Australian Triathlete — December 2017

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Editor’s NotE

ALohA!

W

here have the last

12 months gone? It feels

like just yesterday that we

were all on the edge of

our seats, watching Patrick Lange outrun

the field to come home in third, breaking

the run course record, while Daniela

Ryf outclassed the rest of the women’s

field. Jan Frodeno and Daniela Ryf were

crowned Ironman World Champions

that day, for the second time in a row,

and over the last 365 days the question

on everyone’s lips has been: “Can Jan

and Daniela do a three-peat in 2017?”

Fast-forward 12 months and Kona 2017

certainly didn’t disappoint. It was an

eventful race week leading in and an

exciting race day with some phenomenal

world-class performances on display.

Head to page 8 for the race highlights.

Days out from the race we were gutted

to learn that Tim Don would not be

making the start line due to an accident

involving a motor vehicle during his last

training ride. It would have been fantastic

watching Tim mix it up with the best, but

we know he will be bigger and better on

his return and wish him a speedy (world

record-breaking) recovery. Patrick Lange

and Daniela Ryf took top spots on the

podium and were crowned 2017 Ironman

World Champions, Patrick outrunning the

field again, this time breaking the course

record in 08:01:40, and Daniela doing a

three-peat in 08:50:47.

Other standout performances included

Lionel Sanders who displayed just what it

means to never give up (Lionel - you, sir,

are a machine!). Lucy Charles proved she

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is certainly one to watch. At just 24 the

Ironman world is her oyster. It was

exciting to see the Aussies get up there

too. From Josh Amberger dominating in

the swim (00:47:09), Cameron Wurf

breaking the bike course record in an

epic time of 04:12:54 to Sarah Crowley

battling it out with Heather Jackson to

stand on the podium in third – what a

way to cap off her amazing year! It was

hard to watch World Champion, Jan

Frodeno walk/jog the run due to injury.

But total respect to him for finishing

what he started – he is a true champion.

Last but not least – to the Aussie Age

Group Kona Class of 2017 (page 18) we

salute you. “You are an Ironman!” We

couldn’t be more proud of you all.

We hope you enjoy this jam-packed

Kona Souvenir Edition as much as we

do. And we look forward to starting the

next #roadtokona journey with you all.

In the meantime, happy training,

racing and everything in between.

Mahalo,

Margs

(Acting editor)

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