Regan Hollioake secured her first Ironman Australia title in a thrilling race that saw her finish in a time of 09:02:04.
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00:00 [cheering]
00:07 I'm really overwhelmed. It's a dream come true to win at home on such a beautiful course.
00:13 It's just incredible.
00:14 It took me about three and a half hours to actually get going today and then it just clicked.
00:20 I found my legs so the tail end of the bike was great and then the run just felt really smooth.
00:26 Really only pinched the last 6km I think.
00:30 I did get a flat on the bike which managed to seal itself and I just had to put some CO2 in which was really lucky.
00:36 I didn't realise that I was putting so much time into it on the second lap
00:41 but was thrilled to actually catch her on Matthew Flinders Drive just coming back into town.
00:46 It's just incredible. This is my third pro race, second pro Ironman.
00:51 To win is just amazing. Completely overwhelming and a dream come true
00:56 and just everything that I've worked for for the past few years. I'm thrilled.
01:00 I still work as a physio just because it is really hard to make it an elite sport.
01:05 It's tough out there. It's competitive. The girls are so fierce and strong.
01:12 The course here is really challenging and tough.
01:15 But an amazing way. The highs are highs and the lows are low but this is a high today.
01:20 I'm really happy with the race. I'm really happy with the results.
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