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XC Men 45 & Under |
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| PLACE | BIB | LAST | FIRST | AGE | TIME | SWIM | T1 | BIKE | T2 | RUN |
| *1 | 73 | Pressman | Steven | 44 | 11:28:19 | 1:20:30 | 6:48 | 6:01:16 | 2:43 | 3:57:02 |
| **2 | 69 | Romano | Pat | 45 | 11:47:32 | 1:16:00 | 5:24 | 5:54:55 | 1:45 | 4:29:28 |
| 3 | 65 | Kosove | Andrew | 40 | 13:25:17 | 1:26:50 | 7:58 | 6:36:40 | 6:35 | 5:07:14 |
| 4 | 66 | Giuffre | Anthony | 36 | 13:35:13 | 1:36:04 | 6:46 | 6:06:43 | 6:07 | 5:39:33 |
| 5 | 68 | Hanrahan | Mark | 41 | 14:02:59 | 1:27:33 | 8:06 | 6:38:09 | 6:11 | 5:43:10 |
XC Men 46 & Over |
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| PLACE | BIB | LAST | FIRST | AGE | TIME | SWIM | T1 | BIKE | T2 | RUN |
| *1 | 70 | Esposito | Michael | 52 | 11:37:13 | 1:28:09 | 4:20 | 5:48:21 | 1:58 | 4:14:25 |
| 2 | 74 | Saunders | Todd | 49 | 12:20:09 | 1:24:17 | 5:45 | 5:57:45 | 5:18 | 4:47:04 |
| 3 | 71 | Holm | Steve | 48 | 16:23:44 | 1:45:56 | 8:23 | 7:59:29 | 4:39 | 6:27:17 |
XC Women |
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| PLACE | BIB | LAST | FIRST | AGE | TIME | SWIM | T1 | BIKE | T2 | RUN |
| *1 | 72 | Gusman | Theresa | 50 | 13:52:49 | 1:37:51 | 9:38 | 7:21:47 | 4:22 | 4:39:11 |
| 2 | 67 | Warncke | Heather | 38 | DNF | 1:52:19 | 11:19 | 8:08:51 | 9:04 | |
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| ** XC PR Challenge Kona Qualifier | ||||||||||
XC MEN 45 & UNDER
Steven Pressman of Santa Monica, CA took 1st place in the XC Men 45 & Under age group. His overall time of 11:28:19 earned him a slot to the Ford Ironman World Championship later this year. Pressman had a strong day across the board, but a sub-four hour marathon proved to be the separator.
Taking 2nd place in the XC Men 45 & Under group was Pat Romano of Los Gatos, CA. With a swim time of 1:16:00, Romano was the first XC athlete out of the water by over 4 minutes. Pat was able to post a bike split of 5:54:55, the only sub-six hour time of the group. A run split of 4:29:28 gave Romano a total time of 11:47:32. Romano earned a trip to Kona by winning the XC Kona PR Challenge. He bested his previous PR (set in CDA ’08) by more than 30 minutes.
Andrew Kosove of Los Angeles, CA took 3rd place in the group. Kosove executed a consistent race and finished the course in 13:25:17.
Racing Coeur d’Alene for the second year in a row was Anthony Giuffre of Calgary, CAN. The lone international XC athlete racing in CDA, Giuffre completed the course in 13:35:13.
Wrapping up the Men 45 & Under group is Mark Hanrahan, of Urbandale, IA. Hanrahan held a consistent pace throughout the day, finishing the course in 14:02:59.
XC MEN 46 & OVER
Ironman Executive Challenge veteran, Michael Esposito of Sterling, VA took first place in the XC Men 48 & Over age group. With a bike split of 5:48:21, Esposito posted the fastest bike split among all XC athletes competing in Coeur d’Alene. He punctuated his day by completing the marathon portion of the race in 4:14:25. Esposito’s 1st place finish in Coeur d’ Alene, earned himself a trip to Hawaii to compete in the 2010 Ford Ironman World Championship.
One of three first-time Ironman athletes competing with XC in Coeur d’Alene was Todd Saunders of Newberg, OR. Completing the 2.4-mile swim in 1:24:17, Saunders led the group out of the water by nearly 4 minutes. On the bike, he posted an impressive 5:57:45 bike split. Coming off of the 112-bike course, Saunders ran a sub five-hour marathon to give him a total time of 12:20:09.
Rounding out the Men 48 & Over age group was Steve Holm of Northbridge, MA. Embarking on his first full distance Ironman, Holm battled his way through the challenging 140.6-mile course and crossed finish line in 16:23:44.
XC WOMEN
First time Ironman Theresa Gusman of Snowmass Village, CO took 1st place in the Women’s Division. Gusman was able remain strong throughout the day and completed the 140.6 mile course 13:52:49. Her day was anchored by a 4:39:11 run split. Gusman’s 1st place finish in Coeur d’Alene earned her a trip to Hawaii to compete in the 2010 Ford Ironman World Championship.
Also competing in the Women’s division was Heather Warncke of Seattle, WA. Warncke battled her way through much of the 140.6 mile course before missing a checkpoint on the 2nd loop of the run course that prevented her from finishing.
For more information on Ironman XC Executive Challenge, contact Troy Ford at Troy@ironman.com. For complete results from this year’s Ford Ironman Coeur d’Alene, visit www.ironman.com. Athletes interested in purchasing race photos should contact www.asiphoto.com.