Published January 19, 2015 10:24AM

Photos: Delly Carr
Australia’s Tim Reed and the United States’ Meredith Kessler kicked off their seasons with victories at a championship-level race at Sunday’s Ironman 70.3 Auckland. The race served as the Ironman 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championships, handing out a high number of KPR points (P-1500 level) and a larger prize purse ($75,000) than is typical at 70.3s.
Read the complete race recap.