Eric Lagerstrom (USA) laid down the fastest swim on the day and managed to hold off a hard charge from former pro cyclist Andrew Talansky (USA) throughout the bike.
Heading out on the run with a 26-second advantage on Talansky, Largerstrom had to figure that Ben Hoffman (USA) would provide a larger challenge on the run as Hoffman was starting the run less than a minute and a half in arrears and well positioned in third. Talansky would fade early while Hoffman would power his way into second, however he never managed to reduce the gap to Lagerstrom. Storming his way to the victory, Langstrom record a winning margin of +1:40 on Hoffman.
Sarah Crowley (AUS) used a race-best bike split to bridge the gap to race leader Lisa Norden (SWE) within the first half of the bike leg, with Norden leading the pair off the bike. Crowley waited until three miles into the run to make the pass for the lead. Behind Crowley, former ITU standout Paula Findlay (CAN), now in second place, was tearing through the field and closing in fast on Crowley in the closing miles of the run. Crowley managed to hold off Findlay to take the win in California.
Top 5 Pro Men
1 Lagerstrom, Eric USA 3:47:25
2 Hoffman, Ben USA 3:49:04
3 Metzler, Justin USA 3:51:45
4 Buckingham, Kyle ZAF 3:53:38
5 Cunnama, James ZAF 3:55:22
Top 5 Pro Women
1 Crowley, Sarah AUS 4:11:40
2 Findlay, Paula CAN 4:12:09
3 Moench, Skye USA 4:15:07
4 Norden, Lisa SWE 4:19:29
5 Spieldenner, Jen USA 4:20:47