BOTH SIMPLY A CUT ABOVE WALTON, LINDQUIST WIN EASILY AT LOS ANGELES TRIATHLON.Byline: Ross Siler Staff Writer Almost as soon as they hit the water at Venice Beach on Sunday morning Sunday Morning may refer to:
Walton competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He took twenty-seventh place with a total time of 1:50:57.66. and Barb Lindquist set about overwhelming the competition in the City of Los Angeles
Walton and Lindquist each celebrated their victories in the third-annual race by high-fiving spectators all along the closing stretch. Each crossed the finish line alone in first and then headed halfway back down Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Boulevard to do the whole thing again before their nearest challenger appeared on the street. Both Walton and Lindquist posted the widest margin of victory in the race to date and continued their remarkable summer winning streaks. Walton, a 26-year-old Australian, finished in 1 hour, 48 minutes, 12 seconds to take first by more than a minute and a half over fellow Australian Craig Alexander Craig John Alexander (born 5 January 1987) in Cape Town. He played in the 2004 and 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka , Bangladesh. Major teams: South Africa Under-19s, Western Province Also known as: Jacko Batting style: . And Lindquist - who won the inaugural Los Angeles race in 2000 and finished second last year - crossed the finish line in 1:59:44, nearly four minutes ahead of American Nicole DeBoom. With the victory, Lindquist completed an impressive four-week run in which she won the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Triathlon, Mrs. T's Triathlon in Chicago and now L.A. ``I'm not really a big-city girl,'' said Lindquist, who lives and trains in tiny Victor, Idaho Victor is a city in Teton County, Idaho, United States. The population was 840 at the 2000 census. Geography Victor is located at (43.602945, -111.112343)GR1. , outside of Jackson Hole Jackson Hole, fertile Rocky Mt. valley, c.50 mi (80 km) long and 6 to 8 mi (9.6–12.8 km) wide, NW Wyo., partly in Grand Teton National Park. Jackson Lake, 39 sq mi (101 sq km), a natural lake through which the Snake River flows, was dammed in 1916 to control , Wyo. ``But I'm thinking about maybe becoming one.'' Although Lindquist was expected to dominate the women's race, the men's field was the deepest in race history and filled with championship contenders. But Walton, who won in Chicago two weeks ago, ended any suspense as soon as the gun went off to start the swim. Always a strong swimmer and bicyclist, Walton had 10 meters on the field as soon as it came up for air, Alexander said. He emerged from the ocean in 18:11 with a 54-second lead and only extended it on the bike. Walton raced the rest of the way alone with the pace car and built a lead of nearly four minutes at one point. ``It's clear that he's on a different level at the moment,'' Alexander said. ``From (the time) the minute goes off, you're behind the eight ball with him because he's such a good swimmer. ... You look at the field and he made us all look like amateurs. I feel like I won the mere mortals race today.'' The astonished a·ston·ish tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise. looks on the faces of the officials manning the second transition area - from biking to running - told the story. Walton powered in nearly 2 1/2 minutes before Alexander and South African Conrad Stoltz Conrad Stoltz (born October 23, 1973) is an athlete from South Africa. He competes in triathlons and was twice crowned World Champion of the XTERRA series of off-road triathlon races. , an impossibly large deficit to overcome at the professional level. ``I had a few looks back,'' Walton said, ``but I knew unless something major happened to me on the run, there was no way I was going to be caught. I knew pretty much all I'd have to do is have a strong run and I'd win the race.'' It was a far different position than Walton found himself in a year ago. He had his bags packed and was all set to compete in Los Angeles last September when he was struck by a car on a training run near his home and broke his right leg. The injury kept Walton sidelined until May, but he has returned in strong fashion. The victory Sunday was Walton's fifth this summer, which includes the Chicago and Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. Triathlons as well as a World Cup race in Hungary. Walton collected $14,000 for his win Sunday and flew home to Australia on Sunday night Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. to celebrate and possibly begin training for next month's Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. ``This is the race I really wanted to feel good in,'' Walton said, "and it certainly all came together today. It all went well, right from the start with the swim.'' The 33-year-old Lindquist continued the best pro season of her career, one that has seen her win four consecutive races, climb to the No. 2 ranking in the world and fail to medal only once all year. She did not have the strongest swim - remaining alongside two competitors at the first buoy - but quickly pulled away and held a commanding lead entering the bike race. Lindquist's next stop will be a World Cup race in Portugal next month followed by the World Championships in Cancun, Mexico, in November. But she knows her summer winning streak and victory Sunday have put her in an unenviable position. ``I think I'm the one whose got a target on my back,'' Lindquist said. ``But every time I've lined up over the past two years, I've thought a win is possible. It's been a gradual thing, but you win and you get more confidence and it just continues.'' Great Britain's Simon Lessing Simon Lessing (born February 12, 1971) is a triathlete from the United Kingdom, born in South Africa he now lives in Boulder, Colorado, United States but competes for the UK. His major sponsors include American Interbanc (Mortgage Bankers), Asics (apparel) and Javelin (bike). finished third in the men's race in 1:50:30. American Karen Smyers Karen Smyers (born September 1, 1961 in Corry, Pennsylvania) is a triathlete from the United States, who won the inaugural women's triathlon at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata (1995). She grew up in Wethersfield, Connecticut, in an athletic family of eight children. took third for the women in 2:04:58. In addition to the prize money, Walton and Lindquist were given leather jackets by the Dodgers and introduced at Dodger Stadium • • [ before Sunday night's game against the Houston Astros. RESULTS MEN 1. Craig Walton, 1:48:12 2. Craig Alexander, 1:50:00 3. Simon Lessing, 1:50:30 4. Conrad Stoltz, 1:50:56 5. Matthew Reed, 1:52:13 6. Olivier Marceau, 1:53:28 7. Brad Beven, 1:53:49 8. Paul Amey, 1:56:19 9. Bryan Rhodes, 1:56:40 10. Spencer Smith, 2:00.40 WOMEN 1. Barb Lindquist, 1:59:44 2. Nicole DeBoom, 2:03:24 3. Karen Smyers, 2:04:58 4. Jessi Stensland, 2:05:51 5. Lauren Jensen, 2:06:14 6. Julie Swail, 2:07:25 7. Evelyn Williamson, 2:08:15 8. Jacqueline Komrii, 2:08:40 9. Erin McCarty, 2:11:08 10. Julie Pittsinger, 2:11:57 CAPTION(S): box Box: RESULTS (see text) |
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