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#GBKona 2017: Kate Stannett is the repeat offender!

Saturday's IRONMAN World Championship will represent the 20th IRONMAN start for Kate Stannett. A 'repeat offender', she has completed EVERY IRONMAN UK event

By John Levison

Chief Correspondent

Last updated -

14 Dec 2021

Meet Kate Stannett: an IRONMAN UK ever-present

A voice of experience – on the eve of her 20th IRONMAN race – Kate Stannett is relaxed and looking forward to Saturday’s IRONMAN World Championship.

As for IRONMAN UK, she’s got no plans on stopping any time soon…

Written by

John Levison

TRI247's Chief Correspondent, John has been involved in triathlon for well over 30 years, 15 of those writing on these pages, whilst he can also be found commentating for events across the UK.

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