Metzler, Potts Podium at IRONMAN 70.3 Waco
WACO, Texas (Oct.16, 2022) – Colorado pros Justin Metzler and Andy Potts both finished on the podium in Sunday's IRONMAN 70.3 Waco triathlon. Florida’s Trevor Foley earned his first IRONMAN 70.3 victory with the overall win in the men’s professional race in a time of 3:45:58. Metzler took second in 3:49:15, followed by Potts in third with a time of 3:51:07.
In the women’s professional race, Olympian Ai Ueda of Japan sprinted away from the field for a dominating victory with a time of 4:19:16. Sarah Bishop took second in 4:25:12 with Julie Iemmola in third with a time of 4:28:00.
Top-5 Pro Men
| SWIM | BIKE | RUN | FINISH | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Trevor Foley | USA | 00:28:17 | 02:01:26 | 01:11:18 | 03:45:58 |
| 2. Justin Metzler | USA | 00:24:13 | 02:05:08 | 01:14:31 | 03:49:15 |
| 3. Andy Potts | USA | 00:24:21 | 02:05:13 | 01:16:03 | 03:51:07 |
| 4. Martin Ulloa | CHL | 00:25:32 | 02:04:02 | 01:17:59 | 03:52:39 |
| 5. Matthew Sharpe | CAN | 00:24:13 | 02:10:45 | 01:14:03 | 03:54:09 |
Top-5 Pro Women
| SWIM | BIKE | RUN | FINISH | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Ai Ueda | JPN | 00:29:04 | 02:23:04 | 01:21:22 | 04:19:16 |
| 2. Sarah Bishop | USA | 00:33:48 | 02:18:41 | 01:26:53 | 04:25:12 |
| 3. Julie Iemmola | FRA | 00:27:15 | 02:22:45 | 01:32:14 | 04:28:00 |
| 4. Melanie McQuaid | CAN | 00:29:06 | 02:22:35 | 01:34:41 | 04:32:47 |
| 5. Sierra Snyder | USA | 00:28:59 | 02:32:10 | 01:31:15 | 04:38:49 |