early on in the race after a very solid swim.
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Lionel Sanders put on the pressure on the bike but he was not the first on to reach the bike-run transition.
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Joe Skipper had a fantastic ride in Texas and even had time to wave to the camera man.
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Faris Al-Sultan is likely no longer racing long distance events and he pulled out later on during the bike segment.
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Jordan Rapp apparently ran into a boat during the swim and just did not have the legs in Texas.
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Meanwhile in the women's race Rachel Joyce and Leanda Cave set the pace for a long time.
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Andreas Realert takes in some nutrition during the race. It however wasn't the day Raelert had hoped for.
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Angela Naeth chased hard until she caught the leaders and then started to set the pace.
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Heather Wurtele came as close as 1:40 to Cave and Joyce but that was as close as she got.
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Towards the end of the bike Joyce had to let Naeth and Cave go, but Joyce hung tough during the run.
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Matt Russell meanwhile was stalking the bike course on this very distinctive setup.
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Ben Hoffman looked very strong but struggled at the end and got nose bleeding to add to his woes.
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Matt Hanson's 2:45 run was spectacular and helped this very polite young pro to break the course record.
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Angela Naeth stepped hard on the throttle during the run and Cave was fighting back valiantly, but Naeth proved to be too strong.
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Kelly Williamson ran hard and thus earned 4th place.
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Heather Wurtele did not give up and ended up in 7th place.
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Joe Skipper held on to second place and was thrilled with his day.
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A very elated Anngela Naeth has a laugh with Mile Reilly - the voice of Ironman.
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Leanda Cave finished second after a solid day all around.
