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Top finishes:
First in at 3:48:18 it’s Lionel Sanders, of Canada. From the Ironman blog, “That time is unreal folks. Crazy fast.”
First in for pro women is Heather Wurtele, of Canada, with a finishing time of 4:16:48. From the Ironman blog, “Heather Wurtele continues to prove she’s one of the best 70.3 athletes out there with a big back to back win at St. George!”
ST. GEORGE – The Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship race is on, marking the seventh consecutive year that St. George has hosted an Ironman or Ironman 70.3 triathlon. This is your news LIVE for quick photos and reports as the race progresses.
Professional triathletes are competing for a prize purse of $100,000, which will be distributed among the top 10 male and female professional finishers.
In addition, more than 2,700 registered athletes representing 24 countries are competing for 30 age-group qualifying slots for the 2016 Ironman 70.3 World Championship that will take place in Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia Sept. 4.
Facing these competitors is a 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike race and 13.1-mile run. The triathletes have eight hours and 30 minutes after the final swim wave to complete the triathlon.
Outdoor temperature at 7 a.m. was 54 degrees with a high of 68 degrees forecast for the day overall. Water temperature at Sand Hollow Saturday morning is 64 degrees, 4 degrees warmer than last year. Skies are overcast with fairly steady rain falling during the swim portion of the race.
Good stuff: When a bicycle spoke broke on competitor Michael Daily’s bike, St. George Police Officer Vincent Lusk was there and gave him his jacket. It was so cold the athlete had goosebumps. They fixed the bike and the officer told Daily to keep his jacket. Daily did and rode off wearing that policeman’s jacket.
Read more:
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Gray skies, steely eyes mark Ironman 70.3 St. George swim start (photos)
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Ironman 70.3: Canadians Sanders, Wurtele rule on cool, wet race day (finish – photos, full race video)
Result listings below are from the Ironman live blog as the race progresses.

Top 10 Pro Men – fastest swim
1 23:09 Cameron Dye
2 23:11 0:03 Tim O’Donnell
3 23:12 0:03 Michael Raelert
4 23:15 0:07 Manuel Kueng
5 23:15 0:07 Brian Fleischmann
6 23:18 0:09 Sylvain Sudrie
7 23:18 0:10 Brent McMahon
8 23:23 0:14 Matt Chrabot
9 23:32 0:24 Jaroslav Kovacic
10 24:48 1:39 Joe Gambles

Top 10 Pro Women – fastest swim
1 26:27 Meredith Kessler
2 26:28 0:01 Holly Lawrence
3 26:30 0:03 Ellie Salthouse
4 26:32 0:05 Mary Beth Ellis
5 26:33 0:06 Emily Cocks
6 26:36 0:09 Jeanni Seymour
7 26:37 0:10 Magali Tisseyre
8 26:41 0:14 Amanda Stevens
9 27:59 1:32 Heather Wurtele
10 28:30 2:03 Lauren Capone
Top 10 Pro Men – fastest bike
1 2:03:58 Lionel Sanders
2 2:06:30 2:33 Sebastian Kienle
3 2:09:29 5:32 Joe Gambles
4 2:09:36 5:39 Kevin Collington
5 2:10:29 6:32 Trevor Wurtele
6 2:10:50 6:53 Steve Mantell
7 2:11:03 7:06 Michael Raelert
8 2:11:36 7:39 Cameron Dye
9 2:12:11 8:14 Tim O’Donnell
10 2:12:24 8:27 Tyler Butterfield
Top 11 Pro Women – through the 56-mile bike finish
1 2:52:09 Heather Wurtele
2 2:52:12 0:04 Holly Lawrence
3 2:52:56 0:48 Meredith Kessler
4 2:54:50 2:42 Magali Tisseyre
5 2:59:14 7:05 Mary Beth Ellis
6 2:59:48 7:39 Ellie Salthouse
7 3:00:10 8:02 Jeanni Seymour
8 3:03:10 11:02 Laura Siddall
9 3:03:50 11:42 Heather Jackson
10 3:05:13 13:05 Amanda Stevens
11 3:06:30 14:21 Mirinda Carfrae

Top 10 Pro Men – Finish
1 3:48:18 Lionel Sanders
2 3:51:10 2:52 Sebastian Kienle
3 3:53:26 5:08 Joe Gambles
4 3:54:40 6:23 Kevin Collington
5 3:54:46 6:28 Brent McMahon
6 3:56:00 7:42 Trevor Wurtele
7 3:56:37 8:20 Cody Beals
8 3:57:57 9:40 Michael Raelert
9 3:59:07 10:50 Tim O’Donnell
10 3:59:23 11:06 Cameron Dye
Top 10 Pro Women – Finish

1 4:16:48 Heather Wurtele
2 4:18:04 1:17 Holly Lawrence
3 4:22:02 5:14 Meredith Kessler
4 4:24:36 7:48 Magali Tisseyre
5 4:26:52 10:05 Ellie Salthouse
6 4:27:58 11:11 Jeanni Seymour
7 4:30:42 13:55 Laura Siddall
8 4:33:19 16:32 Mirinda Carfrae
9 4:36:31 19:44 Mary Beth Ellis
10 4:43:16 26:29 Skye Moench
For Ironman Live coverage and course tracking, see Ironman’s live blog and athlete tracker online.
St. George News Reporter Hollie Reina contributed to this report from Sand Hollow Reservoir in Hurricane.
Photos are arranged somewhat chronologically, most recent first (at the top)
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Heather Wurtele crosses the finish line in 4:16:48, first place for pro women in Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. St. George, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Andy Griffin, St. George News Top 3 Pro Women finishers Heather Wurtele (center),
Holly Lawrence (right),
Meredith Kessler (left). Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. St. George, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Andy Griffin, St. George News Top three pro men finishers Lionel Sanders (center), Sebastian Kienle (left) and Joe Gambles (right). Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. St. George, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Andy Griffin, St. George News Lionel Sanders crosses the finish line in 3:48:18, first place overall and for pro men in Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. St. George, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Andy Griffin, St. George News Finish line awaits the competitors of Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. St. George, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Andy Griffin, St. George News Competitors on bike course. Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Washington County, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Billye Burnett, St. George News Ironman competitor cycles by Bike Aid Station No. 2. Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Washington County, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Bob Vosper, St. George News Competitors on bike course. Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Washington County, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Billye Burnett, St. George News Volunteers at Bike Aid Station No. 2 set to aid bikers on the course. Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Washington County, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Bob Vosper, St. George News Competitors on bike course. Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Washington County, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Billye Burnett, St. George News Volunteers set to aid bikers on the course. Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Washington County, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Bob Vosper, St. George News Ironman competitor cycles by Bike Aid Station No. 2. Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Washington County, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Bob Vosper, St. George News Competitors on bike course. Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Washington County, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News Competitors on bike course. Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Washington County, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News Volunteers set to aid bikers on the course. Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Washington County, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Bob Vosper, St. George News Competitors on bike course. Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Washington County, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News Competitors on bike course. Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Washington County, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News Volunteers at Bike Aid Station No. 2 set to aid bikers on the course. Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Washington County, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Bob Vosper, St. George News Ironman competitor cycles by Bike Aid Station No. 2. Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Washington County, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Bob Vosper, St. George News Competitors on bike course. Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Washington County, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News Triathlete early on in the course after the swim-cycle transition at Sand Hollow State Park. Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Hurricane, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News Triathletes early on in the course after the swim-cycle transition at Sand Hollow State Park. Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Hurricane, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News Triathletes early on in the course after the swim-cycle transition at Sand Hollow State Park. Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Hurricane, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News Triathletes early on in the course after the swim-cycle transition at Sand Hollow State Park. Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Hurricane, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News Triathletes early on in the course after the swim-cycle transition at Sand Hollow State Park. Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Hurricane, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News Triathletes early on in the course after the swim-cycle transition at Sand Hollow State Park. Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Hurricane, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News Bikes awaiting. Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Sand Hollow Reservoir, Sand Hollow State Park, Hurricane, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News Every competitor has a numbered bag with their gear for the transition from swim to bike. Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Sand Hollow Reservoir, Sand Hollow State Park, Hurricane, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News Volunteers are a huge force in making the Ironman 70.3 a success for everyone. Here they are helping competitors at the transtion from swim to bike course. Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Sand Hollow Reservoir, Sand Hollow State Park, Hurricane, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News This competitor is being wheeled into the medical tent at Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Sand Hollow Reservoir, Sand Hollow State Park, Hurricane, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News Competitors transitioning from swim to bike course. Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Sand Hollow Reservoir, Sand Hollow State Park, Hurricane, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News Competitors transitioning from swim to bike course. Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Sand Hollow Reservoir, Sand Hollow State Park, Hurricane, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News Competitor transitioning from swim to bikecourse. Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Sand Hollow Reservoir, Sand Hollow State Park, Hurricane, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News Heather Wurtele coming out of the water, ninth of the pro women at Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Sand Hollow Reservoir, Sand Hollow State Park, Hurricane, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News Meredith Kessler with Holly Lawrence on her heels coming out of the water first and second, respectively, in the pro women group at Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Sand Hollow Reservoir, Sand Hollow State Park, Hurricane, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News Pro woman in the swim at Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Sand Hollow Reservoir, Sand Hollow State Park, Hurricane, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News Pro triathlete Cameron Dye coming out of the water first among the pro men competing for Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Sand Hollow Reservoir, Sand Hollow State Park, Hurricane, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News First of pro mens swim comes out of the water. Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Sand Hollow Reservoir, Sand Hollow State Park, Hurricane, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News Pro men readying for the swim at Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Sand Hollow Reservoir, Sand Hollow State Park, Hurricane, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News Age-group competitors head for the swim segment of the Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Sand Hollow Reservoir, Sand Hollow State Park, Hurricane, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News Age-group competitors ready for the swim segment of the Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Sand Hollow Reservoir, Sand Hollow State Park, Hurricane, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News Age-group competitors ready for the swim segment of the Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Sand Hollow Reservoir, Sand Hollow State Park, Hurricane, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News Pro triathlete Meredith Kessler before the swim. Kessler was the first pro woman out of the water at Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Sand Hollow Reservoir, Sand Hollow State Park, Hurricane, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News Triathletes in the bike corral before the swim begins. Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Sand Hollow Reservoir, Sand Hollow State Park, Hurricane, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News Competitor readying for the race. Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Sand Hollow Reservoir, Sand Hollow State Park, Hurricane, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News Triathletes in the bike corral before the swim begins. Ironman 70.3 St. George North American Pro Championship. Sand Hollow Reservoir, Sand Hollow State Park, Hurricane, Utah, May 7, 2016 | Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News
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