Half Ironman - Boys & Elle

Sunday 7th Feb saw Norm combine in the team Ironman event at Geelong with Elle and Nick.

Over 1,100 triathletes descended on spectacular Eastern Beach for the Australian leg of the international Ironman 70.3 Series, the world's fastest growing triathlon series.

Comprising a 1.9km swim, 90.1km ride and 21.1km run, this is the second year Geelong has hosted Australia’s Ironman 70.3 event, which also serves as the final race for the 2008/09 Australian Half Ironman Series.

Snap Ironman 70.3 Geelong has attracted 1,050 individual and 95 team entrants, surpassing last year’s entry numbers. It has also attracted one of the best professional fields ever assembled for an Australian Ironman event.

The "Boys & Elle" powered through the course in 5hr 3m 27secs placing them in 35th position.
This comprised a PB for Norm in the swim of 38:27, a PB for Ellie in the run of 2:00:06 and Nick rode the bike leg in 2:20:39, also a PB.
Norm tells me that the field swam from 28m to 55m with plenty of young kids and 3 oldies.  I wonder whether he has considered himself one of the oldies

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