Life Time Fitness Triathlon Results - Updated
Eric Schwartz (duathlon)
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August 2, 2003
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Life Time Fitness Triathlon
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Saturday, August 2, 2003|
.75 mile swim, 21 mile non drafting bike, 4.7 mile run
Complete Results
For the second year in a row American Barb Lindquist took the top prize at the Lifetime Fitness Triathlon. Her first place check of $250,000, the largest prize in the history of triathlon, represented half of the $500,000 purse.
The women started with a lead of nine minutes and 41 seconds, two seconds more than last year when Lindquist won by 15 seconds. Shelia Taormina, Lindquist, and Laura Reback were the first women on the bike course, but soon after it was Lindquist riding alone in front.
Behind her last year's runner up, Craig Walton, left the water with a 30 second lead over the men. By the time he was on his bike he had made up 68 seconds on Lindquist, who was in the process of outriding the next fastest woman by 1 a 1 in second and third, about 15 seconds in front of a group of 14 men that entered T2 within 9 seconds of each other.
Lindquist still had a lead of 3:40 over Walton, and about five minutes over the rest of the men. Walton, who is not a strong runner, was hindered by a foot injury and wasn't able to make a run at Lindquist. Instead it was Simon Whitfield and Greg Bennett who led the men, but Whitfield could only close the gap to 43 seconds by the finish line. A happy Lindquist had time to enjoy her victory while men took the next 7 spots. Rina Hill was the second woman, finishing just 1:39 behind Lindquist.
Results (women had 9:41 head start)
1. Barb Lindquist (USA) 1:35:52 $250,000
2. Simon Whitfield (CAN) 1:36:35 $50,000
3. Greg Bennett (AUS) 1:36:40 $35,000
4. Bevan Docherty (NZL) 1:37:00 $25,000
5. Simon Lessing (GBR) 1:37:09 $20,000
6. Craig Walton (AUS) 1:37:16 $9,000
7. Hamish Carter (AUS) 1:37:24 $7,000
8. Hunter Kemper (USA) 1:37:27 $6,000
9. Rina Hill (AUS) 1:37:31 $14,000
10. Rasmus Henning (DEN) 1:37:36 $5,000
11. Eneko Llanos (ESP) 1:37:44 $4,000
12. Liz Blatchford 1:37:48 $13,000
13. Chris Hill (AUS) 1:37:58 $3,000
14. Susan Williams (USA) 1:38:01 $12,000
15. Paul Amey 1:38:09 $2,000
16. Peter Robertson (AUS) 1:38:13 $1,000
17. Olivier Marceau (FRA) 1:38:28
18. Conrad Stoltz (RSA) 1:38:41
19. Jill Savage (CAN) 1:38:44 $9,000
20. Becky Gibbs (USA) 1:38:52 $7,000
21. Nicole DeB oom (USA) 1:38:50 $6,000
22. Craig Alexander (AUS) 1:39:10
23. Matt Reed (NZL) 1:39:18
24. Tony DeBoom (USA) 1:39:39
25. Sandra Soldan (BRA) 1:39:41 $5,000
26. Michellie Jones (USA) 1:39:43 $4,000
27. Sheila Taormina (USA) 1:39:56 $3,000
28. Tim DeBoom (USA) 1:40:25
29. Tereza Macel (CAN) 1:40:40 $2,000
30. Michelle Dillon (GBR) 1:41:12 $1,000
31. Philip Ospaly 1:41:40
32. Laura Reback (USA) 1:41:53
33. Evelyn Williamson (NZL) 1:42:03
34. Melissa Ashton 1:42:52
35. Maxine Seear 1:43:03
36. Brian Lavelle (USA) 1:43:13
DNF: Lothar Leder (GER), Tim Don (GBR)
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Anonymous post on August 2, 2003
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Walton was 6th place male. He lead off the bike and was caught on the run. I was at the event, and it was pretty exciting stuff. Barb was incredible and really hammered the enire field. The handicap was right on, even though Barb won by so much, I think she had a stellar day as the men filled all the rest of the top 9 spots.
Chris McCormack was greatly missed, as he is in Australia getting married, but I think he would have been hard pressed to match Simon Whitfield and Greg Bennett on the run. They were really travelling fast. All up it was a great race to watch. The rains from last year did not fall which made it a great day for all the spectators. The big pack of guys and girls that came off the bike together proved that the bike course is too tight. I raced on the course in the morning and was thinking the same thing. It is simply too narrow to ensure no drafting.
A good concept would be an individual Timetrial of men and women over the course at 2 minute intervals. That would be fair and great to see.
All in all it was a great race and some of these triathletes bank balances look great today.
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I'm not convinced that the handicap was 'right on' since the men took 2-10. I guess it is if you want all the men to beat all of the women, but you would think if it was 'right on' then you would have some women mixed in there. Barb just outclassed all the women at this race. Maybe they should give her an additional handicap next time :)
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by thierry on August 3, 2003
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i question the Handicap myself, don't get me wrong Barb is a great Athlete, but Simon and Simon should be able to run her down.
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Anonymous post on August 3, 2003
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I think this race is a great concept. I haven't looked at how they came up with the handicaps, but it shouldn't be too hard. In response to the comment about the men running Barb down is missing the point. Yes, the men can outswim (not all), out bike and out run the women. Though, it is all relative. With the correct "equalizer", either can win. There should be just as many men and women in the top 10. Problem might be that their is more disparity amoung the women than the men. If one women is much stronger than the other women, it throws it off for the others. Also, it's great they didn't allow drafting!!!!
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Life Time Fitness draft fest
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Anonymous post on August 3, 2003
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Lifetime Fitness- a draft festival.
Did anyone see the comment made by simon whitfield about how the drafting men of the ITU showed the non-drafting racers they belong in the strong bikers world... ha! They take crap about their riding ability because they sit at the back of a pack of 50 and wait to run.
The Lifetime race, after watching it, was an ITU race. The men were in a pack of 10 off the bike all together and it simply showed that whitfield and all the rest of the weak bikers can not even race fair, let alone bike strong.
With that much money on the line, the drafting should have been enforced. It was a 8K running race and good on ya simon and all the rest that sat there in a pack for the 30K ride.
Guess the rest of the non drafting races will really show who the true triathletes are.
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Anonymous post on August 3, 2003
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this is in response to theirry's question:
On what basis should simon and simon be able to run her down? Is this based upon the fact that these 2 men are better runners?
Personally, I think that they should have went by last year's results. Seeing that Barb won by fourty-some odd seconds this year, I wonder if she will get an additional 2 minutes advantage next year?
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Anonymous post on August 4, 2003
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I was talking to one of the officials and he admitted that the men were riding too close and if it were up to him he would have handed out more penalties but he wasn't the closest official to the men when it all was going down.
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by rgopre on August 4, 2003
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Lance Armstrong did some drafting during the tdf...ya gonna say he can't ride either? The whole drafting/non drafting squabble is a distraction the sport does not need. The reality is that there is drafting that goes on just about every race put on every weekend at every level all over the world...and not just the cycling portion. Maybe you'd like to have every triathlon be an individual time trial format. Does not sound much fun to me.
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by TriPeter on August 4, 2003
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The riders were definately close together but I dont think it is was there fault. I raced on the course in the morning and it was just not enough room to not draft. the roads are simply too narrow. I agree with many of the comments made here, but if they make it a non drafting race then they should grab a course that suits this style of racing. With that kind of money up for grabs it is only fair.
If they make it draft legal then so be it. but until they do, then I believe that this course does not warrant this style of event. The top guys now are too close together out of the water, and without trying to will always form a pack if the roads are narrow like they are here. Races like Chicago and Los Angeles split these pro fields apart and would be more suited to this non drafting form of race.
Either way it was an exciting event to watch and simon whitfield really did run fast. For the guy who is complaining about Simon, I think your an idiot. What was he supposed to do, not ride with the group. To condone him for sitting on the back of the pack is ludicrous. It is the responsibility of the race directors to build a course and police a race in a way that limits drafting. In my eyes if he did not get busted for drafting then he won the race fair and square.
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Anonymous post on August 4, 2003
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Is Simon Whitfield for real when he says the ITU boys showed the Non drafting guys how to ride a bike. In his own admission he claims to be"a mediocre bike rider at best" InsideTriathlon, 2000.
I would love to see him race Craig Walton, or Chris Mccormack on a true open non drafting race. I would bet my house on the result. I respect Simon Whitfield and many of these ITU guys for doing what they do, and sticking to the World Series Cup thing they do, and running their mediocre run splits to win these races. As triathletes I will continue to marvel and enjoy watching the athletes like Walton, DeBoom, Reid and McCormack excell at the three disciplines that I work so hard myself to improve at. These guys set a mark and a level that I can aspire to. The ITU guys dont interest me at all. I was at the 2001 World Championships in Canada and have to say that it was the most boring and uninspiring triathlon event I have ever witnessed.
Best of luck to all the ITU guys and there dreams of success in this alter Tri World, but dont come in and criticise the real TRIATHLETES when you win a race that everyone is saying was pretty tightly bunched together and was a bit of a draft fest. Why dont you put your monry where your mouth is at one of the big races in Chicago or LA.
I am sure this post will annoy some people put I was annoyed when I read Simons words.
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by thierry on August 4, 2003
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liftime Fitness, ia a private entreprise, so they do what they want when it comes to enforce drafting, i beleive that LF knows that by making a women win (handicap Large enought)that people will come back and watch it next time.
this is a race who is made for TV and exposure for Liftime Fitness.
LF didn't spend a dime, on the $500,000 it was all paid by the TV who in return got thier money from the commercials during the race.
How is the handicap figure out, is based on previous result from Draft legal races, non draft legal, weight, age, time of the month, hours worked in a full time job during the week.
If you give me a 2 hours handicap a IM Hawaii i probably can beat Tony and Luc :)
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by thomaspaul on August 4, 2003
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HERE ARE THE TIME DIFFERNECES FROM ALL OF THE MONEY MAKERS (PER GENDER).
WOMEN-
BARB-1:35:52
2ND + 1:40
3RD + 1:56
4TH + 2:09
5TH + 2:52
6TH + 3:00
7TH + 3:00
8TH + 3:49
9TH + 3:51
10TH + 4:04
11TH + 4:48
12TH + 5:22
MEN
WHITFIELD 1:36:35
2ND +:05
3RD +:25
4TH +:34
5TH +:41
6TH +:49
7TH +:52
8TH +1:03
9TH +1:11
10TH +1:25
11TH+1:36
12TH+1:40
ANOTHER WAY TO LOOK AT THESE STATS?
RINA HILL BROUGHT HOME 14K, FINISHING +1:40 TO BARB, PLACING 2ND WHILE PETER ROBERTSON EARNED $1000, FINISHING +1:40 TO WHITFIELD, TAKING 12TH.
ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A HUGE MARGIN BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND FEMALES, THE WERE NOT NOT THAT LOPSIDED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE RACE. IF YOU TAKE AWAY THAT INITIAL 100 SECOND GAP, THE WOMEN WERE PRETTY COMPETITIVE.
TIME IN SECONDS BETWEEN EACH FINISHER:
WOMEN
100, 14, 13, 43, 8, 0, 49, 3, 13, 44, 34
MEN
5, 20, 9, 7, 8, 3, 11, 8, 14, 11, 4
WHILE THE WOMEN HAD A FEW GAPS LARGER THAN THE MEN, IT LOOKED TO BE A GREAT HANDICAPPED RACE. THE ONLY RECOMENDATION FOR NEXT YEAR IS TO LET LINDQUIST DIVE OFF THE DOCK 60 SECONDS AFTER THE REST OF THE WOMEN!
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by RasmusHenning on August 4, 2003
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I have a couple of comments for the anomymous guy who is daring Simon Whitfield (and I guess the rest of us ITU guys) to come and race "a real non-drafting race" like Chicago or L.A. You must understand that there are 2 major differences between LFT and those races.
1. The roads in LFT are very narrow compared to the other two which inevitably forces athletes closer together and because we had to stay staggered sideways to the guy in front of us there was a lot of zig-zagging between each other. That may explain why it looked like we were drafting. I can, however, say that all of us did our best to obey to the drafting and staggering rules, and we always tried to move into a legal position. Worrying about those rules constantly during the race is actually very stressfull. I have seen footage from more than one Ironman race with a lot more serious drafting going on than in this race, I assure you!
2. In LFT there was a world class field present which was never the case in Chicago or L.A. If only a quarter of the top guys raced in LFT there would never be the same grouping. It's as simple as that.
It's funny as well that you mention 4 triathletes that you think excell in all 3 disciplins. In can somehow only think of one of them that does just that. The other 3 clearly excell in 2 disciplins and not in the 3rd. (Sorry guys - I still respect you a lot). If you are looking for triathletes with 3 strong disciplins, I'm sorry - you'll have to look in the ITU ranks.
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by SQW on August 4, 2003
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Wow, out standing, Mr. Anonymous, thanks, you're a real gem.
I love duathlon.com it usually gets the blood flowing, adds some flavour.
I thought I'd just clarify that I don't think I actually said that "we showed we belonged" if I did it was right after the race, off the top of my head, besides I never thought we left, don't care if you think we did, don't need to belong. I love our sport, love the varity of races I can race, the choices I have, the people I meet. Drafting, non drafting, long, short, duathlon. We have a great sport, it needs some fine tuning.... I'd like more challanging bike courses at the ITU races and more prize money at Ironmans.....I'd like Mr Anonymous to shut the hell up but if that's my biggest worry everyday then life is pretty good.
PLEASE keep writing in, it's interesting, a welcome distraction from real issues in the worldnews or taken from the pages of gnn.tv or voiceyourself.com.
Good luck racing, for those of you doing Hawaii or Ironman Canada, kick ass, I love those races, for those women out there doing duathlon worlds watch out for Lance Watson coached athlete (and better half) Lucy Smith, she just ran 32:55, in clogs.
All smiles, (even for you Mr.Anonymous.....you chicken shit)
Oh and just to add a funny story,
I was at my home town race in Kingston Ontario on Sunday, watching the grass roots of our sport having a blast, the transition on the lawn of the city hall and this kid comes up to me and yells "Drafting sucks, I love IRONMAN, Peter Reid is my hero, Waldo rules" (he'd read to many triathlete mags) and runs away, it was priceless.....
later he came up and asked me to sign his shirt. So I pulled it over his head (Canadian hockey style) and kicked his ass.
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by goldie on August 5, 2003
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Way to go Simon.You raced the race.
As usual you laugh off the knockers.
Maybe some of these guys should try and hang on the back of a pack of ITU guys.
Not exactly a picnic.Then run their best 45 min 10k if they are lucky!
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by TriPeter on August 5, 2003
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Wow,
Hasnt this column brought out everyone. This is some great reading. This non drafting - drafting bickering is just old. Why cant we all just accept that there is two styles of racing and embrace them both. So many of you proffessional athlete complain that there is not enough money in this sport, and then when a race comes along like this, you bicker about all the little things like drafting, and this guy said that, and this person did this. Maybe, if you al set a better image the sport would grow accordingly. It seems that this bickering is destroying the sport from the inside out, and unfortunately the only losers are the people who rely on the sport for an income. For me, I race for the pure enjoyment, and I honestly dont care if you guys get paid or not. but I wont lie, I do marvel at how quickly you all perfrom (my favorite athlete (and my wifes) is chris McCormack, but I must admit I was very impressed by simon Whitfield on the weekend)But honestly, you should all just stop your petty bickering and support the sport and embrace all the styles and formats in which this wonderful sport presents itself in.
Thats my opinion for the day. As Jerry Springer says, "be kind to eachother"
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by crazylegs on August 5, 2003
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Hey Annon, "mediocre run splits" of the likes of Whitfield, Lessing, et al. Gimme a break ya tool! SW is the Olympic Gold Medalist, and won it with a "mediocre run split". Lessing is a 5 time world champ with a "mediocre run split"....I'll assume that you are an AG with a an amazing run split. When was the last itme you ran a sub 31 in an Olympic distance Tri. Perhaps you could use your name next time and we can check your results from worlds!!
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"the ITU boys showed the Non drafting guys how to ride a bike."
-Simon Whitfield
If Simon really said this, he may want to take a look at the breakdown on the splits. He ranked 12th on the bike, loosing 1:21 on a 47 minute ride. Maybe he was talking about Xterra thletes, not ITU!
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by crazylegs on August 6, 2003
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I don't think he was specifically speaking of himself, but look at Craig Walton. Solid biker. I had picked him to win if he could get a big enough lead out of the swim and bike, based on his strengths. He's not the same cailbre of runner that a Whitfield or Lessing or Bennett is. Besides, I'm sure Simon would be the first to admit that he doesn't have to have the "big bike power" that Walton needs to win World Cup's or the Olympics. He's got a potent weapon in his run. Stay close to the leaders and whip their ass on the run. Rarely does a swim specialist or bike specialist win a triathlon, inevitably it's won by a stronger runner, with respectabilty in the swim and bike.
Simple strategy.
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by mikef on August 6, 2003
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Great posts!! Lot's snappy comebacks! Simon, I read your post twice and laughed out loud both times..
Seriously, previous posts re: stop the drafting/non drafting infighting are right on. Cracks of the "whose better" stuff smacks of Hatfield and McCoy nonsense. Anyone who pulls on a speedo deserves respect.
there are two formats in our sport (key: "our") drafting and non drafting. Neither is going away, let's put on a Joan Baez record (some of us are old enough to remember her..) hold hands and sing Kumbayaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!
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I think we should also look at the fact that Tim DeBoom (while an amazing athlete no doubt), lost time to most of the group on the bike (Simon included). Even super strong biker Conrad Stoltz couldn't break away. And if Tim is your idea of the all-around athlete, why couldn't he at least stay with the "mediocre" ITU boys, admitted that he probably is in IM build.
I do agree though, Open-mindedness and acceptance should be the rule of thumb. Just watch some draft-legal racing, it's exciting, no-holds barred competition.
Simon, that was great, but my only question is who is Waldo??
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by TKtri on August 6, 2003
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This is all too good. I haven't laughed this much since I stubbed my toe.
Where are the womens' comments on this topic? They're just home counting their money! Title 9 comes to triathlon.
How about a 3 day equalizer event?
Day 1) Olympic (non-drafting)
Day 2) Ironman (drafting or not, but no bickering)
Day 3) Olympic (drafting)
Let's face it,there are a lot of aspects to our sport.
I have respect for anyone that competes and gives 100% especially when they Kick my ass!
Good on ya' Simon...
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by blaireau on August 6, 2003
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Again with the bickering of draf legal race. Again a real Tri Geek problem. Come on tri geeks get a life.
Triathlon is for getting in shape, staying healthy, and in my case following all the different races over the weekend to see who won wich race (Draft or no draft).
Just to add some fuel on the fire (but being a 2 day old post I doubt I wll get some response), I did a couple of draft legal race, and let me tell you that I worked so much harder on the bike (being relatively slow swimmer). You cannot permit yourself to loose time of the front pack therefore you have to always make your pack work at its limit.
Have a good day drafters and non-drafters
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