With only top qualifiers allowed to compete, the Ironman 70.3 Age Group World Championships provided stiff competition for Bermuda’s four participants.
Ashley Estanwik produced an excellent performance to finish 13th in the Women’s 35-39 Age Group with a time of 5:02.50. Allison Schindel was 109th in the same Age Group in 6:02.48.
Phil Mace and Neil Lupsic finished just 22 secs apart in the Mens 40-44 Age Group after close to 5 hours of racing. Mace recorded a time of 27:27 for the swim with Lupsic trailing him in 32 :18. Lupsic made up some time on the bike as he finished the bike in 2:29:21 to Mace’s 2:32:44. Mace still held a lead going into the run but Lupsic caught him with a run of 1:30:34 with Mace clocking 1:33:53. Lupsic finished in 4:41.37 for 68th in the Age Group while Mace clocked 4:41.59 to finish 70th in the Age Group.
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