Duffy Wins XTERRA Beaver Creek Mountain Championships
Duffy at the Beaver Creek Mountain Finish Line
IslandStats.com
A week after capturing the Women’s Triathlon Bronze Medal at the Pan American Games in Toronto Canada, Flora Duffy has won the Xterra Beaver Creek Mountain Championships.
Duffy proved she’s just as strong on a Mountain Bike and Trails. Duffy had the fastest Swim, Bike, and Run to take the tape in 2:22:41, more than six-minutes ahead of runner-up Emma Garrard.
The victory marks her 11th XTERRA win in her last 12 tries since the start of the 2014 season.
After catching her breath at the finish Flora had this to say about her race, “I made sure I didn’t go out too hard. I Swam within myself, I came out onto the bike feeling pretty good. I had a power-meter on my Bike so I knew what watts I wanted to ride. I Stuck to those and tried to keep it smooth through any technical bits then onto the run… the run hurt… a lot. Unbelievable actually. I was just survival mode out there. Went out hard to the top of the hill then worked on good turnover on the descents.
Focused on my own race and raced within myself and that’s all you really can do.”
Behind Duffy, Emma Garrard was having a great day of her own. She posted the third-best swim, got ahead of Sara McLarty early on the bike and had the second-fastest ride and run times to finish in 2:28:43, nearly six-minutes ahead of Schuler.
