Photo Gallery: 2011 Challenge Cairns
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- Published Jun 8, 2011
- Updated Jun 8, 2011 at 5:04 PM UTC
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2011 Challenge Cairns
Winner Chris “Macca” McCormack served as the inaugural event’s ambassador, and said, “At 38, you take the titles as you can. I’m ecstatic to win this.” Photo: Lucas Wroe To read the race report from Challenge Cairns, click here. Also check out 10 reasons why you should add this race to your dream list by clicking here.
Australians Chris McCormack and Rebekah Keat took victories on the stunning Challenge Cairns course. See images of the race below.
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2011 Challenge Cairns
Cairns’ Great Barrier Reef location made the perfect spot for an additional open water swim competition, the Quicksilver Reef Swim (1.5k or 3k) off Green Island. Photo: Lucas Wroe To read the race report from Challenge Cairns, click here. Also check out 10 reasons why you should add this race to your dream list by clicking here.
Australians Chris McCormack and Rebekah Keat took victories on the stunning Challenge Cairns course. See images of the race below.
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2011 Challenge Cairns
The Challenge and USM Events team put together 10 days of activities and races, including a mountain bike race, reef swim, kids race and 5k. To read the race report from Challenge Cairns, click here. Also check out 10 reasons why you should add this race to your dream list by clicking here.
Australians Chris McCormack and Rebekah Keat took victories on the stunning Challenge Cairns course. See images of the race below.
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2011 Challenge Cairns
Age groupers warm up as the sun rises over Yorkey’s Knob. Photo: Lucas Wroe To read the race report from Challenge Cairns, click here. Also check out 10 reasons why you should add this race to your dream list by clicking here.
Australians Chris McCormack and Rebekah Keat took victories on the stunning Challenge Cairns course. See images of the race below.
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2011 Challenge Cairns
12x iron-distance champion Belinda Granger gets ready for the start. She took fifth—the same place that her husband Justin got in the Cairns Half. Photo: Lucas Wroe To read the race report from Challenge Cairns, click here. Also check out 10 reasons why you should add this race to your dream list by clicking here.
Australians Chris McCormack and Rebekah Keat took victories on the stunning Challenge Cairns course. See images of the race below.
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2011 Challenge Cairns
The two-loop swim course resembled an M-shape, with plenty of bouys to navigate around. Photo: Lucas Wroe To read the race report from Challenge Cairns, click here. Also check out 10 reasons why you should add this race to your dream list by clicking here.
Australians Chris McCormack and Rebekah Keat took victories on the stunning Challenge Cairns course. See images of the race below.
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2011 Challenge Cairns
Sunrise at the swim start of Challenge Cairns. Photo: Lucas Wroe To read the race report from Challenge Cairns, click here. Also check out 10 reasons why you should add this race to your dream list by clicking here.
Australians Chris McCormack and Rebekah Keat took victories on the stunning Challenge Cairns course. See images of the race below.
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2011 Challenge Cairns
Three waves (all pros, age group male/female and relay teams/paratriathletes) went off at the start separated by 10 minutes. Photo: Lucas Wroe To read the race report from Challenge Cairns, click here. Also check out 10 reasons why you should add this race to your dream list by clicking here.
Australians Chris McCormack and Rebekah Keat took victories on the stunning Challenge Cairns course. See images of the race below.
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2011 Challenge Cairns
More than 600 age groupers finished the full Cairns Challenge race, right next to the Yorkey’s Knob Boat Club, where spectators could watch the race live while enjoying breakfast. Photo: Lucas Wroe To read the race report from Challenge Cairns, click here. Also check out 10 reasons why you should add this race to your dream list by clicking here.
Australians Chris McCormack and Rebekah Keat took victories on the stunning Challenge Cairns course. See images of the race below.
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2011 Challenge Cairns
A small pro field of mostly Australian and New Zealand athletes showed up to race. Photo: Lucas Wroe To read the race report from Challenge Cairns, click here. Also check out 10 reasons why you should add this race to your dream list by clicking here.
Australians Chris McCormack and Rebekah Keat took victories on the stunning Challenge Cairns course. See images of the race below.
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2011 Challenge Cairns
Macca did a quick flip over a railing to get in the right spot before exiting the swim in 47:26. Photo: Lucas Wroe To read the race report from Challenge Cairns, click here. Also check out 10 reasons why you should add this race to your dream list by clicking here.
Australians Chris McCormack and Rebekah Keat took victories on the stunning Challenge Cairns course. See images of the race below.
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2011 Challenge Cairns
Tim Berkel followed Macca, out at 49:28, and ended up taking third for the day. Photo: Lucas Wroe To read the race report from Challenge Cairns, click here. Also check out 10 reasons why you should add this race to your dream list by clicking here.
Australians Chris McCormack and Rebekah Keat took victories on the stunning Challenge Cairns course. See images of the race below.
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2011 Challenge Cairns
Belinda Granger exits the water with Kirsten Molloy. Photo: Lucas Wroe To read the race report from Challenge Cairns, click here. Also check out 10 reasons why you should add this race to your dream list by clicking here.
Australians Chris McCormack and Rebekah Keat took victories on the stunning Challenge Cairns course. See images of the race below.
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2011 Challenge Cairns
The 112-mile bike course had spectacular views of the coast on the Captain Cook Highway, passing crocodile farms, tropical rainforest and beach resorts. Photo: Lucas Wroe To read the race report from Challenge Cairns, click here. Also check out 10 reasons why you should add this race to your dream list by clicking here.
Australians Chris McCormack and Rebekah Keat took victories on the stunning Challenge Cairns course. See images of the race below.
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2011 Challenge Cairns
Leon Griffin crushed the field at the Cairns Half by 12 minutes. Photo: Lucas Wroe To read the race report from Challenge Cairns, click here. Also check out 10 reasons why you should add this race to your dream list by clicking here.
Australians Chris McCormack and Rebekah Keat took victories on the stunning Challenge Cairns course. See images of the race below.
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2011 Challenge Cairns
Cairns Half second-place finisher Joseph Lampe ran to second in 4:12:02. Photo: Lucas Wroe. To read the race report from Challenge Cairns, click here. Also check out 10 reasons why you should add this race to your dream list by clicking here.
Australians Chris McCormack and Rebekah Keat took victories on the stunning Challenge Cairns course. See images of the race below.
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2011 Challenge Cairns
Macca led the run and never looked back, winning in 8:15:56. He came across the finish line to see his two daughters waiting for him. Photo: Lucas Wroe To read the race report from Challenge Cairns, click here. Also check out 10 reasons why you should add this race to your dream list by clicking here.
Australians Chris McCormack and Rebekah Keat took victories on the stunning Challenge Cairns course. See images of the race below.
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2011 Challenge Cairns
Second-place finisher Matty White said his races “just keep getting better” in the last 12 months. Photo: Lucas Wroe To read the race report from Challenge Cairns, click here. Also check out 10 reasons why you should add this race to your dream list by clicking here.
Australians Chris McCormack and Rebekah Keat took victories on the stunning Challenge Cairns course. See images of the race below.
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2011 Challenge Cairns
Rebekah Keat made her way through the field even after a 4-minute penalty on the bike. Photo: Lucas Wroe To read the race report from Challenge Cairns, click here. Also check out 10 reasons why you should add this race to your dream list by clicking here.
Australians Chris McCormack and Rebekah Keat took victories on the stunning Challenge Cairns course. See images of the race below.
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2011 Challenge Cairns
“Sometimes I rush the finish, but when you win you’ve got to take it in,” Keat said. Photo: Lucas Wroe To read the race report from Challenge Cairns, click here. Also check out 10 reasons why you should add this race to your dream list by clicking here.
Australians Chris McCormack and Rebekah Keat took victories on the stunning Challenge Cairns course. See images of the race below.
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2011 Challenge Cairns
Michelle Mitchell was only racing her second iron-distance triathlon, but took home second after a fast 3:16:10 marathon. Photo: Lucas Wroe To read the race report from Challenge Cairns, click here. Also check out 10 reasons why you should add this race to your dream list by clicking here.
Australians Chris McCormack and Rebekah Keat took victories on the stunning Challenge Cairns course. See images of the race below.
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