Saunders fourth in Florida Ironman

Tuesday 17th November 2009, 3:00PM GMT.

Nick Saunders

PROFESSIONAL triathlete Nick Saunders put an incident packed year behind him to claim fourth place in the Florida Ironman.

It’s been a roller coaster of a year for the 36-year-old who not only enjoyed the high of getting married this year but also had to contend with some lows, including coming away from a serious car crash before a race in South Africa in March with minor injuries.

He also broke his collar bone after a bicycle fall during a race in Windsor in June and not forgetting his late arrival for the Jersey Triathlon which put him out of that race.

Nevertheless, the Zimbabwean-born athlete has fought back from these setbacks with the goal of finishing the year with fourth place in the Ironman race.

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