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The latest IRONMAN x T100 battle? IRONMAN France!
IRONMAN's gain and T100's pain, iron-rich foods, and how to fuel your long run!
Matthew Sharpe
June 18, 2024
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In today’s edition:
😯 The latest IRONMAN x T100 battle? IRONMAN France!
🧲 Iron is critical to endurance performance - these foods have the most of it.
🏃 And how to fuel your best long run!
Thanks for being here,
-Matt Sharpe, newsletter editor
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HEADLINES
IRONMAN
IRONMAN’s gain, T100’s pain
Lucy Charles-Barclay, the current IRONMAN World Champion, and Anne Haug, a former IRONMAN World Champion both raced this past weekend at IRONMAN France.
For Charles-Barclay, it was a surprise move as earlier this year she said she would be completely focused on the T100 Triathlon World Tour. And Haug - who skipped last weekend’s T100 race in San Francisco due to injury - got a chance to compete in the 70.3 event. Both athletes used their races to get up close and personal with this September’s World Championship course.
Having both athletes skip a critical T100 race to compete in IRONMAN events strikes a significant blow to the startup series’ effort to become the signature global Professional triathlon series.
Blummenfelt to the Tour?
Kristian Blummenfelt - a 70.3 and IRONMAN World Champion, and current Olympic gold medalist may be heading to the cycling world tour as a member of the Jayco-AlUla team. Is a start at the Tour de France on the horizon? [The Triathlon Hour]
Oh Canada
Canada’s Olympic Triathlon team was named. The team will be led by 2x Olympian, Tyler Mislawchuk and he’ll be joined by first-time Olympians Charles Paquet and Emy legault.
Most Olympic triathlon teams have now been named except notably Australia, New Zealand, and Great Britain. It is rumored that the latter two are undergoing heated appeals from unselected athletes.
Incredible comeback
Matt Burton won the IRONMAN Asia-Pacific Championships after almost losing his foot earlier this year due to a serious infection. [Triathlon Magazine]
FAVOURITES
🧲 Best Foods for Iron: Iron may be the most important mineral for ensuring you are training and racing your best. Fatigue prevention, immune function, and energy production are just a few of its benefits. This infographic shows which foods will give you the most Iron and help you avoid devastating Iron deficiency! [Asker Jeukendrup]
🏃 Fueling long runs: Long runs can often be the most enjoyable training session of the week. So read this article and learn how to live, and fuel, your best long run life! Probably the best piece of advice? Stay clear of fiber! [Running Glow]
🏊♀️ Beginner open water tips: Open-water swimming can be daunting, for beginners and veterans! Check out this video and learn key tips like goggle choice, how to swim in a crowd, and much more! [Supertri]
🦉 Training at night: Despite what people may say, working out at night isn’t bad for you! It’s a great way to destress from a long day, and some research shows it can actually help with your sleep. This article shows how to time your evening sessions to get the most benefits! [Peloton]
REEL TIME
“I’d be making millions of dollars” 🤣
YOU SAID
Here’s what Tempo readers thought about whether cities should bid on World Triathlon Championship events.
Reader: Leeds in the UK should be back on the map ( Home of the Brownlee brothers.
Reader: WTCS is to expensive now for its worth. Places like China can put on 5-6 Conti cups 2-3 world cups and a WTCS cause they have an unlimited budget and places. The Middle East as well with Saudi doing Asian champs and a World Cup next year. It be nice to go back to the big cities of Lausanne, Chicago but it just doesn’t seem financially doable with less countries doing WTCS regular races either.
Reader: I got to compete in Worlds in Abu Dhabi. It was an awesome event and a fantastic vacation. Changed my view of that part of the world. Without the tri, I probably would have never visited there. Now I cannot wait to go back some day and I spread the word to all of my friends.
Reader: Yes, absolutely cities should bid on WTC events! Not only does it help highlight our sport, it moves away from major league sports and allows normal, everyday individuals to see themselves as future participants.
Reader: Consideration for travel, accommodations and other types of amenities are really better in some bigger places than smaller ones that get pricey to travel and find a place to stay.
Reader: I've been lucky enough to be on Team USA at 10 age group world championships, but the last one was 10 years ago. I have no idea if any of the host cities thought it was worth it after hosting the event. I can say as athlete, the championships in the US are terrible compared to those almost anywhere else. Why, because in the US, no one but the competitors cares about the race. In Europe or NZ, large crowds come out to watch & cheer you on. It's fun to race where you feel like your in "The Tour”
WEEKEND RACES
IRONMAN Asia-Pacific Championships - Cairns, Australia
Men’s race: Matt Burton (AUS) used an insane bike leg to power his way to victory over heavy favorite Braden Currie (NZ).
🥇 Matt Burton (AUS)
🥈 Braden Currie (NZ)
🥉 Mike Phillips (NZ)
Women’s race: Hannah Berry (NZ) stayed solid through all three legs as she took the narrow 2-minute victory over Lotte Wilms (NED)
🥇 Hannah Berry (NZ)
🥈 Lotte Wilms (NED)
🥉 Kylie Simpson (AUS)
Other pro races 👇
QUICK NEWS
Wargrave postponed: The Wargrave Sprint Triathlon has been postponed from its original date due to an issue with the swim course. It will now take place in September. [RDG Today]
Nepal triathlon: This past weekend the Nepal Triathlon Association organized the “NTA Masters Triathlon” which was held in conjunction with Olympic Day 2024. [My Republica]
Historic athlete: Guamanian triathlete and Olympian-to-be, Manami Iijima, says she wants to inspire young athletes in Guam and the Pacific. [ABCNews]
Wales road closures: Para triathletes from around the world will be in Swansea ahead of this weekends World Triathlon Para Series event. Some roads will be closed. [Wales Online]
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