Rebekah Keat wins Challenge Cairns 2011
Rebekah Keat finished 12th overall and won the women’s Cairns Airport Challenge Cairns triathlon today ahead of a determined Michelle Mitchell. Mitchell came from behind to slowly pick off the girls in front of her. She looked fresh for the whole run. At one stage casually asking as she ran by ‘how far is the next woman in front of me?’. Next lap Michelle was in front of her.
Carrie Lester was 3rd and Candice Hammond was 4th. Both Candice Hammond and Carrie Lester rode 5:11 with Belinda Granger having the next fastest bike split at 5:13.
Belinda Granger and Michelle Mitchell both had terrible T1s with both taking 2 1/2 minutes to get out on to the bike.
A pack of five formed early on the bike. Eventually Granger and Carrie Lester were able to establish a break of about 1 1/2 minutes over Rebekah Keat with Mitchell and Christie Sym further back.
Within the first 10kms of the run Keat had over taken Granger and Lester. Keat looked strong and determined for the entire race. After the race Keat commented that she never felt better in the final half of the marathon and this gives her some great confidence going in to her next few races.
Speaking to Ali Fitch on the sidelines during the race she said Michelle Mitchell is the one to watch. Fitch raced her comeback race today in the Cairns Half after four years out due to numerous injuries. She will be racing Ironman the USA next month.
First age grouper home was Kym Jaenke with the fastest swim of the day.
Further details to follow…
| Pos | Cat Pos | Name | Time | Cat | Swim | Cycle | Run |
| 1 | 1 | Rebekah Keat | 9:26:31 | F-Elite | 0:52:57 | 5:16:34 | 3:14:04 |
| 2 | 2 | Michelle Mitchell | 9:30:41 | F-Elite | 0:53:00 | 5:17:21 | 3:16:10 |
| 3 | 3 | Carrie Lester | 9:34:56 | F-Elite | 0:55:20 | 5:11:48 | 3:24:50 |
| 4 | 4 | Candice Hammond | 9:43:03 | F-Elite | 0:57:26 | 5:11:26 | 3:29:54 |
| 5 | 5 | Belinda Granger | 9:44:41 | F-Elite | 0:52:56 | 5:13:32 | 3:34:34 |
| 6 | 6 | Christie Sym | 9:49:09 | F-Elite | 0:57:21 | 5:16:42 | 3:31:34 |
| 7 | 7 | Lisa Ribes | 9:52:41 | F-Elite | 1:05:34 | 5:16:09 | 3:27:31 |
| 8 | 1 | Kym Jaenke | 10:04:24 | F-30-34 | 0:52:37 | 5:28:42 | 3:37:36 |
| 9 | 8 | Simone Maier | 10:05:37 | F-Elite | 1:02:51 | 5:16:12 | 3:41:17 |
| 10 | 1 | Susan Crowe | 10:13:05 | F-35-39 | 0:58:35 | 5:21:43 | 3:47:00 |
| 11 | 1 | Susan Langley | 10:24:26 | F-40-44 | 0:58:52 | 5:18:53 | 4:02:26 |
| 12 | 2 | Prue Oswin | 10:26:08 | F-30-34 | 1:03:30 | 5:37:05 | 3:40:29 |
| 13 | 2 | Penelope Holland | 10:41:28 | F-35-39 | 0:57:25 | 5:38:50 | 4:00:46 |
| 14 | 3 | Jackie Crofton | 10:42:24 | F-30-34 | 1:11:50 | 5:55:33 | 3:27:51 |
| 15 | 4 | Michelle SINGER | 10:49:37 | F-30-34 | 1:08:10 | 5:42:31 | 3:52:24 |
| 16 | 3 | Julie Sager | 10:50:48 | F-35-39 | 1:05:57 | 5:36:40 | 4:03:45 |
| 17 | 1 | Kelly Spottiswood | 10:53:13 | F-25-29 | 1:05:08 | 5:49:55 | 3:50:13 |
| 18 | 5 | Amy Hinds | 11:00:57 | F-30-34 | 1:00:38 | 5:48:00 | 4:07:24 |
| 19 | 4 | Susan Lloyd-Webb | 11:02:38 | F-35-39 | 1:03:51 | 5:43:36 | 4:10:09 |
| 20 | 2 | Rachael Cloros | 11:04:27 | F-40-44 | 1:06:39 | 5:54:40 | 3:57:31 |
| 21 | 1 | Nancy Cullen | 11:06:28 | F-50-54 | 1:02:38 | 5:52:10 | 4:06:27 |
| 22 | 5 | Lisa Jones | 11:07:01 | F-35-39 | 1:07:41 | 5:56:27 | 3:58:31 |
| 23 | 6 | Julianne Schliebs | 11:09:20 | F-30-34 | 0:56:28 | 5:56:22 | 4:08:51 |
| 24 | 2 | Jacqui Kelly | 11:20:36 | F-25-29 | 1:05:13 | 6:09:23 | 3:56:52 |
| 25 | 3 | Shannon Fulwood | 11:22:29 | F-25-29 | 1:07:14 | 5:44:28 | 4:23:55 |
| 26 | 6 | Julie Williamson | 11:23:09 | F-35-39 | 1:07:41 | 5:47:41 | 4:21:50 |
| 27 | 4 | Kristy Muir | 11:38:05 | F-25-29 | 1:09:40 | 5:53:20 | 4:26:29 |
| 28 | 1 | Leanne Miller | 11:38:32 | F-45-49 | 1:10:52 | 5:42:53 | 4:35:59 |
| 29 | 5 | Mandy Habener | 11:39:11 | F-25-29 | 1:09:11 | 6:10:24 | 4:09:59 |
| 30 | 3 | Christine Lefeaux | 11:45:08 | F-40-44 | 1:08:37 | 5:47:08 | 4:44:04 |
| 31 | 4 | Kylee McDonald | 11:45:51 | F-40-44 | 1:03:39 | 5:39:37 | 4:57:25 |
| 32 | 7 | Karen Brown | 11:52:03 | F-30-34 | 1:10:17 | 6:15:57 | 4:17:54 |
| 33 | 7 | Charlotte Porter | 11:57:15 | F-35-39 | 1:18:12 | 6:11:43 | 4:21:07 |
| 34 | 8 | Ingrid Alexander | 11:58:32 | F-30-34 | 1:04:08 | 5:30:15 | 5:15:50 |
| 35 | 9 | Narelle Pollock | 12:01:41 | F-30-34 | 1:17:23 | 6:19:52 | 4:17:16 |
| 36 | 10 | Danielle Welsh | 12:04:12 | F-30-34 | 1:03:55 | 6:27:44 | 4:22:45 |
| 37 | 11 | Fiona Day | 12:05:10 | F-30-34 | 1:13:57 | 6:24:19 | 4:16:29 |
| 38 | 12 | Sarah Warren | 12:12:05 | F-30-34 | 1:17:57 | 5:42:17 | 5:04:07 |
| 39 | 6 | Keleigh Jane Robinson | 12:12:29 | F-25-29 | 1:11:56 | 5:53:39 | 4:59:37 |
| 40 | 13 | Sally-Anne Sprakel | 12:15:53 | F-30-34 | 0:58:47 | 6:04:59 | 5:03:03 |
| 41 | 14 | Jacqui Elliott | 12:21:49 | F-30-34 | 1:00:50 | 6:41:50 | 4:31:28 |
| 42 | 5 | Carmen Leong | 12:28:07 | F-40-44 | 1:17:06 | 6:20:32 | 4:41:59 |
| 43 | 2 | Maria Ross | 12:31:27 | F-45-49 | 1:07:23 | 6:24:46 | 4:47:36 |
| 44 | 3 | Nicki MANTOVA | 12:32:01 | F-45-49 | 1:03:15 | 6:03:47 | 5:17:24 |
| 45 | 6 | Lesley McDonald | 12:32:50 | F-40-44 | 1:06:20 | 6:01:13 | 5:13:31 |
| 46 | 7 | Helen Reiske | 12:33:42 | F-25-29 | 0:57:36 | 6:32:40 | 4:55:46 |
| 47 | 15 | Sian Mckenzie | 12:38:15 | F-30-34 | 1:13:22 | 6:42:08 | 4:35:05 |
| 48 | 1 | Belinda Thompson | 12:39:33 | F-20-24 | 1:09:10 | 6:12:34 | 5:07:59 |
| 49 | 16 | Laurelea MOSS | 12:42:20 | F-30-34 | 1:19:53 | 6:21:02 | 4:50:26 |
| 50 | 8 | Kylie Bernoth | 12:50:11 | F-35-39 | 1:00:05 | 6:25:25 | 5:12:45 |
| 51 | 4 | Louise Abraham | 12:54:19 | F-45-49 | 1:04:25 | 7:00:12 | 4:41:07 |
| 52 | 9 | Mandy Gordon | 12:55:57 | F-35-39 | 1:22:08 | 6:34:49 | 4:51:30 |
| 53 | 2 | Rosie Spicer | 12:58:17 | F-50-54 | 1:19:21 | 6:06:48 | 5:25:00 |
| 54 | 8 | Tamara Henman | 12:58:17 | F-25-29 | 1:14:09 | 6:53:55 | 4:31:09 |
| 55 | 10 | Kim Close | 13:02:24 | F-35-39 | 1:14:22 | 6:55:31 | 4:41:05 |
| 56 | 11 | Susannah Harvey-Jamieson | 13:04:04 | F-35-39 | 1:34:27 | 7:07:58 | 4:08:05 |
| 57 | 5 | Tonija Anderson | 13:17:42 | F-45-49 | 1:14:37 | 6:45:38 | 5:08:29 |
| 58 | 7 | Alison Heather | 13:19:38 | F-40-44 | 1:07:59 | 6:30:13 | 5:24:59 |
| 59 | 12 | Melinda Woods | 13:20:28 | F-35-39 | 1:29:27 | 6:44:24 | 4:54:01 |
| 60 | 13 | Melissa Akmentins | 13:21:53 | F-35-39 | 1:14:50 | 6:56:30 | 4:56:13 |
| 61 | 3 | Margaret Simms | 13:22:21 | F-50-54 | 1:09:09 | 6:31:29 | 5:26:06 |
| 62 | 8 | Laura Garner | 13:22:55 | F-40-44 | 1:03:13 | 6:56:58 | 5:13:20 |
| 63 | 9 | Diane OWENS | 13:22:55 | F-40-44 | 1:10:08 | 6:52:55 | 5:01:02 |
| 64 | 4 | Luanne Kent | 13:23:09 | F-50-54 | 1:26:01 | 7:15:45 | 4:32:20 |
| 65 | 10 | Donna Simmons | 13:23:43 | F-40-44 | 1:10:58 | 6:19:11 | 5:44:25 |
| 66 | 9 | Kate Molineaux | 13:28:54 | F-25-29 | 1:24:46 | 6:32:44 | 5:21:59 |
| 67 | 6 | Carol Sing | 13:30:40 | F-45-49 | 1:17:31 | 6:04:12 | 6:01:17 |
| 68 | 10 | Naomi Rattray | 13:31:01 | F-25-29 | 0:56:20 | 7:07:14 | 5:20:37 |
| 69 | 14 | Siok Bee Ong | 13:37:52 | F-35-39 | 1:40:06 | 6:48:42 | 4:52:58 |
| 70 | 15 | Jodie Langley | 13:43:21 | F-35-39 | 1:12:48 | 6:58:21 | 5:12:17 |
| 71 | 17 | Li Lian Tan | 13:54:18 | F-30-34 | 1:32:52 | 6:59:15 | 5:10:28 |
| 72 | 18 | Alison Kennedy | 14:02:33 | F-30-34 | 1:12:45 | 6:53:13 | 5:31:48 |
| 73 | 11 | Anna Hatton | 14:12:25 | F-25-29 | 1:28:38 | 7:06:02 | 5:22:47 |
| 74 | 1 | Julie Coote | 14:15:55 | F-55-59 | 1:19:02 | 7:05:48 | 5:34:42 |
| 75 | 16 | Michelle Turner | 14:18:59 | F-35-39 | 1:16:17 | 6:43:37 | 6:10:37 |
| 76 | 7 | Elizabeth Pralica | 14:25:36 | F-45-49 | 1:27:59 | 7:25:16 | 5:17:09 |
| 77 | 11 | Alison Hale | 14:32:33 | F-40-44 | 1:06:24 | 7:03:19 | 6:12:35 |
| 78 | 19 | Merry ann Holotik | 14:38:48 | F-30-34 | 1:15:28 | 7:24:20 | 5:38:21 |
| 79 | 8 | Leonie Keilour | 14:39:00 | F-45-49 | 1:13:01 | 7:08:03 | 6:00:46 |
| 80 | 20 | Silvia Schweininger | 14:45:31 | F-30-34 | 1:19:31 | 6:37:59 | 6:38:16 |
| 81 | 21 | Belinda Daniels | 14:51:06 | F-30-34 | 1:13:54 | 7:26:13 | 5:51:51 |
| 82 | 17 | Simone Greenwood | 14:53:55 | F-35-39 | 1:27:07 | 6:49:29 | 6:28:08 |
| 83 | 18 | Lea MACKEN | 14:59:49 | F-35-39 | 1:20:26 | 7:09:24 | 6:22:21 |
| 84 | 22 | Cara Maher | 15:15:41 | F-30-34 | 1:20:42 | 7:11:28 |
