Melanie Burke, who won the Long Distance Duathlon World Championships (an athletic event that consists of a running leg, followed by a cycling leg, and then another running leg in a format similar to triathlons) title came in third place at the May 2014 IRONMAN Australia event with a time of 9:32:53.
Duathlon is an athletic event that consists of a running leg, followed by a cycling leg and then another running leg in a format similar to triathlons. In 2011 Burke competed in the ITU Powerman Long Distance Duathlon World Championships in Switzerland and won the event. May 2014 IRONMAN Australia 3 9:32:53 
