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Simon Ward: 100 days to Kona

How is Simon Ward feeling with 100 days until the IRONMAN World Championship? His countdown to Hawaii starts here and he is excited...

By John Levison

Chief Correspondent

Last updated -

14 Dec 2021

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Simon Ward is heading to Kona

More than 22 years after his first IRONMAN race in Penticton, Canada, Simon Ward will be racing at the IRONMAN World Championship in Hawaii on Saturday 14th October 2017.

100 days to go marks the start of his countdown.

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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