IRONMAN 70.3 Edinburgh: Age-Group excellence…

Who were the speedy amateur athletes at IRONMAN 70.3 Edinburgh on Sunday?

We’ve reported on the Pro’s HERE – but how did the Age-Groupers get on in Scotland on Sunday, as M-Dot landed at IRONMAN 70.3 Edinburgh?

Before taking a look at all of the AG winners (listed below), lets take a quick look at the fastest athletes overall…

Starting with the women, less than a minute separated the fastest two athletes, with Anne Ewing (30-34) just 53 seconds faster than Alice Jenkins (25-29) over the “70.3 miles, minus 950 metres (swim-adjusted)” half-iron course, finishing in Holyrood Park. Anne and Alice finished 6th and 7th overall (based on times), when including the Pro athletes. Alice is no stranger to the pages of Tri247, having this year already finished as fastest British AG athlete at the ETU Middle Distance Triathlon European Championships.

IRONMAN 70.3 Edinburgh 2017: Fastest Age-Group athletes

FEMALE

1st – Anne Ewing (30-34) – 4:50:46
2nd – Alice Jenkins (25-29) – 4:51:39
3rd – Lesley West (30-34) – 4:56:46
4th – Elizabeth Richardson (40-44) – 5:00:48
5th – Claire Coey (35-39) – 5:03:49

"Should have pushed a bit harder but really enjoyed it!"
An age group win is a age group win! Great effort Alice on a brutal course! 👊🏻🥇 pic.twitter.com/VFoSvSBxgL

— Hartree JETS Tri (@HartreeJetsTri) July 2, 2017

For the men, a fine performance from Henry Irvine (25-29) set the 8th fastest time overall on the day courtesy of bike and run splits that were comparable to the majority of the Pro field. Henry described it as “my best ever race!”. Second fastest amateur went to the uber-consistent Chris Standidge who added yet another trophy to his haul with a win in the 35-39 division.

MALE

1st – Henry Irvine (25-29) – 4:09:10
2nd – Chris Standidge (35-39) – 4:13:01
3rd – Peter Fenwick (35-39) – 4:21:22
4th – Matti Weitz (25-29) – 4:25:06
5th – Mark Livesey (45-49) – 4:25:12

Fun day at Edinburgh today (I think!) Fairly brutal course & conditions but we got it done….now it's holiday time and and the end of the 1st half of the season. Looking forward to no swim,bike,run for a couple of weeks! #edinburgh703 #ironmanedinburgh #holidays

A post shared by Chris Standidge (@chrisstandidge_totaltri) on Jul 2, 2017 at 11:19am PDT

IRONMAN 70.3 Edinburgh 2017: Age-Group winners

FEMALE

18-24: Annie Frederick (GBR) – 5:26:58
25-29: Alice Jenkins (GBR) – 4:51:39
30-34: Anne Ewing (GBR) – 4:50:46
35-39: Claire Coey (GBR) – 5:03:49
40-44: Elizabeth Richardson (GBR) – 5:00:48
45-49: Karen Watkins (GBR) – 5:16:00
50-54: Rhoda Mcpherson (GBR) – 5:24:29
55-59: Siobhan Kennedy (IRL) – 5:52:30
60-64: Shona Stewart (GBR) – 7:16:44
65-69: Barbara Davis (GBR) – 7:50:38

Amazing AG victory by Liz👊🏻
"Totally brutal but epic race. Our home advantage was much appreciated: the support was amazing." pic.twitter.com/q5Sf6iFVb9

— Hartree JETS Tri (@HartreeJetsTri) July 2, 2017

MALE

18-24: Andrew Woodroffe (GBR) – 4:25:17
25-29: Henry Irvine (GBR) – 4:09:10
30-34: Andrew Macrae (GBR) – 4:33:16
35-39: Chris Standidge (GBR) – 4:13:01
40-44: Mark Arndt (GBR) – 4:37:33
45-49: Mark Livesey (GBR) – 4:25:12
50-54: Stuart Campbell (GBR) – 4:47:51
55-59: Alan Bremner (GBR) – 4:56:35
60-64: Jon Brown (GBR) – 5:23:23
65-69: Stephen Walton (GBR) – 6:18:58
70-74: Scott Balfour (GBR) – 6:54:19

Over the moon to take the age group win and 20th overall at the first @IRONMANtri 70.3 Edinburgh! Hardest course I have ever done! #winner pic.twitter.com/qZ2zdVd6jb

— Andrew Woodroffe (@andrewwoodroffe) July 2, 2017