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Outstanding Marino Vanhoenacker wins Ironman Malaysia and qualifies for Hawaii
Today Marino Vanhoenacker started into the new season with a bang: He dominated Ironman Malaysia and passed the finish line almost half an hour ahead of the second placed...
Maik reports from Abu Dhabi: "New distance, very strong field."
(11.03.2010)On Saturday I will start into the new season in Abu Dhabi. Never before I've raced so early in the year and I think that the other athletes haven't either. I'm really looking forward to the competition. It is a new and interesting distance over 3km swim, 200km bike and 20 km run. Furthermore the strongest triathletes worldwide form a very competitive field (e.g. Faris Al-Sultan...more
Marino Vanhoenacker: Ironman Malaysia plus 5 days...
(05.03.2010)Day 1: short swim
Day 2: short bike
Day 3: very very short and still painfull run
Day 4: travel
And today I start to feel a little better although the clock is still a little bit leaning towards Malaysian time.
Looking back at the period before the race, I have to say I had smoother preparations, longer ones, but in the end the result was superb, which doesn’t mean I can forget the small setbacks - I have to learn lessons from them...more
Bracht at the Olympic Games?
(03.03.2010)Whistler/ Canada. Skijumping Finale, combination. Changing winds, snow storms and right in the middle, Kai Bracht. Bracht at the Winter Olymics? What happended?more
Outstanding Marino Vanhoenacker wins Ironman Malaysia and qualifies for Hawaii
(27.02.2010)Today Marino Vanhoenacker started into the new season with a bang: He dominated Ironman Malaysia and passed the finish line almost half an hour ahead of the second placed Hiroyuki Nishiuchi from Japan and Romain Guillaume from France. In spite of tropical conditions the Belgian athlete showed...more
Three days before the Ironman: Marino reports from Malaysia
(24.02.2010)The billboards here in town call it “The Toughest Show on Earth”. And it seems like they could be right. The race course is ok - maybe even on the fast side but the climate will make this one slower and a whole lot harder. On Monday I did a 2 hour bike-ride and my SRM told me the average temperature for the trip was 35 °C. I did the race before...more
Results
Schedule
- 14.03.2010 Ironman China
