Reed, Haskins Mop Up Miami
Top American Olympic contenders outrace tough fields for inaugural Miami International crowns
Posted Mar. 17, 2008
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Matty Reed celebrates the win
Olympic-distance speedsters clashed with long-course elites Sunday, March 16, at the first annual Miami International Triathlon in Miami, Florida. This early-season 1.5km-40km-10km event saw American Matt Reed outpace Argentine iron-star Oscar Galindez by eight seconds to snag the inaugural race title, while top American Olympic hopeful Sarah Haskins edged Australian Pip Taylor by almost two minutes for the win in 1:58:12.
As racers hit the calm waters of Virginia Key Bay, Reed stroked out an early advantage, finishing the leg in a speedy 12:34, one second up on fellow Colorado Springs, Colorado, resident Brian Fleishmann. Scottish athlete Fraser Cartmell led the next crew of swimmers, which included Colorado’s Timothy O’Donnell, Ironman Chris Lieto, and 19-year-old American Andrew Yoder.
Onto the two-loop bridge-crossing bike course, Galindez made up some serious time, rocking the day’s second-fastest bike split of 56:03 to gain serious ground on the frontrunner Reed. Meanwhile, Lieto, the top American at last fall’s Ironman Hawaii, also worked his two-wheeled mojo, his top split of 55:41 putting the pressure on Reed and Galindez.
All three frontrunners held tough on the run, but it was New Zealand-born Reed who crossed the line first, just eight seconds ahead of Galindez and 37 seconds up on Lieto. Fleishmann ran in 2:21 behind the Californian for fourth place, while O’Donnell took fifth in 1:48:59.
Hottest ladies in Miami: Haskins, Taylor, Oeinck and Kraft
Over on the women’s front, Haskins led a stacked field virtually from start to finish to take the Miami crown in 1:58:12. Haskins began her day with a fastest-female swim time of 13:06, four seconds better than multi-distance veteran Joanna Zeiger of Boulder, Colorado, and six seconds ahead of former Under-23 star Jasmine Oeinck of Colorado Springs.
After a quick transition, Haskins led all women on the bike with a 1:05:12 split, while Taylor made up time with her second-fastest 1:07:10 ride, 10 seconds better than Oeinck’s split.
Despite logging the same exact run time as Taylor (37:42), the Haskins had gained enough of an edge on the swim and bike to net the fastest overall time by just under two minutes. Taylor finished in 2:00:10 for the silver, two minutes, nine seconds up on Oeinck. A resilient Nina Kraft of Germany pulled off a 2:03:14 race to claim fourth place, while Zeiger came in under one minute later for fifth.
Miami International Triathlon
Miami, Florida
Sunday, March 16, 2008
1.5km S/40km B/10km R
Men’s Results
1. Matt Reed (USA) 1:45:31
2. Oscar Galindez (ARG) 1:45:39
3. Chris Lieto (USA) 1:46:08
4. Brian Fleishmann (USA) 1:48:33
5. Timothy O’Donnell (USA) 1:48:59
Women’s Results
1. Sarah Haskins (USA) 1:58:12
2. Pip Taylor (AUS) 2:00:10
3. Jasmine Oeinck (USA) 2:02:19
4. Nina Kraft (GER) 2:03:14
5. Joanna Zeiger (USA) 2:04:03
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