Month: March 2021

Don’t miss an opportunity to race with the Brownlees

Alistair and Jonny Brownlee will be participating in the half-distance relay at Challenge Forte Village on separate teams, and athletes will be able to bid for the remaining four team places through Ebay. Advertisement The highest bidders will have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to race and dine with the triathlon Olympic medallists. The auction, starting today…

By JohnValbyNation March 14, 2021 0

Chrissie Wellington placed in Ironman’s Hall of Fame

Four-time Ironman World Champion and 220 favourite Chrissie Wellington, will be inducted into the Ironman Hall of Fame on October 11, during race week at the 2017 Ironman World Championship triathlon, in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Advertisement 220 named Wellington 4th greatest female triathlete of all time and 5th greatest Kona athlete of all time  “Chrissie’s accomplishments in the…

By JohnValbyNation March 14, 2021 0

Tim Don out of Kona

Favourite for a top-10 finish, GB’s Tim Don has been forced to retire from this year’s World Ironman Championships just three days before race day. Advertisement Filmed from his hospital bed in Kona, the world’s fastest Ironman (7:40:23 at this year’s Ironman Florianopolis, Brazil) informed his fans via social media that he had a fracture…

By JohnValbyNation March 14, 2021 0

Patrick Lange takes the 2017 Ironman World Champs title

#IMKona @PatrickLange1 pic.twitter.com/UCRSuA0Pp4 — IronmanLIVE.com (@IRONMANLive) October 15, 2017 Germany’s Patrick Lange has won the 2017 Ironman World Championship after a 8:01:40 overall split that smashed the Kona course record. The victory came after the reigning champion Jan Frodeno pulled up on the run due to injury and doggedly hobbled to the line in 9:15:44.…

By JohnValbyNation March 14, 2021 0

The 2017 Ironman World Championships in Pictures

For more amazing images by Wagner Araújo check out his website waguinhoa.com.br Click Here: liverpool mens jersey Advertisement   Hi everyone, here’s @wags.photo and I’m taking over 220 Triathlon account during the Kona race week! In this shot I went inside a Lava Tube, a natural conduit formed by flowing lava which moves beneath the…

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