Bella Bayliss Explained

Bella Bayliss (née Comerford, born 1 November 1977) is a professional triathlete from the United Kingdom. She competes in World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) Ironman and Ironman 70.3 triathlons. An Ironman triathlon consists of a 2.4 mi (3.8 km) swim, 112 mi (180.2 km) bike and a 26.2 mi (42.2 km) run. An Ironman 70.3 triathlon consists of a 1.2 mi (1.9 km) swim, 56 mi (90.1 km) bike and a 13.1 mi (21.1 km) run.

Bella's time of 8:51:17 at Ironman Austria 2008 was the 2nd fastest women's time in the world in the WTC Ironman 2008 series where 6,223 women finished. (286 Professional + 5,937 Amateurs)[1]

Results

SeriesRaceOverall
Position
Gender
Position
Category
Position
CategoryTimeQualified
WTC Ironman 70.3 201070.3 UK 2088[2] 1911F PRO4:53:52
WTC Ironman 2009Florida 2008[3] 3411F PRO9:07:48
WTC Ironman 2008World Championship 200811677F PRO9:34:08World Championship 2009
WTC Ironman 2008UK 20081811F PRO9:49:07
WTC Ironman 2008Austria 20082422F PRO8:51:17
WTC Ironman 2008Lanzarote 20085211F PRO10:02:28
WTC Ironman 2008South Africa 20082411F PRO9:27:48World Championship 2008
WTC Ironman 2008New Zealand 20083344F PRO9:25:33
WTC Ironman 2008Western Australia 20074733F PRO9:14:25
WTC Ironman 2008Florida 20075244F PRO9:13:34
WTC Ironman 70.3 200870.3 UK 20081311F PRO4:49:44

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bella Comerford – Ironman Austria 2008 – Results & Photos . ironzip.com . 2009-01-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110713060857/http://ironzip.com/athr.php?athlete_id=A0030052&race_id=R00350 . 13 July 2011 .
  2. Web site: Cartmell, Bayliss win Ironman 70.3 UK. Carlson. Timothy. 21 June 2010. Slowtwitch.com. 22 June 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100626010905/http://www.slowtwitch.com/News/Cartmell_Bayliss_win_Ironman_70.3_UK_1404.html. 26 June 2010. dead.
  3. Web site: Bella Comerford – Ironman Results & Photos . ironzip.com . 2009-01-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110713060957/http://ironzip.com/athp.php?athlete_id=A0030052 . 13 July 2011 .