Saturday, October 12, 2013

6am: getting ready




5:45: pre-race hustle & bustle


Sporza video: bike check-in & last swim

Last pre-race Sporza video, following the Uplace-athletes during the bike check-in and a final ocean swim. Watch the video on the Sporza site (in Dutch)

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4 am

Breakfast of champions in Bert and Sofie's condo: pancakes and pasta for Bert, white bread for Sofie



D-day


It's race day! We're in Kona, HI, where the world of triathlon is slowly waking up to a new day of world championship racing. After exactly one month of counting down on 'Uplace takes on Kona', we are going into race mode in just a few hours. From 6:30 am local time/18:30 Brussels time, check back for race updates and pictures of Sofie, Bart, Bert and Axel. Go green team!

The Queen is waiting

Photo by David Pintens. Check out the complete gallery on the team web site.


The quiet before the storm


Race previews

So how do the Uplace athletes feel about the 2013 Ironman Hawaii? Sofie, Bart, Bert and Axel talk about their preparation and ambitions.









Sporza video: "Jammaer, Goos, Zeebroek en Aernouts over de laatste uren"

"Wat doen de atleten Bert Jammaer, Sofie Goos, Axel Zeebroek en Bart Aernouts de laatste uren voor de Ironman? Hoe laat staan ze op? Hebben ze zin om te eten? Wanneer begint de opwarming?" Bekijk de video op de Sporza web site.

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Go, go, go!