Elizabeth Duncombe wins IRONMAN 70.3 Oman

Race #1 takes pole position at the (Age-Group) IRONMAN 70.3 Oman

Liz Duncombe finishes ahead of a 6-time IRONMAN World Champion…

The second edition of IRONMAN 70.3 Oman took place on Friday in Muscat. The Age-Group only event saw Great Britain’s Elizabeth Duncombe achieve the ‘match your finish position to your race number’ game – which is impressive, when you start with bib #1.

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Duncombe set the fastest female bike time of the day (2:23:27), which was just over a minute quicker than triathlon legend – now aged 53 – Natascha Badmann (SUI). After starting with a relatively modest 34:30 swim, that still left the Brit four minutes down on the quickest overall time at T2, but a 1:30:13 run – also the quickest – saw her finish as F30-34 winner and overall champion by almost exactly seven minutes. That matched her effort in December 2019 when she was also the fastest female overall at IRONMAN Argentina Mar Del Plata.

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The fastest British male athlete was Rhys Flint. Seventh overall, he also took victory in the M25-29 division. Plenty more British podium results too – check them all out below.

IRONMAN 70.3 Oman, Friday 21st February 2020
1.9km / 90km / 21.2km

OVERALL AGE-GROUP WOMEN:

1st – Elizabeth Duncombe (GBR) – 4:34:24 (F30-34)
2nd – Natascha Badmann (SUI) – 4:41:24 (F50-54)
3rd – Inalize Oosthuizen (RSA) – 4:53:18 (F35-39)

OVERALL AGE-GROUP MEN:

1st – Guillaume Rondy (FRA) – 4:12:06 (M35-39)
2nd – Abdrakhmanov Asian (KAZ) – 4:13:34 (M30-34)
3rd – J.P.G. Ochoa (ESP) – 4:14:53

7th – Rhys Flint (GBR) – 4:19:42
8th – Pete Eggleston (GBR) – 4:19:49
14th – Neil Tempest (GBR) – 4:21:51

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BRITISH AGE-GROUP ATHLETE PODIUM RESULTS

• F18-24 – Remi Simpson – 1st – 6:09:45
• F30-34 – Elizabeth Duncombe – 1st – 4:34:24
• F40-44 – Lisa Hancox – 2nd – 5:18:17
• F40-44 – Marianne King – 3rd – 5:28:26
• F50-54 – Melika Betley – 2nd – 5:27:11
• F50-54 – Sioned Taylor – 3rd – 5:27:21
• M18-24 – Jac Downham – 2nd – 5:05:50
• M25-29 – Rhys Flint – 1st – 4:19:42
• M45-49 – Keith Murray – 1st – 4:25:49
• M50-54 – Peter Eggleston – 1st – 4:19:49
• M60-64 – Stuart Lee Martin – 3rd – 5:04:00

Good day @ironman_oman 70.3 today, thanks to all volunteers, @Loobus, Wol and @SimonBeldon for all the support and help #kickingofftheseason pic.twitter.com/NGjLtwxvov

— Pete Eggleston (@EgglestonPete) February 21, 2020