Australia’s Samuel Appleton and James Hodge led the swim today at Ironman 70.3 Canberra, and from there Appleton shadowed Hodge who rode 2:13:18 to enter T2 first. However, Appleton sat just two seconds behind along with Australia’s Michael Fox. Appleton then broke away from Hodge and Fox. By the 7 km mark he led the race by 55 seconds over Fox, and he stayed out front, finishing with a 1:14:36 run to earn a 3:54:54 victory.
Top 5 Men
| APPLETON, Samuel | Australia | 03:54:54 | 1 |
| PELLOW, Matthew | Australia | 03:58:45 | 2 |
| HODGE, James | Australia | 03:59:24 | 3 |
| POLSON, John | Australia | 04:00:52 | 4 |
| FOX, Michael | Australia | 04:02:18 | 5 |
Australia’s Rebekah Keat dominated the Ironman 70.3 Canberra women’s race right from the start. She posted top splits in all categories – 26:53 swim, 2:28:25 bike, and a 1:26:41 run to finish in 4:25:58.
Top 5 Women
| KEAT, Rebekah | Australia | 04:25:58 | 1 |
| OLDFIELD, Madeleine | Australia | 04:34:31 | 2 |
| JAENKE, Kym | Australia | 04:37:14 | 3 |
| MOSLEY, Polly | United Kingdom | 04:40:56 | 4 |
| SLACK, Jacqui | United Kingdom | 04:41:54 | 5 |