Lauren Parker was on stage with Mike Reilly and me here in 2015 when she took second in the 25-29 division. She went pro in 2016 and was training for Ironman Australia in 2017 when both tires went flat at the same time, sending her into a guardrail and leaving her paralyzed from the waist down. Not one to give up on the love of her sport, Lauren Parker took a Para Triathlon bronze medal in the Commonwealth Games last April, which was less than one year from the day she was paralyzed. In September she took another bronze at the ITU World Para Triathlon Championships on the Gold Coast of Australia. Quitting has never been an option for Lauren Parker!
Lauren Brandon got out of the water with Britain’s Lucy Charles and the two put five minutes on the great Daniela Ryf during the bike ride. Eventually Ryf caught and passed them, but Charles was able to hang on and take second. Lauren dropped all the way to 26th place. Don’t be surprised to see t...
Jan Frodeno was having a magical season where he knocked off Lionel Sanders at Oceanside 70.3, Patrick Lange at Ironman Frankfurt and Javier Gomez and Alistair Brownlee at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship. Then, not long after 70.3 Worlds, he was forced to pull out of Kona with an injury. What...
Javier Gomez is one of the living legends in our sport. Even though it is his first time to Kona, he has the tools to win any race he enters, no matter what the distance. Is he intimidated by the sport’s biggest spotlight? Not in the least.
