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Mark Bowstead

Date of birth:

26.07.1989

Place of birth:

Waiuku, NZ

Favorite discipline:

Running

Favorite race:

IM NZ

How did you start with triathlon? What is your history with sports?

I started triathlon because I was getting fat when I was younger so my older brother who was in to it took me out on some runs. I then started to do teams events and in high school started competing individually in Triathlon, duathlon and Multisports. I then studied Chemical and Material Engineering at Auckland Uni and during that time I won the 20-24 world long distance champs when I had just turned 20 so I finished my degree then turned pro. My first pro year in 2012 was not great as I was hit off my bike by a car at the Strat of the season and it took 10months to get over the injury/surgery. 2013-14 I mostly raced the non-drafting OLY races in the USA then moved to 70.3 and finally Ironman.

What do you especially like about this sport?

I like that you get to stay fit and healthy and challenge yourself. Plus travel the world to beautiful places and meet lots of new people.

Merits (30)

🏆 5th
IM 70.3 New Orleans 2014
🏆 4th
IM 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake 2014
🏆 7th
IM 70.3 Sunshine Coast 2014
🏆 7th
IM 70.3 Auckland 2015
🏆 3rd
IM 70.3 Geelong 2015
🏆 6th
IM 70.3 New Orleans 2015
🏆 7th
Wildflower 2015
🏆 3rd
IM 70.3 Boulder 2015
🏆 1st
IM 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake 2015
🏆 6th
IM 70.3 Vineman 2015
🏆 6th
IM 70.3 Western Sydney 2015
🏆 2nd
Port of Tauranga Half 2016
🏆 10th
IM New Zealand 2016
🏆 8th
IM 70.3 Boulder 2016
🏆 3rd
IM 70.3 Coeur d’Alene 2016
🏆 5th
IM New Zealand 2017
🏆 4th
IM 70.3 Busselton 2017
🏆 8th
IM Cairns 2017
🏆 3rd
IM Australia 2018
🏆 8th
IM 70.3 Switzerland 2018
🏆 8th
IM Germany 2018
🏆 7th
IM Canada 2018
🏆 4th
IM 70.3 Taupo 2018
🏆 3rd
Port of Tauranga Half 2019
🏆 6th
IM New Zealand 2019
🏆 4th
IM Australia 2019
🏆 8th
IM 70.3 Sunshine Coast 2019
🏆 5th
Port of Tauranga Half 2020
🏆 7th
IM New Zealand 2020
🏆 6th
Rotorua Suffer 2020
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