{"id":8389,"date":"2021-05-08T05:10:43","date_gmt":"2021-05-08T05:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsnewsforyou.com\/?p=8389"},"modified":"2021-05-08T05:10:43","modified_gmt":"2021-05-08T05:10:43","slug":"hauschildt-symonds-hang-tough-for-ironman-melbourne-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=8389","title":{"rendered":"Hauschildt, Symonds hang tough for Ironman Melbourne win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p >There were some moments of high drama yesterday at the 2015 Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship in Melbourne, with winner Melissa Hauschildt (AUS) stopping to tend to painful blisters on the run and Yvonne Van Vlerken (NED) overtaking defending champ Caroline Steffen (SUI) within sight of the finish line for second place.<\/p>\n<p>    Advertisement<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p >Annabel Luxford (AUS) led out of the water with a 1:22mins lead over Steffen and Aussie compatriot Bree Wee. Steffen caught Luxford and the pair pushed clear on the bike while Hauschildt, who enjoyed one of her best swims, powered up to third. She was 3:17mins behind at the 90km mark and 4:13mins back on to the run.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p >Hauschildt caught Steffen by the midway mark of the 42.2 km marathon run but her 3:30 advantage all-but disappeared when she faltered and then stopped to tend to blisters. The Queenslander recovered and went on to win in 8:52.50. \u00a0<\/p>\n<div    >\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p >Steffen slowed over the closing kilometers and within sight of the finish line, she stumbled and almost fell, allowing fast-finishing Dutch athlete Yvonne van Vlerken to grab second, to repeat of her effort of two years ago. Reigning Ironman world champion Mirinda Carfrae (AUS) recorded a time of 9:08:38, placing her seventh and validating her spot at Kona this year.<\/p>\n<blockquote  lang=\"en\">\n<p>7th @IRONMANAsiaPac champs today \u2013 Got me some fitness &amp; validated my Kona spot. Happy! Now where\u2019s my margarita!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mirinda Carfrae (@Mirindacarfrae) March 22, 2015<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p >\u201cThat was one tough race,\u201d said winner Hauschildt afterwards. \u201cI got blisters on my feet and by 30kms I was walking and begging for medical. I got some medical help and rubbed on Vaseline that didn\u2019t help at all,\u201d she joked. \u201cI am just stoked. I was ready to pull out at 30kms with so much pain. But I knew I had to keep going. It feels like everyone knows you here. It\u2019s such an awesome feeling, it feels like they are all your family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p >Britain\u2019s Emma Pooley finished a commendable ninth in 9:20:29, \u00a0emerging from the 3.8km swim in 18th position with a 1:08hr split then making up time with a speedy 4:44hr split for the 180km bike (averaging 38kph) and 3:21hr for the 42.2km run.<\/p>\n<p>Top 10 professional women\u2019s results:<\/p>\n<p ><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0SWIM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 BIKE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 RUN\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 FINISH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p >1. Melissa Hauschildt (AUS) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a000:54:44\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 04:48:01\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 03:06:32 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a008:52:51<br \/>2. Yvonne van Vlerken (NED) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a000:59:52\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 04:44:28\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 03:10:54\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 08:58:58<br \/>3. Caroline Steffen (SUI) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a000:52:43\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 04:45:38\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 03:16:40\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 08:59:08<br \/>4. Asa Lundstrom (SWE) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 01:00:20 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a004:48:10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 03:10:37\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 09:02:49<br \/>5. Beth Gerdes (USA) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a001:00:22\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 04:55:13\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 03:05:56\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 09:05:08<br \/>6. Annabel Luxford (AUS) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a000:51:21\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 04:47:12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 03:26:07\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 09:08:35<br \/>7. Mirinda Carfrae (AUS) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 00:54:44\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 05:00:58\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 03:08:39\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 09:08:39<br \/>8. Ashley Clifford (USA) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 00:54:48\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 05:04:59\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 03:15:21\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 09:19:00<br \/>9. Emma Pooley (GBR) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 01:08:45\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 04:44:33\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 03:21:47\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 09:20:29<br \/>10. Bree Wee (USA) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a000:52:43\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 05:00:06\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 03:24:43\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 09:21:56<\/p>\n<p>Men\u2019s race<\/p>\n<p >Last year\u2019s Ironman New Zealand winner Marko Albert (EST) led former Olympic rower Todd Skipworth (AUS) and top seed Nils Frommhold (GER) out of the 3.8km swim in a record 45:18mins in idyllic conditions in Frankston.<\/p>\n<p >Frommhold and veteran Luke Bell, who lives on the course in Melbourne, dominated the 180km bike to open up a seemingly insurmountable 11min advantage. Bell was first to drop, but Frommhold looked invincible as Australian\u2019s Tim Berkel and debutant Brad Kahlefeldt were joined by Canada\u2019s Jeff Symonds in the chase.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p >The German faded badly by 30km on the super-hot, point-to-point run from Frankston to St Kilda. Symonds and Berkel forced their way to the front and then the Canadian, an unlikely looking runner, showed his strength to break the young Australian, going on to win in 8:04.28. Berkel was second, 3:27mins behind, with Kahlefeldt impressive in third in his debut.<\/p>\n<p >\u201cI was spent. I have never hurt so much. I just slugged it out and slugged it out,\u201d Berkel said. \u201cI am very happy really. I have ticked the Kona box and can plan for Hawaii now. The pressure is off there and I can really focus on that. There was a few times I could have pulled out but I just slugged it out and I am proud of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Top 10 professional men\u2019s results:<\/p>\n<p ><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0SWIM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 BIKE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 RUN\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 FINISH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p >1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jeff Symonds (CAN) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 00:49:40\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 04:27:30\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 02:44:14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 08:04:29<br \/>2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tim Van Berkel (AUS) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a000:48:06\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 04:27:17\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 02:49:20\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 08:07:57<br \/>3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brad Kahlefeldt \u00a0(AUS) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 00:45:29\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 04:31:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 02:49:15\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 08:09:21<br \/>4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Christian Kramer (GER) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 00:46:47\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 04:29:25\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 02:51:27\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 08:11:31<br \/>5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nils Frommhold\u00a0(GER) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 00:45:28\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 04:19:08\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 03:04:48\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 08:12:58<br \/>6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Callum Millward\u00a0(NZL) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a000:46:57\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 04:29:04\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 02:54:12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 08:14:16<br \/>7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jan Van Berkel\u00a0(SUI) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a000:46:53\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 04:29:07\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 03:01:53\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 08:21:41<br \/>8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Marko Albert\u00a0(EST) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 00:45:19\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 04:31:04\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 03:02:10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 08:21:49<br \/>9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Per Bittner\u00a0(GER) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a000:49:41\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 04:27:31\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 03:04:42\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 08:25:17<br \/>10.\u00a0 Jens Petersen-Bach (DEN) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a000:49:47\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 04:33:42\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 02:59:40\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 08:26:41<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p >For full results from the 2015 IRONMAN Asia-Pacific Championship, head here.<\/p>\n<p>Click Here: <a href='https:\/\/www.footballtracksuit.com\/netherlands-football-tracksuit.html' title='Netherlands football tracksuit'>Netherlands football tracksuit<\/a><\/p>\n<p >(Images: Delly Carr \/ Ironman)<\/p>\n<p>    Advertisement<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p ><em><strong>Were you racing in Melbourne? Let us know in the comments below!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There were some moments of high drama yesterday at the 2015 Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship in Melbourne, with winner Melissa Hauschildt (AUS) stopping to tend to painful blisters on the run and Yvonne Van Vlerken (NED) overtaking defending champ Caroline Steffen (SUI) within sight of the finish line for second place. Advertisement Annabel Luxford (AUS) led&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8389"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8389\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}