Ben Collins, 28, of Seattle, WA, with a time of 1:48:11, and Rebeccah Wassner, 35, of New York City, who defended her title for the third year in a row, clocking in at 2:03:19, were the winning pro triathletes at today’s 11th annual Nautica New York City Triathlon.
Greg Bennett, 39, of Sydney, Australia, and Boulder, CO, with a time of 1:49:05; and Tim Reed, 26, of Lord Howe Island, Australia, finishing at 1:50:50, were the second and third male pros. In the women’s pro race, Jenna Parker, 24, of Long Beach Island, NJ, came in second, with a time of 2:04:01, followed by Amy Bevilacqua, 37, of Wilton, CT, with a time of 2:05:05
More than 3,000 athletes took the plunge into the Hudson River along Manhattan’s West Side in Riverside Park (at West 99th Street) for the Nautica New York City Triathlon, with the pros diving into the water at 5:50 AM.
Participants swam 1.5 kilometers (.9321 miles) in the Hudson, biked 40 kilometers (24.85 miles) on the Henry Hudson Parkway, and ran 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) in Central Park.
Athletes were represented from 43 states (plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) and 26 countries, including Australia, Bermuda, Colombia, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Romania, Spain and Sweden. Registration for this year’s race, which was held in November 2009, filled up in a little over 6 minutes. This year, there was $30,000 in prize money.
In its inaugural year, 683 people signed up for the NYC tri; in 2009, the triathlon was sold out in 6 minutes; in November of 2010, due to its immense popularity as the most in-demand triathlon in America, the triathlon utilized a lottery system for entrants.
Once again, the Nautica New York City Triathlon hosted the USA Triathlon’s Accenture Paratriathlon National Championship with nearly 100 athletes. This race is the only qualifying event for the World Championships; to qualify, they must finish in less than four hours.
For more information about the Nautica New York City Triathlon, please visit http://www.nyctri.com
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