Liz Blatcford wins Ironman Cairns on debut
Australian based Liz Blatchford has won Ironman Cairns on debut after one of the great women’s battles to be seen in an Ironman. Four weeks ago Blatchford had made a decision that she was not well enough to race at Cairns. “After winning Busselton 70.3 I was very sick and run down. I raced Busselton
Australian based Liz Blatchford has won Ironman Cairns on debut after one of the great women’s battles to be seen in an Ironman. Four weeks ago Blatchford had made a decision that she was not well enough to race at Cairns. “After winning Busselton 70.3 I was very sick and run down. I raced Busselton with some sort of virus. I shouldn’t have but I thought I would be okay. Once I made the decision that Cairns was not going to be possible the pressure was off and I started to improve.”
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