Rebekah Keat

Article: CLEAN BREAK
Written by: ROD CEDARO
Preview: Bek Keat is back in the saddle after a two-year battle to clear her name of doping charges.

Full Article here soon.

As well as discussing Chrissie’s Prime Ministerial capabilities, this feature story on the Official Ironman Website also reflects on Bek’s helping hand.

Read the original story right here: http://ironman.com/columns/ironmanlife/kevin-mackinnon-profiles-the-womens-ford-ironman-world-champion

Here’s but a few more of the online articles discussing the events from this year’s 2008 Hawaii Ironman.

The Real Winner Didn’t Come in First

Hawaii Champ Thanks Bek

The Good Ausmaritan

The tributes from this years Hawaii Ironman Champion continue to flow in. Stranded on the roadside whilst leading the women’s race, Chrissie Wellington’s race looked to be effectively over ……. until Bek gave Chrissie a helping hand that won Hawaii.

In Chrissie’s own words ….. “To me what she did epitomizes everything that is good about the sport. Without it, I wouldn’t have finished or would have finished way back with the age-groupers.”

All the headlines are talking about Bek’s beautiful heart and incredible sportsmanship; stopping on the bike leg to help out the eventual Hawaii Ironman 2008 winner, Chrissie Wellington.

In Chrissie’s own words … “I want to thank Rebekah Keat for giving me a cannister – she’s a legend! Without it, I wouldn’t have finished, or would have finished way back with the age-groupers”.

You can read how Bek helped Chrissie win Hawaii 2008 .

Chrissie Wellington has defended her 2007 Hawaii title with a powerful victory on the Lava fields in 2008. Rebekah had a helping hand in the win, though not in the manner we all know she is capable of (look out Hawaii 2009!).

In the men’s race, Australia’s own Craig Alexander became only the 3rd Ozzie to claim the title of World Ironman Champion. Awesome.

Here’s a good review of this year’s race. Bek’s report to follow.

You can catch all the race updates via this link … http://ironman.com/coverage/?race=worldchampionship&year=2008

Bek has written several times from the LavaLand. So be sure check out her diary entries at http://www.rebekahkeat.com/latest/diary.

LEADING Australian long-course triathlete Rebekah Keat showed she is over her leg injury by winning the Busselton Half-Ironman.

Keat was defending champion for the April 6 Ironman Australia race, but could not start because of the calf muscle problem. At Saturday’s race south of Perth, she took the lead early in the bike and built a margin of three minutes for the run.

Despite limited run training because of her injury, Keat only lost 24 seconds on the final leg and won the 1.9 km swim, 90km cycle and 21.1km run in four hours 14 minutes and 17 seconds. Claire Goldsmith was next in 4:16:43 and Ironman WA champion Charlotte Paul took third with 4:24:42.

Apart from her Ironman Australia win, Keat is also a top-10 finisher at the Hawiian Ironman world championships.

Bek finished 6th on debut in today’s Hawaii Ironman World Championships. With only 30mins separating the top 10 Women, this year’s was one of the closest races ever. Bek’s race time of 9hrs 27mins, was less than 20mins off the eventual winner, Great Briton’s Chrissie Wellington. Continuing Australia’s impressive performance in Ironman racing, Australia finished 1st and 2nd in the men’s race with Chris McCormack and Craig Axelander. A great day in the lava fields of Kona.