Emma Pallant: “Kona is my goal next year”

Second in the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship, Emma Pallant has plans to go longer and target the IRONMAN World Championships in 2018.
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - JULY 02: Emma Pallant of Britain celebrates winning the womens race at Ironman 70.3 Edinburgh on July 2, 2017 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Nigel Roddis/Getty Images For Ironman )
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Great Britain’s Emma Pallant is back in Bahrain for the IRONMAN 70.3 Middle East Championship, a race she finished second in 12 months ago.

It’s been a great year for Emma, including World Championship medals of every colour across three different sports. Silver in the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship was the best result of her career, but Emma has further ambitions, for a race that gives her goosebumps. She plans to be racing in Kona at the IRONMAN World Championship on the second Saturday in October next year.

I spoke to Emma on Thursday in Bahrain.

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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