Martin Sturla gana en Florianopolis 08

IM] - MEN: 3.8 KM - SWIM
Leading the men is SANSON BENJAMIN (#17). Chasing the leader, however, is:
* FABIO JORGE (#959) at 2:10
* HENRIQUE OLIVEIRA (#26) at 3:11
* LUCAS PRETTO (#33) at 3:45
* FREDERICO MONTEIRO (#10) at 4:01
* FABIO CARVALHO (#20) at 4:01
* DANIEL SCHMOLL (#834) at 4:06
* BRENT LORENZEN (#38) at 4:22
* IVAN JUNIOR (#18) at 5:22
* WIL YAMAMOTO (#1168) at 5:31

8:32 [IM] - WOMEN: 3.8 K SWIM

CARLA MORENO (#52) is the current leader.

Behind her are:
* HILLARY BISCAY (#67) at 3:24
* BRYAN BOWLES (#105) at 7:31
* KELLY LEAR-KAUL (#244) at 10:31
* HEDLA LOPES (#326) at 11:30
* MARIA OMAR (#63) at 11:42
* BARBARA CRONIN-STAGNARI (#971) at 11:45
* LADISLAVA CISAROVSKA (#58) at 12:45
* LARISSA SANTOS (#1301) at 13:03
* ERIKA KLINGE (#407) at 14:13

8:37 [IM] -
Noticeably absent from the top 20 swims in the men’s field is reigning Ironman Brazil Champion, Oscar Galindez. He has been working on his swim this year and he must have missed a fast pair of legs to grab onto during the swim.

8:39 [IM] -
Oscar Galindez was just over 3 minutes behind the swim leader at the half way point of the swim.

8:41 [IM] -
At 20 Km into the bike we have Carla Moreno leading the women’s race with Hillary Biscay following her 3:10 back.

8:53 [IM] - WOMEN: Bike - 20Km
Currently leading the women is CARLA MORENO (#52). Right behind her, however, are:
* HILLARY BISCAY (#67) at 3:10
* BRYAN BOWLES (#244) at 9:08
* KELLY LEAR-KAUL (#51) at 12:01
* HEDLA LOPES (#59) at 12:10
* MARIA OMAR (#58) at 13:12


8:56 [IM] - MEN: Bike - 32 Km
SANSON BENJAMIN (#17) currently leads the men's field. Behind him:
* FABIO CARVALHO (#20) at 5:20
* HENRIQUE OLIVEIRA (#26) at 6:21

8:59 [IM] - Correction on the 20 Km report of the women's race:
WOMEN: Bike - 20 Km
In the lead is CARLA MORENO (#52), followed by:
* HILLARY BISCAY (#67) at 3:10
* BRYAN BOWLES (#244) at 9:08
* FERNANDA KELLER (#51) at 12:01

9:02 [IM] -
Guess who has showed up to the party? Oscar Galindez. He is now bike his way into 4th position.

MEN: Bike - 32Km
SANSON BENJAMIN (#17) is the current leader. Behind him are:
* FABIO CARVALHO (#20) at 5:20
* HENRIQUE OLIVEIRA (#26) at 6:21
* OSCAR GALINDEZ (#1) at 8:50


9:11 [IM] -
We are a little surprised that Carla Moreno is taking it out so hard on the bike. At the pre-race conference she claimed she was going to wait for the run to lay it down. The Ironman Brazil bike course suits the second placed women, Hillary Biscay… a down in the bars, grind a big gear kind of girl. Expect her to make a move on Moreno on the bike here soon.

9:24 [IM] -
At 50 Km into the bike we have Sanson Benjamin still in the lead with no one in close to him. Benjamin holds a French record for 800 meter freestyle swim. Looks like he can handle himself o the bike also.

9:28 [IM] - MEN: Bike - 50Km
Leading the men is SANSON BENJAMIN (#17). Chasing the leader, however, is:
* FABIO CARVALHO (#20) at 6:00
* HENRIQUE OLIVEIRA (#26) at 7:11
* OSCAR GALINDEZ (#1) at 8:25
* IVAN JUNIOR (#18) at 8:31


9:31 [IM] -
Sanson Benjamin has maintained his maintain his lead since his swim. The mover in the group, and of no surprise, is Oscar Galindez.

9:34 [IM] -
At 50 km into the bike Hillary Biscay has chewed back 35 seconds into Carla Moreno lead. She is now only 2:35 back of Moreno.

9:38 [IM] -
Female age grouper Kelly Lear-Kaul from the USA is currently in third place in the women’s race at 7:35 back of Moreno. She has actually gain a little time on Moreno since 20 km’s.

9:41 [IM] -
Fernanda Keller has just gone by our spotters at 50 km mark in fourth place. She is 11:44 behind the leader and has made some small gains in time since the 20 km splits.

10:01 [IM] - WOMEN: Bike - 50 km
In the lead is CARLA MORENO (#52), followed by:
* HILLARY BISCAY (#67) at 2:35
* KELLY LEAR-KAUL (#244) at 7:35
* FERNANDA KELLER (#51) at 11:44
* HEDLA LOPES (#326) at 12:37
* LADISLAVA CISAROVSKA (#58) at 15:00



10:06 [IM] - A lot of new swim and bike photos have been placed on our photos section.

10:10 [IM] -
Sanson Benjamin has just passed the 90 km’s marker on the bike. Splits of those following will be coming in soon. Thats about a 2:10 split for 90 km!

10:20 [IM] - MEN: Bike 90 Km
Leading the men is SANSON BENJAMIN (#17). Chasing the leader, however, is:
* EDUARDO STURLA (#3) at 8:00
* HENRIQUE OLIVEIRA (#26) at 8:01
* OSCAR GALINDEZ (#1) at 8:03
* IVAN JUNIOR (#18) at 8:05

10:29 [IM] -
Benjamin Sanson has been holding off the train of four behind him. The Frenchman has not given back any significant time in the past 40 km’s to anyone. A bit of a surprise right now is not seeing Sebastian Pedraza bridge up to the leaders yet.

10:41 [IM] -
Hillary Biscay is currently within 40 seconds of leader Carla Moreno at 90 km into the bike.

10:48 [IM] - WOMEN: Bike - 90 Km
Currently leading the women is CARLA MORENO (#52). Right behind her, however, are:
* HILLARY BISCAY (#67) at 0:45
* KELLY LEAR-KAUL (#244) at 6:00
* FERNANDA KELLER (#51) at 7:56

10:52 [IM] - MEN: Bike 110 Km
SANSON BENJAMIN (#17) is in the lead, followed by:
* EDUARDO STURLA (#3) at 7:07
* OSCAR GALINDEZ (#1) at 7:11
* RAUL FURTADO (#11) at 7: 12
* IVAN JUNIOR (#18) at 10:11

10:54 [IM] - This is the first IronmanLIVE event at which we have tested this new race coverage format. Among the new features: instant posting of updates to your screen with a sound notification, pre-race opportunities to vote for your favored winner, and more. What do you think? Please send your comments, problem reports, or suggestions to webcast@ironman.com

10:56 [IM] - WOMEN: Bike - 90 Km TOP FIVE
While CARLA MORENO (#52) currently leads the women, she's being pursued by:
* HILLARY BISCAY (#67) at 0:45
* KELLY LEAR-KAUL (#244) at 6:00
* FERNANDA KELLER (#51) at 7:56
* RITA CORREIA (#59) at 11:45

11:14 [IM] -
Around 100 km’s into the women’s race, Hillary Biscay has just taken the lead of the Ironman Brazil. Carla Moreno is following close behind. Reports from the course have Moreno telling a photographer on a motorcycle that she is not feeling well.

11:19 [IM] -
At the 110 km mark of the bike Biscay now holds a 2:20 lead over a faltering Carla Moreno. It appears that Moreno is hurting bad as she has fallen back over 2:00 in just 10 km’s.

11:31 [IM] - WOMEN: Bike 110 Km
Currently leading the women is HILLARY BISCAY (#67). Right behind her, however, are:
* CARLA MORENO (#52) at 2:20
* KELLY LEAR-KAUL (#244) at 7:45
* CARLOS CONCEIÇÃO (#373) at 13:20
* RITA CORREIA (#59) at 13:30
Are spotters may have missed Fernanda Keller. We are checking this out.

11:33 [IM] - MEN: Bike - 130 Km
BENJAMIN SANSON (#17) currently leads the men's field. Behind him:
* EDUARDO STURLA (#3) at 8:00
* RAUL FURTADO (#11) at 9:30
* OSCAR GALINDEZ (#1) at 11:30

11:37 [IM] -
Looks like Galindez has drop off the pace, losing over 4:00 in the past 20 km’s.

11:38 [IM] -
We have found Fernanda Keller… she is third place, 9:00 back from Biscay.

11:41 [IM] - We have Fernanda Keller's time difference wrong. We will get it at the next time check. Our spotter asures us she is third right now.

11:54 [IM] -
Ok, we have sorted out the top three of the women’s race.


WOMEN: Bike - 135 Km
In the lead is HILLARY BISCAY (#67), followed by:
* CARLA MORENO (#52) at 4:30
* FERNANDA KELLER (#51) at 7:27

11:59 [IM] -
Reports from our spotters are that Carla Moreno is starting to feel better. If Moreno can stay in touch with Biscay on the bike she can let her short course run background rip on the marathon. It is shaping up to be a great women’s race.

12:21 [IM] -
Looks like HILLARY BISCAY (#67) has put the hammer down as she continues to put additional time in on her pursuers.
* CARLA MORENO (#52) at 6:12 back with
* FERNANDA KELLER (#51) at 8:00,



12:27 [IM] -

Benjamin Sanson has just entered the transition. Unofficial calculations have him bike a 4:30 bike split! Not only can the Frenchman swim, he can also hammer on the bike!


12:31 [IM] -
We have reports at 150 km’s that Fernanda Keller has over taken Carla Moreno and looking strong and determined.

12:32 [IM] -
Eduardo Sturla has come into the transition in second place, 7:30 behind Sanson.

12:43 [IM] -
Raul Furtado comes in to transition in third place 10:35 behind the leader followed by Olaf Sabatschus, over 18:00 in arrears.

12:46 [IM] - MEN: Run Start
BENJAMIN SANSON (#17) currently leads the men's field. Behind him:
* EDUARDO STURLA (#3) at 7:30
* RAUL FURTADO (#11) at 10:35
* OLAF SABATSCHUS (#7) at 18:59
* OSCAR GALINDEZ (#1) at 19:06

12:49 [IM] -
Previous Ironman Brazil Champions, Galindez and Sabatschus will have to pull off an amazing feat today for one of them win here in 2008.

12:58 [IM] -
The only marathon times we can find on our current leader Sanson, is a 3:20 at Ironman Canada in 2000. He comes from a swimming background and has 6 top 5 finishes in World Cup racing to his credit.


1:02 [IM] -
Fernanda Keller has clawed back another 15 seconds in the last 20 km’s and is now only 7:45 back of Biscay at 165 km’s.

1:14 [IM] - Sturla on the move: At 10 km’s into the run, Sturla is now only 2:28 behind race leader Benjamin Sanson. Surla has made up 5:00 in 10 km’s!
1:17 [IM] - We have word that Sanson has been stopping at every aid station drinking 2-3 cups of water and attempting to cool himself of with ice and water.
1:19 [IM] -
Hillary Biscay has just entered the transition and is looking good. Her unofficial bike split was 5:15.



1:24 [IM] -
Raul Furtado from Brazil is in third at 10 km’s. He is now 7:08 down to Sanson, gaining 3:00 on the leader but losing over 2:00 to a hard charging Sturla.

1:30 [IM] -
Olaf Sabatschus just went by our spotters at 10Km, 15:43 down to Sanson. He is equaling Sturla’s pace but is over 13:00 behind him.

1:32 [IM] -
Fernanda Keller has just exited the bike-run transition and has headed out on the run 8:55 back to American Hillary Biscay.

1:35 [IM] -
At 10 km of the run, three- time Ironman Brazil Champion Oscar Galindez is 19:00 back of race leader Sanson.

1:37 [IM] - This is the first IronmanLIVE event at which we have tested this new race coverage format. Among the new features: instant posting of updates to your screen with a sound notification, pre-race opportunities to vote for your favored winner, and more. What do you think? Please send your comments, problem reports, or suggestions to webcast@ironman.com

1:43 [IM] - MEN: RUN - 10 KM
Leading the men is SANSON BENJAMIN (#17). Chasing the leader, however, is:
* EDUARDO STURLA (#3) at 2:28
* RAUL FURTADO (#11) at 7:08
* OLAF SABATSCHUS (#7) at 15:43
* OSCAR GALINDEZ (#1) at 19:00


1:57 [IM] -
Unofficial word from the course has it that Oscar Galindez has pulled himself from the race.

2:04 [IM] -
We have added photos from the bike course to the photos section. Our photographer here in Florianopolis is Carlos Rocha/LinkPhoto.com.br


2:14 [IM] -
In the women’s race at 10 km’s, we still have Hillary Biscay leading, however Fernanda Keller is now only 5:00 back. Keller has made up almost 4:00 since starting the run.

2:19 [IM] -
At 25 km’s into the run, Eduardo Sturla has over taken the lead from Benjamin Sanson and now holds the lead.

2:24 [IM] -
Sturla has won Ironman Brazil in 2001. He also has a number of top 10 finishes here. He consistently runs around 3 hours here and if he can replicate that pace today… he will win this race.

2:26 [IM] - WOMEN: RUN:10KM
Currently leading the women is HILLARY BISCAY (#67). Right behind her, however, are:
* FERNANDA KELLER (#51) at 4:59
* KELLY LEAR-KAUL (#244) at 12:40
* ROBISON TOMAIM (#577) at 13:09

2:29 [IM] - MEN: RUN 25KM
EDUARDO STURLA (#3) is in the lead, followed by:
* BENJAMIN SANSON (#17) at 5:00
* RAUL FURTADO (#11) at 8:10
* OLAF SABATSCHUS (#7) at 13:00


2:43 [IM] -
In the women’s race, at 16 km’s Hillary Biscay is holding onto the lead by 2:00 over Fernanda Keller. The Brazilian has gained 2:59 in the last 6 km’s over Biscay.

2:45 [IM] - MEN: RUN - 25 KM
The men`s field is starting to stretch out with EDUARDO STURLA (#3) still our current leader.

Behind him are:
* BENJAMIN SANSON (#17) at 5:00
* RAUL FURTADO (#11) at 8:10
* OLAF SABATSCHUS (#7) at 13:00
* IVAN JUNIOR (#18) at 24:21

2:55 [IM] -
It doesn’t appear anyone behind Sturla is making any gains on the 2001 Ironman Champion today. Sabatschus has been matching Sturla’s pace throughout the run but has been unable to gain any ground on the front runner. He still remains 13:00 in arrears.

3:01 [IM] - Keller in the lead: At 21 km’s on the run in the women’s race, Fernanda Keller has surged past Hillary Biscay for the lead. Keller has methodically ran a solid first half of the marathon and showed her patented patience and confidence in her running ability.
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3:23 [IM] - We have just placed a number of photos of the men on the marathon in our photos section.
3:32 [IM] -
Sturla – Ironman Brazil Champion: The 2008 Ironman Brazil Champion is Eduardo Sturla from Argentina in a time of 8:28:21. Relying on his run speed, Sturla erased an almost 8:00 deficit by 21 km’s on the marathon when he passed leader Benjamin Sanson, a lead he would never relinquish.

3:56 [IM] - MEN: Finish – Unofficial Results
* EDUARDO STURLA (#3) has won the 2008 Ironman Brazil
* OLAF SABATSCHUS (#7) at 8:38:56
* SANSON BENJAMIN (#17) at 8:41:32


3:59 [IM] -
Fernanda Keller has extended her lead over Hilary Biscay by over 7:00 at 32km’s into the marathon. Keller looks great while Biscay appears to be struggling in the later stages of run.

4:08 [IM] - MEN:UNOFFICIAL RESULTS - TOP 7

* EDUARDO STURLA (3) at 8:28:21
* OLAF SABATSCHUS (#7) at 8:38:56
* BENJAMIN SANSON (#17) at 8:41:32
* PETR VABROUSEK (#37) at 8:53:55
* RAUL FURTADO (#11) at 8:55:01
* EZEQUIEL MORALES (#8) at 8:57:00
* IVAN JUNIOR (#18) at 8:58:50

4:15 [IM] - UNOFFICIAL RESULTS - TOP 10

* EDUARDO STURLA (#3) at 8:28:21
* OLAF SABATSCHUS (#7) at 8:38:56
* BENJAMIN SANSON (#17) at 8:41:32
* PETR VABROUSEK (#37) at 8:53:55
* RAUL FURTADO (#11) at 8:55:01
* EZEQUIEL MORALES (#8) at 8:57:00
* IVAN JUNIOR (#18) at 8:58:50
* FABIO CARVALHO (#20) at 9:02:55
* LIONEL ROYE (#592) at 9:04:51
* VINICIUS LAGO (#9) at 9:05:20