Aviva Ironman 2010

Aviva Ironman 2010, The Aviva Ironman 70.3 Singapore is one of a global series of qualifying Ironman 70.3 triathlon events held around the world, in which qualify athletes for the Foster Grant Ironman World Championship 70.3 held every November in Clearwater, Florida.

An Ironman 70.3 consists of a 1.9km swim, 90.1km ride and 21.1km run. Since its inception in 2006, there are now many Ironman 70.3 races around the world, with Singapore the oldest in Asia. This year’s event offers 35 qualifying slots to the Ironman World Championship 70.3 in Clearwater Florida and carries a total prize purse of USD$25,000.

Sunday’s event will be begin at 7:00am with the last competitors having 8.5 hours to complete the gruelling course.

Race Statistics

* Of the 1,396 entries for the Aviva Ironman 70.3 Singapore, there are 465 Singaporeans and 1,018 athletes representing 60 other countries.

* A total of 61 nations are represented with Hong Kong, Australia, the UK and US, and Japan, Philippines, Malaysia and the UAE very strong in numbers.

* 86% of the field are male with 14% female.

* The most popular age group category for both women is 35-39 (33 women) and 40-44 for men with 272 competitors.

* The oldest competitors are Japan’s Kazuharu Tsujii (Male 74 years) and Australia’s Pamela Williams (Female 57 years)

* The youngest competitors are Singapore’s Siew Mei Chan (Female – 22 years) and Tiong Han Yeo ( Male -20 years)

* There are a record number of 95 teams also introducing competitors to the incredible Ironman 70.3 distance in 2010

ELITE ATHLETES

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Bib #No Name Country

MEN

1 Craig Alexander Australia

2 Stephen Bayliss United Kingdom

3 Jan Rehula Czech Republic

4 Christopher Legh Australia

5 James Cunnama South Africa

6 Bryan Rhodes New Zealand

7 Alessandro Degasperi Italy

8 Paul Matthews Australia

9 KENT HORNER South Africa

10 Aaron Farlow Australia

11 DOMENICO PASSUELLO Italy

12 Balazs Csoke Switzerland

13 Fredrik Croneborg Sweden

14 Jan Matejovsky Czech R

15 DAIKI MASUDA Japan

WOMEN

20 Jodie Swallow United Kingdom

21 Caroline Steffen Australia

22 Claire Horner South Africa

23 Kelly Jarrett Australia

24 Melissa Vandewater Australia

25 ELLY FRANKS Australia

26 Yasuko Miyazaki Japan

27 Anna Cleaver Australia

28 Rebecca Preston Australia

29 Margaret Shapiro United States

30 Erin O’Hara New Zealand ?