XC 40 and Under
PLACE	BIB	NAME	REPRESENTING	AGE	TIME	SWIM	T1	BIKE	T2	RUN
1	66	John McGrath	USA	40	10:36:34	1:09:26	6:20	5:33:04	2:09	3:45:35
2*	54	Jeff Ickes	USA	39	10:53:04	1:05:41	7:03	5:40:35	3:35	3:56:10
3	56	Anthony Giuffre	CAN	38	12:58:59	1:29:27	8:42	6:19:34	8:38	4:52:38
4	68	Heather Warncke	USA	39	16:54:59	1:59:53	13:04	8:16:17	9:17	6:16:28
XC 41 – 49
PLACE	BIB	NAME	REPRESENTING	AGE	TIME	SWIM	T1	BIKE	T2	RUN
1*	60	David Zucker	USA	43	10:58:55	1:19:35	6:05	5:42:19	1:35	3:49:21
2	68	Maury Blackman	USA	43	11:22:06	1:28:15	7:03	5:26:22	3:35	4:16:51
3	58	Bill Reedy	USA	46	12:08:10	1:25:49	5:29	6:22:13	2:27	4:12:12
4	63	Jim Callerame	USA	44	14:58:34	1:14:34	10:58	7:07:40	8:20	6:17:02
5	65	Michael Nagel	USA	49	DNF	1:32:32	12:19	7:08:11	9:55	-
6	59	David Mullaney	USA	45	DNF	-	-	-	-	-
XC 50 and Over
PLACE	BIB	NAME	REPRESENTING	AGE	TIME	SWIM	T1	BIKE	T2	RUN
1*	55	David Daggett	USA	51	11:14:50	1:08:22	4:41	5:38:38	2:26	4:20:43
2	61	Derek Glanvill	USA	50	11:45:11	1:36:17	7:40	5:33:17	4:59	4:22:58
3	64	John Barrett	USA	52	12:06:38	1:20:37	8:52	6:05:13	3:04	4:28:52
4	57	Carl Wernicke	USA	52	12:13:02	1:19:17	8:29	6:04:05	4:54	4:36:17
5**	67	Hideki Takayasu	JPN	54	15:39:00	1:30:30	14:03	7:19:15	8:46	6:26:26
* Awarded XC Kona Slot
** Awarded XC Kona PR Challenge Slot

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The 2011 Ford Ironman Coeur d’Alene saw more than 2300 athletes start their 140.6 mile Ironman journey in the brisk waters of Lake Coeur d’Alene.  The weather conditions were extremely favorable and helped support a fast race.  Proof of this was the professional race, as Australia’s Craig Alexander claimed the top spot for the men in 8:19:48 and Great Britain’s Julie Dibens won on the women’s side with 9:16:40. Fifteen Ironman Executive Challenge (XC) athletes were also among the field of competitors.

XC 40 and Under

John McGrath of Denver, Colorado crossed the finish line first among all the XC athletes.  He posted a new Personal Best Ironman time of 10:36:34 in the process.  McGrath used the race as training day as he prepared for the Ford Ironman World Championship this October via a slot won late last year at Ford Ironman Florida.

Crossing the line next was Jeff Ickes of Winston Salem, North Carolina.  Ickes posted the fastest swim split (1:05:41) of the XC group which helped him earn a slot to the 2011 Ford Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.  It will be the first trip to the World Championship for Ickes.

For the third straight year, Calgary, Canada’s Anthony Giuffre competed at the Ford Ironman Coeur d’Alene and this year completed the course in 12:58:59.  Giuffre posted his best swim with a 1:29:27.  Giuffre will compete later this summer at the 2011 Frankfurter Sparkasse Ironman European Championship.

For the second straight year, Heather Warncke of Seattle, Washington took on the challenging Coeur d’Alene course. Warncke stayed focused with the goal of completing the course in regulation time.  Mission accomplished as she finished the 140.6 miles in 15:54:59.

XC 41 – 49

David Zucker of Austin, Texas finished first within the 41-49 XC group. A strong 3:49 run split helped Zucker earn a slot to the Ford Ironman World Championship on October 8th.  Zucker will also compete at the Marines Ironman 70.3 World Championship in September after qualifying at the Thomas Cook Ironman 70.3 Mallorca this past May.

Maury Blackman of Danville, California completed the 140.6 miles in 11:22:06, finishing second among the 41-49 XC Group.  Blackman’s impressive 5:26 bike split was the fastest among the entire field of XC athletes.

Bill Reedy of Winnetka, Illinois set a new PR on the challenging Coeur d’Alene course with a 12:08:10.  Reedy bested his 2010 Ford Ironman Wisconsin time by more than 11 minutes.

Jim Callerame of Rochester, NY completed the Ironman distance for the first time, finishing the course in 14:58:34.

Michael Nagel from Irvine, California and five-time Ironman finisher was forced to pull out of the race on the run due to GI distress issues.

David Mullaney of Haverford, Pennsylvania withdrew midway through the swim.  Mullaney, an eleven time Ironman Finisher, was then able to root on longtime friend John Potter.  Mullaney will compete at the 2011 Ford Ironman World Championship this October after securing a spot at the Oschner Ironman 70.3 New Orleans earlier this year.

XC 50 and Over

Racing at Ironman Coeur d’Alene for the second time in three years, David Daggett from Winston Salem, North Carolina finished first within the 50 and over XC group. Daggett’s 1:08:22 swim split, second fastest overall, helped to earn him a slot to the Ford Ironman World Championship this October.

Derek Glanvill of St. Louis, Missouri finished the course 11:45:11.  A strong bike (5:33) and steady 10 minute per mile run pace (4:22 run split) helped Glanvill finish second with the 50 and Over XC grouping.

John Barrett of Orlando, Florida was next to cross the finish line for the grouping.  It was Barrett’s second time racing the Ford Ironman Coeur d’Alene.

 

Carl Wernicke from Riverside, Connecticut completed his eleventh Ironman in 12:13:02.  It was Wernicke’s third time competing with Ironman Executive Challenge.

In his first Ironman Executive Challenge event; Hideki Takayasu from Tokyo, Japan won the Kona PR Challenge, besting his previous time set at Ironman Austria in 2005.  Takayasu is a sixteen time Ironman finisher. He will race the Ford Ironman World Championship this October for the first time.

The World Triathlon Corporation and Ironman XC would like to graciously thank Linsey Corbin and Meredith Kessler for being involved in the XC program at the 2011 Ford Ironman Coeur d’Alene event.

For more information on Ironman XC Executive Challenge, contact Troy Ford at Troy@ironman.com.