KAPALUA, Hawaii — Lance Armstrong faded from second to 23rd in the running leg of the XTERRA World Championship, with Austrian Michael Weiss, a Colorado Springs resident, finishing strong to win the off-road triathlon Sunday.
Weiss completed the mile ocean swim, 18.3-mile mountain-bike ride and 6.1-mile trail run in 2 hours, 27 minutes. South Africa’s Dan Hugo, who lives in Boulder, was second, 33 seconds back, and Eneko Llanos of Spain (2:28:26) was third.
Josiah Middaugh of Vail finished fourth in 2:29:14.
Lesley Paterson of San Diego won the women’s race in 2:45:59.
Armstrong finished in 2:36:59.
The seven-time Tour de France winner, fifth in the XTERRA USA Championship in Utah last month in his first triathlon in 22 years, faded badly on the run portion on a day where the temperature reached 90 degrees.
South Africa’s Conrad “The Caveman” Stoltz, the South African who won his fourth title in the event last year, dropped out on the third mile of the run.
COLORADO'S COMPETITORS
1.) Michael Weiss of Colorado Springs, 2:27:00
2.) Dan Hugo of Boulder, 2:27:33
4.) Josiah Middaugh of Vail, 2:29:14
10.) Christopher Legh of Lyons, 2:31:10
16.) Tim DeBoom of Boulder, 2:34:23
20.) Branden Rakita of Manitou Springs, 2:36:38
22.) Ryan Ignatz of Boulder, 2:36:53
29.) Brad Zoller of Avon, 2:39:42
34.) Jason Michalak of Lakewood, 2:41:58
39.) Cody Waite of Lakewood, 2:44:32
70.) Josh Klish of Eagle, 2:54:31
88.) Sara Tarkington of Boulder, 2:57:59
106.) Rife Hilgartner of Boulder, 3:02:42
113.) Pat Brown of Boulder, 3:04:11
118.) Eric Snowberg of Golden, 3:04:48
120.) Rick Zimmerman of Morrison, 3:04:57
125.) Eric Wynn of Boulder, 3:06:37
132.) Charlie Wertheim of Carbondale, 3:07:12
133.) Kelley Cullen of New Castle, 3:07:15
147.) Tamara Donelson of Edwards, 3:09:47
148.) Scott Archer of Breckenridge, 3:09:50
155.) Jessi Stensland of Boulder, 3:10:52
158.) Nathan West of Golden, 3:11:29
164.) Maia Ignatz of Boulder, 3:12:44
185.) Debby Sullivan of Fraser, 3:16:19
196.) JP Hutchens of Basalt, 3:18:12
212.) Tyler Volz of Colorado Springs, 3:21:50
218.) Danielle Kehoe of Arvada, 3:22:14
225.) Kim Baldwin of Boulder, 3:22:52
265.) Drew Hess of New Haven, 3:29:55
287.) Bruce Wacker of Colorado Springs, 3:33:27
314.) Kim Baugh of Colorado Springs, 3:38:54
338.) Christine Zimmerman of Morrison, 3:45:15
367.) Sybil Praski of Denver, 3:48:41
404.) Lisa Sieders of Denver, 3:55:18
406.) Susan Petronio of Crested Butte, 3:56:01
409.) Michael Stone of Boulder, 3:56:34
426.) Cindi Toepel of Littleton, 3:59:45
448.) Kurt Dallow of Greeley, of 4:06:15
483.) Richard Wall of Colorado Springs, 4:17:53
498.) Craig Vogtsberger of Highlands Ranch, 4:24:49
510.) Shawn Garrett of Granby, 4:29:21
527.) Erin Quinn of Littleton, 4:38:05
