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06-05-27: In mid-April,
Heather Fuhr changed plans deciding to race Ironman Japan instead of
Ford Ironman Coeur d’Alene that conflicted with an unexpected family
event and long-time friend, Paula Newby-Fraser’s need for a training
partner for another of her out-of-retirement races. With just five
weeks to prepare, Fuhr and Newby-Fraser did the Cliff Notes version
of Ironman training.
Exiting the bike-to-run transition with a 10 minute deficit and
coming off a disastrous run at Ironman Kona last year, Fuhr asked
herself: “Would my old form return?” The answer was a resounding
‘yes’ as it was just like old times for the sport’s greatest Pac-Man
player. She gobbled-up the race leader by 13km, eased off the
throttle and won by over 15 minutes.
Second on the all-time list, this was Fuhr’s 15th career
Ironman moving her one notch closer to Newby-Fraser’s mark of 24
career wins. The lightly-trained, usually retired, Newby-Fraser
finished a remarkable 4th place. Visit
www.ironman.com
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www.multisports.com/news/1148936018.shtml
,
www.heatherfuhr.com/journal/index.html
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