Granger on Langkawi

1 Granger, Belinda 00:53:56 04:48:08 03:36:10 09:21:10
2 Leder, Nicole 00:58:29 05:16:31 03:17:56 09:36:40
3 Nishiuchi, Maki 00:53:12 05:08:28 03:52:44 09:57:13
4 Phelan, Donna 00:55:12 05:05:40 03:59:12 10:03:18
5 Waitz, Christine 01:02:26 05:29:09 03:30:26 10:05:32
6 Streiter, Ute 01:06:15 05:17:05 03:45:33 10:12:51
7 Miyazaki, Yasuko 01:01:42 05:42:56 03:29:17 10:17:05
8 Shigaki, Megumi 00:58:29 05:30:12 03:50:06 10:22:27
9 Kinnegim, Irene 01:06:15 05:07:36 04:10:33 10:29:04
10 O'hara, Erin 01:02:35 05:29:00 04:06:28 10:41:25

NZ field

NZ will be held on March 7. Here's the pro women on the start list as of today.

Bella Bayliss United Kingdom FPro
Britta Martin New Zealand FPro
Celia Kuch Germany FPro
Charlotte Paul Australia FPro
Diana Riesler Germany FPro
Emi Shiono Japan FPro
Gina Ferguson New Zealand FPro
Joanna Lawn New Zealand FPro
Kerryn Bell New Zealand FPro
Lisbeth Kristensen Denmark FPro
Melissa Holt New Zealand FPro
Miranda Alldritt Canada FPro
Miranda Stacey-Davidson New Zealand FPro
Nicole Ward Australia FPro
Rebekka Essmüller Germany FPro

Lawn has won for six years in a row on her home course.

http://www.ironman.co.nz/main.cfm?id=1

Malaysian field

Feb 28 Malaysia. It has drawn a much deeper field than in recent years.

1 Streiter, Ute AUT
2 Miyazaki, Yasuko JPN
3 Harsanyi Dr., Zsuzsanna HUN
4 Balding, Amanda AUS
5 Shigaki, Megumi JPN
6 Inoue, Yukako JPN
7 Kinnegim, Irene NLD
8 Bij De Vaate, Heleen NLD
9 Leder, Nicole DEU
10 Granger, Belinda AUS
11 Alldritt, Miranda CAN
12 Niederfriniger, Edith ITA
13 Waitz, Christine Waitz DEU
14 Kubota, Saki JPN
15 Csomor, Erika HUN
16 Phelan, Donna CAN
17 Nishiuchi, Maki JPN
18 Wong, Jocelyn USA

In 2008, Granger won with Yvonne van Vlerken taking second.

http://www.ironmanmalaysia.com.my/home.html

Geelong reviewed

It was a hot day at the recent 70.3 race in Geelong, Australia in more ways than one.

It was one of the highest profile pro women fields outside a major championship. There was Yvonne van Vlerken, the Dutch woman who broke Paula Newby-Fraser's iron distance record last season, as well as the current ITU World Champ Samantha Warriner. Also on the start line were Ironman champions in Kate Major, Charlotte Paul and Rebekah Keat.

Warriner won the race in 4:14:33, almost 10 minutes faster than a year ago with a margin of victory of just 52 seconds. In comparison, Mirinda Carfrae won a year earlier in 4:24:27 with almost three minutes to spare.

In reviewing the top 10 women across the line, there was a gap of 16 minutes and 25 seconds this year. A year ago the difference was 19 minutes and 24 seconds. This year nine women crossed the line in less than 4:30; just three did a year ago.

Third place finisher Keat posted the fastest run split on the day in 1:20:44 - one second faster than Warriner.

Words

“He that is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone at her.”

Geelong 70.3

1 WARRINER, Samantha 00:22:45 02:27:32 01:20:45 04:14:33
2 VAN VLERKEN, Yvonne 00:27:14 02:22:20 01:21:20 04:15:25
3 KEAT, Rebekah 00:23:19 02:29:44 01:20:44 04:17:35
4 MAJOR, Kate 00:24:47 02:30:36 01:24:10 04:23:48
5 TAYLOR, Pip 00:22:13 02:31:14 01:28:44 04:25:56
6 BEVILAQUA, Kate 00:27:27 02:30:59 01:25:35 04:28:11
7 PROWSE, Tara 00:26:25 02:36:48 01:21:47 04:28:48
8 PEARSON, Amelia 00:24:47 02:31:55 01:29:07 04:29:34
9 PAUL, Charlotte 00:26:32 02:31:59 01:26:51 04:29:48
10 LANE, Renee 00:24:37 02:31:36 01:30:57 04:30:58