Hitsystem mastercoach Johnny Meagher, 46, proved to be the ultimate exponent of the Hitsystem approach when he won the ITU World Triathlon Championships in the 45-49 Age group, winning by over 2 minutes, after being 15th at the start of the run, and over 3 minutes down after the swim. Amazingly, his run over the 10km road leg, straight off the bike, was the fastest of the day overall, and his overall time of about 1 hr 58 minutes was only 5 minutes slower than the 23 year old Open winner, Arnaud Chivot of France. The championships, over the Olympic race distance of 1500m swim, 40km cycle, and 10km run, were held at the Gold Coast, Queensland, last weekend (September 12th).

John, a former Melbourne marathon winner and three time World Masters Games champion over road and cross-country in 2002, still holds the record in the 35-40 Age group over the demanding Noosa triathlon course. Two weeks before the championships, at 10 years older than the next youngest competitor, he finished 29th in the Open Mens’ Australian cross-country championships run over the extremely hilly Nowra course.

He now has his sights set on Ironman competition, and there’s no doubt that with thousands of kilometres in his legs over 30 years, our resident ‘Ironman’ will do the job there, too!

Check out John’s coaching site: http://www.pbrunning.com/