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Name: Tenille Hoogland
Name: Erin Green
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Name: Heather Jackson
Name: Kristen Peterson
Heather Jackson
Bend, Oregon - 29
Jackson, an Exeter New Hampshire native
and NCAA Division 1 hockey player for
the Princeton women’s team, has made a
steady climb to the very top of the heap of
Ironman 70. 3 and half Ironman triathletes.
In her first season as a serious amateur
triathlete, she qualified for and won her
18-24 age group at the Ironman World
Championship. She turned pro at the end
of 2009 and has been climbing to the top
ever since. In 2010, she placed 5th at the
Ironman 70.3 World championship. In 2011,
she placed second by a few yards after a flat
out duel to the finish to Ironman 70.3 and
Ironman World champion Mirinda Carfrae
at Oceanside 70.3. Jackson also placed 4th
at 2011 Ironman 70.3 Worlds. In 2012,
she was 2nd at Oceanside 70.3, then made
a major breakthrough to win Wildflower
long course and break the hallowed course
record with a time of 4:26:29, winning
by 5:40 over Linsey Corbin. In that race,
Jackson finished with a blazing fast 1:21:08
run. Later in 2012, Jackson finished 3rd
at Ironman 70.3 Worlds and, in her first
foray in off road triathlon, took 4th at the
XTERRA World Championship in Maui.
In 2013, Jackson continued to get better,
winning Oceanside 70.3 in a fast time of
4:13:48 which she finished with a blazing
fast 1:17:32 run split. That may not be
Jackson’s limit, as weeks previously she
placed 3rd overall woman at the Carlsbad
Half Marathon in a time of 1:14:23 – faster
even than noted triathlon runner Kelly
Williamson, whose personal best for the half
marathon is 1:14:42.
Tenille Hoogland
Canada - 35
This former competitive synchronized
swimmer made a professional breakthrough
in Tri-California races in 2010, winning
the San Francisco Triathlon at Treasure
Island and the San Francisco Triathlon at
Alcatraz. In 2011, She won Calgary 70.3
and placed an impressive 4th at Wildflower
long course in 4:36:26. Hoogland continued
her excellence in 2011 with a 2nd at Rev3
Anderson, South Carolina, 4th at Eagleman
70.3, 6th at Vineman 70.3 and 7th at Muncie
70.3. Between breaks for injury and illness
in 2012, she placed 3rd at Lake Stevens
70.3 and Austin 70.3. This year she took 4th
against an excellent field at Geelong long
course and was 8th at the prestigious Abu
Dhabi International.
Elizabeth Lyles
Reno Nevada - 34
As an amateur, Lyles beat all the pros to win
the rugged Auburn International Triathlon
in 2006, finished 2nd in F25-29 and 16th
overall at Ironman Coeur d’Alene in 2006,
and won her age group in a course record
that still stands in Escape From Alcatraz. In
2012, she took 4th place overall at Austin
70.3, won the Donner Lake Triathlon overall
in a new course record, and took 2nd in
F30-34 and 10th overall at Boise 70.3, which
qualified her for her USA Triathlon pro
license. In her first race as a pro, she finished
4th overall at Boulder 70.3, then joined the
ranks of the elite long course professionals
with an overall win at Ironman Wisconsin
in 9:34:35, highlighted by her world class
2:59:34 marathon leg.
Janelle Morrison
Penticton, BC, Canada - 35
Morrison’s tri career was evolving nicely
with 1st amateur at Ironman Canada and 6th
amateur and fastest amateur run of 3:12 at
Ironman Hawaii in 2008. That same year,
she showed a great deal of promise as she
finished the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in
2:49. In 2009, she took 3rd overall woman
in her pro Ironman debut at Penticton,
Canada. In 2010, she placed 5th at Ironman
Coeur d’Alene and 8th at Ironman Canada.
And then came the accident. On November
10, she was in a coma following a head
on collision with smashed her car down
a 30 foot embankment. After an arduous
rehabilitation, she joined Paolo Sousa’s
training squad and was able to train 25 hours
a week in limited fashion by July. In late
September she was cleared to run again and
by late November she was able to run for 90
minutes. Coached by the great Mark Allen,
she managed a 9th at Calgary 70.3 before
placing a miraculous 3rd overall at Ironman
Canada in August in her first Ironman race
after the accident. “What most deemed to
have been impossible… turns out it wasn’t,”
she wrote.
Emily Cocks
Napa, California - 36
This Napa, California triathlete had her
notable finish placing 5th in age F25-29
and 23rd overall including at pros the
2006 ITU Age Group Long Course World
Championship in Canberra, Australia. In
2009, she placed 8th pro at the Chicago
Triathlon and 10th pro at Steelhead 70.3
In 2010, she placed 3rd at Hawaii 70.3,
5th pro at Pacific Grove, and 11h at Lake
Stevens 70.3. In 2011, she was 15th pro at
Wildflower, 11th at Vineman 70.3, 6th at the
San Francisco Triathlon at Alcatraz, and 6th
at Rev3 Florida. In 2012, she was 11th at
Wildflower in a time of 4:47:55, 4th at Rev3
Costa Rica, 7th at Rev3 Portland and posted
the fastest run split of 1:25:30. She also
placed 4th at Pacific grove, 9th at Chicago
Olympic distance, 6th at Rv3 Florida and
10th at the Los Angeles Triathlon.
Julia Grant,
Christchurch, New Zealand - 27
When she is not traveling the world to
compete in triathlons this New Zealander
works as a Physical Education teacher
and part time model. Some of her first
notable pro performances came in 2010 as
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she finished 8th at Wildflower long course in a time
of 4:49:32 and 8th at the San Francisco Triathlon at
Alcatraz. In 2011, she won the Tri Grand Prix UK and
took 10th overall at Wildflower long course in 4:51:15
during which she posted the 8th fastest run – 1:30:45.
Last year she continued to improve, finishing 2nd at
Hawaii 70.3, 4th at Boise 70.3 and 10th at Wildflower
in 4:44:43 while running a 5th-fastest 1:30:22 half
marathon run. In her Ironman-distance debut, she
finished 5th at Challenge Wanaka.
FIVE FASTEST OVER ALL TIMES - FEMALE
RANK
NAME
COUNTRY
TIME
YEAR
1
HEATHER JACKSON
USA
4:26:29
2012
2
JULIE DIBENS
USA
4:27:53
2010
3
LEANDA CAVE
UK
4:27:58
2011
4
MARY BETH ELLIS
USA
4:28:05
2011
5
SAMANTHA MCGLONE
CAN
4:31:08
2006
Kristen Peterson
Boulder, Colorado - 27
Peterson is that rare combination of a pro triathlete
and a molecular biologist. She competed as a NCAA
Division I swimmer for the University of Pacific before
transferring to the University of Colorado to complete
a dual degree in molecular biology and neurology and
switched sports to compete for the CU Boulder triathlon
team. In 2009, she got her pro license and took 6th
at the Us Pro Challenge, 7th at Pacific Grove, 9th at
the San Francisco International and 1th at the Chicago
Triathlon. In 2010, she improved to 5th at Boulder
Peak, and took 4th places at Pacific Grove and the San
Francisco Triathlon at Alcatraz. In 2011, she won the
US Aquathlon Nationals, took 7th at Austin 70.3 and
Boulder Peak 5150. Last year Peterson placed 4th at
the rugged Leadman 250, 9th at Kansas City 5150 and
was one of six women chosen to ride the entire Tour
de France as part of the Reve Tour to raise money
for charity. Her favorite quote is by Muhammad Ali:
“"Success is not achieved by winning all the time.
Real success comes when we rise after we fall. Some
mountains are higher than others. Some roads steeper
than the next. There are hardships and setbacks but you
cannot let them stop you. Even on the steepest road you
must not turn back."
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Jennifer Luebke
Missoula, Montana - 27
Luebke graduated in 2008 with a degree in math and Spanish from the University
of Montana and currently works as a swim coach and fitness instructor between
triathlons. Her big breakthrough was a win at the 2009 Wildflower Olympic
distance and since then has been gradually improving. In 2011, she was 6th at
Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens, 10th at the Rev3 Portland half, 11th at Boise 70.3
and 17th pro at Wildflower. In 2012, Luebke was 2nd at the Grizzly Triathlon in
Missoula, Montana, 8th at Timberman 70.3, 16th at Wildflower long course in
4:59:14, beating tri luminaries Heather Gollnick and Samantha McGlone.
ELITE LONG COURSE RECORDS OVERALL
FEMALE
NAME
COUNTRY
TIME
YEAR
OVERALL
Heather Jackson
USA
04:26:29
2013
SWIM
Barb Lindquist
USA
00:22:55
2001
BIKE
Donna Peters
USA
02:30:51
1992
RUN
Heather Jackson
USA
01:21:08
2013