Pictorial results 2004

07 Nov - Defending champion Emma Snowsill claimed her 2nd successive Noosa victory today. Snowsill and Nicole Hackett were out of the water together, 58secs ahead of the chasers. After earlier showers, race conditions were hot, humid and slippery as the lead pair stayed together early on the 40k bike leg until the big hill where Snowsill pulled away on the fast downhill to give herself a 2min 30sec buffer heading onto the 10k run. Despite her big lead she put in a powerful finish, just missing the all time female race record by 33 seconds.

12 Sep - Australian Emma Snowsill dominated the entire non-drafting Los Angeles Triathlon Sunday, winning in a time of 2:00:39. Leading out of the 0.9mile Venice Beach ocean swim she also led the field during the 24.8mile bike leg that passed some of LA’s famous landmarks inc. Hollywood Walk of Fame and Sunset Blvd. Emma then remained 2 to 3 minutes ahead of her closest competitor throughout the 6.2 mile run course. This is the only race in the US with a point-to-point course; starting at Venice Beach and ends 20 miles away in downtown Los Angeles.

30 Aug - Regarded as the Worlds largest Triathlon (1984-2004) the annual Accenture Chicago Triathlon now draws over 9,000 triathletes in three events over two days & includes the world’s top professionals from up to 16 countries. The Olympic distance non-drafting race starts with a 1.5K swim in Monroe Harbour, 40k Bike on North Shore Drive & a run thru the Museum Campus & Columbus Blvd to Buckingham Fountain. Snowsill, competing for her first time in the windy city completed in a time of 2:04:36 and 4 minutes ahead of second place. Aussie Craig Alexander won the men’s event.

Snowsill exited the Lake swim in 24:39, to take a position she maintained for almost half of the bike ride. This frustrated the chasing men's field for most of the race, with only six men able to overtake her in the latter stages. Showing her short course speed on the bike by averaging 36.6 KPH on what’s considered a very tough course. She backed that up with a 1:34 run which carried her to the finish line in 4:27:49. Snowsill was in a different time zone, with the next woman over the line 20mins later.