Ussher, Crawford take Wanaka Fri Jan 15 2010
New Zealanders Richard Ussher and Gina Crawford took home country wins at the fourth Challenge Wanaka Saturday on the scenic and tough course on the South Island of New Zealand.
Ussher, the 1998 Winter Olympic mogul skier and successful adventure racer who changed focus to triathlon and took 3rd at Quelle Challenge Roth last year, combined a sixth place swim (57:00), a first place bike (4:42:26) and a second place run (2:51:42) to cross the line with a race-record 8:34:41 and a 3:38 margin of victory over Justin Daerr of the United States. Daerr closed with a race-best 2:49:15 marathon. His 8:38:19 finish outpaced third place finisher Keegan Williams of nearby Cambridge, New Zealand by three minutes, improved his 2009 Challenge Wanaka run by 10 minutes, his overall time by 9:47 and his placing from 4th to 2nd.
Ussher, age 33, is a three-time winner of New Zealand’s famed Speight Coast-to-Coast adventure race, and was a member of a four-person team that won the Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge in 2008.
Crawford, the part time violinist with the Christchurch Symphony, took her third straight Challenge Wanaka title with a 75-seconds margin of victory of Australian Rebekah Keat. Crawford combined a race-best 53:31 swim, a second-best 5:17:58 bike and a second best 3:12:23 marathon for a total time of 9:28:56, just 29 seconds off her 2009 course record.
Keat emerged from the cold waters of Lake Wanaka 3:39 behind Crawford, gave back another 1:35 on the bike, then her race-best 3:08:39 marathon gained back 3:44 but fell a minute and 15 seconds short of the win.
Crawford, 29, who fought through 2009 woes that include an ankle injury, a scary heart abnormality, a DNF caused by PMS syndrome, and a flu which led to her passing out at Quelle Challenge Roth, has recovered nicely with a year end win at Ironman Western Australia and a nice 2010 debut at Challenge Wanaka.
Ussher, the 1998 Winter Olympic mogul skier and successful adventure racer who changed focus to triathlon and took 3rd at Quelle Challenge Roth last year, combined a sixth place swim (57:00), a first place bike (4:42:26) and a second place run (2:51:42) to cross the line with a race-record 8:34:41 and a 3:38 margin of victory over Justin Daerr of the United States. Daerr closed with a race-best 2:49:15 marathon. His 8:38:19 finish outpaced third place finisher Keegan Williams of nearby Cambridge, New Zealand by three minutes, improved his 2009 Challenge Wanaka run by 10 minutes, his overall time by 9:47 and his placing from 4th to 2nd.
Ussher, age 33, is a three-time winner of New Zealand’s famed Speight Coast-to-Coast adventure race, and was a member of a four-person team that won the Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge in 2008.
Crawford, the part time violinist with the Christchurch Symphony, took her third straight Challenge Wanaka title with a 75-seconds margin of victory of Australian Rebekah Keat. Crawford combined a race-best 53:31 swim, a second-best 5:17:58 bike and a second best 3:12:23 marathon for a total time of 9:28:56, just 29 seconds off her 2009 course record.
Keat emerged from the cold waters of Lake Wanaka 3:39 behind Crawford, gave back another 1:35 on the bike, then her race-best 3:08:39 marathon gained back 3:44 but fell a minute and 15 seconds short of the win.
Crawford, 29, who fought through 2009 woes that include an ankle injury, a scary heart abnormality, a DNF caused by PMS syndrome, and a flu which led to her passing out at Quelle Challenge Roth, has recovered nicely with a year end win at Ironman Western Australia and a nice 2010 debut at Challenge Wanaka.
Challenge Wanaka
Wanaka, New Zealand
January 16, 2010
S 2.4 mi/ B 112 mi./ R 26.2 mi
Provisional Results
Overall men
1. Richard Ussher (NZL) 8:34:36
2. Justin Daerr (USA) 8:38:00
3. Keegan Williams (NZL) 8:41:00
4. Petr Vabrousek (CZE) 9:00:09
5. Brian Fuller (AUS) 9:08:20
6. Marc Pschebizin (GER) 9:14:15
7. Paul Westwood (NZL) 9:17:22
8. Andrew Black (NZL) 9:43:03 * AG M30-39
9. Robert Palmer (SGP) 9:46:12 * AG M30-39
10. Paul Baskett (NZL) 9:47:48 * AG M30-39
Overall women
1. Gina Crawford (NZL) 9:28:56
2. Rebekah Keat (AUS) 9:30:11
3. Lisbeth Kristensen (DEN) 10:03:09
4. Jodie Scott (AUS) 10:15:26
5. Celia Kuch (NZL) 10:25:13
6. Jessica Lawson (NZL) 10:38:37
7. Amanda Till (NZL) 11:10:25 * AG F30-39
8. Jodie Currie (NZL) 11:14:32 * AG F20-29
9. Amy Jenkinson (NZL) 11:29:46 * AG F30-39
10. Katrin Walbert (NZL) 11:43:25 * AG F30-39
results
Wanaka, New Zealand
January 16, 2010
S 2.4 mi/ B 112 mi./ R 26.2 mi
Provisional Results
Overall men
1. Richard Ussher (NZL) 8:34:36
2. Justin Daerr (USA) 8:38:00
3. Keegan Williams (NZL) 8:41:00
4. Petr Vabrousek (CZE) 9:00:09
5. Brian Fuller (AUS) 9:08:20
6. Marc Pschebizin (GER) 9:14:15
7. Paul Westwood (NZL) 9:17:22
8. Andrew Black (NZL) 9:43:03 * AG M30-39
9. Robert Palmer (SGP) 9:46:12 * AG M30-39
10. Paul Baskett (NZL) 9:47:48 * AG M30-39
Overall women
1. Gina Crawford (NZL) 9:28:56
2. Rebekah Keat (AUS) 9:30:11
3. Lisbeth Kristensen (DEN) 10:03:09
4. Jodie Scott (AUS) 10:15:26
5. Celia Kuch (NZL) 10:25:13
6. Jessica Lawson (NZL) 10:38:37
7. Amanda Till (NZL) 11:10:25 * AG F30-39
8. Jodie Currie (NZL) 11:14:32 * AG F20-29
9. Amy Jenkinson (NZL) 11:29:46 * AG F30-39
10. Katrin Walbert (NZL) 11:43:25 * AG F30-39
results
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