Iron woman takes the gold
Emma Armstrong competing in the Victorian Open Iron Woman Championship
Monash student Emma Armstrong walked away with her third Iron Woman title at the recent 2012 Victorian Lifesaving Championships in Anglesea.
Emma, who is in the third year of her Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics degree at the Clayton campus, said that winning for the third time is something she had dreamt about.
“I had been preparing for this event all year, as it was my primary goal for 2012 to win the Victorian Open Iron Woman Championship,” Emma said.
The competition consisted of a 500 metre ski paddle, 350 metre swim, a 400 metre board battle and three transition runs.
“It felt amazing to win. I had a really good season of competing but not everything had gone perfectly so it was great to win the title I wanted the most. I was extremely happy and relieved to know all the hard work paid off,” Emma said.
Emma is a member of the Half Moon Bay Surf Life Saving Club, and drives an hour each way to train there six days a week, sometimes twice a day.
“Every training session goes from two to three hours. I do five to six swim sessions per week, two ski sessions, two board sessions, one iron session and two run sessions per week. Over the summer period when I don’t have classes I usually compete every weekend as well,” Emma said.
Emma is currently in the process of becoming registered in the Monash Elite Athlete program, which will assist her with combining her love for sport with her academic workload.
Other races Emma won this season are the Cowes Classic on Phillip Island and the Queen of Invy race in Inverloch.
With this most recent title under her belt, Emma is currently competing in the national Australian Surf Life Saving Championships in Queensland.