Two weeks after her dominating win at Ironman 70.3 Western Sydney, Luxford started fast at Ballarat 70.3 with a women’s-best 25:10 swim that gave her a 58 seconds lead on Stephanie Demestichas and 2:18 on Kirralee Seidel and Andrea Forrest.

Luxford didn’t waste time adding to her advantage, creating a 5:23 lead on Forrest, 5:39 on Jacqueline Henricks, and 5:41 on Seidel halfway through the 90km bike leg. After a women’s-best 2:21:13 bike split, Luxford enjoyed 8:12 and 8:18 leads on Henricks and Forrest (2:26:40 bike splits), and 8:19 on Seidel (2:26:50 bike split).

After a women’s 3rd-best 1:25:34 run, Luxford successfully defended her 2015 title. She finished in 4:14:21 with a 7:18 margin of victory over Seidel (women’s-best 1:24:44 run) and 7:46 on 3rd-place finisher Forrest (1:25:14 run).

Luxford’s Ballarat 70.3 win adds to an excellent 2016 season that included a 6th at Ironman 70.3 Worlds, a 5th at Ironman South Africa and a win at Busselton 70.3, as well as her victory at Western Sydney 70.3.

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