Jan Frodeno previews his Kona title defence

Joanne Murphy grabs some time with defending champion Jan Frodeno who starts as favourite again in 2016 after setting a world record earlier in 2016.
Jan Frodeno previews Kona 2016 title defence
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Can Germany’s Jan Frodeno defend his IRONMAN World Championship title on Saturday? Having set the iron-distance world record time earlier in the season, he is certainly the pre-race favourite.

Joanne Murphy (www.tritalkingsport.co.uk) talks to him about his race preparations, his rivals and being a father.

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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