2009 O fficial R esults G uide - Club de triathlon de Soissons

2009 Ford Ironman World Championship Results 2009 Ford Ironman World Championship Results
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Australia’s Craig Alexander overtook Chris Lieto at mile 21 of the marathon and ran to his second
consecutive Ford Ironman World Championship title. After trailing by more than 12 minutes
starting the marathon, Alexander ran stride for stride with eventual third place finisher Andreas
Raelert, setting up an exciting finish.
Craig Alexander • 08:20:21 Chrissie Wellington • 8:54:02
Long known as one of the most successful athletes in Ironman
70.3 racing, Australia’s Craig Alexander joined some exclusive
company when he repeated as the men’s winner of the Ford
Ironman World Championship. Alexander has a near perfect record
here in Kona: a second and two wins in all three of his
appearances.
American Chris Lieto led for much of today’s race, posting the
fastest bike split of the day as he flew to a large lead starting
the marathon. Lieto would fall just five miles short of claiming
the title with his impressive runner-up finish.
Germany’s Andreas Raelert competed at the Olympic Games in
2000 and 2004 . After missing out on the 2008 Olympic Team,
Raelert turned his sights to long distance racing. He finished
second at the Foster Grant Ironman World Championship 70.3
last year, followed that up with a win at Ford Ironman Arizona
and now has a third place finish in Kona to add to his resume.
Chrissie Wellington won for the third straight year and broke the course record which had stood
for 19 years. Wellington took the lead early on in the bike and never looked back as she won by
almost 20 minutes over one of the most competitive women’s fields in Ironman history.
Chrissie Wellington has never lost an Ironman - her recordbreaking
win at the Ford Ironman World Championship in 2009
was her third world title and brings her total number of Ironman
wins to seven. As she has done in all three of her wins
here in Kona, Wellington dominated the race, leading from virtually
start to finish.
Chris Lieto • 08:22:56 Mirinda Carfrae • 9:13:59
In her Ironman debut, Australia’s Mirinda Carfrae set a new run
course record as she ran her way to the runner-up position.
The 2007 Foster Grant Ironman 70.3 World Champion burst on
to the Ironman scene with her incredible second place finish.
Andreas Raelert • 08:24:32 Virginia Berasategui • 9:15:28
A two-time winner of the Lanzarote Ironman, Virginia Berasategui
is also a former ITU and European Long Distance Champion.
Her father was the first Spanish athlete to compete at the
Ford Ironman World Championship. She made her father proud
by becoming the first Spanish woman to claim a podium finish
at the Ford Ironman World Championship.