Race Reports
If you have had a race worth bragging about or just want to share your experince, email through a race report to admin@ftc.org.au
70.3 Pays d’Aix – Justin Martin
As we all know life as an age grouper in the world of triathlon is not always testing just on oneself but also our partners that have to endure alarms going off at crazy times and the never ending washing of lycra. But just sometimes it can be rewarding for our partners too and this race report is one of those stories.
Shall we….why not? (Kate Bevilaqua’s Ironman Korea Race Report)
That is pretty much how the conversation went between Guy and I. After the disappointment of Lanzarote I was looking for another Ironman to race, I needed more points if I wanted to qualify for Hawaii and Guy was after a 70.3 and redemption following Boise 70.3. Why not Korea? We could both go and race in the same location on the same day and besides the fact it was going to take us 5 flights and a day and a half to get there, there was no reason not to!
I am so glad we did!!
Busselton 70.3 – Andrew Tyack
The Busselton 70.3 (as it is now known) is the biggest race on the Triathlon WA calendar each year. This year was no exception! With a sold out field of 1,400 individuals and 200 teams the atmosphere down in Busso was great!
We arrived on Thursday lunch time and checked into our house. WOW….It was amazing! I sure hope that will be our regular Busselton house from now on! Lisa and I helped Ian set up the XU1 Sports tent at the Expo before heading back home for my Birthday dinner (I am now 22!)
Jaz Hedgeland’s Geelong Race Report
Going into the race, there wasnt any actual pressure on me, but being my first ITU race and against 19 year olds, I was more than fairly nervous. I was looking at it as more as an experience, then aiming for a certain position though.
Ironman New Zealand – Johan Borg
Last weekend I did my first Ironman in Taupo, New Zealand.
The morning of the race I got up at 3:50 am, looked outside and saw rain. This wasn’t really a surprise as it had been raining as some point every day since we got there. We ate, got our race gear ready and headed off to transition. After I set up the last few things on my bike and checked the tyre pressure about 5 more times it was time to get body marked and wait.
Steve Atkins Laminex Classic Triathlon Race Report
Albany, we have heard a lot about this beautiful scenic location but being from Melbourne our family had never ventured this far south before. What an opportunity, a long weekend with the family and a triathlon to compete in.
The four and a half hour drive south, kids asking “are we there yet” just outside Armadale, two breath tests in the space of two hours, trucks and caravans I thought things can only get better. Staying at the Big 4 holiday park right next to transition was a great location and during the lead up many other triathletes converged on the same holiday park.
Andy’s Hillary’s Race Report
This morning I raced in my first local race of the season up in Hillary’s. The plan was simple: 1 hour, hard, no excuses.
Scott Pontague’s Port Mac Half Ironman Report
After training hard for 8 weeks following Capricorn Resort HIM i found myself back on a plane to Port Mac for the SIS Port Macquarie Half Ironman…. All i can say is what a great town filled with great locals that love the triathlon atmosphere!
Arriving into Sydney airport on thursday morning it was pretty wet which was abit of a downer leaving behind a sunny perth and to rub it in the air hostess gave us a warm welcome to a wet sydney. A short stop at sydney then back on the plane to port macquarie which the weather was abit nicer…. well for a few hours anyway.
Mark Luckin’s Gold Coast Half Ironman Race Report
Well, you can’t win ‘em all…why not??
Thanks to my new iPhone and its ability to turn off alarms for no reason, as well as unsigned road closures, we were slightly late arriving on race morning. However we got there with just enough time and i managed to get my transition set up…just. I then had to try and put my wetsuit on in the rain…bloody difficult! Oh rain? It rained for 6 hours….straight, honestly not one second of relief! Very interesting conditions.
CANCUN 70.3 OUCH!!
It is now Thursday and I am finally starting to feel a little bit normal again. There is no denying, the race on the weekend worked me over. But I guess the reality was that was the plan!
It was exciting to be back in Cancun after 8 years! The last time I had been there it was 2002 Age Group world champs where I did okay…..but the highlight of the trip was the amazing people I met and new life long friends I made! One of which is getting maybe next year!
Ironman New Zealand 2010
Race morning had arrived; everyone was up doing their pre- race rituals. I went thru my mental check list, wetsuit, goggles, swim cap, timing band, bento box with food & biddons. As I was having the liquid breakfast (soy proteins shake).
Geelong 70.3
The 2010 Geelong 70.3 was the final race in the 2009/2010 Australian Half Ironman Series and was held on Sunday the 7th of Feb at Eastern Beach, Geelong. 18 Western Australian’s made the trip over for the third installment of the event.
Left Bank Triathlon: Race 1 FTC Championship Races
The popularity of the sport of triathlon was on display again this morning at the Left Bank Tri in East Fremantle. Always well attended, this event saw another significant increase in entries. The FTC tent was on site with President Lenane doing the breakfast honours. Thirty six Freo members took part this morning and many of them turned up at the tent after the race to enjoy the spot prizes and bacon and eggs.
We had numerous podium finishes including Di Oliver, Sally Scaffidi, Kat Geyer (welcome back, Kat), Neil Armstrong. Once results are published we will highlight all FTC members results.
Neil Armstrong has written his account of the race. Click here.
Bunbury Classic November 8 2009
Conditions were perfect for the Bunbury Classic race which was superbly hosted on Sunday November 8th by Bunbury Triathlon Club.
The registration was buzzing at 6.30am and I was very impressed with the level of turnout for the race. With the Anaconda Adventure Race being held on the same day and the two World Champ events only having recently being staged in Queensland and Perth it would have been safe to assume that overall numbers could be impacted. It might also be too early in the season for some to race? Well, you know what they say about assumptions!
The field not only included a very healthy bunch of age groupers but also an extremely solid number of athletes in the Open category providing the opportunity for an excellent days racing for all!
Long Distance World Championships Race Report: courtesy of Richard Burnell.
Well – after finally working my way through getting DNF against my name at Busso because of a timing chip “costume malfunction”, and having braved the lousy winter weather to train for this truly iconic event, including running up and down the English canal towpath for two weeks while my wife sipped champagne with the rest of my family, race day finally loomed. We all checked the long range weather forecasts each night and as the end of October drew near, it was clear that it was going to be a challenging day. But as I heard one father say to a nervous competitor at transition, “it is what it is – so get over it and get out there!”
For those tragic triathletes amongst us who keep training diaries, I started the training a week after the BHIM, and come race day had swum 150km, ridden 3,500km and run 800km. So I knew that I had done the work.
