Mirinda Carfrae


Mirinda Carfrae is an Australian professional triathlete and an Ironman Triathlon world champion. Carfrae has achieved podium positions in six of her seven attempts at the Ironman World Championships: 1st-place finishes, three 2nd-place finishes and a 3rd place. She also won the 2007 Ironman 70.3 World Championship.
Carfrae held the Ironman Championship course record, until 2016 when it was beaten by Daniela Ryf On her debut in 2009, she set a new course record for the marathon of 2:56:51, beating Wellington's record of 2:57:44 set the previous year. She again set new course records for the marathon in 2010, 2011, 2013, and 2014.

Career

Carfrae competed in her first triathlon in 2000, at the age of 19. She went on to represent Australia at the Junior and U23 level, winning a silver medal at the 2003 ITU U23 World Championships. In 2004, she won a silver medal at the Salford Triathlon leg of the ITU Triathlon World Cup. She was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.

Long distance

Carfrae's first attempt at longer distances was at the Lake Tinaroo Half Ironman in September 2002, where she finished in second place behind Rebekah Keat, setting a new run course record of 1:21:20. Referring to this race, she later wrote, "I just remember feeling more comfortable racing the longer distance, and from then I knew I would be racing full Ironman at some point in future."
Carfrae achieved her first World Championship medal at the 2005 ITU Long Distance World Championships, where she finished 2nd in a time of 6:27:11. In 2007, she won the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in a course record time of 4:07:25. This win entitled Carfrae to race at the full Ironman World Championships at Kona, but she deferred her entry to 2009, when she felt she was ready for the longer distance. At the 2009 Ironman World Championship, Carfrae's first Ironman race, she finished second behind Chrissie Wellington, breaking Wellington's 2008 course record for the women's marathon with a time of 2:56:51. She wrote, "My first tri was at the end of 1999—my first Ironman was 10 years later. I waited until I felt I was physically and mentally strong enough to go the distance, and until I could be seriously competitive."
Carfrae set a course record at the Ironman World Championship at Kona, Hawaii in 2013 with a time of 8:52:14. Additionally, at that race she set a women's record time for the run portion of the course at 2:50:38. In 2015, she started the Ironman World Championship race at Kona, but withdrew from the bike leg due to pain from injuries sustained in a collision with a car earlier that week.

Results

DatePositionEventTime
11 10 20141stKona Ironman World Championships9:00:55
20 07 20141stChallenge Roth8:38:53
12 10 20131stKona Ironman World Championships8:52:14
03 06 20121stRev3 Half Quassy4:27:02
22 04 20123rdNew Orleans Ironman 70.33:47:28
25 03 20123rdIronman Asia-Pacific Championship – Melbourne9:04:00
8 10 20112ndKona Ironman World Championships8:57:57
4 9 20112ndHy-Vee 5150 US Championship1:59:20
17 7 20113rdVineman Ironman 70.34:17:49
12 6 20111stEagleman Ironman 70.34:15:31
5 6 20112ndRev3 Half Quassy4:26:24
1 5 20113rdSt Croix Ironman 70.34:36:01
2 4 20111stCalifornia Ironman 70.34:26:18
5 3 20112ndIronman New Zealand9:31:33
9 10 20101stKona Ironman World Championships8:58:36
12 9 20101stMuskoka Ironman 70.34:28:36
1 8 20101stCalgary Ironman 70.34:21:32
18 7 20101stVineman Ironman 70.34:15:51
12 6 20103rdTriGrandPrix Basque Country4:22:33
6 6 20101stRev3 Half Quassy4:23:38
25 4 20102ndSt Anthony's Triathlon2:00:20
27 3 20101stCalifornia Ironman 70.34:20:29
10 10 20092ndKona Ironman World Championships9:13:59
13 9 20091stMuskoka Ironman 70.34:24:48
2 8 20091stCalgary Ironman 70.34:11:05
28 6 20091stAflac Irongirl Atlanta1:13:55
14 6 20091stEagleman Ironman 70.34:13:27
7 6 20091stRev3 Half Quassy4:27:26
3 5 20092ndSt Croix Ironman 70.34:35:21
4 4 20091stCalifornia Ironman 70.34:25:02
7 12 20082ndLaguna Phuket Triathlon2:50:02
16 11 20081stSt Croix Triathlon2:20:27
8 11 200812thClearwater Ironman 70.3 World Championships4:22:29
6 10 200813thDallas Triathlon2:03:26
7 9 20085thLos Angeles Triathlon2:06:50
27 7 20081stNewfoundland Ironman 70.34:27:23
12 7 200811thMinneapolis Lifetime Fitness Triathlon2:08:52
29 6 20081stBuffalo Springs Lake Ironman 70.34:23:28
14 6 20081stBattle at Midway Triathlon2:04:56
1 6 20083rdEscape from Alcatraz Triathlon2:16:47
4 5 20081stSt Croix Ironman 70.34:33:39
27 4 20083rdSt Anthony's Triathlon2:01:52
13 4 20081stLas Vegas Iron Girl1:56:22
29 3 20082ndCalifornia Ironman 70.34:25:51
10 2 20081stGeelong Ironman 70.34:24:27
2 12 20072ndLaguna Phuket Triathlon2:44:28
18 11 20071stSt Croix Triathlon2:17:12
10 11 20071stClearwater Ironman 70.3 World Championships4:07:25
14 10 20073rdDallas US Open Triathlon1:59:11
9 9 20073rdLos Angeles Triathlon2:07:17
2 9 20072ndSingapore Ironman 70.34:17:17
26 8 20075thChicago Triathlon2:04:07
22 7 20071stSpirit of Racine Half Ironman4:16:43
15 7 20077thMinneapolis Lifetime Fitness Triathlon2:05:20
24 6 20072ndBuffalo Springs Lake Triathlon4:20:06
10 6 20072ndEagleman Ironman 70,34:13:19
5 5 20072ndWildflower4:38:14
29 4 20074thSt Anthony's Triathlon2:00:18
25 3 200718thMooloolaba World Cup2:03:16
4 2 20075thPerth1:04:51
11 11 20063rdClearwater Ironman 70.3 World Championships4:16:44
30 7 200622ndSalford BG Triathlon World Cup2:08:16
23 7 200625thCorner Brook BG Triathlon World Cup2:13:27
16 7 200616thMinneapolis Lifetime Fitness Triathlon2:06:29
21 5 20061stBaja Ironman 70.34:31:13
7 5 20061stSt Croix Ironman 70.34:30:13
16 4 20064thIshigaki ITU Triathlon World Cup1:58:58
19 2 200611thHobart ITU Triathlon Oceania Cup2:08:34
10 9 200531stGamagori ITU Triathlon World Champs2:04:43
6 8 20052ndFredericia Long Course World Championships6:27:10
23 7 20058thEdmonton ITU Triathlon World Cup2:03:08
17 7 20059thCornerbrook ITU Triathlon World Cup2:11:20
26 6 20051stMountaineer Half Ironman4:36:55
13 6 20053rdEagleman Half Ironman4:25:25
22 5 20052ndFlorida Half Ironman4:30:20
15 5 20057thIshigaki ITU Triathlon World Cup2:03:12
16 4 200510thHonolulu ITU World Cup2:09:37
27 2 20052ndPort Macquarie Half Ironman4:13:04
26 9 20041stNice Long Course Triathlon7:15:07
25 7 20042ndSalford ITU Triathlon World Cup2:09:16
18 7 200410thCorner Brook ITU Triathlon World Cup2:16:28
11 7 200414thEdmonton ITU World Cup2:01:16
9 5 200412thMadeira ITU Triathlon U23 World Championships2:01:07
7 6 200312thTongyeong ITU Triathlon World Cup2:00:53
15 6 20034thGamagori ITU Triathlon World Cup1:59:04
27 7 200315thSalford ITU Triathlon World Cup2:06:31
3 8 200310thTiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon World Cup1:58:51
10 8 20034thNew York ITU Triathlon World Cup2:01:07
6 12 20032ndQueenstown ITU Triathlon U23 World Champs2:11:53
9 11 20022ndCancun ITU Triathlon U23 World Championships2:02:41
1 9 20022ndLake Tinaroo Half Ironman4:34:56
28 7 200238thTiszaujvaros ITU triathlon World Cup2:02:36