Neumann, Crowley 勝利,勝つ Ironman WA triathlon

Australian long-course triathlon 星/主役にするs Max Neumann and Sarah Crowley have had 目印 勝利,勝つs at the Ironman WA race.

Neumann, who finished fourth two months ago at the Hawaiian Ironman world 選手権s, went within one second of the course 記録,記録的な/記録する at Busselton, south of Perth.

He became aware inside the last 10 minutes of his race that the 記録,記録的な/記録する was within in his しっかり掴む, 誘発するing him to 開始する,打ち上げる a powerful sprint 負かす/撃墜する the finish chute.

But after seven hours 45 minutes 21 seconds, he was just shy of the 示す 始める,決める three years ago by British 星/主役にする Alistair Brownlee.

Crowley made history, becoming the first triathlete to 勝利,勝つ all three Australian Ironman-distance races in the same year.

She won Ironman Australia at Port Macquarie in May and Ironman Cairns a month later before finishing seventh at Hawaii.

The pair 支配するd their races, with Neumann finishing more than five minutes (疑いを)晴らす of compatriot Steve McKenna.

"It was about eight minutes left, we had about two kilometres to go, so I did some quick maths and I thought the last thing I want to do is bury myself and 結局最後にはーなる in the 医療の テント," Neumann said of the course 記録,記録的な/記録する.

"I knocked it 負かす/撃墜する in the last K and sprinted up the finish line and 行方不明になるd it by one second. It is what it is."

McKenna took second in 7:50:49, with fellow Australian Matt Burton 完全にするing the podium in 7:56:09.

Crowley won the 3.8km swim, 180km cycle and 42.2km マラソン run event in 8:46:10, ahead of Dutch pair Els Visser (8:50:49) and Lotte Wilms (8:52:53).

After a couple of 堅い years 本人自身で and professionally, Crowley said she used the Port Macquarie and Cairns races to 回復する her mojo.

"It's a 遺産/遺物 now, it's something I've done in the sport," Crowley said of the 地元の 3倍になる 栄冠を与える.

"I love Australia and it's such a 冷静な/正味の way to have a fabulous year after some pretty horrible ones with COVID and everything,.

"I've never been to this race and it's just so good. I'll 過程 it and probably have to think a bit more about my words but I'm very happy with it.

"I had lost my 信用/信任 and had to build 支援する in with 地元の racing in Australia and that's why I stuck to it with these races this year and now I feel like I 遂行する/発効させるd what I needed to get done."

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