Christopher Martin of Unction, N.J., and Staci Studer of Virginia Beach, Va., were the overall winners of Saturday's Great Floridian Triathlon, which served as the USA Triathlon Ultra Distance National Championship.Martin, 28, completed the 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike and 26.2-mile run in 9 hours, 40 minutes and 47 seconds. Peter Kotland (32; Moore, S.C.) was second in 9:55:41 and Kevin Grogan (30; Clermont, Fla.) was third overall in 10:07:44.
Studer, 31, completed the women's race in 11:25:52. Amy Kuitse (41; South Bend, Ind.) was second overall in 11:41:23 and Heather Butcher (32, North Port, Fla.) was third in 11:54:26
For complete results, go to www.sommersports.com/results/2004/greatfloridian.
Marc Bonnet-Eynard, 33, of Winter Garden, Fla., and Christina Noordstar, 28, of Tampa, Fla., won the overall men and women's titles of the Great Floridian Half Ironman (1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike, 13.1-mile run).
XTerra World Championships
Jamie Whitmore (Elk Grove, Calif.) and Eneko Llanos of Spain were the pro winners at the XTerra World Championships on Sunday in Maui, Hawaii.
Whitmore, who also won the 2004 U.S. XTerra National Championship, completed the 0.93-mile swim, 19.1-mile mountain bike and 5.3-mile trail run in 3:01:35. Melanie McQuaid of Canada was second (3:04:25) and Danelle Kabush of Canada was third (3:05:19).
In the men's race, Llanos, the defending champion, finished in 2:28:44. Olivier Marceau of Switzerland, who finished eighth at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, was second in 2:29:45. Josiah Middaugh (Vail, Colo.), the XTerra U.S. national champion, was the first U.S. finisher and third overall in 2:33:28.
Jim Vance (San Diego, Calif.) was the men's age group overall winner with a time of 2:45:06. Ingrid Rolles (Honolulu, Hawaii) was the women's age group overall winner in 3:15:23.
For complete results, go to www.xterraplanet.com/maui04/maui04_results.htm.