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Alistair Brownlee, sick at Oceanside, is primed for St George
Alistair Brownlee has already scaled short-course triathlon’s peaks twice, and now he stands on the brink of a bid to replicate that greatness over long distances.
The British two-time Olympic Champion is about to embark on a month which could catapult him to new glories.
On Saturday the 34-year-old Yorkshireman will line up for the delayed 2021 IRONMAN World Championship in St George. Then, just four weeks later, he and Norwegian prodigy Kristian Blummenfelt will bid to reach new levels in that Sub7 race in Germany.
Brownlee has been through a tortuous couple of years, with his plans decimated by a serious ankle injury. That ruined his hopes of bidding for a third Olympic gold in Tokyo last summer, and resulted in surgery which meant almost a year out of action.
To say Alistair’s reappearance at IRONMAN 70.3 Oceanside was eagerly-awaited would be something of an understatement. So when he blew up late in the race to finish fourth behind Jackson Laundry, there was disappointment in some quarters.
Brownlee himself said in the immediate aftermath: “I must be a bit rusty“, but four weeks on he has a more precise take on things. Specifically that he was battling illness.
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Alistair Brownlee wins IM 70.3 St. George with a New Course Record
A second victory and a second course record are impressive results from the first two races for Alistair Brownlee on SCOTT and in the long distance discipline. The field was the best of this season on the 70.3 distance and he impressed the triathlon world, especially with a superb performance on the bike. Sebastian Kienle completed the perfect day for SCOTT with a third place.
How it happened: The pressure was certainly on two-time Olympic gold medalist Alistair Brownlee. Everyone was wondering if the British star could successfully translate his ITU speed and aggressive style to the 70.3 distance against one of the toughest fields we’ll see in 2017. The answer was a resounding yes. Thanks to a 23:18 swim, a 2:01:39 bike and a 1:14:49 half-marathon, Brownlee not only took the Ironman 70.3 North American Championship victory he also crossed the finish line in 3:41:58 to break the course record.
The only time Brownlee didn’t lead the race was during the Swim as he entered the water in second place a couple of seconds behind Ben Kanute. With the athletes on the bike, the biggest question of the day was about to be answered. How would Brownlee handle a 56-mile non-drafting effort on a tough c
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Alistair Brownlee: Carsick to drive out St Martyr but focal point moves delude Sub7
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