After speculation on how his body would withstand a full distance event Alistair Brownlee wins Ironman Debut in Ireland. Britain’s double Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee has qualified for the Ironman World Championships after winning his debut event, in Ireland.
Winning start
The 31-year-old won in seven hours, 49 minutes and 20 seconds after the 2.4 mile swim was cancelled on the day due to safety reasons with the race was changed to a duathlon. A disappointment all round as Brownlees form over the full distance had been eagerly anticipated. The win here in Cork earned Brownlee a spot at October’s Worlds in Kona, Hawaii. “It was a tough, long day,” said Brownlee, who won silver at the 2018 Ironman 70.3 World Championships. “I’d have preferred a swim to make my day easier. The course just drags on, especially in the second half of the bike. “I set off on the run and thought I’m not sure I’m going to do it. I just set into a rhythm and tried to eat up some ground. Until the last 10km I was quite enjoying it, but the last 10km were not fun at all.” The race in Cork saw athletes complete a 112-mile bike ride before running a full 26.2-mile marathon.
Local Favourite threatens to spoil the party
Ireland’s Bryan McCrystal, who had entered the transition from bike to run more than 15 minutes ahead of Brownlee, finished second. Germany’s Markus Thomschke came in third. The professional men’s places are listed below. Despite victory, Brownlee – who won triathlon gold at the London 2012 and Rio 2016 over the shorter Olympics distance – was keen to manage expectations ahead of his Ironman World Championships debut. “That was one of the reasons I came here,” he said. “I’ve hopefully got a few years in me and now I’ll be going to Kona this year for very much a bit of a learning experience and see how it goes.”
Kona in October
We look forward to seeing how he competes in Kona after such a tough baptism into Ironman in Cork. Great to see Alistair Brownlee wins Ironman debut in Ireland.
Professional Men’s Results
1st – Alistair Brownlee (GBR) – 7:44:16
2nd – Bryan McCrystal (IRL) – 7:49:55
3rd – Markus Thomschke (GER) – 7:58:10
4th – Justin Metzler (USA) – 8:08:10
5th – Seppe Odeyn (BEL) – 8:08:45
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