2016 Ironman 70.3 Raleigh Professional Start List

This Sunday American Meredith Kessler will look to defend her Ironman 70.3 Raleigh title, while there will be a new champion on the men’s side. The athletes will take on a 1.2-mile swim in Jordan Lake, then transition to a 56-mile point-to-point bike ride through rural Chatham and Wake Counties before entering downtown Raleigh for T2 and the 13.1-mile run. They’ll also likely deal with some tough conditions with weather forecasts calling for an 80% chance of precipitation and thunder storms. The professionals will be competing for their share of the $50,000 prize purse and the valuable points toward Ironman 70.3 and Ironman World Championship qualification. On the age-group side, athletes will be vying for one of 30 spots to September’s Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

See the complete professional start list below:

Men
1 Matt Russell (USA)
2 Richie Cunningham (AUS)
3 Domenico Passuello (ITA)
4 Taylor Reid (CAN)
5 Eric Limkemann (USA)
6 Kyle Buckingham (RSA)
7 Trevor Delsaut (FRA)
8 Jarrod Shoemaker (USA)
9 Iain Alexandridis (USA)
10 Scott Bradley (USA)
11 Nicholas Chase (USA)
12 Rod De Kanel (FRA)
13 Reinaldo De Oliveira (BRA)
14 Marcus Fernandes (BRA)
15 Thomas Gerlach (USA)
16 James Hadley (GBR)
17 Daniel Harris (USA)
18 Antoine Jolicoeur Desroches (CAN)
19 Tyler Jordan (USA)
20 Derek Kidwell (USA)
21 Peter Kotland (CZE)
22 David Lacombe (CAN)
23 Frederic Limousin (FRA)
24 Justin Metzler (USA)
25 Justin Park (USA)
26 Kyle Pawlaczyk (USA)
27 Sergio Quezada Ruiz (MEX)
28 Jacob Rhyner (USA)
29 Diego Vasquez (ECU)

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Women
36 Meredith Kessler (USA)
37 Lauren Barnett (USA)
39 Lauren Capone (USA)
41 Kaitlin Donner (USA)
42 Kelly Fillnow (USA)
43 Samone Franzese (USA)
44 April Gellatly (USA)
45 Annie Gervais (CAN)
46 Kara LaPoint (USA)
47 Maria Lopez (USA)
48 Nicole Luse (USA)
49 Natasha Mendez (DOM)
50 Brittany Pierce (USA)
51 Molly Roohi (USA)
52 Isabelle Rouleau (CAN)
53 Laura Siddall (GBR)
54 Alexandra Tondeur (BEL)