It was an all Aussie podium at Ironman Malaysia today as Luke McKenzie and Belinda Granger won the top spots on the podium.
“I’m so ecstatic,” McKenzie said of his win. “I had the best race today. He (Rhodes) was just sitting that minute behind for the first 21 km. I kept wondering if he had it, if he was just waiting to reel me in the last half.”
According to Ironman.com:
"Granger followed up a great swim with a stellar bike ride that allowed her to have “the march of death” through the marathon and still comfortably win the race in a record-setting 9:21.
“This race isn’t about being the best swimmer, biker or runner, it’s about who is the toughest,” Granger said. “It’s a war of attrition out there. I knew I had a good swim and a really good bike ride, but in the end it’s about who’s willing to gut it out. For the first 30 km I was taking it quite easy. That last 12 km it wouldn’t have mattered if I had a 50-minute lead, it was tough.”