Pablo just finished his 20th Ironman! And he also qualifies to the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii, the most prestigious title an athlete can claim.
His final time is: 09:07:51 - 3rd (30-34)
Some photos at the finish line.
Thank you Cristina for the covering and photos!
Final Results:
1- Gilad Rotem – 8:52:40
2- Jeremie Py – 9:07:22
3- Pablo Ureta – 9:07:51
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Keep on track!
Martin Ureta
And the lead is down to 10 minutes.
Which means that Pablo Ureta (3rd) and Jeremie Py (2nd) need Gilad Rotem (1st) to completely fold if they want to take today’s race. While Rolem looks to be struggling, he’s still moving quite well.
Meanwhile, behind them, Tammo Konig (4th) is close to Pablo and is charging yet again – steadily gaining time on both the men ahead of him. Sven imhoff (5th) remains very close- he’s just under 11 minutes behind.
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The topfive through 31 km:
1- Gilad Rotem (312) 8:07:11 – 4:26/km
2- Jeremie Py (2287) 8:15:14 – 4:34/km
3- Pablo (361) 8:17:32 – 4:38/km
4- Tammo Konig 8:18:54 – 4:43/km
5- Sven Imhoff (207) 8:18:58 – 4:34/km
Pablo has now finished the 21 km run. The lead is now down to less than eight minutes.
Pablo Ureta is now running just under 8 minutes behind race leader Gilad Rotem, who needs to hang on for about 21 more kilometers if he’s going to win the title here today. Very close to Pablo, at only 40 seconds is the French Gael Mainard.
1- Gilad Rotem 7:20:35 – 4:24/km
2- Mainard Gael 7:28:08 – 4:50/km
3- Pablo 7:28:49 – 4:50/km
4- Tammo Konig 7:29:17 – 4:22/km
5- Sven Imhoff 7:30:57 – 4:24/km
6- Ulrik Nielsen 7:31:04- 4:52/km
7- Marcus Buchler 7:32:05 – 4:37/km
Pablo Ureta who continues to sit in great shape is very getting close to the actual leader Gilad Rotem. Pablo is now in 5th position. He is now trying to get close to Nielsen Ulrik from Great Britain that is now only seconds away.
This is the time from the top five on the Ironman Race after the 1se split on the run:
1- Rotem, Gilad 06:34:18
2-Gael Mainard 6:37:17
3- Jörg Scheiderbauer 6:38:03
4- Ulrik Nielsen 6:39:50
5- Ureta-Zaugg, Pablo 6:40:57
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Keep on track,
Martin
Pablo averaged 36.46km/ hour for 185km of the ride today. The total time bike is 4 hours 56 minutes!
What’s going to happen on the run?
Things are looking good for Pablo Ureta at this point. He looks good but the race is not over. He has only 10 real training days before the race and anyone knowing what it’s an IRONMAN will say it’s crazy and not enough.
Pablo told us before the race what he needs to finish the race: Motivation
I still remember 16 years ago when he was only fifteen years old and he said to a local television that he will do an Ironman one day. They thought he was crazy at that time, but now, with 19 Ironman at his back he is ready for the number 20!
Pablo Ureta is well into the run course as the rest of the men start the run. The current leader is Gael Mainard from France. Behind him chasing the leader is Pablo and the rest group of men.
Here are the top five bike time for the men age group 30-34:
1- Mainard, Gael: 04:52:42
2- Nielsen, Ulrik 04:53:17
3- Rotem, Gilad 04:53:47
4- Scherer, Matthias 04:57:42
5- Ureta-Zaugg, Pablo 04:56:12
We’re seeing some of the images from out on the bike course, and looking at Pablo’s position on the bike. He looks very comfortable as he powers away in an aerodynamic tuck.
He’s now through 140 km of the ride.
This year the Frankfurter Ironman European Championship bike course is 185km, that is 5 km more than usual.
Pablo paso el km 85 con un tiempo de 2 horas 15min. Con un muy buen promedio de 37.74 km/h
Keep riding!
Martin
Pablo Ureta was 12th out of the water in his category. He’s racing as 30-34 category. Final swim time is 55 minutes 36 seconds!
Nine-time Ironman Hawaii qualifier Pablo Ureta is in 12th position, 8 minutes behind the leader.
This Ironman represents a great race for Pablo, it’s his 20th Ironman and is the 3rd time in Frankfurt. Pablo already qualified three times for Hawaii in Frankfurt with a total of 9 times around the world. If he gets the spot for Hawaii it will be the 10th time!!
Go for it Pablo!
The temperature right now is 21 degrees Celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit), but it is extremely humid. Today there is a 60 percent chance of rain, which will probably be welcomed by the athletes, who will appreciate things cooling down after this hot week.
They announced that around noon there will be some thunder showers, which could make things difficult for many of the athletes here out on the bike.
With more than 2,800 athletes the race just started!!
Back to you soon!
Martin
20, si el ironman número 20 el próximo domingo.
Ya no queda nada y me muero de ganas de ir a competir a Frankfurt. Quizás no llego entrenado de la mejor manera pero pude hacer 10 días de entrenamiento a full que me hacen creer en la posibilidad de hacer una buena carrera. Hace una semana que estoy pedaleando con la nueva maquina, lleva un tiempo acostumbrarse a una nueva posición y hay que hacerle unos ajustes pero va muy bien.
El viernes después del mediodía saldré para Frankfurt con Cristy de Panamá y allá me encontrare con Martin Aragno, Fede, Antoine y otros amigos!
Todo listo para competir en mi ironman número 20, el tercero en Frankfurt y el octavo en Europa.
Si quieren seguirme durante la carrera, pueden hacerlo en mi blog, mi hermano se encargara de hacer el seguimiento!
Frankfurt!!
Saludos!
