Thompson, Wassner win Philadelphia Insurance Triathlon
Mon, Jun. 29, 2009
David Thompson and Rebeccah Wassner each earned their third victory in the 5-year history of the Philadelphia Insurance Triathlon yesterday.
Thompson, the defending men's pro champion from St. Paul, Minn., finished with a course record of 1 hour, 49 minutes, 52 seconds to best Andrew Yoder, of Columbia, Pa. (1:50:52), and Atlantic City's John Kenny (1:53:05). Holden Comeau, of Philadelphia, was the top local finisher, placing eighth (1:55.25).
Wassner, from New Paltz, N.Y., won her third consecutive pro Philly women's triathlon in 2:02:22. Kerry Spearing, of Victoria, British Columbia, was second in 2:03, and Margaret Shapirom, of Herndon, Va., third in 2:03:09. Heather Leiggi, of Bryn Mawr, finished 10th in 2:11.49. The Olympic-distance course in the Schuylkill River and Fairmount Park area was a 1.5-kilometer swim, a 40K bike ride and a 10K run. The total purse was $13,500 with $3,500 to each winner.
Thompson made up ground in the run, much as he did in winning last year. Thompson was able to catch and pass Yoder with 1 1/2 miles to go and went on to victory. On Saturday, James Burns (Landenberg, Pa.) and Diane Rogers (Riverton, N.J.) won the men's and women's divisions of the Sprint distance event. *
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