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Aeromax in Hawaiian Ironman World Championships 09

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Big day in the Lava fields for the crew, everyone got home which was great. The race got very windy and extremely hot - what you would expect of the Hawaiian Ironman I guess but from all the reports I've had so far that made things pretty tough.

So down to the nitty gritty-

Kevin Fergusson is coming good with his promise to try to win every world championship race there is to win by winning the World Title in Kona. He led from start to finish in a time of 9:33 - that is smoking for the 50/54 year age cat. There is pretty much no doubt that Kevin is the fastest over 50 year old triathlete over all distances on planet earth. So far in the last 4 weeks he has amassed a World Aquathon title, a World Olympic Distance title and now a World Ironman title. That is just ridiculous, but if he goes on and wins the World Long Title in Perth in 2 weeks time it would have to be some kind of incredible record. Well done mate -hats off.

Tim Reed yesterday competed in his first Ironman, yes his first -he qualified at Kona 70.3 for Hawaii. Tim went for it leading the 18-24 cat for a very long time before being passed for the win by a German triathlete. Tim raced on with a very smart race to finish on the podium in 2nd in the 18-24 cat in a time of 9:18. What a debut for a young bloke at Ironman. A podium at Kona is a big thing and many athletes in the 18-24 cat who've finished on the dais there have gone on to great careers in the sport. Tim is a very talented fella and as he gains experience he is going to start making a nuisance of himself for the overall as he did at Yeppoon where he challenged for the win all day. Well done Tim.

Hayden Armstrong had another strong day finishing top 20 in his 25/29 cat with a 9:41. He was very consistent all day and raced very smart.

Nicole Ward had a tough day in her first pro race in Hawaii. The fact that all of the worlds best pro triathletes are in one spot is hard enough but when you work for Westpac in cold winter Sydney and the rest of the girls are at altitude training and sleeping - it kind of makes Hawaii a very hard nut to crack. Still Nicole enjoyed her day and gained a hell of a lot of experience that she can use for future races. She went on to a 10:20 finish despite some very nasty dehydration.

Brian McGovern finished in 10:38 in the 50/54 Cat. He loved the race and found the bike conditions very tough but went on to a 3:28 run split and a great top 20 finish. Brian is one of those very positive people, is a pleasure to coach and is always looking for the way forward. Well done mate.

Stuart Fitch had a consistent and strong day in the 55-59 cat going a strong top 10 in 11:05 for 8th in the cat. These older Cats are getting crazy when you consider it wasn't a fast day either. Well done Stuey.

I haven't heard from Richard Hobson or Anthony Golle yet but Hobbo went a 10:49. Hobbo lives in Bathurst -when he left it was about 2c and that was warming up so not the most contusive environment to racing in the 45c heat and wind of Kona. Anthony Golle had a 11:23 finish, Anthony also qualified for Kona through the Kona 70.3 earlier in the year. More when we hear from these guys. 

Hawaiian Ironman Aeromax Results 09"
Name
Cat / Place
Time
Tim Reed
18-24 / 2nd
9:18
Kevin Fergusson
50-54 / 1st
9:33
Hayden Armstrong
25-29 / 19th
9:41
Nicole Ward
pro / 34th
10:20
Brian McGovern
50-54 / 17th
10:38
Richard Hobson
40-44 / 123
10:49
Stuart Fitch
55-59 / 7th
11:05
Anthony Golle
 30-34 / 111 11:23

 

Last changed: Aug 10 2010 at 11:03 AM

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