Lori Bowden never doubted she’d be back and back she certainly is. Just ten months after giving birth to her first child (Tyson), Bowden proved she can be a mom and an Ironman Champion with a remarkable 2^nd place finish at Ironman Austria. While her cycling is not yet back to previous form, her 5:12 split was a marked improvement over earlier races and Bowden was still had the legs to run a closing 3:04 marathon.
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IRONMAN AUSTRIA
July 16, 2006

1Preston, Rebecca       AUS     (:53:37/ 05:01:50 /03:12:11)       09:12:09
2 Bowden, Lori             CAN    (:53:28/ 05:12:38/ 03:04:44)        09:14:59
3 Hauke, Veronika        AUT     (:55:26/05:00:52/03:27:33)         09:28:56
4 Biscay, Hillary            USA      (:48:11/ 05:20:27/ 03:22:00)      09:35:43
5 Best, Nicole               GER     (:52:57/ 05:19:37/ 03:21:44)       09:38:07

Samantha McGlone had a busy (and ambitious) weekend. On Saturday she placed third woman in at the Lifetime Fitness Triathlon, the most hotly contested short course race of the year. On Sunday she was 2^nd at the Nautica New York City Triathlon. Both days she trailed the equally ambitious Emma Snowsill who won both events on the strength of withering run splits.