Race Coverage

Minnesotans Tackle Ironman Arizona...Updated..Updated Again...

Sunday, 16 November 2014 09:33

IRONMAN ARIZONA -

Monday -

- CATHY YNDESTAD - 4th female amateur overall - 2nd 35-39W - 56:24-5:21:29-3:42:39 - 10:05:52

- STEPHANIE PETERSON - 1:15:16 - 6:27:08 - 4:06:20 - 11:59:43

- SCOTT HEDIN - 1:35:20 - 7:46:06 - 6:38:37 - 16:14:45

4:15 PM (MST) - While CY did not achieve her goal of breaking 10-hours, she came dang close. MTN congratulates her on her 10:05:52, which lowered her 2007 PR (Florida) by seven minutes.

Ultimately, Cathy placed 3rd overall among the amateur women, with Chicago's Amanda Wendorff prevailing in 9:59:34, and 52-year-old former Olympic marathoner Colleen De Reuck of Boulder, Colorado. We believe that the RSA transplant's 10:04:45 is the fastest IM time ever by a 50-plusser.

1:00 PM - Yndestad and Wendorff come off the bike together. Two miles into the run Wendorff pulls ahead, but not by much. Here's the breakdown so far: CY - S - 56:24 - B - 5:21:27 / Wendorff - S - 59:02 - B- 5:19:06.

11:40 AM (MST) - As expected, CY is being challenged by fellow Midwesterner Amanda Wendorff (Chicago). These women are evenly matched at long distance. Cathy's lead at 90 miles is about 40-seconds. Wendorff is highly motivated after her DNF at Kona. She is also a strong runner....

10:40 AM (MST) - CY's lead is 90-seconds after two bike loops!

9:25 AM (MST) - Through the first loop of the bike course, CY is leading the amateur women's field!

 - Cathy Yndestad's quest for a sub-10-hour IM performance got off to a good start this morning. She was the 3rd female amateur out of the water. Her swim split was outstanding: 56:24....

FYI - Current weather in Tempe: 62-degrees, partly cloudy,  win W at 1-mph, 26% humidity.

Check back in the early afternoon for the bike splits and overall positions of CY and other Minnesotans.

Photo by YndeCam.