Claire Walton completed the Phuket Half Triathlon in 5 hours 32 minutes, Clare said "possibly the most beautiful race I have ever done!!... and fell off my bike after crashing into a chicken!". This race certainly can lay claim to one of the more unique Ironman swim courses in the world. First the athletes had to swim 1.28km in the ocean then exit the water and run up a sand bank and into a lagoon for the final 620m of the swim that will took them into the swim/bike transition. The bike course for this race is truly challenging and unique. At one point in the race the cyclists had to get off their bikes and cross a ramp and a pedestrian bridge. The 21km run course is one loop into the Laguna Phuket Golf Course before heading back to the finish line at the Laguna Beach Resort. Claire was 4th in her age category, a great result in an event of such a good standard.