Photo Gallery: Inaugural Leadman Triathlon
- By Aaron Hersh
- Published May 19, 2011
- Updated Jan 25, 2012 at 5:14 PM UTC
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Photo Gallery: Inaugural Leadman Triathlon
Jordan Rapp out of the water.
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Photo Gallery: Inaugural Leadman Triathlon
Jordan Rapp kept the pressure on the entire time.
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Warming up.
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As the sun rises over the horizon the athletes exit the water.
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Volunteers were on hand to help remove wetsuits.
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223K can be a lonely bike leg.
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Matt Lieto left all he had on the bike.
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Katya Meyers had the 3rd fast bike split for the elite women.
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The hills have eyes.
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Age group athletes also competed in the Leadman.
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Fast, Jordan Rapp scorched the 223KM bike leg in just over 5 hours.
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Rapp headed out on the run with huge lead.
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Jordan Rapp with over an hour lead heads into the finish line.
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Lake Mead was a perfect backdrop for the athletes.
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Jordan Rapp wins the inaugural Leadman Triathlon.
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22K of running took athletes through some amazing scenes.
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Kurt Holt finished 3rd overall.
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Jordan Rapp exited the water with a 3 minute lead.
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Lake Mead swim.
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Early morning at Lake Mead for the start of the inaugural Laedman Triathlon.
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Epic would be a good word for the the bike course.
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Jordan Rapp blazes his own trail in the Valley of Fire.
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Thumbs up through the Valley of Fire.
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All smiles before the 5K swim.
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Hillary Biscay looks on in transition before the start of her epic journey.
Photos: Jeff Bottari
To read the race recap of the Leadman Triathlon, click here.
FILED UNDER: Photos TAGS: angela naeth / inaugural Leadman Triathlon / Jordan Rapp / Las Vegas / Leadman / NV
Aaron Hersh
Aaron Hersh is the Senior Tech Editor of Triathlete magazine. Aaron writes a column every Thursday for Triathlete.com called "Ask Aaron". To submit a question, write Aaron at Askaaron@competitorgroup.com.
