Ellis does it again

Mary Beth Ellis is in good form, recording another Sub Nine performance at Ironman Texas on Saturday. The American swam 53:32, cycled 4:45:52 and then ran 3:11:09 for a 8:54:58. For most of the swim and bike, Ellis and Amy Marsh shadowed each other. Ellis broke away during the run. Caitlin Snow showed that she's running as well as ever, clocking a 2:51:46 marathon, which propelled her into second overall in 9:01.

Bayliss, Bij de Vaate in Lanzarote

Bella Bayliss returned from her 'baby break' with a second place finish at Ironman Lanzarote. In third was Heleen Bij de Vaate.

Austria 70.3 stellar field

It was a stellar field on the startline at Austria 70.3 with a raft of Sub Nine women and one Kona legend too. Julia Gajer won, Erika Csomor was second, Natascha Badmann third, Sonja Tajsich fourth and Caroline Steffen was fifth. Other Sub Nine women in the Top 10 included Gina Crawford, seventh.