Purplepatch Fitness

Below are just a few of the amazing accomplishment achieved by the purplepatch elite athletes over the last couple seasons:

Ironman Distance Racing

2011 2nd and 3rd place Ironman Arizona
Linsey's perfomance was the first sub-9 hour by a purplepatch female pro and Meredith nailed a 9 hour Ironman and another podium just two weeks after her 3rd place at ITU World Long Course Championships. Great ways to wrap a season!
2011 ITU Long Course World Champion
A great finish to 2011 for Rachel, she won the race with a great back end of the bike and a storming run. World Champion!
2011 3rd place ITU Long Course World Championships
Meredith's run continues, with a wonderful performance here. This was a great day for the girls and purplepatch!
2011 4th place Hawaii Ironman World Championships
The journey continues! Rachel is solid all day for another step toward the top!
2011 2nd Men’s 35 - 39 Hawaii Ironman World Championships
On a budget of 12 hours of training weekly, this was a fine performance by Sami Inkinen.
2011 5th Female Amateur Hawaii Ironman World Championships
Finishing a banner year for evolving Sarah Piampiano, and great platform to move to the pro ranks.
2011 Ironman Lanzarote Champion
Rachel Joyce had a stormer and broke the run course record!
2011 2nd place Ironman South Africa
Great early season race for Rachel, battle the impressive Chrissie Wellington once again.
2011 3rd place Ironman Texas
A wonderful performance, in a huge field, for Luke Bell. Signifying the return of the talented Aussie!
2011 3rd place Ironman Canada
To begin her back-to-back IM journey, Meredith had a strong 3rd place to add to her podium IM finishes.
2011 2nd place Ironman Wisconsin
Meredith rolls on with her IM journey, just missing the victory, but happy all the same.
2011 Overall Amateur Champion Ironman St George
Farm Project girl, Jess Smith, breaks out with an emphatic overall victory at IM St George!
2011 Overall Amateur Champion Ironman Coeur d’Alene
Sarah Piampiano took her 70.3 distance wins, and rolled them into a big win, in her first IM distance race ever!
2010 Ironman Coeur d’Alene Champion
Linsey Corbin won in an unforgettable battle of teammates against 2nd place Meredith Kessler.
2010 Ironman Canada Champion
Meredith built on her 2nd place at Coeur d’Alene and went wire-to-wire in her first IM win, in her first season!
2010 5th place Hawaii Ironman World Championships
Rachel builds on her 6th the year prior to a solid and impressive 5th place.
2010 2nd place Ironman St George
A wonderful start to her first year as a pro, Meredith Kessler took her first of three podium IM finishes in 2010.
2010 2nd and 4th place Ironman Arizona
Linsey Corbin and Meredith Kessler duke it out again, this time Linsey was second and Meredith 4th overall.
2010 2nd place Ironman Cozumel
In her goodbye race with purplepatch, after an amazing journey, Tyler Stewart finished a solid second at IM Coz.
2009 2nd place Hawaii Ironman World Championships
A career defining performance for Chris, leading until 3 miles to go, a wonderful day for him and purplepatch!

Ironman 70.3 Distance Racing

2011 2nd Place Male Ironman 70.3 World Championships 
A great performance, only out-done by Craig Alexander, who was on a special day!
2011 3rd Place Female Ironman 70.3 World Championships
A return to top form, and reestablishing herself among the top player in the World with this podium finish for Linsey Corbin!
2011 1st Overall Amateur Female Ironman 70.3 World Championships
From nobody to World Champion, Jess Smith had a resume of close to zero in 2010. She is now a World Champion!
2011 1st place Male 35 - 39 Ironman 70.3 World Championships
The time-crunched executive proves that effective training does not have to dominate life, and Sami Inkinen wins his age group!
2011 Wildflower Triathlon Overall Champion
In one of the performances of the year, rookie pro Jesse Thomas shocks the field at Wildflower!
2011 Ironman Texas 70.3 Overall Champion
In a stacked field, Chris Lieto dominates the bike as usual, but wins on the run with his 1.13 split, becoming US National Champion in the process!
2011 1st, 2nd, 3rd place Overall Ironman Hawaii 70.3
A purplepatch day, Luke Bell continues his fine season with the win, and is joined on the podium by Chris and Matt Lieto. We like the sweep!
2011 Ironman Lake Stevens 70.3 Overall Champion
Luke Bell could not miss this year, another 70.3 win in dominating fashion!
2011 Pucon Ironman 70.3 Overall Champion
Linsey Corbin sets 2011 off right with an impressive win in Chile.
2011 Timberman 70.3 Overall Champion
Rasmus Henning joins purplepatch and shows he can ride! A controlled and impressive win for the Dane.
2010 Vineman 70.3 Overall Champion
Chris Lieto dominates in one of the best performances we have seen from him. Controlled, strong, smooth.
2010 Ironman Kansas 70.3 Overall Champion
Chris Lieto continues his run of Ironman 70.3 wins with a solid day in Kansas.
2010 Buffalo Spring Ironman 70.3 Overall Champion
Chris Lieto wins his third 70.3 distance race of 2010. A huge improvement for the US athlete.
2010 Steelhead Ironman 70.3 Overall Champion
James Cotter shines through and wins his first Ironman 70.3 – he has a future in this sport!
2010 Cancun Ironman 70.3 Overall Champion
Luke Bell welcomes himself to purplepatch, and goes on to win Cancun. Welcome Luke!
... and too many Ironman 70.3 podiums to mention!

Congratulations to our family of professional athletes, keep up the great work!