Andy Potts Wins Ironman Boulder 70.3

Photo above by Rich Cruse.

Fresh off his win at Ironman Cor d’Alene, Sunnto-sponsored Andy Potts repeated his victory at the Ironman Boulder 70.3 with a winning time of 3:46:50.

Andy dominated the field with a one minute lead coming out of the water. He slipped twelve seconds behind Steven Hackett as he finished the second transition but made up that time with an impressive 1:16 half marathon securing his victory.

Andy wears the Suunto td6 black flame.

To follow Andy go to his website.

For more great action shots, check out photography by Rich Cruse.

Andy Potts Dominates in Spud Country

Suunto triathlete, Andy Potts held is own this past weekend at the Coeur d'Alene Ironman prevailing over some stiff competition. This is Potts' first triathlon outside of Hawaii, and he lived up to the pre-race hype by securing the title and podium win.
Potts, a former Olympian and ITU competitor, continued to show is transition speed after getting out of the water 30 seconds behind John Flanagan. By the time he got on his bike after the swim, he had gained back the deficit all but three seconds and pulled away from Flanagan in the beginning miles of the 112 mile bike ride.
By the end of the bike, Potts was still in the lead by more than seven minutes. Potts continued to dominate the run and finished his Ironman in 8:24:54.
A big win for Potts and Suunto is proud!

Big Weekend for Suunto Athletes

This past weekend, two superstar Suunto athletes, Matty Reed and Andy Potts competed well in the Rev3 Tri and the K-Swiss Ironman 70.3 in Kansas, respectively.

Matty Reed came out strong in the swim and bike to finish up at a very respectable 3rd place podium finish with Craig Alexander winning and Terenzo Bozzone earning 2nd place. Dominating the tri-scene since the 90's, Reed, known as "Boom Boom" is a dominant force and fared well against stiff competition.

Reed's twitter feed during the race kept us all informed--here are a few quotes of the race and weekend from @boomboomreed and his Facebook page:

• Was a tough day out there today. Gave it what I had on the day and for that I am pleased. Amazing race and got beat by two champions.
• At the airport headed home. Hard as Hell race today. Beaten by two Champs! Thanks @rev3 great Event!

Good job Matty!

Andy Potts also competed well this past weekend at the K-Swiss Ironman 70.3 Kansas event. After setting a new course record in the swim, Potts battled hard against Chris Lieto til the bitter end, but ended up with a 2nd place finish.
Also an active twitter feed (@Andy_Potts) kept fans informed of the race.

• Back on the Podium! After setting a new swim course record, Andy races to a solid second place finish at IM 70.3 Kansas.

Good job Suunto pros!