{"id":2962,"date":"2019-09-09T12:45:58","date_gmt":"2019-09-09T12:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogemea.hokaoneone.com\/wordpress\/?p=2962"},"modified":"2019-09-13T12:59:52","modified_gmt":"2019-09-13T12:59:52","slug":"ironman-70-3-in-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogemea.hokaoneone.com\/wordpress\/ironman-70-3-in-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogemea.hokaoneone.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/PHOTO-2019-09-08-09-04-08-rs.jpg\" alt=\"HOKA athlete Ben Kanute racing in the Carbon X\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Unique. Historique. L\u00e9gendaire. HOKA ONE ONE was there every step of the way last weekend for the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogemea.hokaoneone.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/PHOTO-2019-09-07-15-29-59-rs.jpg\" alt=\"HOKA fans with clappers pose for camera\" \/><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogemea.hokaoneone.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/PHOTO-2019-09-07-15-31-13-rs.jpg\" alt=\"Carbon X jumps up on Time To Fly sign on road\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Did you know that the &#8216;70.3&#8217; in the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship refers to the total distance, in miles, that athletes complete in a half IRONMAN event? So that&#8217;s 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike and 13.1 mile run.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogemea.hokaoneone.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/PHOTO-2019-09-07-06-07-47-rs.jpg\" alt=\"Athletes run into the Mediterranean Sea at the start of the race\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The race featured a swim in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ironman.com\/triathlon\/events\/americas\/ironman-70.3\/70.3-world-championship.aspx#\/axzz5zOqNMHEw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pristine waters of the Mediterranean Sea<\/a>, a challenging bike course up and back down Col de Vence followed by a run course along Nice\u2019s historic Promenade des Anglais waterfront to finish.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogemea.hokaoneone.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/PHOTO-2019-09-07-15-29-46-rs-1.jpg\" alt=\"Band plays at HOKA Time To Fly Zone\" \/><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogemea.hokaoneone.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/PHOTO-2019-09-07-12-05-39-rs.jpg\" alt=\"HOKA atlete Manon Genet crosses the finish line arms aloft\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The half IRONMAN race featured high-class fields across all professional and age-group races. HOKA athlete Manon Gen\u00eat finished eighth and posted the highest finish in the pro races for the brand.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogemea.hokaoneone.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/PHOTO-2019-09-07-15-30-05-rs-1.jpg\" alt=\"HOKA coaches Stuart Hayes and Michelle Dillon\" \/><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogemea.hokaoneone.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/PHOTO-2019-09-07-15-30-01-rs.jpg\" alt=\"HOKA athlete Emma Pallant in run action\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While in Nice, we took the chance to speak to HOKA athletes. We hosted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=1121088061614046\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">live Facebook interview on the Promenade des Anglais<\/a> with US athlete Ben Kanute and IRONMAN legend Eric Gilsenan ahead of the men&#8217;s championship race.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogemea.hokaoneone.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/PHOTO-2019-09-06-16-31-37-rs.jpg\" alt=\"HOKA athlete Ben Kanute looks at the camera before Facebook Live interview\" \/><\/p>\n<p>HOKA athletes, including Emma Pallant, Ellie Salthouse and Josh Amberger, kindly took part in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hokaoneone.eu\/on\/demandware.store\/Sites-HOKA-EMEA-Site\/en_GB\/Blog-Post?id=70-3-seconds-with\">70.3 Seconds Series<\/a>, where we asked them some quickfire questions and got to know them a little better.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogemea.hokaoneone.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/5918a568-2bb6-4531-93ab-d5280b5bf8fd-rs-1.jpg\" alt=\"HOKA athlete Romain Guillaume behind the scenes 70.3 Seconds Series\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hokaoneone.eu\/on\/demandware.store\/Sites-HOKA-EMEA-Site\/en_GB\/Blog-Post?id=70-3-seconds-with\">Watch now and find out<\/a> what our athletes&#8217; greatest strengths are, their earliest sporting memories and whether they prefer their eggs poached, scrambled or fried.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogemea.hokaoneone.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/PHOTO-2019-09-06-16-56-07-rs-1.jpg\" alt=\"HOKA fan tries on shoes at expo\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Away from the racing action, fans had the chance to \u00a0road-test the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hokaoneone.eu\/en\/gb\/project-carbon-x.html\">record-breaking Carbon X<\/a> on a group run and try out all the latest HOKA products at our expo stand, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hokaoneone.eu\/en\/gb\/rincon\/?icid=hp_rincon_01072019\">ultra-light, uber-cushioned speedster Rincon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogemea.hokaoneone.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/PHOTO-2019-09-05-19-01-44-rs.jpg\" alt=\"HOKA fans at the Carbon X test run\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Swim, bike, fly. It all comes down to the run.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogemea.hokaoneone.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/PHOTO-2019-09-07-15-30-04-rs-1.jpg\" alt=\"HOKA tattor saying swim, bike, fly\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/activ-images.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Activ&#8217;Images<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thatcameraman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@thatcameraman<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unique. Historique. L\u00e9gendaire. HOKA ONE ONE was there every step of the way last weekend for the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship. 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