Silver Sunday for Potts and Lavelle

Rain showers and thunderstorms did not stop TYR-sponsored Andy Potts and Becky Lavelle from taking control of the pro-field Sunday, July 26th to each capture silver medals at the 9th Annual Nautica New York City Triathlon in New York, New York. Diving into the Hudson River for 1500m swim at 6:14 a.m., Potts emerged from the water with the fastest split (12:14) wearing the Tracer Sayonara, placing himself ahead of three-time Life Time Series Toyota cup winner Greg Bennett. With a 59:27 bike split, Potts, who came from a 25 second deficit in his Life Time Fitness Minneapolis triathlon two weeks ago continued to battle back the competitive field leading into the run. Fighting to hold off Australia’s Bennett, he was unable to capture the win, splitting a 31:11 run and finishing second with a time of 1:46:27. Lavelle was strong throughout the entire performance, a testament to her past successes in the Life Time Series after winning it last year and her dominance in the non-drafting triathlons. Coming out second from the water (13:36) while also wearing the new Tracer Sayonara, she mounted her bike and secured the first place spot on the 40k ride along the Manhattan’s west side highway. Despite the rain-slick roads from the morning’s storm, she clocked a 1:05:33 split. Entering the 10k run through New York’s historic Central Park, Lavelle fought to hold off Rebecca Wassner of the USA. Her split of 36:46 did not match Wassner’s back-end speed, and she crossed the finish second to receive silver with a time of 2:00:17. With the conclusion of the race, Potts will now gear up for the Whirlpool Ironman 70.3 Steelhead scheduled for Sunday, August 1st. Lavelle is scheduled to race Lake Stevens 70.3 August 16th. Make sure to continue visiting TYR.com for results on Potts, Lavelle, and all of TYR’s other sponsored triathletes races.