Athletes warming up before the LTF Triathlon in Minneapolis.
USA Triathlon National Team members and Olympians Sarah Haskins and Matt Reed repeated Saturday as champions at the Life Time Fitness Triathlon. Both Haskins and Reed claimed a first-place prize of $20,000.
Haskins covered the course in 2:03:49 to win by nearly two minutes. Rebeccah Wassner was second in 2:05:41, and Mary Beth Ellis gave the Americans a clean sweep of the podium in 2:07:36. Haskins exited the water a minute behind Sara McLarty, but had the top splits on the bike and run to earn the victory. She closed with a 36:39 10K run.
In men's race, Reed edged fellow national team member Matt Chrabot with a time of 1:48:34. Just eight seconds off Reed's pace, Chrabot was second in 1:48:42, and Australia's Craig Alexander took third in 1:49:45. Cameron Dye had the day's quickest swim and bike splits and finished sixth.
Ellis and Reed currently lead the 2010 Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series Race to the Toyota Cup standings with 14,000 and 17,000 points, respectively, after two events.
Local pro triathlete David Thompson is currently in 2nd place in the Toyota Cup standings with 13,000 points. He came in second in the Philadelphia Insurance Triathlon, and seventh at Lifetime last weekend.
2010 Life Time Fitness Triathlon, Minneapolis, MN:
Women's Results - Click here for full pro women's results
1. Sarah Haskins, 2:03:49, Prize: $20,000
2. Rebeccah Wassner, 2:05:41, Prize: $8,000
3. Mary Beth Ellis, 2:07:36, Prize: $6,000
Men's Results - Click here for full men's results
1. Matt Reed, 1:48:34, Prize: $20,000
2. Matt Chrabot, 1:48:42, Prize: $8,000
3. Craig Alexander, 1:49:45, Prize: $6,000
Click here for the overall results.
Click here to check on the Toyota Cup standings.
Click here to go to the Lifetime Fitness Triathlon Facebook Page.
Click here to see 5 videos from the race.
Check out the slideshow at the bottom of the page. Images are from the Lifetime Fitness Triathlon Facebook page.
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