Lizzie Orchard
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Name: Lizzie Orchard
Home town: Auckland New Zealand
Sport: International Xterra Triathlete
Instagram: Lizzienzl
Home town: Auckland New Zealand
Sport: International Xterra Triathlete
Instagram: Lizzienzl
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Info: Originally Lizzie was a young swimmer, but chose to invest time into track running throughout secondary and tertiary education. Her neighbour suggested trying Off-road triathlon and she’s been hooked ever since ! Over the past years she has been improving her biking skills and has loved getting back into the pool. Running feels like home and she’s always keen to race. Having achieved World Amateur Champion and consistently performing at the top of her age group, she decided to compete as a PRO (while still maintaining a full time job). Results were very promising so she decided in early 2015 to work part time and really explore what she could achieve with more training and racing under her belt. She’s loved the journey so far and has racked up some results she’s very proud of, it’s made her hungry for more and optimistic about the future.
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Achievements:
2017
2017
- 7th PRO XTERRA WORLD CHAMPS – Hawaii
- 3rd PRO Xterra European Champs – Denmark
- 4th PRO Xterra German Champs – Zittau
- 4th PRO Xterra Poland Champs – Krakow
- 2nd PRO Xterra Italy Champs – Abruzzo
- 1st Women Team Xterra Switzerland Champs – Valle du Joux
- 1st Mixed Team Xterra New Zealand Champs – Rotorua
2016
- 2nd Mixed Relay (Team NZ) ITU CROSS TRI WORLD CHAMPS – Australia
- 6th Elite ITU CROSS TRI WORLD CHAMPS – Australia
- 8th PRO XTERRA WORLD CHAMPS – Hawaii
- 2nd PRO Xterra PanAm/American Champs – Utah
- 2016 Xterra Asian Tour Champion
- 2nd PRO Xterra Malaysia Champs – Langkawi
- 1st PRO Xterra Asia Pacific Champs – Australia
- 1st PRO Xterra Rotorua Champs / NZ ITU Cross Tri Champs