The 2010 ITU Duathlon World Championships was a duathlon

Duathlon

Duathlon is an athletic event that consists of a running leg, followed by a cycling leg and then another running leg in a format bearing some resemblance to triathlons. The International Triathlon Union governs the sport internationally....

 competition held in Edinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh

Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...

 from 3-5 September 2010 and organized by the International Triathlon Union

International Triathlon Union

The International Triathlon Union or ITU is the international governing body for the multi-sport disciplines of triathlon, duathlon, aquathlon and other nonstandard variations...

 (ITU). The championship course included a 10k run, a 38.4k bike, and a 5k run around the areas of Holyrood Park

Holyrood Park

Holyrood Park is a royal park in central Edinburgh, Scotland about a mile to the east of Edinburgh Castle. It has an array of hills, lochs, glens, ridges, basalt cliffs, and patches of whin providing a remarkably wild piece of highland landscape within its area...

, Arthur’s Seat

Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh

Arthur's Seat is the main peak of the group of hills which form most of Holyrood Park, described by Robert Louis Stevenson as "a hill for magnitude, a mountain in virtue of its bold design". It is situated in the centre of the city of Edinburgh, about a mile to the east of Edinburgh Castle...

 and the Scottish Parliament Building

Scottish Parliament Building

The Scottish Parliament Building is the home of the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, within the UNESCO World Heritage Site in central Edinburgh. Construction of the building commenced in June 1999 and the Members of the Scottish Parliament held their first debate in the new building on 7...

. General Electric

General Electric

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 was the title sponsor of the championship. Titles for amateur duathletes, elite paraduathletes, and elite duathletes were awarded during the three days of competition.

Results

Scotland native Catriona Morrison

Catriona Morrison

Catriona Morrison is a British triathlete and duathlete of Scottish origin.In 2005 she won the silver medal at the ITU Duathlon World Championships. In 2006 she followed this up with gold and took another silver medal at the Long Distance Duathlon World Championships...

 captured the overall women's elite title, her second following her 2006 win. Bart Aernouts

Bart Aernouts

Bart Aernouts is a professional cyclist who competes mainly in cyclo-cross races. Aernouts often finishes only a few places behind big names such as Sven Nys, Niels Albert and Zdeněk Štybar, but occasionally manages top results in high calibre races of the Gazet van Antwerpen Trophy or the...

took the men's elite title, leading the Belgium sweep of the podium spots.

Elite championship

Rank	Name	Run	Bike	Run	Time
	'	30:15	1:03:50	15:43	1:50:22
		30:17	1:03:53	15:44	1:50:23
		N/A	N/A	N/A	1:50:30
4		30:13	1:04:26	15:49	1:51:06
5		30:13	1:04:36	16:28	1:51:45
6		30:16	1:06:31	15:44	1:52:58
7		30:14	1:07:32	15:24	1:53:37
8		30:15	1:07:34	15:31	1:53:54
9		30:16	1:07:15	16:13	1:54:13
10		30:16	1:06:29	16:52	1:54:16

Under 23 elite

Rank	Name	Run	Bike	Run	Time
	'	30:09	1:07:34	15:23	1:53:33
		30:15	1:07:45	16:01	1:54:27
		30:15	1:07:39	17:37	1:56:01

Elite championship

Rank	Name	Run	Bike	Run	Time
	'	33:56	1:11:02	17:14	2:02:47
		19:06	01:09:54	17:31	2:04:48
		33:56	1:15:09	16:36	2:06:14
4		33:54	1:15:06	16:43	2:06:20
5		33:54	1:15:04	17:05	2:06:42
6		33:54	1:15:14	17:30	2:07:10
7		33:56	1:14:34	18:57	2:07:58
8		33:54	1:15:15	18:58	2:08:37
9		33:56	1:18:02	18:24	2:10:53
10		33:47	1:17:09	18:30	2:10:59

Under 23 elite

Rank	Name	Run	Bike	Run	Time
	'	35:37	1:20:00	18:52	2:15:02
		35:26	1:19:09	20:52	2:15:56
		36:34	1:24:28	19:05	2:20:41

External links

• Complete 2010 results listing