Alice Manchon
Alice is an age group triathlete and member of Team PureSport – Triathlon. Major sponsors, PureSport, Champion System, Merida and Vorgee, provide Team PureSport with optimal nutrition, equipment and attire to compete to the best of their ability.
Team PureSport – Triathlon is a collection of top-ranked age group triathlete’s from around Australia. They are every day people with regular jobs who find the time in their busy schedules to train and compete in triathlons. We are proud to have Alice as a part of our team. See her athlete profile below.
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| Athlete Profile | |
| Name: | Alice Manchon |
| Age group: | 20 – 24 |
| Occupation: | Registered Nurse/Registered Midwife |
| When and why did you start doing triathlons: |
I competed in my first Olympic Distance Triathlon at Noosa 2009. I had competed in teams for Noosa and Mooloolaba in previous years and thought I want to have a crack at the whole thing! |
| Most memorable sporting moment: |
Winning Duhig Cup at St Rita’s College 2004 |
| Greatest sporting achievement: | Winning 20-24 age group at Mooloolaba 2010 |
| Favourite training session: | Quality speed sessions in the pool |
| Favourite race: | Noosa |
| Strongest leg in triathlon: | Swim! Until the cows come home |
| Individual PB’s in the past 2 years: | 1500 swim – 21 min 40k bike – 1 hr 10 min 10k run – 42 min |
| Favourite sports person/s: | Ian Thorpe, Chrissy Wellington |
| Your sporting goals: | Get on the podium at World Champs 2012 |
| Toughest course you have ever done: | Goondiwindi HOTW |
| Craziest sports event you have done: |
‘the Dark 100’ – riding 100km on a weekday morning, starting at 0200 so we could be sitting at the coffee shop by 0600 before the sun was up |
| Favourite sports team: | BMC cycling team |
| Favourite sports gear brand/s: | Skins |
| Favourite sports store: | Active Stride |
| Favourite foods: | Mango, Nougat |
| Favourite movies: | Forest Gump, Wedding Crashers, the Hangover |
| Favourite drink: | Cranberry juice and vodka |
| Favourite music: | Anything with a bit of Beyonce |
| Favourite PureSport flavours: | Workout – Lemon Lime Recovery – Banana Berry |
| Your one wish: | Money grew on trees |
