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Sanders engaged in a duel with Andy Potts that put them even at T2, then posted a race-best 1:12:20 run to finish in 3:45:39 which gave him a 1:44 margin over Potts and 2:42 over 3rd-place finisher and fellow Canadian Cody Beals.
Frederiksen emerge from the swim 41 seconds behind Lauren Brandon of the U.S. and 3:55 ahead of Angela Naeth, turned in a 5th-best 2:19:49 bike split then closed the deal with a women’s 2nd-best 1:19:39 run to finish in 4:07:52 with a 5:58 margin on Naeth and 10:06 on 3rd-place finisher Emma-Kate Lidbury of Great Britain.
Frederiksen emerge from the swim 41 seconds behind Lauren Brandon of the U.S. and 3:55 ahead of Angela Naeth, turned in a 5th-best 2:19:49 bike split then closed the deal with a women’s 2nd-best 1:19:39 run to finish in 4:07:52 with a 5:58 margin on Naeth and 10:06 on 3rd-place finisher Emma-Kate Lidbury of Great Britain.
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Men
While he didn’t make the podium, Davide Giardini of Italy certainly stirred the drink in the men’s race through the halfway point of the run. Andy Potts nipped Giardini at the mat to earn the swim honors in equal 24 minutes flat, 1:49 better than Greg Bennett, 2:22 better than Cody Beals and 4:23 better than ride-run ace Sanders,
Giardini then took off on the bike like a rocket. By the time he was done, Giardini posted a sizzling-fast 1:59:14 bike split which was 3:11 faster than Sanders, 5:16 better than Beals and 7:45 better than Potts. Giardini, a roommate of 2-time USA Triathlon Collegiate men’s individual champion Rodolph von Berg in Boulder, began the run as the hunted with a 7:40 lead on Bennett, 7:47 on Sanders, 7:50 on Beals and 7:52 on Potts.
Running at a 5:55 per mile pace while his pursuers were charging at 5:15 pace, Giardini ran like Ichabod Crane fleeing the Headless Horseman and lasted for 8 miles before Sanders flew by.
At 10 miles into the run, Sanders held a 1:02 lead on Potts and 2:02 on Beals while Giardini held on in 4th, 2:15 down.
On this day, Sanders had the fleetest feet and ran 1:42 faster than Potts to take the win. Beals ran a 3rd-best 1:15:02 run split to take 3rd, 59 seconds behind Potts. Giardini ran 1:25:46 to hold on to 4th, 5:50 behind Sanders.
While he didn’t make the podium, Davide Giardini of Italy certainly stirred the drink in the men’s race through the halfway point of the run. Andy Potts nipped Giardini at the mat to earn the swim honors in equal 24 minutes flat, 1:49 better than Greg Bennett, 2:22 better than Cody Beals and 4:23 better than ride-run ace Sanders,
Giardini then took off on the bike like a rocket. By the time he was done, Giardini posted a sizzling-fast 1:59:14 bike split which was 3:11 faster than Sanders, 5:16 better than Beals and 7:45 better than Potts. Giardini, a roommate of 2-time USA Triathlon Collegiate men’s individual champion Rodolph von Berg in Boulder, began the run as the hunted with a 7:40 lead on Bennett, 7:47 on Sanders, 7:50 on Beals and 7:52 on Potts.
Running at a 5:55 per mile pace while his pursuers were charging at 5:15 pace, Giardini ran like Ichabod Crane fleeing the Headless Horseman and lasted for 8 miles before Sanders flew by.
At 10 miles into the run, Sanders held a 1:02 lead on Potts and 2:02 on Beals while Giardini held on in 4th, 2:15 down.
On this day, Sanders had the fleetest feet and ran 1:42 faster than Potts to take the win. Beals ran a 3rd-best 1:15:02 run split to take 3rd, 59 seconds behind Potts. Giardini ran 1:25:46 to hold on to 4th, 5:50 behind Sanders.
