Endurance 13 take on ‘The Championship’

Manama : Alistair Brownlee will again race over the half distance, this time facing a stellar field at The Championship held by Challenge Family in Samorin, Slovakia. 

He received an invite to the qualifier-only event with a total prize purse of 150,000 Euros for being the Olympic champion in Rio. 

The dual Olympic champion aims to continue sharpening his race strategy, even after winning both half distance races at Challenge Mogan-Gran Canaria, Spain and Ironman 70.3 St. George, Utah, US.

He says, “I didn’t get my nutrition quite right in Utah, so I want to get that right this time round.”

He relishes the chance at a fast race against fierce competition. Fellow ITU stalwarts Richard Varga and Richard Murray who he last raced against at Super League Hamilton Island will be making their debuts over the distance at The Championship. 

“It’s a flatter course with a good field assembled so it will be competitive and interesting to see what impact, if any, the 20-meter draft rule has,” Brownlee says. 

“I’m fitter than I was and I’m looking forward to it.” Terenzo Bozzone will be lining up at the start as well in his first race in Slovakia. The 2008 Ironman 70.3 world champion has set his sights on Challenge Roth in Germany in six weeks’ time and is racing The Championship in the lead-up to it.  “It is great to see this initiative by Challenge Family has brought the best competitors in the world to the start line all in good shape.”