Missoula’s Linsey Corbin and Seven-time Tour de France Winner Lance Armstrong Set Course Records At 70.3 Hawaii Triathlon

Montana-based pro Linsey Corbin http://linseycorbin.com/ , who was the runner-up at the Wildflower Long Course triathlon in April and who’s gearing up for Ironman Austria at the beginning of July, used a solid bike and run to take the win and also set a course record of 4:26:09 (previously set at 4:28:16 by Michellie Jones in 2005). Despite some of the toughest conditions ever seen on this course, the deep pro fields led to some fast racing times.

Seven-time Tour de France Lance Armstrong, fresh off his first 70.3 win in Florida just two weeks ago, used Ironman 70.3 Hawaii as preparation for his first Ironman in France in just three weeks. But he put in an impressive performance over triathlon veterans Greg Bennett and Chris Lieto to take his second 70.3 win in 3:50:55 and break the course record (previously held by two-time Ironman world champion Chris McCormack, who set the record of 3:57:18 in 2007).

By Bethany Mavis

Full Story: http://triathlon.competitor.com/2012/06/news/lance-armstrong-storms-big-island-with-70-3-honu-win_54561