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TW Race Report: Ironman 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championships 2012
By Richard Melik on 19/01/2012 10:00:00
We review the half ironman race set in the stunning island of Phuket
deep puddles – the Ironman 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championships in Phuket didn’t quite follow the planned script.Introduced to the triathlon calendar in 2010, this race instantly became a must-do for triathletes around the world. A combination of a tough
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All Aboard for Ironman Switzerland 2009
By Candy Ollier on 16/07/2008 08:43:31
Looking for a new challenge? Something that will really test your mettle but promises to be a great deal of fun at the same time? Then join the forum Pirates in Zurich next summer...
, racers and spectators alike. Still only toying with the idea of jumping aboard? Then this handy Q+A might help make your mind up...What is an Ironman?A long-distance triathlon. Swim 2.4 miles through open water, cycle 112 miles and then run a full
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Advanced Triathlon Training Schedule
By on 13/06/2006 10:06:22
Follow our 12 week triathlon training programme
- record times and compare) Afternoon: CYCLE 90 mins steady Morning: SWIM (in wetsuit and open water) 750m (up to 20 mins) race pace, then tread water for 2 mins, then SWIM back focusing on technique Afternoon: CYCLE 10 mins easy, then 4 x 6 mins
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Ironman Switzerland 05 - Linda Robson's Diary
By Linda Robson on 20/12/2004 16:24:38
How the training gets better, month by month
was gainingfriends and really enjoying running and racing so I'm still here.Wanting to do something a bit different for my 30th birthday I decided todo the Concorde Sprint Triathlon, enjoyed it so much I was back for moreand jumping into my first open water swim
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TW Race Report: Ironman Wales
By Tobias Mews on 26/10/2011 12:02:56
Tri World's Tobias Mews takes on the first Ironman Wales
Distance: 3.8K/ 180K/ 42.1KWhere: Tenby, WalesWhen: September 11First man: Jérémy Jurkiewicz 9:04:21First woman: Kristen Moeller 10:01:19Last finisher: 16:44:44No of finishers: 1133As the heavens opened over the small seaside village of Tenby
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TW Interviews: Captain Simon Powers
By on 19/04/2012 10:00:00
Find out how a brave amateur triathlete is preparing for an epic 1031-mile feat
you have to cope with the swim?I’m going to break it down into legs when I compete. I was going to do it in one day, which I thought would take around 16 hours, but now I’m going to do it over two days. I start my open-water training this month, so I
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Mind Your Manners
By Nicola Joyce on 18/11/2009 12:04:54
Training is tough and competition can be fierce, but that doesn't mean you should leave your manners at home
. At the end of an open-water swim, try to keep moving. Many athletes will stop abruptly, creating a bottleneck that affects those further back in the field. Similarly, moving away from the mount/dismount line of the bike leg will help avoid congestion. Should
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Forum v IM Florida: Sailing to the Sunshine State
By Fat Buddha on 14/11/2007 13:11:25
Three years after forumite Candy Ollier first regaled us with tales of Ironman Florida, 12 intrepid Pirates made the voyage over the Pond in search of their own rewards
spread out along a 100m-stretch of beach for a two-lap out-and-back 3,800m swim, everyone seemed to hit the water together. Now, maybe the Americans have a different approach to open water tri swims to the Europeans but none of us can remember ever
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In For The Long Haul: Ironman Training Tips
By on 04/08/2009 11:44:29
There are few events that will test you as much as an Ironman. It's an enormous undertaking, but with the right preparation, and by following the advice from our experts, you can do it
's a good idea to complete the swim distance in training. "Swim the distance in open water in your wetsuit,” says Rob Johnson, an elite Ironman triathlete. "Aim to establish a pace you are comfortable with so you exit the swim ready for the bike
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Forum v Ironman Florida
By Candy Ollier on 17/11/2004 14:10:09
... no please, after you... a civilised and rather hot time at Ironman Florida, November 2004
in any open-water triathlon I've ever done. Yahoo.Transition 1 was extended, and partly but not wholly assisted by volunteers. We ran up a ramp off the beach, and two women made me lay on my back and yanked my wettie off. Then we got up, ran through a
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