Chris Eaton IslandStats.com Chris Eaton and Matt Thompson both completed the Mt.Tremblant North American Ironman Championships.
Thompson finished 46th in the 40-44 Age Group and 217th overall in 10:42:58. Thompson completed the 2.4 mile Swim in 1:04:06, the 112 mile Bike in 5:44:27 and the 26.2 mile Run in 3:44:40.
Eaton finished in 11:35:54 with splits of 1:36:40 during the Swim, 5:50:08 on the Bike and 3:50:52 on the Run, which was good enough for 63rd in the 45-49 Age Group and 531st overall.
The Men’s’ race was won by the USA’s TJ Tollakson who will be one of the favorites at the Hawaii Ironman World Championships in Hawaii in October. He finished well ahead of his nearest rival in 8:16:17, he finished 19 minutes ahead of 2nd place Daniel Hawksworth. Tollakson averaged over 25 miles an hour for the 112 mile Bike and then completed the Marathon in 2:54:21.
|