Dantley Young and Jeanette Schellenberg won the second annual Utah Half triathlon, held on August 8, 2008 in Provo, Utah.

Young scorched the bike course in the men’s race, riding the 56 mile bike course in two hours nine minutes and 33 seconds (nearly 26 mph). He held on to his lead with a solid run to win the overall title in 4:19:08. Two minutes faster then runner up, Randall Olsen.

In the women’s event, Schellenberg’s three disciplines were balanced relative to the rest of the women’s field. However, her fast transitions helped pave a path to victory. Her winning time of 5:02:40 was a mere 32 seconds faster than runner-up, Melanie Loomis. Loomis out-swam Schellenberg by over two minutes, but lost over one minute in T1, then lost another two minutes on the bike. Schellenberg created a slight cushion in her lead by exiting T2 nearly 20 seconds faster then Loomis. Loomis closed the gap but gained only 47 seconds on the run.

See below for top finishers. Click HERE for complete results.

1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run

Top Men

Dantley Young, 4:19:08
Randall Olsen, 4:21:00
Brett Wilking, 4:24:03

Top Women

1 - Jeanette Schellenberg, 5:02:40
2 - Melanie Loomis, 5:03:12
3 - Aimee Larkin, 5:04:22

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