Ironman Australia Photos
A surprise from Kristian
I had no idea he had done this…
but who's the guy on the right?
Belinda and Luke appeared for autographs at the TP stand in the expo
impressed with our banners, made up at the last minute.
Kristian is defeated and the Honda Jazz fails us for the first time
just one more wafer?
8 hours 15 minutes Sunshine Coast to Port Macquarie
I think I did a record amount of tweets in one day for me- yes I was struggling for entertainment!
If we had a successful expo we would be allowed to stop here on the way home
what goes in a road trip lunch box?
some "interesting" marketing at the Expo this year
The Ironman swim course on a beautiful day pre race
Swim conditions were close to perfect this year. Strong currents taking you out- and instead of swimming back against the current- there was close to no current at all. 100 athletes went sub 52 minutes!
swim training pre race
Race morning, Nicole "the westsuit chick" from Aquashop gets athletes in their suits
The service that Aquashop offers is incredible. They are there for you on race morning to make sure you have your suit on properly- makes a big difference.
Lisa Marangon gets suited up in her B70
Lisa had a great swim and bike, but unfortunately a kick in the face in the swim ultimately ended her day early. Lisa had an awesome bike leg considering she started it with blood streaming down her face. But it came back to bite her on the run when her head was pounding…
Read her race report here
All in the bank for her next outing at the Busselton Half Ironman in May.
Frustration and disappointment- if channeled wisely can be great fuel for the fire!
Steve Tudjman all smiles- he ended up finishing alongside Tony Abbott the Leader of the Opposition.
i love the sounds and feelings associated with the chopper hovering at race start
Kristian with Amanda Balding more affectionately known as Baldo- that's Belinda Granger in the background doing some commentating!
Belinda was given a huge honour by being inducted into the Australian Hall of Fame at the carb party on Friday night. She is a true legend in the sport and it was well deserved.
Read Belinda’s comments here Yep she’s blogging again:) Catch her before she stops!
a beautiful day for spectating K Baldo Alice and Adrian
Beautiful Port Macquarie vista
relaxing after race day
Scott Mirabello aka instigateur
Scott also had a mishap on race day- stepped on something going into the swim and cut his foot open. He soldiered on to within 38 seconds of his PB time. Next time Scottie x
at the Beach Hotel with Darrell, Teddy, Tehya and Sonia Nash, Thanks for having us guys
Guess where we are??
It was a great week catching up with everyone, helping people with their niggles and injuries, cheering…etc… The drive home took a heck of lot longer- we were exhausted. After some ebay chair shopping, we still had no room in the car but we stopped at Ikea anyway- my favourite shop.
please wait a tick 
