Michelle Mitchell takes the Women's Title at Ironman Australia 2012

A beaming Michelle Mitchell has won Ironman Australia after coming from behind on the run to pass Nicole Ward just after the 10km mark. Ward had a 90 second lead going out on to the run with Hilary Biscay between them. Biscay did not look comfortable at all as she started the run and never […

Ward found herself in the unusual position of leading the bike for a lot of the race. Usually her weakness she has addressed this and wanted to lead on to the run and leave no questions for the end of the race. She ran hard from the start as she knew Mitchell was a strong runner and the only way to win was to run fast.

Mitchell finished a close second to Rebekah Keat at Challenge Cairns last June in only her second ever Iron distance race. She went on to win Challenge Barcelona last year but said after her win today that winning an Ironman race and getting a slot for Kona was a dream.

POS	ATHLETE	AGE/DIV	SWIM	BIKE	RUN	TOTAL
1	MITCHELL, Michelle	30/Pro	0:51:48	5:29:57	3:08:38	9:34:57
2	WARD, Nicole	37/Pro	0:51:50	5:28:57	3:20:47	9:44:40
3	BISCAY, Hillary	34/Pro	0:50:40	5:29:13	3:34:04	9:58:19
4	JAENKE, Kym	35/35-39	0:54:21	5:38:37	3:30:08	10:08:20
5	BOURCHIER, Kathleen	33/30-34	0:58:35	5:42:51	3:26:40	10:11:57
6	SNIPE, Rhiannon	29/25-29	0:59:56	5:37:23	3:30:40	10:12:14
7	ELLIS, Erika	34/30-34	1:11:20	5:27:02	3:30:40	10:13:09
8	CRAFT, Kristy	30/30-34	1:02:04	5:24:10	3:44:00	10:14:21
9	SOUTHWELL, Leanne	43/40-44	0:52:23	5:37:42	3:46:29	10:20:03
10	WILLOUGHBY, Kacey	29/25-29	1:06:35	5:36:12	3:34:15	10:22:10
11	BORN, Beate	33/30-34	1:09:03	5:32:09	3:35:47	10:24:20
12	CLARKE, Angela	46/45-49	0:58:15	5:49:21	3:36:02	10:27:55
13	FRANCIS, Anna	32/30-34	0:57:28	5:45:35	3:43:34	10:30:57
14	THIELE, Catherine	35/35-39	0:58:57	5:44:07	3:45:14	10:32:58
15	RALPH, Marijke	27/25-29	1:16:34	5:36:01	3:36:18	10:35:34
16	DEWS, Carolyn	43/40-44	1:02:30	5:43:25	3:44:14	10:35:37
17	ELLISON, Sian	30/30-34	1:06:06	5:32:43	3:55:47	10:38:34
18	FERRY, Allison	38/35-39	1:03:51	5:36:00	3:54:59	10:38:38
19	BOX, Terri-Ann	41/40-44	1:05:40	5:49:18	3:39:34	10:41:28
20	BARKER, Jodie	37/35-39	1:08:17	5:56:49	3:37:08	10:48:44
21	HILL, Meredith	30/30-34	1:05:27	5:41:05	3:56:38	10:49:26
22	WALKER, Sarah	44/40-44	1:03:42	5:34:01	4:10:40	10:52:39
23	LEFEAUX, Christine	46/45-49	1:09:53	5:39:05	4:01:04	10:55:45
24	BRACE, Carolyn	38/35-39	1:00:06	5:50:27	4:01:27	10:56:07
25	PERCIVAL, Cassandra	31/30-34	0:56:44	5:51:13	4:03:35	10:56:59
26	BROWN, Emma	37/35-39	1:15:25	5:58:37	3:40:52	10:59:20
27	CULLEN, Nancy	55/55-59	1:03:39	5:58:51	3:50:52	10:59:32

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