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The Guardian - UK

A new start after 60: I did my first Ironman at 61 – after my husband bet I couldn’t beat him

Carmen Francesch has always been active, but it was only in 2015 that she started competing. It made her determined to push herself much further ...

The Guardian - UK

Local hopes Thompson, Simpson raring for Cairns Ironman

Australia's Nick Thompson hopes to cause an upset at the Cairns Ironman, while Kylie Simpson is keen to hunt down another title at her favourite course.

AAP

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Overachiever: Cameron Wurf competed in the Amstel Gold, La Flèche Wallonne and an Ironman, all in just eight days

Cameron Wurf is both a member of Team Ineos Grenadiers and an accomplished professional long course triathlete who has racked up numerous World Tour and Ironman race finishes across his career.

Cycling Weekly

Ironman from Alappuzha passes endurance test in Oman

The Hindu

Day, Rogers seal Ironman triumphs in Kurrawa finale

Ali Day secured a fifth Ironman title in style while Lana Rogers did enough to claim a third title at Gold Coast's double-header finale.

AAP

Ironmen to add next chapter in decade-long surf rivalry

Defending Ironman champion Matt Bevilacqua has stormed to within a point of four-time winner Ali Day entering the double-round finale on the Gold Coast.

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'I was doing everything according to plan – I just hadn't planned for that much pain!' Here’s what it’s like to swim, cycle and run 226km in one day

What it’s really like to be an elite triathlete, according to Ironman winner Lucy Charles-Barclay.

TechRadar

My Training Space: 'I jump off my bike into the sauna – heat is no longer a limiting factor for me!'

TT veteran, Ironman and CW reader Keith Murray gives us a tour of his Taylor Swift-resounding garage

Cycling Weekly

Ironman WA winners post fastest times in Australia

Dane Daniel Bakegaard and Great Britain's Fenella Langridge have smashed the course records in their debuts at the Ironman WA triathlon.

AAP

Nadine Hunt: lucky escape from highway bike crash leads to historic Ironman tilt

The triathlete says she wants to showcase her culture when she becomes the first Indigenous Australian woman to compete at Kona

The Guardian - AU

MS won't stop gutsy Kiwi Ironwoman

After being diagnosed with MS, paramedic Prue Young has a new attitude towards sport - and will race the Ironman world champs in Kona on Saturday, hoping to encourage others, Angela Walker writes.

Newsroom.co.nz

Ironman doctor on the comeback to Kona

After a string of false starts, champion Kiwi triathlete Dr Hannah Berry will finally race in the Ironman world champs in Kona. But she tells Suzanne McFadden about the stressful injury that put a stick in her spokes.

Newsroom.co.nz

Athlete dies during 112-mile bike leg of Ironman Wisconsin

Man, 51, fell ill during race and later died at a hospital

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Gardai appeal for witnesses and video of Ironman event in which two men died

Competitors Brendan Wall and Ivan Chittenden died in the event which took place off the Co Cork coast.

The Hindu

Dentist from Alappuzha wins Ironman title in Sweden

Alappuzha dentist Rupesh S. wins 2nd Ironman title in Kalmar, Sweden. He completed 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile cycling, 26.22-mile run in 14:34:18, beating 16-hr time limit. He won 1st Ironman title in Estonia last year & completed Ironman 70.3 in Indonesia & Dubai. He became athlete at 34 & trains 6…

The Independent UK

Ironman competitor who died in swim ‘waved to fiancee’ before entering sea

A funeral has been held for Brendan Wall, who was one of two men who lost their lives in the Ironman event in Youghal, Co Cork on Sunday.

Evening Standard

Triathlon Ireland officials ‘did not sanction’ swim race in which two men died

The governing body for triathlons in Ireland said it did not sanction the Ironman event in which two men died.

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The Guardian - UK

Ironman swimming race in Ireland in which two died did not have approval

Ivan Chittenden and Brendan Wall were competing in event that Triathlon Ireland did not sanction owing to bad weather

The Independent UK

Athletes who died during Ironman Ireland contest named as tributes pour in

The two men tragically died during the swimming segment of the contest in Co Cork

The Independent UK

Ironman Ireland: Two men die during triathlon swim after course altered due to weather conditions

It comes as Storm Betty battered Ireland with strong winds and heavy downpours this weekend

Evening Standard

Who is Jack Smith? The man who could bring down Donald Trump

Jack Smith, the US special counsel who on Tuesday filed a second federal criminal indictment against Donald Trump, is an Ironman-racing, Harvard grad with a reputation for winning tough cases against war criminals, mobsters and crooked cops.

Daily Mirror

UFC legend Nate Diaz feared he would be eaten by shark during dangerous race

Diaz often competes in triathlons and Ironman races but the UFC legend doesn't like swimming in the ocean as he fears sharks will be on the hunt for him

Belfast Live

Armagh woman in Ironman World Championships after learning to swim last October

"Four years ago my focus was on being smaller and prettier. Today my focus is on being faster and stronger"

The Independent UK

Student who could not swim eight months ago off to Ironman World Championships

Megan Hamill, 23, made the cut despite taking a tumble from her bike during her first Ironman contest earlier this month.

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