Matt & Lisa – winners of the Capricorn Half Ironman Triathlon
Source: capricornhalf.com
The Capricorn Half-Ironmen of 2009 were battling it out today at Capricorn Resort.
The main winner of the event was Mat White, no further details about 2nd or 3rd places and times are available as yet. This post will be updated once more results become available. See Below:
Updates
The main Capricorn Half website has now been updated with more information about the two winners (female & male categories).
There was very close competition in the mens’ race, South Australian Mat White held a lead of only 13 seconds over Tim Berkel (NSW). The final time for Mat was 4 hours, 4 minutes and 11 seconds, while Time came in at 4 hours, 4 minutes and 24 seconds.
There always has to be someone in last place for every race, and that position went to Bob Southwell, an 80 year old from Alexandra Headland. He completed the triathlon in 7 hours, 57 minutes and 22 seconds. I say good on him!
For more information about individual times – sortable by age group and gender – please visit Racetek Race Results and select the ‘Capricorn Resort Half Ironman 2009′ option from the main option.
Update post with winner information can be found here
The 2009 Capricorn Resort Half Ironman Triathlon is slowly creeping closer, with a start date of 16th August. The challenge has a new name this year, with the original name being “Rydges Capricorn Half Ironman”. Notice the slight change from Rydges to Capricorn Resort. This is probably part of the suspected resort-wide policy change.
The Triathlon itself starts on the 17th of August at 8am and will go for approximately 4 hours. The first session is a 1.9 km swim, starting on the beach just north of Yeppoon at Rydges. The swimming course has a cut-off time of 1 hour and 15 minutes, meaning any people still in the water after that time will be disqualified.
The 90km bike ride is next, which is comprised of approximately 5 laps from Rydges Resort to Yeppoon (official lap ending point is opposite the Beachside Caravan Park). As with most triathlons drafting will not be allowed. Drafting is the practise of grouping together on a bike ride to benefit from the front rider’s slipstream.
After the bike ride, competitors must then run the the final 21.1km Zoot Run Leg, which is entirely on Rydges grounds. There complete course is made up of 3 laps, and finishes in the swimming pool and recreation area. The Zoot Run Course has actually been named one of the greatest Half Ironman courses in Australia.
The running course finishes the Half Ironman Challenge’s competitive events. A Gala Presentation Dinner will be served to competitors and their friends later on the night of the Triathlon, starting from 5:30pm.
YeppoonInfo.com will keep you updated on the Capricorn Resort Half Ironman Challenge events.
