<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Ironman UK - Tri247</title><link>http://www.tri247.com/index.html</link><description>Latest ironman uk articles from Tri247</description><item><title><![CDATA[Olympic Champion enters Ironman UK]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_9546.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Rebecca Romero is taking on Ironman UK                        
Olympic  Gold medallist Rebecca Romero MBE has announced that she is taking part in this  year&#039;s Ironman UK. Romero is famous as being the first Briton to win medals in  two sports at a summer Olympics, taking a silver medal in rowing at the 2004  Games in Athens before accompanying this with a gold medal in the 3km  Individual Track Pursuit Event in 2008 Beijing.  Last autumn it was announced that Romero was  leaving the Great Britain cycling team and many people questioned what she was  going to do next. Her sporting history is varied and hugely successful, and it  will be exciting to see how this sporting legend will fare taking on the  world&#039;s most iconic endurance event.
Romero&#039;s sporting career started  properly in 1998 when she became a professional rower. She won gold at the U23  World Championships, and after a series of successes went on to be part of the  Olympic silver medal-winning quadruple scull team in Athens, 2004. Yet within  a year she had retired from rowing, having suffered disc problems since her  time as a junior rower. Romero admitted that she had simply lost her passion  for the sport, &amp;quot;By that stage, I wasn&#039;t enjoying rowing like I used  to,&amp;quot; she says. &amp;quot;I was struggling each day to get through the training  and I knew I had to be 100 per cent committed if I wanted to continue as an  elite rower.&amp;rdquo;  After her competition in  Athens, Romero had gone along to watch the track cycling event and was  instantly inspired and reinvigorated in her quest for gold.  And so, in 2008 she returned to the Olympics  as a 3km Individual track cyclist, taking home a gold medal and astounding  everyone with her ability to succeed to such an amazing level in two very  different sports. 
So then, why did a 3km Olympic track  cyclist decide to enter Ironman UK? 
Romero says that first and foremost she  was intrigued by the challenge of an Ironman event, stating &amp;ldquo;It&#039;s the most iconic  endurance event there is, and I don&#039;t just want to do a triathlon, I want to be  part of a great epic event.&amp;rdquo; She continues, &amp;ldquo;the Ironman is not so much a race,  but a personal challenge, and that&#039;s exactly how I see it &amp;ndash; a personal challenge.&amp;rdquo;  It is certainly going to be a challenge for  Rebecca, who herself admits that she has not swam properly since the age of  eight and when describing the three events said, &amp;ldquo;Stringing them together, well  that&#039;s definitely impossible. At least, it is right now. But that&#039;s why I&#039;ve  signed up to do it!&amp;rdquo; she continues, &amp;ldquo;I should be competent and strong in the  cycling discipline, although a distance of 180km on a time trial bike will  certainly be pushing my limits,&amp;rdquo; 
But an Ironman  race would not be so iconic if it was not the challenge that it is. On 22nd  July, Rebecca will embark on a 2.4 mile swim in  Pennington Flash Lake before cycling 112 miles through the beautiful Lancashire  countryside, finishing the marathon in Bolton town centre. She will be joined by 1,500 other competitors across 52  countries, with 25,000 spectators cheering on from the side-lines throughout  the day. It is a far cry away from the confines of the velodrome, but she is  excited about the challenge that awaits her. Romero is especially  excited to be competing in an event in her home country, saying, &amp;ldquo;I want to  support a UK event to raise awareness of it for both this year and its  following years. I want to encourage other British people to take part in such  incredible events so close to home, and also reach out to those in foreign  countries, showing them that Great Britain is the place to race.&amp;rdquo;
To follow Rebecca on her  epic Ironman journey, and to keep updated with her training blog, visit  www.rebeccaromero.co.uk.    
For more  information about Ironman UK visit www.ironmanuk.com or go to the official  Facebook page, IronmanUK.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ultimate IRONMAN test?]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_9449.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Athletes of all abilities are pushing new boundaries in endurance racing although a fresh test has emerged which is arguably one of the hardest in Western Europe. The series of four UK and Ireland Ironman branded races is proving to be the ultimate challenge for some competitors next season. This will see athletes attempt an amazing two full distance and two 70.3 races between June and September next year.

Charlie Stannett from Suffolk is a multiple time Ironman UK finisher and along with his wife Kate, is setting himself this ultimate goal in 2012, he said: &ldquo;As &#039;Repeat Offenders&#039; Kate and I had already entered Wimbleball and Bolton for 2012. As for Tenby I have a 2011 DNF to put right and Kate has a DNS to put right as she reluctantly withdrew to focus on Kona. That meant we were already looking at the three UK events when, after an evening drinking too much wine, we spotted that Galway was also a possibility.&rdquo;

This is no easy feat as it will require an exceptional effort to complete over 420 miles of racing inside three months. A number of athletes, like Charlie, have already put their names forward for the challenge and Ironman have responded to the idea enthusiastically. The UK organising team have agreed to provide some extra reward for athletes who are attempting the extremely difficult task.

Dan James, Operations Director for IRONMAN UK, explains: &ldquo;After launching the Ironman Ireland and Ironman Wales events last year some people started to talk about the ultimate test of completing our four races in one season. We thought this was incredibly hard but knew we had to recognise the achievement if someone could succeed in finishing all four in the same year.&rdquo;

As a result, athletes embarking upon the &lsquo;ultimate&rsquo; will receive special race numbers and a commemorative package including t-shirt, jacket and a unique medal as part of a special awards ceremony. A &lsquo;Wall of Fame&rsquo; will also be created online to honour the success of those who can overcome the odds to finish all four races in the same season.

Charlie Stannett continued: &ldquo;Kate and I love endurance stuff - the longer the better - and are both really looking forward to it. For my part I&#039;ve got a few butterflies in the stomach but nothing that I can&#039;t handle. I reckon it should be an interesting if slow experience and importantly for me at the back, a real giggle!&rdquo;

The series of races involved in the ultimate Ironman test comprises:
Ironman 70.3 UK: 17 June 2012, Ironman UK: 22 July 2012, Ironman 70.3 Ireland: 2 September 2012 and Ironman Wales: 16 September 2012. Dan James said &ldquo;We will discount the entry fee for the fourth and final race for people completing the series. They will need help to motivate themselves during this unique journey and we will do all we can to help them through what will be an extraordinary accomplishment.&quot;

To find out more about the IRONMAN series of events in the UK and Ireland visit www.ironmanuk.com or contact the Ironman office at uk@ironman.com to receive further information or to ask any questions.
]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surviving Christmas]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_9445.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[The festive period can be a challenge even for the most committed Ironman athletes but with good planning and preparation there&rsquo;s no reason why you can&rsquo;t enjoy Christmas to the full, keeping your training going whilst avoiding those family arguments! Dean Hughes from thetrilife.com, official training partner of Ironman UK, Ironman 70.3 UK and Ironman Wales, talks to us about the best way to maintain your health and fitness over the next couple of weeks, whilst keeping on top of your training targets.



Finding out when your local pool is open and the timings for lane swims over Christmas and New Year will help you plan your holiday training programme around your swimming. If the pool is closed for a while or you are travelling around and pool time is not realistic, resistance band workouts (try the ones with paddles attached) are great for bolting on the end of a run session. It&rsquo;s not going to replace the feel for water but will help strengthen those swimming muscles and help the next time you get in the water.

Your long rides are going to be the toughest to fit in but turbo or roller sessions are great for a quality hour or so and you don&rsquo;t have to worry about what to wear or clean your bike.

Running is the easiest to fit in so travel with your trainers and kit in the boot!

Here are my top tips for festive survival!

	Schedule in a long ride weekend before the holidays start, this allows you to focus on your running which is the easiest to fit into your family plans. 
	If you are travelling visiting friends and family over the holidays, then you should schedule in a daily stretching programme and a simple core routine to help with posture and help prevent injuries.
	Try your best to wake up and go to sleep at the same time each day to help keep your immune system on track &ndash; this is where you can fit that turbo session in or run session when everyone&rsquo;s still in bed!
	Wear the correct clothing and warm up properly to avoid pulling muscles. Don&rsquo;t miss that warm up routine because you&rsquo;re short on time!
	Train on the day of the Christmas party not the morning after! Plan a rest day and long walk in the afternoon and maybe check the bike over and training gear.
	Enter a fun charity race or a relay running event with some buddies &ndash; something different.
	Need wood for the fire/log burner? Get your trainers and rucksack on and go to woods &ndash; take the kids too they&rsquo;ll love the adventure! You may find some holly for the Christmas table too! Chopping/sawing some wood and kindling up will burn a few calories too and get you out of the house for a while!


Plan ahead and you will reap the benefits of a change of routine and a bit of a rest, ready to hit the ground running in January! Chin, Chin!



Thetrilife.com is the official training partner Ironman UK, Ironman Wales and Ironman 70.3 UK. They deliver swim, bike and run coaching via event specific online training programs, preparation day camps, overseas camps and one-to-one sessions. The highly qualified coaching team that includes Richard Jones, Dan Salcedo and Andrea Whitcombe provides expert coaching for athletes of all levels of fitness and ability from first time triathletes through to seasoned professionals and elite performers. To find out more about the Ironman race training programmes and preparation days on offer from thetrilife.com then visit www.thetrilife.com or www.ironmanuk.com/ and www.ironmanwales.com for more details.
]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ironman announce UK race prep days]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_9381.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Entered your first Ironman event and feeling slightly daunted about the amount of training ahead? Confident about your level of fitness but really not sure about how well you will fare on the long bike ride? Just need a little bit of a nudge in the right direction along with some expert advice and assistance?

Ironman UK and thetrilife.com have announced the dates of their race preparation days for the 2012 season, these being one day courses to provide attendees with the chance to experience all aspects of the race course and increase their confidence ahead of race day. It is important to train specifically for the conditions in which you are going to be racing, and these courses enable athletes to try out the route and determine exactly what awaits them on race day. The course will be led by expert coaches from thetrilife.com and attendees will be given a comprehensive itinerary so to ensure that they can get the very most out of their day. Members of the Ironman team will also be on hand throughout the day to help with more specific race questions, and assist the coaching team with giving the most comprehensive overview to all attendees.

Throughout the day each athlete will have the opportunity to:


	Take part in a coached swimming session.
	Cycle a lap of the cycle course with coach direction and assistance.
	Run a lap of the run course with coach direction and assistance.
	Walk through the transition areas and see exactly where everything will be located.
	Attend a thetrilife.com seminar to discuss how to maximise their final weeks of training and get the best out of race day


Liz Scott, Director at thetrilife.com says &ldquo;At thetrilife.com we consistently tell our athletes to prepare as specifically as possible &ndash; and there is no better way to do this than to spend a day at the race venue soaking up advice and information. For some, the day provides reassurance that they are on the right track; for others, there is a reality check, and a renewed focus on what is required!  For most, it is a combination of both of these, and the chance to ask about, and experience everything just as it will be (plus 1700 other competitors!)&rdquo;.

The 2012 preparation day dates are as follows: Ironman 70.3 UK 21st/22nd April, 12th,13th May : Ironman UK 2nd/3rd June 2012 : Ironman Wales: 28th/29th July. Spaces at the preparation days are limited and so it is recommended to sign up early to secure a spot. For further information or to sign up please visit www.ironmanuk.com or www.ironmanwales.com where full details and booking instructions are provided.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nick Saunders: Ironman UK report]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_8955.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Nick Saunders has consistently been one of the UK&#039;s best Ironman athletes - lots of top finishes over the years, but at Ironman UK he finally made it on to the podium. 
Having updated us on his progress in May, here is his report from Ironman UK.  

I&#039;ve just got my first podium (third)  in an Ironman event. Perhaps not the most&amp;nbsp;glamorous&amp;nbsp;of races at Ironman UK, but a podium nonetheless. 
It&#039;s taken a while but I have had a few set backs  along the way. I first started racing Ironman back in 2003 in Australia when it  was held in Forster. I came 12th just missing out on a top ten. Since then I  have started 15 Ironman races finishing 13 of them. Ten of those in the top-10 which  seems to be a bench mark for a lot of pro&#039;s. Top 10 at IMUK was never going to  be a problem as I don&#039;t think there were more than ten male pro&#039;s racing so I  was aiming for a top three.
My season so far has been fairly  consistent. I have had two bad races in &amp;nbsp;Challenge Fuerteventura (seventh) where  I just did not race well and Austria70.3 (17th) where I got a puncture. I got  second at the ICAN Marbella half Ironman, third at the&amp;nbsp;Volcano Olympic Distance in Lanzarote  and a fourth at the UK 70.3. So, going into IMUK I felt I could perform.
The only issue I had going into IMUK  was a bit of a dodgy stomach which I woke up with on Saturday morning; nothing  too serious but enough to play on your mind. I tried to put this out of my mind  and remain positive. Paul Maye who lives up in Bolton drove me and Andy  Brodziak who was also racing around the course. It certainly seemed tough and I  knew it was going to be challenging. The forecast was good, mainly no rain  which up in Bolton is apparently good!
The race started at 6am so this meant  waking up unusually early. 1200 started the race along with the pro&#039;s who had a  20m head start. I was out of the swim in 48 min (6th place), three minutes down on the  leaders. Out on the bike I was losing time, I just struggled to hold my power.  After about 120km I seemed to go backwards and did my best to get to T2 trying  not to lose too much time. By the time I got onto the run I was in sixth place  and moved up to fifth after about 3km. From here it was just about running my  race and trying to hold 4min per km. Third and fourth were about five minutes up the road  and I did not see them until the 25km mark. My coach Ben Bright was up there  giving me splits and telling me that I was catching and could run into third.  Well, I finally passed them to go into third at the 32km mark but it was not over.  I had to hold it because fourth was not letting me go and was trying to bridge the  gap. I was cramping at this stage but still managing to run the same pace but  with a lot of pain! There was no way I was going to let this go and somehow  managed to hold on and finish in 8hrs 51min.


It&#039;s the hardest I have run and  I finished with a 2hr 45 marathon split; maybe it was a touch short but the bike  certainly was not. I was a fair bit behind the eventual winner, Aaron Farlow,  he had a great race. I feel I would have been closer had I not had the stomach  trouble the day before, which was as a result of going to the pasta party the  night before! I&#039;m chuffed that I got through it and will now focus on Ironman  Wales&amp;nbsp;in September. I think that will be even harder from what I  have heard, especially the bike.
]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Karl Alexander: Ironman UK 2011]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_8905.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[At Ironman UK last year, Karl Alexander only just missed out on a qualifying spot for Kona. He was back in 2011, and even though his race didn&#039;t go completely to plan this time... he&#039;s off to the Big Island in October. Here is his report. 

KONA BABY!!! I finally got a slot, and on October 8th  2011 I will be taking the start line at the Ford Ironman World Championships. I  can scarcely believe it, but the jubilation of getting that elusive slot is  tinged with a disappointment of my race not going at all to plan, and having to  &amp;lsquo;dig deep into my suitcase of courage&#039;!
Arriving at Leigh Sports Village on Saturday afternoon I  headed to registration to collect my race numbers, I would be number 968 for  the 140.3 mile jaunt around Bolton. It was here I was told that the race  organisation had run out of the athlete goody bags. Whilst I&#039;m not too fussed  about that, it didn&#039;t fill me with hope that even though they had produced a  race programme detailing each athletes number and therefore knew exactly how  many participants there would be they didn&#039;t make enough!?! 
Still, back to the car to rebuild my bike and prep my blue  and red transition bags, before heading to T1 to rack my now trusty Felt S22  and blue bike bag. T1 took a lot longer than expected as I kept bumping into  familiar faces and a few blasts from the past, but before long I was headed to  rack my red run bag at T2 and then onto the hotel to watch some TV before the  5pm mandatory race briefing.
With the race set for a 6am start time I set my alarm for  4am and failed to get much sleep. 
I arrived back in T1 at 5am and went to check my bike, put  my drinks bottle on and inflate my tyres. I took a moment to go through my race  plan, a mantra I had been repeating during training &amp;ldquo;55; 5:25; 3:00&amp;rdquo; these were  my target times which if all went to plan would give me a finish of 9:30 once  transition times were factored in.
Pulling on my wetsuit I headed down to the swim start and  joined in applauding Team True Spirit as they made their way to the start,  these guys ROCK! Once given the go ahead we entered the water and swam to the  deep water start line and after the National Anthem the claxon sounded and it  was go time.
For many the swim start is the most intimidating part of any  triathlon, hundreds of athletes hell bent on picking you out for a kick to the  face or to use you as a buoyancy aid, but for me it was uneventful, with the  swim all left turns I started at the front on the left and got away to a good  start and soon found my rhythm. Exiting the swim I saw the clock, 52:28 BOOM!!  2:32 inside my target and I felt easy, things were looking good.
Into T1, on with the helmet and cycling shoes and out onto  the bike, this is where things get interesting. To hit my target time of 5:25 I  needed to average 20.6mph which in training in the Chiltern Hills has not been  a problem and for the first 90 miles all was according to plan, the final climb  up Sheephouse Lane saw my average drop to just over 20mph but I knew that the  last 22 miles were fairly quick and would hit my target, that is until both  Iliotibial (IT) Bands  tightened. Whilst  this is not uncommon in runners or cyclists I have personally never experienced  it and began to watch in vain as my average speed fell and my target time  slipped from my grasp.
I hit T2 after 5:39:08 and as I began to run, the change in  movement my IT bands relaxed and my legs felt pretty good, I left transition  with women&#039;s race winner Kristin M&amp;ouml;ller and I ran with her for a few miles, she  was relaxed and flowing whilst I was puffing like a steam train. Her pace was  simply amazing and far too hot for me so I eased back into something more  manageable (yes, She dropped me! But my excuse sounds better!).

I was soon reeling in athletes and by the time I hit the  turn in Bolton had made up about 10 places. The course has changed this year to  a spectator friendly three loop course, this also suits the athletes gunning for  Kona as you can gauge whether you are gaining or losing on those ahead of you. 
At mile 20, I was running strongly, at mile 21 I was walking,  the IT Bands had reared their ugly head again, and I felt like my legs were like  stone! I gave myself a mental slap to get going and after a few paces I was  walking again, so I gave myself a mental punch in the face and told myself to  keep going to the next aid station, which I did. Walking through I scanned the  offerings for some HTFU pills but they seemed to be out, so I settled for a  Gel, a Gatorade, two cola&#039;s, three bananas and a water!
At the final turn point my friend, and volunteer  extraordinaire Mike Durkin, gave me my third wrist band and some verbal  encouragement that sounded more like a bollocking, but it was what I needed to  hear, I didn&#039;t care if my legs fell off, I was going to run to the finish!
&amp;ldquo;Number 968, Karl Alexander, You are an IRONMAN!&amp;rdquo; I crossed  the line in 9:50:52 my fastest IM to date, and my worst ever race. I was in 38th  place overall and 7th in age group, with only six Kona slots on offer.  I was distraught. I kept apologising to my partner Helen, although I&#039;m still  not entirely sure why! I spotted Yvette Grice and her husband in the athletes  area and hobbled over to say hi, somehow we always see each other at IMUK races  we chatted briefly about our respective races and I headed for a massage.
Overnight my mood was sombre, even the steak and beer didn&#039;t  cheer me up! On Monday morning I went to the Reebok Stadium to see if I would  get a roll down, and if I&#039;m honest this was more nerve wracking than the night  before the race, the rolldown starts oldest to youngest so I had a 20 minute or so wait  to see if I would be on the plane. 
&amp;ldquo;Male 30-34, there are three slots available&amp;rdquo; Oh hells yeah!! My  name was called and I went up to the stage to receive my Lei (the traditional  Hawaiian garland of flowers) and then to pay my entrance fee which was without  doubt the hardest part of the weekend!
]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ironman UK 2011 finish videos]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_8902.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sunday&#039;s Ironman UK in Bolton saw two first time Ironman winners in Aaron Farlow (AUS) and Kristin M&amp;ouml;ller (GER).
We have a report from Bolton HERE - and will have an image gallery online very soon too - but here are the finishing videos of the top three male and female elite athletes.

  
    Pos
    Men
    Women
  
  
    1st
    Aaron Farlow (AUS) 8:24:33 
    Kristin M&amp;ouml;ller (GER) 9:19:03
  
  
    2nd
    Romain Guillame (FRA) 8:41:24 
    Diana Riesler (GER) 9:25:40 
  
  
    3rd
    Nick Saunders (GBR) 8:51:30 
    Yvette Grice (GBR) 9:37:31 
  


Male Elite

Female Elite  
]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farlow, Möller take Ironman UK victories]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_8896.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[
On Wednesday of this week, he finished third overall at the epic edition of the Alpe d&#039;Huez London Course Triathlon - but that proved perfect preparation today for Ironman UK winner, Aaron Farlow, who took his first M-Dot title in Bolton. All things considered, not a bad week!
In the ladies race, Team Abu Dhabi&#039;s Kristin M&amp;ouml;ller used a powerful marathon to run through the field to take top spot on the podium and also her first Ironman win. 
Men
The UK&#039;s Oliver Simon headed a trio including eventual winner Farlow and French Pro Romain Guillame out of the swim in a swift 45 minutes. They had a three minute gap to Nick Saunders and 2010 Outlaw Triathlon winner Paul Hawkins.
Frenchman Guillame hit the bike hard in the early stages, building a four minute margin over Farlow at one stage. However, he is reported has having taking a tumble or two on the bike which allowed the Aussie to regain time, and eventually the lead, his 4:53:46 bike split bringing him into T2 with a four minute margin over the battered Frenchman. Oliver Simon continued to ride well and was third heading out on to the run - though a full 19/15 minutes behind respectively on the lead pairing. 
Despite his efforts in France and travelling since Alpe d&#039;Huez, Farlow ran a very swift 2:41:45 on the new run course to come home a clear winner almost 17 minutes clear of Guillaume who held on for second. Nick Saunders finally (!) managed an Ironman podium after so many years of top-10 finishes in a close battle with Domenica Passuello (ITA) and Oliver Simon (GBR). In perhaps (?) the late(r) stages of his Pro career, a great result for Nick. 
Ladies
Defending Champion  Yvette Grice (50:32) had a 17 second margin over Kerri Renshaw after the 3.8km swim, two minutes on Monika Stadlmann and a further three minutes on 2010 third place finisher and Tri247 columnist Joanna Carritt. 
The bike leg was dominated by the late entry from Germany of  Diana Riesler. The tiny German is a real powerhouse on the bike, recently joining the sub-9 hour club at Ironman Austria. Missing from the IronmanLive tracking due to her late entry, Riesler reached T2 with a reported 5:25:56 bike split and an eleven minute margin over 2010 Champion Yvette Grice. Running is Grice&#039;s strength, and perhaps a (relative0 weakness for Riesler....could Yvette still do the double?
Kristin M&amp;ouml;ller passed Grice early in the run for second place, leaving Grice in third and running ahead of former Kona silver medal winner Desiree Ficker (USA). M&amp;ouml;ller, a member of the Team Abu Dhabi squad ran a reported 2:41:56 (this would represent a ladies Ironman best ever marathon time if correct and accurate...?) to go on the pass Riesler and secure the win, with Grice taking the third spot on the podium. 

  
    Pos
    Men
    Women
  
  
    1st
    Aaron Farlow (AUS) 8:24:33 
    Kristin M&amp;ouml;ller (GER) 9:19:03
  
  
    2nd
    Romain Guillame (FRA) 8:41:24 
    Diana Riesler (GER) 9:25:40 
  
  
    3rd
    Nick Saunders (GBR) 8:51:30 
    Yvette Grice (GBR) 9:37:31 
  
  
    4th
    Domenica Passuello (ITA) 8:51:51
    Joanna Carritt (GBR) 9:59:20 
  
  
    5th
    Oliver Simon (GBR) 8:54:28 
    Claudia Johnston (SUI) 10:07:55 
  
  
    6th
    Miguel Platero (ESP) 8:57:38 
    Elizabeth Hutson (GBR) 10:12:31 
  
  
    7th
    Gregorio Caceres Morales (ESP) 9:01:43 
    Karn Smith (BDA) 10:30:49 
  
  
    8th
    Paul Hawkins (GBR) 9:03:40 
    Tine Holst (SUI) 10:33:59 
  
  
    9th
    Toby Radcliffe (GBR) 9:04:23 
    Bethan Fowler (GBR) 10:34:39 
  
  
    10th
    Rob Creasy (NZL) 9:05:27 
    Kerri Renshaw (GBR) 10:35:24 
  
]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[TCR Video: Kevin Stewart]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_8215.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Two weeks ago we released news of changes in the leadership team at Ironman UK and Ironman 70.3 UK. Central to those changes was the recent appointment of Kevin Stewart as Managing Director for Ironman Events in the UK and Ireland.
At the recent TCR Show, Kevin joined Annie Emmerson in the Tri247 interview lounge to talk about the changes, how the events are progressing and the inclusion of the Liverpool Triathlon in the new 5150 Series. 

]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[All change at Ironman UK]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_8173.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[World Triathlon Corporation  (WTC) announces that the Ironman UK and Ironman 70.3 UK events will operate  under new leadership. Chris and Ali Boon, who introduced Ironman UK in 2001 and  have served as organisers since, will be stepping down as producers of the  events. Kevin Stewart has been appointed to Managing Director for Ironman  events in the UK and Ireland. Kevin brings more than 20 years of sports  marketing experience to his role, focusing the last 10 years on developing the  largest multi-sport events in the UK as well as the country&#039;s first closed-road  cycling event.
&amp;ldquo;The Ironman brand is  established in the UK, but it is time for us to step down and let Kevin steer  the course for events,&amp;rdquo; said Chris Boon. &amp;ldquo;We have enjoyed every minute of the  past decade, making friends along the way and witnessing thousands of finishers  cross 17 finish lines. We know the next 10 years will be as thrilling as the  last and we look forward to watching from the sidelines! Thank you to staff,  captains, marshals and volunteers for making the events possible and thank you  to each and every competitor &amp;ndash; the athletes are what make the events truly  special.&amp;rdquo;
&amp;ldquo;I am delighted to have the  opportunity to further develop the Ironman brand in the UK at this exciting  time in its history,&amp;rdquo; said Kevin Stewart, managing director for Ironman events  in the UK and Ireland.  With the introduction of new events in Wales and  Ireland, we are expanding the Ironman portfolio.  Our team will be working  hard to build on the foundations laid to date with a focus on delivering the  ultimate event experience for participants and spectators.&amp;rdquo;
While a new Race Office will  open in the near future, enquiries should be directed to UK@ironman.com or 01865 596266 at this time.]]></description></item></channel></rss>
