British Olympic 5000m runner Andrea Whitcombe followed up her third place last month with an easy victory last Sunday in her second triathlon of the year in Shoalhaven, Australia. Whitcombe completed the run nearly two minutes ahead in 1:27:17.

No stranger to high class international competition, Andrea has represented GB in the IAAF World Cross Country and European Championships and achieved a surprise Commonwealth 5000m silver medal in 1998. Last summer, Andrea smashed her personal best time over 5000m by 10 seconds with a 15:32.62 performance. She was rewarded with a place in the GB Sydney Olympic team.

Post Olympics, Whitcombe vowed to focus on triathlon. Her obvious talent and recent form suggests that the move has been an easy transition for her. Another former athlete, Scotland's Caroline Wallace also gave a promising performance amongst the Australians in Shoalhaven, finishing 4th in an overall time of 1:30:47. In the mens race Chris Lee placed 3rd in 1:18:26.