Stellar season

Lisa Marangon has had a stellar season by any account.

Lisa was on the start line for 23 races this calendar year. As a sign of her endurance and determination, she finished 21 of those races. And one of the two which she didn't finish was a tactical error - ie reminder for the new year, always carry a spare tube in case of a flat!

While Lisa's focus for this season has been short course, or Olympic distance, she excelled at all distances through the year from sprint through half ironman.

Overall, Lisa notched seven wins and seven second place finishes. She won in Australia: sprint and New South Wales club championships. She won in the US: Boulder 5430 Sprint. And she won in Asia: Singapore's Asian Cup; Lisa's first ITU win.

Of course, she ended the year winning Canberra 70.3.