Cameron Brown, Joanna lawn win New Zealand titles - Triathlon Week

Robert G. · 03-05-2007, 02:59 PM

New Zealand’s Carmeron Brown won his 6th Ironman title in a close battle in a competitive field. Brown was strong the whole race and then surged ahead of Luke Bell late in the run to win by 68 seconds.

"I had to push my body at 100 per cent," said Brown. "The run was hard. I tried a couple of times to shake Luke on the hills but it was not easy.

"I tried with a bit of a surge and pushed even harder with 5km or 6km to go. Thankfully I got away, as I wanted to enjoy the last 3km."

Joanna Lawn led the women from the start to win a record fifth title at 9 hours 20 minutes and 2 seconds.

Men’s Top 10
1. Cameron BROWN 8:26:33
2. Luke BELL 8:27:41
3. Torbjorn SINDBALLE 8:34:47
4. David MEADE 8:53:55
5. Nick SAUNDERS 8:57:31
6. Rene ROVERA 8:58:48
7. Duncan MILNE 9:01:19
8. Shingo TANI 9:05:11
9. Axel REISER 9:09:47
10. Keegan WILLIAMS 9:11:36

Women's Top 10
1. Joanna LAWN 9:20:02
2. Heather GOLLNICK 9:28:16
3. Kim LOEFFLER 9:33:43
4. Hillary BISCAY 9:34:53
5. Gina FERGUSON 10:09:32
6. Ann BANKE 10:17:59
7. Mamiko SUZUKI 10:22:26
8. Miranda STACEY 10:32:02
9. Merryn GREENWOOD 10:35:37
10. Simonne MORRIS 10:37:17