2002 NZ CHAMPIONSHIP AND SELECTION RACES
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23 December Sprint Tri Champs Orewa, Auckland
5 January Long Distance Tri Tauranga
6 January Triathlon Selection Race Nelson
6 January Multisport Champs Nelson
17 February Triathlon Selection Race Napier
2 March Ironman Taupo
23 March 2002 NZ Triathlon Champs Queenstown
June 2002 NZ Duathlon Champs Rotorua
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What a guy - 2nd at Ironman Hawaii Yesterday and Cameron still finds time to
get to a computer to pen a report out to his sponsors and supporters
Read Cam's own words below.
On behalf of your friends in NZ and Tri Update readers everywhere
AWESOME EFFORT CAM - WELL DONE - YOU BEAUTY
A NOTE FROM CAMERON BROWN
Hi there all
Well what a day yesterday was!!!!It was probably the
toughest Ironman I have competed in and the best field
ever!!!!. I had a great swim to come out of the water
in about 7th, the swim was a slow one in 52mins due to
the strong currents. I probably had my best bike for a
long time and was able to stay with Tim Deboom, Luc
vanlerde, Peter Reid for most of the bike ride until
american Steve Larsen strung the field apart at the
130km mark, I lost a lot of time in the last 50km and
was of the bike in 6th place.
The bike ride was one of the scarest with 50knot wind
gusts with saw several people blown from the bikes.
Onto the run I started picking of people one by one
and caught Thomas Hellrigal and Peter Reid at the 10km
mark(Peter was having a bad day and later pulled
out)after that I just kept ticking along until we got
to the Queen K and the un broke through and *@#* was
it hot, I went through 21km in 2:48 pace (1:24) and
then caught Norman Stadlet at the 19mile mark, I
started thing shit I'm in 3rd!!!!!I could see Steve
Larsen up the road and caught him quickly. I had 10km
to go but then the piano man started arriving and I
was starting to tire, Thomas Hellregal starting coming
back at me and it was a big effort to push through the
last 5km!!!!
The finish was fantastic and they were chanting Kiwi
Kiwi as I came down the last 150m. I did'nt have any
thing left and went straight to the medical tent for
my much awaited IV!!!!!!!!!!It still hasn't sunk in
yet but I think it will at the awards dinner tonight.
Thankyou all for your support, looking forward to my
month off and catching up with you and being a dad!!!!
Kind Regards
Cameron Brown
RACE REPORT
Ironman: Brown digs deep for world honour
08.10.2001
As ironman Cameron Brown bashed his way into 50-knot
gusts in the heat along the lava fields in Hawaii
yesterday, he thought of pulling out of the triathlon
world championship.
His thoughts quickly switched to wife Jenny and his
two-week old son, Braeden, back in Auckland, and he
dug in deep.
The 30-year-old Brown overcame arguably the strongest
field and toughest conditions in the 25-year history
of the event to finish second behind American Tim
DeBoom.
In doing so, he became the most successful New Zealand
ironman since the great Erin Baker, who won in Hawaii
in 1988 and 1990. The previous best performance from a
New Zealand male was Scott Ballance, who finished 17th
seven years ago.
"This is so special. It was so tough out there, the
toughest conditions I have ever raced in," Brown said.
"I kept telling myself that this was for Jenny and
Braeden. It was so hard leaving home to come here, but
this result has made it extra special."
Brown said it was a breakthrough performance, mostly
in his mind.
"Other people have more belief in me than I have in
myself. Today we had people like Dave Scott - who has
won here six times - four other world champions and
all the big names in the sport.
"And then we had such tough conditions. I guess now I
can finally believe that I belong in this company."
Brown said the key was a much improved performance on
the swim and bike, coming out of the water in the top
10, coming off the bike in seventh and fighting his
way through the field.
"It is what I have dreamed of for so many years. It's
been such a fantastic 12 months for me, getting
married, winning Ironman NZ and now getting second
here at Kona."
Brown finished 15min behind DeBoom, who became the
first American to win the world championship since
Mark Allen in 1995.
German Thomas Hellriegel, another Ironman New Zealand
winner, came third.
The finish was a repeat of last year's Ironman New
Zealand, when DeBoom outlasted the fast-finishing
Brown.
The Aucklander went on to win Ironman New Zealand in
Taupo in March and placed third in Ironman Europe in
July.
Auckland's Joanna Lawn, the 1998 Commonwealth Games
cycling representative, enjoyed a superb debut in the
pro elite division in Hawaii, finishing 11th after
recovering from a three-minute drafting penalty.
Lawn had a solid sub-60min swim, moved up to eighth
off the bike and held on for 11th, just missing a
top-10 finish and prizemoney.
She is no stranger to the harsh Kona conditions,
winning her age-group title here last year and
claiming the Kona half-ironman elite race two years
ago.
With Gisborne's Stephen Sheldrake, they were the only
New Zealanders to finish in the pro elite division on
a day when heat, humidity and wind played havoc with
the field.
Ironman Florida winner Tara-Lee Marshall (Taupo)
suffered a recurrence of a back injury and withdrew
early on the bike, while Christchurch's Karyn Ballance
withdrew midway through the run.
Bryan Rhodes of Taupo pulled out after losing more
than 12min to the leaders in less than 10km.
Sheldrake led the professional field out of the water
and stayed in the top 15 after the ride, before
dropping back on the run and courageously finishing in
11h 31m 27s.
Brown set himself up with a strong swim, coming out of
the water in 52m 16s.
In Taupo and Germany, Brown lost time on the bike, but
yesterday he stayed in the main chase pack, riding
with the DeBoom brothers, Tim and Tony, in the pursuit
of Germans Lothar Leder and Andreas Neidrig.
Tim DeBoom and new American sensation Steve Larsen
pushed to the lead as the field turned in the
energy-sapping lava fields, with Brown and past
winners Luc Van Lierde (Belgium) and Peter Reid
(Canada) chasing four minutes behind.
Brown went into the run in seventh place, 11min behind
Larsen, the former North American mountainbike
champion, who destroyed the field with his
hard-charging tactics over the final 80km on the bike.
Gradually Brown worked his way through the field,
moving to fourth after 15km, third at the 30km mark
and second 3km later when he cruised past the tiring
Larsen.
6 October 2001
IRONMAN TRIATHLON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Results of New Zealand age group finishers at the Ironman Triathlon World
Championships, held at Kailua-Kona, Hawaii today (3.8km swim 180km bike 42km
run):
Lynley Allison (Auck(and) 25 – 29 years, 10.29.08; David Bourchier
(Hamilton) 45 – 49, 13.05.15; Angela Casley (Auckland) 35 – 39, 13.15.46;
Geraldine Dainty (Whangarei) 25 – 29, 12.13.01; Tim Fowler (Wellington) 30 –
34, 11.14.04; Sharyon Johns (Invercargill) 18 – 24, 12.43.54; Rubin Levin
(Auckland) 50 – 54, 15.09.47; Tiare Lund (Kumeu) 55 – 59,15.01.30; Andrew
Merrill (Auckland) 25-29, 10.37.55; Roger Mortimer (Auckland) 25 – 29,
10.31.10; Grant Seagar (Auckland) 50 - 54 , 12.23.16; Pat Te Kahu (Taupo)
35 – 39, 13.20.39; Linda Van Uden (Auckland) 40 – 44, 12.00.08; Mark Watson
(Auckland) 30 – 34, 9.57.34; Matt Williams (Auckland) 30-34, 11.14.37;
Hendrik Roos (Gisborne) 35-39, 11.33.54.
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