Vanessa Raw on retirement: why finally walking away actually feels like a “massive relief”.
18 months ago Alison Wilson “didn’t have a clue” yet today we interview her as the fastest female Brit at Ironman World Championships in Hawaii.
While Lucy Gossage will be returning to work, part-time, in 2017… rumours that she is retiring are far from the truth! I spoke to the Duracell Bunny…
We spoke to David McNamee, Britain’s fastest athlete at the IRONMAN World Championship for the second consecutive season
The top British Male athlete at Kona 12 months ago, finishing in 11th, David McNamee has high hopes of moving into the top-10 this year.
He spoke to Joanne Murphy (www.tritalkingsport.co.uk) earlier this week about the changes to his approach to the race this year, hoping to arrive fresh and much stronger on the bike.
“I’m a better athlete than last year… I hope I can show it”
Could it be a big, BIG year for Great Britain’s Susie Cheetham? Sixth on her Kona debut twelve months ago, she is confident in her physical abilities and hopes to be able to show that on Saturday.
Joanne Murphy (www.tritalkingsport.co.uk) chatted to Susie this week following the Pro briefing. Check out her pre-race thoughts.
Joanne Murphy (www.tritakingsport.co.uk) talks to the Duracell Bunny, Lucy Gossage in Kona ahead of Saturday’s IRONMAN World Championship 2016.
What do you do when you break your clavicle eight weeks before the biggest race of the year? You can give up, or… you can fight back.
Life throws you lemons sometimes. I need to turn a broken clavicle into lemonade. Might be tricky. Down but not out.
— lucy gossage (@lucygoss) August 7, 2016
Will Clarke is one of five British Male Pro athletes racing at the IRONMAN World Championship on Saturday – but he’s the only debutant in Kona.
Ahead of the race Will spoke to Joanne Murphy (www.tritalkingsport.co.uk) talks about his first experience of Hawaii and his tactics for success on Saturday.
Matt Russell (USA) is one of the most prolific racers around.
When he starts from Dig Me Beach on Saturday it will be just two weeks since he finished third at IRONMAN Chattanooga to Marino Vanhoenacker (BEL).
An unconventional approach, perhaps – but one that Matt has confidence in. He spoke this week to Joanne Murphy (www.tritalkingsport.co.uk) about his approach to the race.
He was 13th last year in his debut, with what he describes as an “average race”, and this year Joe Skipper has his sights on a top-five finish.
Joanne Murphy (www.tritalkingsport.co.uk) spoke to the first British athlete to crack the eight-hour mark for the iron-distance ahead of Saturday’s big race.
Lionel Sanders (CAN) is one of the most exciting long-distance triathletes in the world.
He’s already won five IRONMAN 70.3 races in 2016, using his devastating bike and run prowess to crush the opposition. 14th last year in his debut, he’s back in a much stronger frame of mind and should go a lot better this time around.
Joanne Murphy (www.tritalkingsport.co.uk) managed to get some time with him this week and find out what he learned from last year, and why Craig Alexander has inspired his own IRONMAN journey.
Two years ago Harry Wiltshire made it to Kona after one of the most amazing points chases we’ve ever seen – all while qualifying as a Barrister and with a broken back!
He crossed the line that year in nine hours exactly. 2016 has been his best long-distance season by far, with wins at IRONMAN Vichy and IRONMAN 70.3 Weymouth, plus further podiums at IRONMAN 70.3 Dublin and IRONMAN 70.3 Staffordshire.
Joanne Murphy (www.tritalkingsport.co.uk) grabbed some time with Harry ahead of the Pro briefing.
Having recently won the ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championship for the second time in her career, Jodie Swallow most certainly has the skills to improve on her Kona-best of fourth two years ago.
Joanne Murphy (www.tritalkingsport.co.uk) grabbed a few moments with Jodie and her soon to be husband, James Cunnama (RSA), at the Pro briefing for Saturday’s IRONMAN World Championship in Hawaii.
While she is not racing the IRONMAN World Championship herself this year, Lucy Charles has already made headlines in Hawaii this week.
Quite possibly the best female swimmer in the sport, Lucy likes to beat the men too, “show them who’s boss!”. And not just any men, the top Pro’s, including Andreas Boecherer, Tim Don, David McNamee, Eneko Llanos, Trevor Wurtele and many more were left in her wake when she won – overall – the Ho’ala IRONMAN Training Swim last weekend (FULL RESULTS).
Winner of the 18-24 category last year, Lucy is raced as a Pro during 2016, making the podium at IRONMAN Lanzarote.
In Kona primarily to support her fiance Reece Barclay (watch our interview with Reece HERE), Lucy spoke to Joanne Murphy (www.tritalkingsport.co.uk) about her plans to return to race, as a Pro, in 12 months time.
David Pearce also spoke to Lucy immediately after her swim last weekend too:
On his first appearance at the IRONMAN World Championships last year, Reece Barclay made the Age-Group podium, collecting the coveted Umeke for finishing in fifth place in the 20-24 category.
That will be a much tougher task to match this time around, in his first year in the 25-29 division.
Joanne Murphy (www.tritalkingsport.co.uk) spoke to Reece ahead of Saturday’s race.
Former swimmer Lucy Charles switched to triathlon after missing out in the Olympic trials & finished a double IRONMAN world-champion in 2015.
After Jodie Swallow’s 6th consecutive win at Ironman 70.3 South Africa we look at the other triathletes with enviable win records.
2015 was the year of the uber bike(r) in iron-distance racing but is this the new ‘normal’ and does an exceptional bike guarantee a similar final position?
Tri247 staffer, Annie Emmerson, conducts an ‘exit interview’ with triathlon legend Simon Lessing as he announces his retirement from the sport.
Spencer Smith talked to Annie Emmerson about his career, new ventures and future race plans
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