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Records for the eight-time Ironman winner Marino Vanhoenacker

Marino Vanhoenacker was the star again at Ironman Austria. The Belgian athlete had to deal with high expectations and overfulfilled them. His fifth victory in a row at...

Christoph Gerber from Switzerland is prepared for his Ironman races in 2010

(28.12.2009)

Christmas was a little bit earlier for me this year: A few days before Christmas I received an Oakley Radar Pitch which I had won in the Advent lottery of the Commerzbank Triathlon Team. I was happy! Now I can wear these cool sunglasses during my Ironman races. The next competition will be Ironman 70.3 Rapperwil in June 2010...more

Answers of the Advent lottery

(22.12.2009)

This picture gives an idea of our main prize in the Advent lottery that you can win on December 24th. So don't forget to take part! Furthermore you can find the latest answers of our lottery here...more

New Scottish Ironman Record of Scott Neyedli

(18.12.2009)

I went for the victory & know I left everything out there. There will be another day, this day wasn’t meant to be that day. Before the race, I had a look to see what the Fastest UK Ironman record was & did some number crunching. In good conditions on the right course I can go under the current UK mark and get closer to the 8hr barrier… The first Brit to go sub 8 would be something worth talking about...more

One day in swimming paradise - Jan Raphael reports from T3 on Tenerife

(17.12.2009)

We’re in Tenerife for a few days now. Reducing the training on the bike on Tuesday, we spent more time for swimming that day. The conditions for swimming are outstanding here in T3 training center on Tenerife. One highlight is the swimming canal with a countercurrent device. With the help of this installation we analysed our swim technique. It seems that...more

Normann Stadler about his favourite race(s)

(16.12.2009)

My favourite Ironman Race is still Hawaii. Okay, that’s not what you wanted to hear because it’s logical to love the race that you’ve won twice so far. But that’s the fact. Kona is a kind of a home for me, and winning it is the dream of every Ironman athlete – perhaps even of every triathlete… If you have a look at Challenge Roth in Germany for example, there’s an extremely familiar atmosphere. That’s why...more