Photos: 2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
- By Liz Hichens
- Published Sep 3, 2012

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
The top three men's and women's finishers.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
The women kicked off the action for the pros on Sunday afternoon.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
Great Britain's Jodie Stimpson was racing after the disappointment of not making the 2012 London Olympic team.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
American Laura Bennett won this race in 2007 when it was a draft-legal event.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
American Sarah Groff was coming off of a fourth-place finish at the Olympics.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
Laura Bennett came out of the water with the leaders.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
Sarah Haskins dominated the swim and the majority of the bike.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
Sarah Haskins took the first six 5150 primes, worth $5,150 a piece.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
Sweden's Lisa Norden was the defending champion coming into 2012.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
Lisa Norden had to stop for bike assistance on the second lap.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
Great Britain's Leanda Cave was racing with Ironman training in her legs.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
Laura Bennett and Annabel Luxford battle for position on the four-lap bike course.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
The are several climbs on the 40K bike course.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
Former Olympian Becky Lavelle leads the chase efforts on the bike.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
Sarah Haskins was the most aero athlete on the course.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
Lisa Norden works to make up the time she lost while on the side of the road.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
Sarah Haskins starts the 10K run in the lead.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
Laura Bennett on the run course.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
Canadian Angela Naeth dominated the bike course and turned in a solid run. She will also compete in next Sunday's Ironman World Championship 70.3.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
Sarah Groff struggles on the run.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
Lisa Norden celebrates her second-straight win at this race.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
Norden takes home $151,500 for winning plus the prime bonuses she earned on the run course.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
With temperatures starting to rise, the men took off three hours after the women.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
Olympic silver medalist Javier Gomez and gold medalist Alistair Brownlee exit the water side by side.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
Hunter Kemper was looking to improve on his second-place finish from 2011.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
New Zealand's Bevan Docherty on the bike. Docherty will also race in the 70.3 worlds race next weekend.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
Matt Reed on the bike course.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
Alistair Brownlee struggled in the heat and had a disappointing race, finishing 14th.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
Javier Gomez and Kris Gemmell on the bike course.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
Javier Gomez.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
Ben Collins leads the race, but several are in hot pursuit climbing a hill.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
Javier Gomez.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
The riders cross the Des Moines River.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
Alistair Brownlee.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
Javier Gomez was coming off of a silver-medal performance at the 2012 London Olympics.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
Ben Collins was hammering the bike course.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
Spectators and age-group participants were out in full force to cheer the professionals on.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
Javier Gomez quickly took control of the 10K run.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
David Thompson had the fastest bike of the day.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
Javier Gomez takes the win and the top prize.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
The men's podium: Hunter Kemper, Javier Gomez and Greg Bennett.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
Greg Bennett, Jodie Stimpson, Lisa Norden, Javier Gomez, Sarah Haskins and Hunter Kemper make up the 2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

2012 5150 Hy-Vee U.S. Championship
Champagne for all.
Photos: Paul Phillips/Competitive Image
Spain’s Javier Gomez and Sweden’s Lisa Norden turned in impressive performances at the 2012 Hy-Vee 5150 U.S. Championship less than a month after earning silver medals at the Olympics.

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Liz Hichens
Liz Hichens is the Web Producer of Triathlete.com. She is an Ironman and marathon finisher and fan of all endurance sports.





























































