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Kona Statistics 2012: Performances By Age Category
Top level statistics from the Kona data. Looking at performances in each sport across the age groups.
Results from Kona 2012
A day after the Ironman World Championship 2012 and there wasn’t a decent form of results available – so I went ahead and made my own spreadsheet.
On Racing in Kona
Advice on racing in Kona, particularly aimed at my athlete out there, but applicable to most.
How Long is Long? On the Length of Ironman
Speculation started within minutes of the winner crossing the line, was the run accurate? From my position on a side street in Tenby and with infrequent Internet access via the weak signal to my phone I couldn’t tell. Athletes passed me, and all I could say was how they looked and how many more laps […]
Ironman Wales 2012: Fast, Medium, Crash
More examination of race data from Ironman Wales, this time looking at a number of quite different performances.
Ironman Wales 2012: Analysing a Race Performance
First piece of race analysis from Ironman Wales. A long and detailed look at Ben Unsworth’s performance on race day.
Watching Ironman Wales
Participating from the sidelines of Ironman Wales, a spectators report on a long, hard day.
In Preparation for Ironman Wales
Were I still racing, what I would be doing during the final days before Ironman Wales.
It Wasn’t Your Day
Another analysis of an athlete at Roth, highlighting the difficulties in drawing conclusions about race performances.
More Than One Way to Race an Ironman
Another piece of race analysis, demonstrating a very controlled day at Challenge Roth and the variation in successful approaches to Ironman
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