ULTRAMAN Australia champion Markcus Brown said it\u2019s a huge honour to be amongst previous Bendigo Sports Star monthly winners, claiming the award for May.<\/p>\n
The endurance athlete won the three-day Ultraman event in Noosa in May, the longest triathlon event in Australia consisting of a 10-kilometre swim, 420 kilometres of cycling and an 84-kilometre run.<\/p>\n
Brown finished third in the event last year, and said it was his preparation that led him to take out the 2022 race.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a huge relief just to get to the finish line,\u201d he said. \u201cI was probably a little bit more comfortable than other athletes having raced the year prior.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe first year I came third, but this year I probably put a lot more preparation in which enabled me to get myself in top positions after day one and day two, going into day three I knew I had to beat one athlete by four minutes.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the end I was pretty comfortable, I think I had 10 minutes over [second place]. It was a huge relief once I finished the event but it\u2019s days after where you sit back and acknowledge the feat I achieved.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brown said while endurance racing may not be as big a sport as football or netball, it\u2019s important that the Bendigo Sports Star Awards have acknowledge it.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s great for the sport to get a bit of recognition, it is a growing sport,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s extremely overwhelming to be nominated and achieve the award. I can\u2019t thank everyone enough and I think it\u2019s good for the sport going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brown said he will rest his body before taking on ironman events in New Zealand and Busselton, Western Australia and aims one day qualify again for the world championships like he did in 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ULTRAMAN Australia champion Markcus Brown said it\u2019s a huge honour to be amongst previous Bendigo Sports Star monthly winners, claiming the award for May. The endurance athlete won the three-day Ultraman event in Noosa in May, the longest triathlon event in Australia consisting of a 10-kilometre swim, 420 kilometres of cycling and an 84-kilometre run. […]<\/p>\n