Taylor, Corrin miss out on final in IronMan, IronWoman Series

A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023.

Gisborne “iron” athletes Cory Taylor and Olivia Corrin dropped back a few places on the leaderboard after the third round of the Nutri-Grain IronMan and IronWoman Series yesterday.

Kurrawa Beach on the Gold Coast turned on small waves for the intense, testing “survival format” racing.

Out of the 20 athletes in each of the men’s and women’s series, six were eliminated after the first ironman race, then six more after the second race, with eight to compete in the final.

Taylor failed to get past the first phase of elimination yesterday, finishing in 16th place.

That meant he dropped back to 11th in the men’s standings with three rounds to go.

Corrin had a better day, although she, too, has dropped back in the women’s standings to eighth.

She made it through the first eliminator but could not get through the second to make the women’s final. She finished ninth.

Kiwi compatriot Danielle McKenzie finished the day in third place on the leaderboard.

Like Taylor and Corrin, she competes for the Northcliffe club in Queensland.

In the men’s championship race, Ali Day was unstoppable. He continued his unbeaten streak, which now stands at nine wins from his last nine Nutri-Grain Series races.

In the women’s race, Northcliffe’s Harriet Brown took the top spot, with defending champion Lana Rogers and New Zealander McKenzie rounding out the podium.

Round 4 was held today with athletes competing in the super sprint format.