Excerpted from the Miami Herald by Butch Stallings …
Matty Reed, 33, of Boulder, Colo. (1 hour 45 minutes 31 seconds) and Sarah Haskins, 27, of Colorado Springs (1:58.12) won $8,000 each for winning the Olympic distance race, which included a 0.9-mile ocean swim, 24.8-mile bike across the Rickenbacker Causeway and 6.2-mile run.
Like many in the field of 16 male and nine female professionals, money wasn’t the main motivation Sunday. Reed and Haskins used the event as a tune-up for the Olympic Trials on April 19th in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Another 731 participated in an elite Olympic-distance race and an age-group sprint distance consisting of 0.45-mile swim, 12.4-mile bike, and a 3.1-mile run, all of which began and ended at the Miami Marine Stadium.
After a two-person canoe that guided swimmers through predawn twilight after a 7 a.m. start, Reed won the swim in 12:34, one second ahead of Brian Fleischmann, 30, of Colorado Springs.
But on the bike, Fleischmann faded and Chris Lieto, 36, of Danville, Calif., pedaled at a 33-mph pace to take a 40-second lead going into the run.
Then Reed, who is 6-5, regained the lead just past the halfway point of the run and kicked it in for the win. Oscar Galindez, 37, finished runner-up and collected $4,000 for his 1:45:39 finish. Lieto won $2,000 for third in 1:46:08, and Fleischmann collected $1,000 for forth in 1:48.33.
”During the run I was just trying to conserve energy,” Reed said.
Unlike Reed, Haskins was never challenged. ”I just wanted to stay comfortable and maintain my pace,” said Haskins, who beat runner-up Pip Taylor by 2:02. “I know my running is strong. But I never let my guard down.”
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RESULTS:
Men Pro: Matty Reed,Boulder Colorado ($8,000), 1:45:31; 2. Oscar Galindes,Santos, Argentina, $4,000), 1:;45:39; 3. Chris Lieto,
Danville,
California, $2,000,1:46:08 ; 4. Brian Fleischmann, $1,000, 1:48:33; Elite: Richard Swor, 1:56:49; Olympic Age Group Men Overall: Gregg Blow, 2:03:24; 19-under: Andrew Jones, 2:28:58; 20-24: Travis Tyrell, 2:06:46; 25-29: Teemu Kyllonen, 2:12:02; 30-34: Rodolfo Gonzalez, 2:04:21; 35-39: Greg Blow, 2:03:24; 40-44: Shawn Burke, 2:07:51; 45-49: Steve Petitt, 2:07:21; 50-54: Larry Black, 2:05:09; 55-59: Arthur Halttunen, 2:19:41; 60-64: Bill Helfferich, 2:37:22; 65-69: Greyson Quarles, 2:45:23; 70-over: Juergen Kuhlmey, 2:53:36
Female Pro: 1. Sarah Haskins, Colorado Springs, (8,000) 1:58:12; 2. Pip
Taylor, Lennox Head, ($4,000) 2:00:10; 3. Jasmine Oeinck,
Colorado Springs, ($2,000) 2:02:10; 4. Nina Kraft, ($1,000) 2:03:14; Elite: Kassianna Rosso, 2:18:45; Olympic Age Group Overall: Amy Plotkin, 2:16:47; 19-under:Danielle Smith, 2:47:38; 20-24: Amy Plotkin, 2:18:47; 25-29: Jessica Wald, 2:23:26; 30-34: Kelly Clothier, 2:19:44; 35-39: Deborah Leslie, 2:23:35; 40-44: Diane Calloway, 2:24:04; 45-49: Natividad Tores, 2:29:10; 50-54: Terri Derkum, 2:34:38; 55-59: Carol Hassell, 2:26:40; 60-64: Heysoon Lee, 3:17:59;
Sprint Men: Reinaldo De La Flor, Key Biscayne, 1:10:36; 2. Martini Guyot, 1:12:59; 3. Mark Hasner, Coral Gables, 1:13:28; 19-under: Everardo Vidaurri, 1:19:52; 20-24: Giancarlo Bianchi, 1:21:21; 25-29: Anibal Garcia, 1:18:08; 30-34: Alfredo Javier, 1:14:35; 35-39: Nathaniel Wade, 1:21:52; 40-44: Martin Guyet, 1:12:59; 45-49: Reinaldo De La Flor, 1:10:36; 50-54: Jeffery Bruff, 1:18:33; 55-59: Jay Lorenso, 1:25:32; 60-64: Michael Simpson, 1:40:50;
Sprint Female Overall: 1. Stacey Conrad, 1:17:43; 2. Birgit Walters, 1:19:30; 3. Bea Gruman, 1:20:30; 19-under: Solymar Rivera-Torres, 1:23:57; 20-24: Stacey Conrad, 1:17:43; 25-29: Kelli Richter, 1:21:03; 30-34: Rosa Oliva, 1:20:57; 35-39: Birgit Walters, 1:19:30; 40-44: Bea Gruman, 1:20:30; 45-49: Leonora Gonzalez, 1:33:02; 50-54: Callahan Joanne, 1:41:54; 55-59: Anne Laroche, 1:42:52; 60-over: Miki Moran, 1:56:14;
Team Semper Fi: US Marines: Dan Lasko, 3:15; Jose Gonzalez, Josh Papas, Eric Santellana, Pedro Casstillo, Javier Alvarez, TJ Edwards.
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