TYR Triathletes Wrap Up Successful Weekend

Continuing through the heavy schedule of triathlons this summer, TYR-sponsored triathletes are dominating at all course lengths, continuing to establish a name for themselves on the international field. This past Saturday, July 11th, and Sunday, July 12th, proved to be no exception as Chrissie Wellington broke the women’s Ironman-distance world record, Andy Potts and Becky Lavelle placed in the top three at the Life Time Fitness race in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Desiree Flicker finished second at the Amica Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island Ironman. The weekend kicked off with Pott’s performance on Saturday when he placed second at the LifeTime Fitness Ironman. Coming out strong from the swim portion of the race in a Tracer Sayonara suit, Potts battled back from his sixth place position after the bike portion to have the fastest run split of the entire field (31:25.1) and cross the finish line second in a final time of 1:49:15.5. Consistency throughout the entire race proved to be instrumental to Lavelle’s third place finish at the race. She was third out of the water with a split of 19:28.7, as well as third on the bike (1:02.29.6). With the fastest T2 split in the pro female category, she persevered through the run to finish at 2:02:39.3. She was out-raced by Sarah Haskins and Julie Bibens. Undefeated Ironman competitor Wellington was the talk of the triathlon world Sunday, July 12th when she demolished the women’s Ironman-distance world record by over 13 minutes. Using the momentum from her record-breaking performance at the Kansas 70.3 Ironman, Wellington was not able to be touched during the 112 mile bike distance, where she split an astounding 4:40:28 hours. Never letting go of her lead, she would run through the finish line at 8:31.59 hours. Also finishing on a high note Sunday was USA’s Desiree Ficker, who competed at the Amica Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island Triathlon. Racing against over 1,300 athletes from more than 15 countries, she clocked the fastest run in the pro women division in 1:25:57 for the 13.1-mile race. Despite the effort, she was unable to catch Michellie Jones and finished second in 4:27:21. Continue to visit TYR.com for updates on all of the company's sponsored triathletes as they continue their competition schedule leading up to the world championships.