Joe Skipper – “I’m much fitter this year…”

After what he described as an "average race" last year Joe Skipper, the first Brit to crack 8 hours, is back at Kona with a top 5 finish in his sights.

By John Levison

Chief Correspondent

Last updated -

8 Jan 2017

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He was 13th last year in his debut, with what he describes as an “average race”, and this year Joe Skipper has his sights on a top-five finish.

Joanne Murphy (www.tritalkingsport.co.uk) spoke to the first British athlete to crack the eight-hour mark for the iron-distance ahead of Saturday’s big race.

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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