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Closing up a seven-minute deficit out of T2, Mirinda Carfrae made a run for it in the final minutes for a world-championship win.
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Carfrae continued her assault on the 70.3 world-best time as she sprinted to the line in 4:07:25, breaking Switzerland’s Natascha Badmann’s mark (set at the Eagleman in Maryland in 2007). Four minutes later, McGlone finished an incredible season, finishing one minute ahead of Cave. Dibens fought through the final miles to hold on for fourth. “This year, I forgot about ITU racing and focused all my efforts on non-drafting events,” Carfrae said, “And it really paid off.” While Carfrae got to enjoy high fives from spectators as she finished, Potts would not have that luxury. During the second half of the run, both he and Galindez stormed to the front of the race, but neither man was able to pull away from the other. The pair made its way back to the beach running side-by-side, and even with a quarter-mile to go the race was still up for grabs. T R I AT H L E T E M A G . C O M
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