It's not too often I venture into the the world of Triathlons here on the blog but this is a truly remarkable performance. Last Sunday the 3rd of July, Joyce Wolfe from Cork set a new Irish record in the Ironman Austria 2011 Triathlon. This was a full distance triathlon consisting of a 3.8 km swim, a 180 km bike ride and a full 42.2 km Marathon to finish.
Joyce completed the course in a time of 9 hours 15 mins, taking a full 30 minutes off the previous Irish record. This breaks down as follows.......58 mins for the 3.8 km swim, 5 hours 3 mins for the 180 km bike ride and then 3 hours 7 minutes for the final full Marathon.
There is a brief article in the Irish Examiner HERE and Joyce has her own race report HERE
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Friday, July 08, 2011
Joyce Wolfe from Cork sets new Irish Triathlon record...
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Thanks for posting Running in Cork, and for making the exception for a triathlete on this exceptional occasion. Joyce’s exceptional achievement deserves all the credit it gets, and more!
What an achievemennt. As a marathon runner myself , how does one complete a 3:07 marathon after that swim and bike distance? INcredible stuff. That women is a warrior. Resepect.
That is amazing. Definitely deserved mention. Well done Joyce. Fantastic stuff.
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