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3 weeks ago | 
run247.com | Jonathan Turner
The ultrarunning GOAT Kilian Jornet returns to Western States 100 later this month – 15 years on from his debut there in what was dubbed the iconic ‘Unbreakabale’ edition. And he’s apparently looking for a pacer!Read on to find out more about a potential once-in-a-lifetime opportunity…NNormal, the brand he co-founded, posted the following on Instagram:“Job Ad: Pacer for @kilianjornet at Western States 100. “Yes, seriously.
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3 weeks ago | 
tri247.com | Jonathan Turner
Norway’s Solveig Løvseth raced at the Paris Olympics last year but this season she has gone all in on longer distance and took her tally of 70.3 victories to three when winning IRONMAN 70.3 Venice-Jesolo at the start of May. That was an IRONMAN Pro Series event and such was her dominance, there was huge excitement ahead of her full-distance debut in Hamburg. But she hadn’t given herself an easy first assignment, far from it.
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3 weeks ago | 
tri247.com | Jonathan Turner
The smile on Holly Lawrence’s face said it all as the beaming triathlete marked her return to T100 action with a stunning performance in San Francisco – just eight months after giving birth to her daughter Poppy. Delighted, and possibly also a little surprised, the 35-year-old British athlete admitted that finishing fifth ‘feels like a win’ as she competed for the first time since the Miami T100 back in March 2024.
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3 weeks ago | 
run247.com | Jonathan Turner
He’s best known in the wider world as the man behind the fiendish Barkley Marathons. But just as significant – far more so in fact in terms of participation – is the Backyard Ultras format that Lazarus Lake – real name Gary Cantrell – also created. The concept is relatively simple – each lap of the course is 4.167 miles, often referred to as a ‘yard’, and competitors must complete a yard every hour, on the hour.
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3 weeks ago | 
tri247.com | Jonathan Turner
Brilliant WTCS Alghero winner Cassandre Beaugrand revealed she almost didn’t start the race in Sardinia. The French Olympic champion suffered a nasty bike crash last time out at WTCS Yokohama a fortnight ago and her recovery from that was further complicated by a sickness bug. But she made the call to line up and from the moment she bridged up to a breakaway group on the bike, the result never looked in doubt.
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3 weeks ago | 
tri247.com | Jonathan Turner
Brazil’s Manoel Messias has shattered the men’s world record for the fastest marathon in an IRONMAN race – or any full-distance triathlon. No man had ever previously gone under the two-and-a-half hours mark for the marathon, which follows a 3.8km swim and a 180km bike ride. Germany’s reigning IRONMAN World Champion Patrick Lange went closest when he clocked 2:30:27 at Challenge Roth in 2023. But on Sunday at IRONMAN Brazil, something remarkable happened.
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3 weeks ago | 
run247.com | Jonathan Turner
The stars aligned for ultrarunning legend Kilian Jornet to book his spot at Western States – and things also look to be coming together nicely for the race itself on 28th June. The Catalan superstar needed a ‘Golden Ticket’ if he was to line up in the iconic American race 15 years on from his unforgettable debut in 2010, which was etched into trail running folklore by the film ‘Unbreakable’.
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3 weeks ago | 
tri247.com | Jonathan Turner
Laura Philipp suggested the first-ever full-distance sub-eight hours time by a woman could be possible at IRONMAN Hamburg in the future – with one proviso!German superstar Philipp smashed the previous best time for an IRONMAN-branded race when she clocked 8:03:13 on Sunday after an epic battle battle with Kat Matthews. Philipp of course had beaten her British rival to win a first IRONMAN World Championship crown in Nice last year but this latest renewal was arguably a level up even on that.
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3 weeks ago | 
run247.com | Jonathan Turner
Alex Yee‘s superb marathon debut in London has come at a temporary cost as he’s revealed he’s “picked up a small acute overload injury”. The Olympic and World Champion in triathlon put his swim, bike and run career on hold to achieve a lifelong ambition of competing in his home city marathon. And on an unusually hot day for April, Yee clocked an impressive time of 2:11:08 which was good enough for 14th in the Elite men’s race behind winner Sabastian Sawe of Kenya.
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3 weeks ago | 
tri247.com | Jonathan Turner
Germany’s Laura Philipp showed why she is the reigning IRONMAN World Champion with a record-breaking win at IRONMAN Hamburg after an epic battle in a race for the ages with Britain’s Kat Matthews. The duo had treated the triathlon world to a stunning show when first and second in the IRONMAN World Championship in Nice last year – but this showdown for the European Championship was arguably even a level up on that.
