Aussie double in St.Croix
The men's result was pretty straight foward when you think about it. Craig Alexander swims well, bikes strongly and runs like the wind. So putting that into place should be no problem. Well that's the plan anyway. The day was headed by swim specialist Bryan Rhodes. Rhodes lead them through the swim and then the big hitters came out to play. Ritchie Cunningham had the legs to lead the group over the Beast. The Beast is a climb that features throughout the course and has been the undoing of many an athlete throughout the race. This Beast climbs 14% in a little over one kilometre. With that business done the men got down to the business of running. But for Crowie that is a art he has down pat and with the fastest run split of the day the race was his.
The women's race was being dominated by Felicity Hart. She reeled in the leaders including Nina Kraft and took a two minute break onto the run. It should have been a tough run. It should have been a race in three. But Carfrae destroyed the field with ease. Her run split was ten minutes faster than any other woman on the day. A tough act to follow. Carfrae has clearly the engine required to be a dominant force in the 70.3 caper. A fact made clear on the roads of St.Croix.
Women's Results
- Mirinda Carfrae 4.26
- Nina Kraft 4.36
- Bree Wee 4.36
Men's Results
- Craig Alexander 4.05
- Marino Vanhoenacker 4.08
- Richie Cunningham 4.10
While our prediction radar was (completely) off in the Busselton Half Ironman, we were bang on in this one picking the winners of both races. Back
