Proctor Journal

A Proctor woman won the Iron Girl Lake Las Vegas Triathlon - sprint distance division in Las Vegas, NV.

Jeanne Fleck, 43, was first among some 700-plus amateur competitors from 34 states and four countries

Fleck hit the sprint distance amateur race finish line in 1:03:46, a comfortable one minute and 21 seconds in front of runner-up Kim Jefferson, 47, of Henderson, Nevada.

The Aflac Iron Girl Lake Las Vegas Triathlon is the first all-women's triathlon to be nationally televised on NBC. The event will air on July 26, 2008, from 2:30 -3:30 p.m. CST. The telecast will showcase a highly competitive professional field, as well as stories of inspirational age-group females.

The other results were:

Elite

Mirinda Carfrae (Aus) 1:56:22

2. Pip Taylor (Aus) 1:57:09

3. Becky Lavelle (Los Gatos, CA) 1:58:58

Age group results

International Distance

Becky Lamph (Las Vegas, NV) 2:19:32

2. Judyann Cummings (Denver, CO) 2:19:33

3. Karen Walls (Tucson, AZ) 2:19:46

Sprint Distance

1. Jeanne Fleck (Proctor, MN) 1:03:36

2. Kim Jefferson (Henderson, NV) 1:04:57

3. Kelley Bennet (Henderson, NV) 1:06:44.