Hayley wins Ironwoman Round0

AS far as victories go, they don’t come much sweeter for Hayley Bateup. On her home beach in front of her screaming fans, Bateup produced one of her toughest efforts to take out Round 2 of the Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Ironwoman series at Kurrawa yesterday.

Starting three seconds behind Kristyl Smith in the final, yesterday’s second round soon became a race of five as Smith, Bateup, Elizabeth Pluimers (18) Alicia Marriott (20) and Naomi Flood (21) refused to back down.

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