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Hauschildt broke fast with a women’s 4th-best 54:29 swim that gave her a 4:43 lead on German Mareen Hufe, 4:42 on defending champion Sarah Piampiano of the U.S., and 6 and one half minutes on Asa Lundstrom of Sweden and Elisabeth Gruber of Austria. Hufe counterattacked into the lead on the fast and mostly flat bike course with a 4:41:32 split that gave her a 2:30 lead on Hauschildt, 7:37 on Lundstrom and 8:05 on Piampiano at T2. Hauschildt held on for the win and course record with a women’s 3rd-best 3:06:39 run that brought her to the finish in 8:54:39 with a 2:57 margin of victory on Hufe (3:12:25 run) and 4:12 on 3rd-place Piampiano (women’s-best 3:05:13 run).
Hauschildt broke Britta Martin's 2014 women's 8:56:33 course record by 1:54.
Like Bozzone, Hauschildt had a disappointing DNF at Kona but Ironman Western Australia was another in a long line of 2016 top results for the two-time Ironman 70.3 World Champion and 26-time Ironman 70.3 winner. This year Hauschildt won Ironman Frankfurt, Ironman 70.3 Geelong, Husky Long Course, and the Ironman 70.3 European Championship. The 33-year-old former 3,000-meter steeplechase champion also placed 2nd at the 2016 Ironman 70.3 Worlds.
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Hauschildt broke Britta Martin's 2014 women's 8:56:33 course record by 1:54.
Like Bozzone, Hauschildt had a disappointing DNF at Kona but Ironman Western Australia was another in a long line of 2016 top results for the two-time Ironman 70.3 World Champion and 26-time Ironman 70.3 winner. This year Hauschildt won Ironman Frankfurt, Ironman 70.3 Geelong, Husky Long Course, and the Ironman 70.3 European Championship. The 33-year-old former 3,000-meter steeplechase champion also placed 2nd at the 2016 Ironman 70.3 Worlds.
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Bozzone set the Busselton course record and the 12th-fastest men’s Ironman-distance mark in history with a 7:51:26 time. Bozzone broke to a large lead with a sizzling 4:10:49 bike split, then held off a strong run by runner-up Andy Potts of the U.S. to win by 2:46 and top 3rd-place Nick Kastelein of Australia by 13:58.
Bozzone topped Luke McKenzie's 2015 men's course record by 4:32 and Potts bettered McKenzie's mark by 46 seconds.
After taking on his first Ironman in 2009, Bozzone has been knocking on the Ironman door with four runner-up finishes before today’s victory. The 2008 Ironman 70.3 World Champion, 2013 Ironman 70.3 World Championship silver medalist, and winner of 23 half-Ironman titles believed he was ready to prove his mettle at the Ironman World Championship this year. But after a frustrating withdrawal at Kona due to swelling in his legs, Bozzone was primed to prove his Ironman potential at Busselton.
Bozzone topped Luke McKenzie's 2015 men's course record by 4:32 and Potts bettered McKenzie's mark by 46 seconds.
After taking on his first Ironman in 2009, Bozzone has been knocking on the Ironman door with four runner-up finishes before today’s victory. The 2008 Ironman 70.3 World Champion, 2013 Ironman 70.3 World Championship silver medalist, and winner of 23 half-Ironman titles believed he was ready to prove his mettle at the Ironman World Championship this year. But after a frustrating withdrawal at Kona due to swelling in his legs, Bozzone was primed to prove his Ironman potential at Busselton.
