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An evening with IRONMAN legend Dave Scott

For one night only earlier this week, we teamed up with online retailer www.SportsShoes.com and event specialists Underground Fan Club for an exclusive evening with IRONMAN legend Dave Scott.

The six-time IRONMAN world champion flew over fresh from the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships held in the glittering French city of Nice the weekend before.

All eyes were on our ultra-light, uber-cushioned speedster at the start of the night as press, influencers and competition winners managed to get their hands on the Rincon for the first time.

From one instant classic to another. Sky Sports presenter and IRONMAN competitor Charlie Webster opened up the panel discussion to a packed-out room.

Conversation covered Dave’s stellar history in the sport and quickly turned to the famous long-term rivalry he had with his greatest IRONMAN opponent, Mark Allen.

Dave shared his memories of the famous Iron War of 1989. This was the IRONMAN World Championship race in Kona that saw the world’s two strongest athletes race side by side at world-record pace for a grueling 139 miles.

Dave was a committed IRONMAN competitor for more than 20 years. He is known by the nickname ‘The Man’ for his intense training regimes and relentless race performances. So, what are his top tips for racing an IRONMAN?

Take in fewer calories more frequently is the first. Don’t eat or drink in T1 is another. Make sure you mix being seated and standing when on the bike and try to improve the mobility in your hips and shoulders. This last one will serve you well for each of the triathlon disciplines.

There was no time like the present to put some of the tips into immediate practice. The evening switched from indoors to outdoors and a group workout led by the IRONMAN Hall of Famer, starting with mobility exercises.

As a renowned coach and ultimate competitor, Dave shared his knowledge and experience with the group, before circling back to The Curtain for healthy snacks and a full debrief.

Special thanks to our partners SportsShoes and the Underground Fan Club for their support and organisation of the event. Thanks also to Dave Scott for sharing his wisdom and expertise on the night.

Photo credit: SportsShoes

Get to know our athletes in 70.3 seconds with…

Who is your biggest fan? What is your earliest sporting memory? What is your greatest strength? And if you were an animal, which animal would you be?

Find out the answers to all these and more in our 70.3 Seconds series with the HOKA athletes who competed last weekend at the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in Nice, France.

Emma Pallant

Ellie Salthouse

Romain Guillaume

Adam Bowden

Manon Genêt

Josh Amberger

Photo and video credit: Activ’Images

IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in pictures

Unique. Historique. Légendaire. HOKA ONE ONE was there every step of the way last weekend for the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship.

Fourteen years after the first-ever half IRONMAN World Championship race took place in Florida, USA, we were live in the city of Nice, France, where the event was taking place for the first time.

Did you know that the ‘70.3’ in the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship refers to the total distance, in miles, that athletes complete in a half IRONMAN event? So that’s 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike and 13.1 mile run.

The race featured a swim in the pristine waters of the Mediterranean Sea, a challenging bike course up and back down Col de Vence followed by a run course along Nice’s historic Promenade des Anglais waterfront to finish.

Athletes were cheered on by enthusiastic supporters for every mile of the 70.3 course, particularly along the HOKA ONE ONE Time To Fly Zone where bands, banners and ice cream made for a festival atmosphere.

The half IRONMAN race featured high-class fields across all professional and age-group races. HOKA athlete Manon Genêt finished eighth and posted the highest finish in the pro races for the brand.

The international endurance event provided the perfect opportunity for our elite athletes from across the world to come together as one team, one HOKA ONE ONE.

While in Nice, we took the chance to speak to HOKA athletes. We hosted a live Facebook interview on the Promenade des Anglais with US athlete Ben Kanute and IRONMAN legend Eric Gilsenan ahead of the men’s championship race.

HOKA athletes, including Emma Pallant, Ellie Salthouse and Josh Amberger, kindly took part in our 70.3 Seconds Series, where we asked them some quickfire questions and got to know them a little better.

Watch now and find out what our athletes’ greatest strengths are, their earliest sporting memories and whether they prefer their eggs poached, scrambled or fried.

Away from the racing action, fans had the chance to road-test the record-breaking Carbon X on a group run and try out all the latest HOKA products at our expo stand, including the ultra-light, uber-cushioned speedster Rincon.

Swim, bike, fly. It all comes down to the run.

Photo credit: Activ’Images | @thatcameraman

IRONMAN Hamburg in pictures

We were live in Hamburg last weekend for the latest stop in the 2019 IRONMAN series.

Our friendly team was on hand to talk all things HOKA ONE ONE with the thousands of athletes and spectators in town for the event.

Every man, woman (and their dog) had the chance to try out the latest HOKA shoes, including the Clifton 6, Carbon X and the ultra-light, uber-cushioned speedster, Rincon.

Our four elite athletes, Arnaud Guilloux, Susie Cheetham, Horst Reichel and Katharina Grohmann, were on hand to meet and greet fans at the HOKA stand…

…before grabbing their numbers and preparing to test themselves over the 3.8km swim, 183km bike ride and 42.2km run the next day.

Horst started strongly on the swim and bike before fading, while Arnaud moved through the field and eventually finished fourth.

Wearing the Carbon X, Arnaud clocked the second-fastest marathon time in the pro race, running 2 hours, 55 minutes and 5 seconds.

In the women’s race, Katharina was consistent throughout and finished sixth despite suffering stomach problems from the beginning.

But there was absolutely no stopping Susie.

Susie was in a podium position from start to finish, though it was on the bike where she really excelled.

With the fastest bike time and a healthy advantage coming out of T2, Susie flew round the course and won by almost three minutes ahead of her nearest rival.

Next stop for us: IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships in Nice on 7-8 September.

Photo credit: Activ Images | James Mitchell

HOKA elite athlete training camp in pictures

More than 50 of our elite athletes came together last weekend to live, sleep and breathe all things HOKA ONE ONE at our annual training camp in Mallorca.

A number of our star-studded athletes from road, trail and triathlon, including Susie Cheetham (pictured above), headed to the Hotel Viva Blue in Muro for an action-packed weekend and chance to meet the rest of the HOKA family.

The weekend started with a run. How else? Our trail athletes epitomised the “go everywhere, run everything” attitude as they put the Speedgoat 3 through its paces on their Friday morning shake-out run. It was the perfect leg-loosener before spending a couple of hours in the classroom.

Our athletes listened in as they learned the story behind HOKA ONE ONE. They heard how radical change often comes about in trying to solve a simple problem – and how redesigning a shoe that helps an athlete tackle 100 miles in challenging conditions can actually help all runners perform.

We do things differently – as trail athlete Harry Jones discovered. As well as learning about the patented elements that influence every shoe we build, the entire team was introduced to the latest HOKA products and exciting innovations.

Breaking out of the classroom – and reaching for the sky. There was just enough time on Friday afternoon to head down to the beach for a flying group shot to celebrate International Women’s Day and our boundary-breaking HOKA athletes.

And it was all smiles throughout the rest of the weekend as our athletes were papped in the latest HOKA products in cool and inspiring locations across the island. One weekend. One team. One HOKA family.

Photo credit: PEIGNÉE VERTICALE