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URBAN Hotel Group Ironman Australia

  • Hello and Welcome to the 2012 URBAN Hotel Group Ironman Australia at wonderful Port Macquarie.

  • A busy day for the Ironman expo

  • Ironman at Port Macquarie has certainly attracted a cross section of triathlon 'gliterati' today, with Leader of the Opposition, Tony Abbott, World Champion, Craig Alexander and TV host and star, Daniel MacPherson all seen around the Ironman village today.
  • Is there anything as quiet as an Ironman town on Carbo Party night? Not so quiet at the party!
  • One day to go to Ironman Australia and the best news for athletes is the day is bright, fine and mild!

  • Good Morning Port Macquarie

  • Runners in the Saturday morning Port Iron 5Km dash

  • Ironman tough Toyotas

  • So what to do Saturday? Swim training is on right now at Westport Park, the expo opens at 9:00am and bike check-in for the big day commences at 11:00am. Meantime it's off to breakfast !

  • Here's the goal for Sunday; the Ironman finish line at Ironman Australia!

  • And the run continues... a great day to be out and about!

  • Need to find your way around the course Sunday? Just check in at these great map boards around town.

  • Great day for a morning coffee !

  • Commentary tower in the main street

  • The bike finish is taking shape!

  • A quick look at the URBAN Hotel Group Ironman Australia field and we can see around 1465 starters are ready. Of these 466 are Ironman virgins!
  • The country break down for Sunday's race is interesting, with New Zealand fielding the most numbers after the host country, Australia and then it's the UK, followed by the USA and New Caledonia. The Philippines is next from Germany, Reunion Islands, and Singapore. There altogether 18 countries represented in Port Macquarie.
  • Of the host nation, it's New South Wales, followed by Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Western Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory.

  • The Gatorade stand in the Ironman expo

  • There'll be a lot of athletes refuelling on Power Bar in Sunday's Ironman

  • The KIDS stand at the Ironman Expo

  • Phil Wrochna and Mitchell Anderson, two of the voices of Ironman Australia for Sunday's big event

  • Sensational sunny Saturday in Port Macquarie has athletes kicking back and relaxing ahead of an early morning start tomorrow - lots of late lunching going on!

  • Leon Griffen racks his bike for the big day; and he's looking for a big result.

  • Ironman winner, turned coach, Bruce Thomas gives Nicole Ward some last night advice for her fourth outing in Ironman Australia

  • The pathways on the run are prepared by friends, relatives and family members with words of encouragement and competitor names and numbers

  • And now for one last night's (restless?) sleep... the bike computer says it all!

  • AUSSIE, AUSSIE, AUSSIE, OI! OI! OI!

  • A lot of bikes, a whole lot of training represented at Ironman Australia.

  • Look Mum. I've even got the lunch box!

  • Getting the swim gear ready

  • Paul Every is shooting for IMOZ number 25!

  • Louis Lopez is backing up at Ironman Australia from Ironman Melbourne!

  • Bike No 1, Tim Berkel

  • Good morning Port Macquarie! Great conditions for the Urban Hotel Group Ironman Australia today; fine, mild and light winds as dawn breaks- stay with us for all the action !

  • Great morning at Ironman Australia with ideal conditions to greet the start, just minutes away!

  • Huge crowds on hand on the river banks

  • Nearly ready for the start

  • And the Ironman Australia is underway!
  • The annual dash for the front is on and already the age groupers already mixing it with the pro athletes!

  • The swim is underway!

  • The leading pack!

  • Inside the pack and it 21.1 C in the water

  • The pack is stretching put - good news for local fans is Tim Berkel is in the leading pack

  • The field is heading for this exit!

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