Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Ironman Series 2010

CHANGE OF FORTUNE FOR PLUIMERS AND ECKSTEIN IN NUTRI-GRAIN BATTLE.  

It was a different day and different luck for Shannon Eckstein and Elizabeth Pluimers as they bounced back to take out their respective round four races in the Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Ironman Series at Alexandra Headland.

The Northcliffe pair was disappointed with their results yesterday – Eckstein beaten by Ky Hurst’s miracle last-to-first wave, while Pluimers struggled so badly she was ready to put her ski and board on top of her car and drive home.

But they were smiling after impressive wins in pounding two-metre surf.

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Eckstein used his surf skills and his speed on the ski to win a hotly contested men’s round from Hugh Dougherty (Tugun) and Rhys Drury (Dicky Beach), while Pluimers was able to find a gap in the white water as the women were being smashed at the start of the ski leg to break clear and safely negotiate her way to the finish ahead of Hayley Bateup (Kurrawa) and Alicia Marriott (Mooloolaba).

Pluimers led by enough to be able to let big waves pass her by on the way back to the beach and wait for something less dangerous.