After a dramatic DNF due to outside circumstances at the Ironman African Championship, Jodie Swallow made an emphatic return to Ironman racing with a wire-to-wire win at the Ironman Asia Pacific Championship in Cairns — 14th overall smashing the bike course record by 17 minutes and the course record by four minutes. A powerful performance to win another ITU Long Distance World Championship in Oklahoma last weekend is a real confidence booster heading into the big one. The Briton races with heart and will commit to no less than doing her best come race day.
Silver on debut for Wilde in Taupo
Hayden Wilde is the new Ironman 70.3 vice world champion, after a thrilling race in Taupo, New Zealand.