Anaconda Adventure Race Gold Coast
Jarad Kohlar and Christie Sym take Line Honours
Rapid Ascent - Media Release / 02.09.2008
DAY 1 – Saturday 30th August
Forster turned on the weather today for day one of the second round of the Anaconda Adventure Race. The more hard core athletes set-off at 7am this morning in perfect conditions with the less serious amongst us sitting out today preferring to do just the one day race tomorrow.
Starting with a 3km team run, mostly uphill to accelerate the warm up and get the sweat pouring for those doing the run in their wetsuits, swimmers then headed off in the clear turquoise waters on quite a long and rugged ZOOT swim leg below the cliffs from 1 Mile Beach to Main Beach. Team Epic Kayaks, back to defend their round one win were again impressive with Nick Cuthbert leading into transition 1 min and 13 seconds ahead of former ironman Guy Andrews. Closely followed by notable swimmer Ben Allen. Jarad Kohlar, who demonstrated his good form on the Gold Coast by beating all the people in today’s field when he came second behind Richard Ussher came out 8 minutes and 40 seconds behind, appearing to have given too much lead to take the win today. The top women all exited the water within striking distance of each other, lead by Wendy Wilson from Torquay, Victoria. Wilson, still gaining fitness after having her first child a year ago was aiming to improve on her 5th place in round with that hit out appearing to show benefit in reminding her body how to race.
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