Dye, Kelleher Win Rev3 Costa Rica

Olympic-distance Rev3 Costa Rica kicked off on the warm, white sand beaches of Playa Conchal, located on the Pacific Ocean. Boulder’s Cameron Dye cinched the win for the men, while 2010 Collegiate National Champ Nicole Kelleher won the women’s race.

Men’s Race
Cameron Dye followed up a solid swim with a first-rate bike performance, putting a 1K dent into his competitors early on. He seemed unreachable during the run, leaving the rest of the field to compete for second place. Brian Fleischmann and Manny Huerta seemed like they’d battle it out for second and third, but Jesse Thomas ran it in for third in the end, for a final podium of Dye in first, Huerta in second and Thomas in third.

Women’s Race
Brianna Blanchard led the women out of the water, but she was no match for Malaika Homo, who took charge on the bike. But by the end of the bike, the standings had changed. Nicole Kelleher led the women into the run, with Emily Cocks and Bree Wee hot on her heels. But Cocks and Wee were no match for Kelleher, who ran her way to the win in 2:16:14. Wee came in second, with Sarah Gray rounding out the podium in third.

Rev3 Costa Rica
Guanacaste, Costa Rica – March 18, 2012
.9-mile swim, 25-mile bike, 6.1-mile run

Men
1 Cameron Dye 1:58:02
2 Manuel Huerta 1.59.24
3 Jesse Thomas 1.59.47
4 Brian Fleischman 2.00.58
5 Richie Cunningham 2.01.18
6 Leonardo Chacon 2.01.36
7 Eric Limkemann 2.03.05
8 Peter Bajai 2.07.17
9 Allen Gardner 2.07.52
10 Baird Christophe 2.07.56

Women
1. Nicole Kelleher 2:14:10
2 Bree Wee 2:17:48
3 Sarah Gray 2:19:37
4 Emily Cocks 2:20:07
5 Lauren Goss 2:20:43
6 Kate Major 2:22:02
7 Malika Homo 2.24.12
8 Amanda Felder Derl 2.24.50
9 Jacqui Gordon 2.27.07
10 Megan Riepma 2.30.20