DAY 1 - HERE THE STORY OF THE FIRST DAY OF THE TRIPLE DECAIRONMAN ITALY 2013
09 Set 2013 14:27
The opening day of the first Ironman world record attempt, 30 Ironman in 30 days offered many spectacular tales straight from the outset. The cloudy sky in the morning gave way to a high humidity until around 11 am when the first drops of rain began to fall, and this turned into a major problem for the athletes who were making the rounds of the 180 km cycling. A couple of slips caused abrasions and bruises, but fortunately nothing serious – apart from Kim Greisen who entered the event as one of the favourites. As a result of a heavy fall, probably very strong, Kim seriously damaged his hip and his left leg. But the Dane is not new to these competitions and he succeeded in completing the trials of the day. Limping around the 900 metres course in the Parco La Quiete without groaning and moaning, Kim drew big rounds of applause every time he crossed the finish line. This is what an Ironman is all about.
But Kim Greisen is not alone. Yesterday - or perhaps I should say today - John Price, a 58-year-old American from Virginia finished running at 3.40 in the morning. He ended the bike ride around 7.30 pm and then set out on the marathon and never even slackened his pace. John is not new to this kind of competition as he recently walked across America, Coast to Coast (over 5000 km) in 87 days! So walking 42 km last night was not a problem. Then he went to sleep for a couple of hours and this morning, on time and with a smile on his face, he was present at the start lively as ever.
Both the women present in the race performed very well. Thea Henriksen, Denmark, swam very well yesterday morning and rode safely on the bike and started running at around 5.30 pm. Alexandra Meixner, Austria, 42, took a little longer than Thea to complete the opening day. Meixner is actually doing the deca but not being able to take leave at the end of the month, Meixner has started out with the athletes of the triple deca and will end her competition after the first ten days.
Some curiosities about the rankings: The best in swimming yesterday, as expected, was Jose Manuel Lopez who checked out of the pool having taken 56 minutes to complete the 76 50-meters laps Thus, evidently, the Spaniard was the first athlete to begin cycling. The best rider, at least until his devastating crash, was Dane Kim Greisen who consistently rode the fastest laps, even in the last two rounds following his ruinous crash. Greisen finished the bike in just over five hours and behind him came Steven Harvey, trailing by just over 10 minutes. When it came to running, there was no way to beat the strong Hungarian Jozsef Rokob, 35 years from Gyor, who covered the 42 kilometres in 3 hours and 50 minutes, a truly amazing feat considering what he had done before .
To fully understand the severity of the fall suffered by Kim Greisen just consider the fact that the Dane ran - or rather walked - along the 42 km in 6 hours and 50 minutes, which would otherwise have been unthinkable for Kim who still finished the day in seventh place. The best yesterday was Kamil Suran, born in the Czech Republic but a long-time resident in, Illinois, USA. The 38-year- old athlete was performing excellently straight from the morning swimming in the third fastest time getting in and out of the tub shortly after the one hour mark. He did well on the bike, but not as well as his opponents, but subsequently he was able to recover well during the running thanks to his entire family that took turns at his side to keep him company for the duration of his running. Kamil ended the day in 11 hours 25 minutes and 48 seconds, besting Rokob by 17 minutes. Steven Harvey, 36, from Plymouth in the UK, was third on the opening day. Harvey is an excellent swimmer and a little bit slower when it comes to running. Thanks to his splendid performance in swimming, Lopez got the fourth position ahead of Ferenc Szonyi: The Hungarian suffered badly from gastritis but managed to recover well, and by gritting his teeth he managed to minimize his losses.
Through their performances yesterday, all the athletes proved that they are all ironmen possessing an ironmind!
Pos Bib Surname Name Gender Nat Time
1 16 SURAN KAMIL M CZE 11:25:48.20 19:17:48.20
2 14 ROKOB JOZSEF M HUN 11:42:30.40 19:34:30.40
3 19 HARVEY STEVEN M UK 11:59:53.90 19:51:53.90
4 8 LOPEZ JOSÈ MANUEL M ESP 12:12:52.80 20:04:52.80
5 1 SZONYI FERENC M HUN 12:26:42.60 20:18:42.60
6 2 SUNDIN GREGER M SWE 12:43:17.80 20:35:17.80
7 3 GREISEN KIM M DEN 13:04:35.30 20:56:35.30
8 20 HENRIKSENTHEA STORMF DEN 13:45:10.10 21:37:10.10
9 10 LEHMAN ROGER M USA 13:46:29.30 21:38:29.30
10 22 MEIER DANIEL M SWI 13:55:02.50 21:47:02.50
11 7 ANGELO M ITA 14:16:25.90 22:08:25.90
12 17 SCHULTZ CHUCK M USA 14:16:52.40 22:08:52.40
13 9 KURTZ WAYNE M USA 14:52:22.99 22:44:22.99
14 12 REED TONY M CAN 15:06:43.31 22:58:43.31
15 21 ALESSI GIORGIO M ITA 15:06:43.48 22:58:43.48
16 51 MEIXNER ALEXANDRAF AUT 15:15:27.22 23:07:27.22
17 13 AZUAJE JAMIE M USA 15:28:43.18 23:20:43.18
18 6 BLANTON CHET M USA 16:22.47.20 00:14:53.00
19 5 LENDARO ROBERTO M USA 16:24.47.40 00:16:47.11
20 18 CORTES LLORENC M ESP 16:39:51.10 00:20:35.22
21 4 CATALANO VINCENZO M ITA 18:31:40.22 02:23:40.55
22 11 PRICE JOHN M USA 19:19:21.33 03:20:10.34
dìa 2
SURAN GANA HOY, FRENTE A SZONYI
10 de septiembre 2013 doce y treinta y ocho
Son doce y treinta y uno y sólo 13 atletas cruzaron la línea de meta de la segunda jornada del intento de récord mundial de Ironman consecutivo. Dos más están a punto de terminar, en lo que promete ser una noche larga. Kamil Suran hoy también ocupó el primer lugar con un tiempo total de sólo 21 min. más alto que el de ayer. El checo - que vivió durante años en América - nadó bien esta mañana, pero luego cayó un poco en la bicicleta, lo que hoy ha pasado a casi todos los competidores. Luego fue capaz de recuperarse bien - a pesar del calor y de que el sol quema en la carrera, bañandose cada vuelta, derramando cubos llenos de agua sobre la cabeza y corriendo sin parar hasta que termina con un total de 11 horas 46'40 "Detrás de él está ascendiendo. Szony Ferenc èl que también ha terminado muy bien el último tramo cronometrado, siendo capaz de obtener una gran marca de 12h b1min 12 seg lo que significa unos 25 minutos menos que ayer. Detrás de él Jozsef Rokob con 12h. 31'55 "al tiempo que se confirmó a Manuel López en el cuarto lugar en un tiempo de 13 horas 14'40".
Pos Bib Surname Name Gender Nat Time
1 16 SURAN KAMIL M CZE 11:46:40.60
2 1 SZONYI FERENC M HUN 12:01:12.50
3 14 ROKOB JOZSEF M HUN 12:31:55.30
4 8 LOPEZ JOSÈ MANUEL M ESP 13:14:40.60
5 19 HARVEY STEVEN M UK 14:25:37.80
6 2 SUNDIN GREGER M SWE 14:43:08.00
7 7 ANGELO M ITA 15:08:39.32
8 22 MEIER DANIEL M SWI 15:09:49.90
9 10 LEHMAN ROGER M USA 15:10:03.90
10 12 REED TONY M CAN 15:28:45.00
11 21 ALESSI GIORGIO M ITA 15:37:33.30
12 3 GREISEN KIM M DEN 15:37:34.70
13 51 MEIXNER ALEXANDRAF AUT 15:52:41.90
14 9 KURTZ WAYNE M USA 16:41:12.40
15 13 AZUAJE JAMIE M USA 16:47:41.10
16 17 SCHULTZ CHUCK M USA 17:04:32.90
17 18 CORTES LLORENC M ESP 17:37:21.30
18 5 LENDARO ROBERTO M ITA 17:50:26.21
19 6 BLANTON CHET M USA 19:58:55.40
20 4 CATALANOVINCENZO M ITA 20:28:15.41
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