Le 19 Octobre, sur la Gold Coast en Australie avait lieue la Nib Coolangatta Gold 2008, un irownman longue distance, auquel participait Flora Manciet, qui finit 5ème féminine en 03h29min50sec. Chez les hommes, c'est Caine Eckstein qui domine en 04:14:15, tandis que chez les femmens c'est Hayley Bateup qui l'emporte en 03:18:45.
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2008 nib Coolangatta Gold ResultsOpen Men: Caine Eckstein (Tugun) 04:14:15 Tim Peach (Mooloolaba ) 04:16:44 Nathan Smith (Cronulla) 04:17:18 Dean Mercer (Mooloolaba) 04:20:10 Luke Nisbet (Burleigh Heads Mowbray Park) 04:21:41 Steve Pullen (Sunshine Beach) 04:23:57 Matt Poole (Mooloolaba) 04:24:32 Hayden Smith (North Burleigh) 04:25:00 Kyle Garrett (Redhead ) 04:26:08 Cory Hill (Northcliffe) 04:26:33
Under 19: Hayden White (Warilla Barrack Point) 03:11:47 Kendrick Louis (Collaroy) 03:11:56 Ben Hepburn (Mooloolaba ) 03:12:04 David Graham (Trigg Island) 03:13:29 Alex Tibbits (Mooloolaba) 03:15:00 Alastair Day (Warilla Barrack Point) 03:15:22 Dev Lahey (Northcliffe) 03:19:54 Nicholas Anderson (Mooloolaba) 03:20:33 Max Beattie (Northcliffe) 03:23:02 Aaron Murphy (Northcliffe ) 03:24:47
Masters 30-39: Shane Whittaker (North Cronlla) 04:55:51 Benjamin Hewitt (public WA) 04:59:18 Shane Dowel (Warilla Barrack Point )5:02:10 Ben Marshall (Point Leo) 05:05:00 David Chidgey (Narrabeen Beach) 05:12:07 Scott Wyeth (Scarborough) 05:12:54 Jason Foye (North Wollongong) 05:16:15 Luke O'garey (Burnie) 05:20:33 Jody Pehrson (Arcadian) 05:21:36 Peter Wells (Narrabeen Beach) 05:27:16 Sam Charlton (Sunshine Beach) 05:29:12
Masters 40+: Greg Mickle (City of Perth) 04:46:22 Jeff Lemarseny (Mooloolaba) 04:55:37 Michael Waide (Public Gold Coast) 04:59:58 Stephen Perry (West Beach) 05:08:48 Mark Stewart (City of Perth) 05:11:47 Michael Daly (North Burleigh) 05:12:45 Brent Pritchard (Elouera) 05:17:03 Scott Braby (Sunshine Coast) 5:20:57 Dean Parry (Elouera) 5:24:04 Troy Eady (Cronulla) 5:30:05
Teams: Freshwater 04:14:48 North Burleigh 04:16:33 Tugun/Trigg Island 04:17:16
Open Women: Hayley Bateup (Kurrawa) 03:18:45 Courtney Hancock (Northcliffe) 03:25:56 Alyce Bennett (Burleigh Heads Mowbray Park) 03:26:58 Kirsty Holmes (Kawana Waters ) 03:27:13
Flora Manciet (Northcliffe) 03:29:50 Gemma Newbiggin (Mooloolaba ) 03:32:09 Nadi Canning (Lennox Head Alstonville) 03:32:30 Candice Falzon (North Bondi) 03:34:69 Kristyl Smith (Northcliffe) 3:39.45 Kristen Askew (Burleigh Heads Mowbray Park) 03:38:17 Sarah Colby (Mooloolaba) 03:39:43
30+: Ruth Highman (Geraldton) 3:50:32 Nadine Derriman (Mooloolaba) 3:56:17 Melinda Pelly (Manly) 3:58:57 Penny Locke (Bulli) 4:01:35 Georgina Lynch (Noosa Heads) 04:05:13 Cas Whiting (Trigg) 4:08:35 Jennifer Hales (Noosa Heads) 4:09:31 Sonia Grundy (Lorne) 4:16:59 Lenell Hollywood (Mollymook ) 4:28:13 Maxine Mitchell (Alexandra Headlands) 04:58:36
Teams: North Burleigh 05:00:25 Freshwater 05:01:17 New Zealand 05:04:32