Coming off the bike in fifth facing a 2:00 deficit, Tim Reed (AUS) had an uphill battle on his hands as he had to overtake Josh Amberger (AUS), Sam Appleton (USA), Matt Hanson (USA) in 13.1 miles. It took 10 miles for Reed to run his way into the lead and managed to hold off Appleton to take the victory.
Heather Jackson (USA) clawed her way into the lead late on the bike and headed out on the run with leads of 58 seconds and 1:26 minutes on Heather Wurtele (CAN) and Mirinda Carfrae (AUS). Wurtele would fade while Carfrae could never close the gap to the leader as Jackson cruised to the win in Idaho.
Men's Podium
1 Reed, Tim AUS 3:47:53
2 Appleton, Sam AUS 3:48:08
3 Amberger, Josh AUS 3:48:48
Women's Podium
1 Jackson, Heather USA 4:12:58
2 Carfrae, Mirinda AUS 4:14:38
3 Wurtele, Heather CAN 4:20:30