
There's often a false-equivalency when it comes to talking about the IRONMAN World Championship. Critics of IRONMAN's proposed proportional qualifying process often say that other sports don't follow that process.
We kicked things off with a discussion about Jewett’s recent full-distance debut, where she finished sixth and earned herself a spot for the IRONMAN World Championship in Kona this October. After a disappointing swim, Jewett felt that the bike went reasonably well. Despite running the day’s second fastest pro women’s marathon split (2:57:02), Jewett felt that she was a bit conservative on the run and is looking forward to pushing the pace a bit earlier in her next full-distance race in Lake Placid in July. That said, the former running star was overall very pleased with the result and the Kona qualification.
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