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Ashley Clifford edged Jackie Hering by 1:18 to win Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga. Andy Potts combined a best-swim and best-run to edge Leon Griffin.
Clifford’s duel with Hering went back and forth. Hering’s 2nd-best 27:01 swim gave her an 8-seconds advantage on Clifford, who then gained back 5 seconds with a women’s 2nd-best 2:28:18 bike leg. Clifford quickly took the lead and gradually increased her advantage to the end, finishing in 4:20:33 with a 1:18 margin over Hering.
Much like in the women's race, the top of the men's leaderboard was fluid. Potts combined a race-best 21:59 swim, a 2nd-fastest 2:09:35 bike split and a race-best 1:14:22 run to cross the line in 3:49:43 with a 1:32 margin on Griffin of Australia and 2:55 on 3rd-place finisher Terenzo Bozzone of New Zealand. Potts bested Griffin by 1:27 in the swim, gave back 51 seconds to Griffin on the bike, lost 36 seconds in transition and outran Griffin by 1:38 to secure the victory.
Clifford’s duel with Hering went back and forth. Hering’s 2nd-best 27:01 swim gave her an 8-seconds advantage on Clifford, who then gained back 5 seconds with a women’s 2nd-best 2:28:18 bike leg. Clifford quickly took the lead and gradually increased her advantage to the end, finishing in 4:20:33 with a 1:18 margin over Hering.
Much like in the women's race, the top of the men's leaderboard was fluid. Potts combined a race-best 21:59 swim, a 2nd-fastest 2:09:35 bike split and a race-best 1:14:22 run to cross the line in 3:49:43 with a 1:32 margin on Griffin of Australia and 2:55 on 3rd-place finisher Terenzo Bozzone of New Zealand. Potts bested Griffin by 1:27 in the swim, gave back 51 seconds to Griffin on the bike, lost 36 seconds in transition and outran Griffin by 1:38 to secure the victory.
