{"id":195266,"date":"2015-03-31T04:00:25","date_gmt":"2015-03-30T18:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=195266"},"modified":"2015-03-31T04:00:25","modified_gmt":"2015-03-30T18:00:25","slug":"3-saipan-female-triathletes-complete-xterra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/3-saipan-female-triathletes-complete-xterra\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Saipan female triathletes complete XTERRA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Female triathletes held their own in the male-dominated XTERRA Saipan Championship, as eight survived the treacherous race last Saturday.<\/p>\n

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Kaitlin Mattos of Saipan negotiates the jungle leg of last Saturday\u2019s XTERRA Saipan Championship. Mattos earned a spot in the World Championships in Maui, Hawaii after recording a 4:33:00 finish in her age division.
(Jon Perez)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Three Saipan bets were among the female participants who braved the rain-soaked course and managed to finish the 1.5-kilometer swim, 30K bike, and 12K trail run race.<\/p>\n

XTERRA Saipan first-timer Lorie Hutchinson was the island\u2019s top finisher as she completed the dangerous trek in 4:24:33 and won the 50 to 54 age group. She timed in at 26:41 in the two-lap swim leg and was 48th (among 63 swimmers) out of the water. In the bike leg, she clocked in at 2:42:25, which is good for 42nd place, while her 1:15:27 in the run race ranked her at No. 22.<\/p>\n

Kimiko McKagan also broke the five-hour mark, as she submitted 4:27:09, just about three minutes behind her 2014 time of 4:24:34. Though she failed to beat hear time last year, McKagan was happy with her performance as she did not crash despite the tough race condition.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo crash this time and it felt good,\u201d a jubilant McKagan said during the event\u2019s awards ceremony at the Pacific Islands Club last Saturday night.<\/p>\n

McKagan was 50th out of the water with her 26:46, 36th both in the bike (2:32:47) and run (1:27:36) legs. She took the top honors in the 45 to 49 division, beating Guam\u2019s Michelle Santos, who logged 6:13:42 with split times of 24:32, 3:31:17, and 2:17:53.<\/p>\n

McKagan\u2019s training buddy, Kaity Mattos, also beat the five-hour barrier with her 4:33:00, which was way faster than her XTERRA debut time of 4:49:27 (last year). Mattos was ranked No. 34 in the swim leg (23:35) and 34th in the bike (2:32:52) races, and No. 44 in the run (1:36:33).<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Japan\u2019s Kyoco Urashima was the fastest non-pro female participant in last weekend\u2019s race and the only one in her field to complete the race under four hours after recording 3:59:38. She ruled the 35 to 39 age group, downing American Allison Moore (6:14:28). Other finishers were Guam\u2019s Jessika Dayrit (5:20:43) and Blanda Camacho (6:13:41).<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s women\u2019s non-pro finishers doubled last season\u2019s count (four).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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