Richie Cunningham successfully defended his title in at the Longhorn Ironman 70.3 in Texas, while Joanna Zeiger led from start to finish as she prepares to defend her Foster Grant Ironman World Championship 70.3 title in Clearwater in a few weeks.

Zeiger led the women’s field out of the water in Austin, well ahead of even the fast-swimming Tereza Macel, who is no-doubt still recovering from an impressive fourth-place finish at the Ford Ironman World Championship a few weeks ago. Zeiger was never really challenged throughout the day and would finish just over two minutes ahead of Heather Jackson and almost six-minutes up on third place finisher Nicole Hofer.

Zeiger, who has been plagued with DNF’s due to some health complications looks to have figured out her plan just in time.   “I have made some changes, the biggest being getting my blood pressure under control. It is great to win again!”

Pro Women Results
1. Joanna Zeiger
2. Heather Jackson
3. Nicole Hofer
4. Kelly Williamson
5. Tereza Macel