Entries Closing Oct 7 for the Port Macquarie SIS Half Ironman Triathlon
There are under 80 individual spots left in the SiS Port Macquarie Half Ironman to be held on October 31, 2010. In addition there are less than 20 team spots available. With the rate at which Ironman and Half Iroman races are selling out you will need to be quick. This will be a record field for thi
Port Macquarie will be hosting their final event, which will be part of the Australian Half Ironman series. They have a new naming rights sponsor on board, SiS (Science In Sport), who have taken over from Scody. Naturally, with SiS having their background and nutritional supplements, we will have their energy drink, and gels on the course.
For the lucky competitors that were able to secure their entry into Ironman Australia, and the Ironman 70.3 which will be held in Port Macquarie on May 1, 2011, this will be a good opportunity to familiarise themselves with our course. And for the unlucky athletes who missed out, this is an open event with plenty of spaces available at this time.
Confirmed pros racing are as follows:
Women
Suzanne Alway
Kath Baker
Anna Cleaver
Rebecca Everleigh
Lisa Marangon
Kirsten Molloy
Jackie Prentice
Nicole Ward
Men
Tim Berkel
Joel Cook
Adam Holborrow
Richard Munro
Michael Murphy
John Poison
Alexander Price
Tim Reed
Mitch Robins
Gavin Scott
Lindsey Wall
Lee Walace
The organisers say that there are rumours of a number of other top pros racing but it will depend on how they pull up after Kona.
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