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#GBKona 2017: Simon Ward – the day is almost here

It started as a '100 Days to Kona' feature - and now the countdown is almost complete. Here is Simon Ward's final (pre-race) update

By John Levison

Chief Correspondent

Last updated -

14 Dec 2021

“I want to remember every single minute”

As the start of the 2017 IRONMAN World Championship is almost here, Simon Ward looks forward to his debut racing in Hawaii – and how Dave Scott helped him lose a few more pounds to get to race weight!

Check out the previous Kona updates from Simon:

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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