Fourteen months after Australian Pete Jacobs won the 2012 Ironman World Championship he stated he was training to break the 7:30hrs mark in Kona.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Australian was widely derided, not just because his own form had slipped dramatically since victory on the Big Island, but that at the time no triathlete had even broken the 8hr mark in Hawaii.<\/p>\n

A slow Ironman will be 2:35hrs. If you\u2019re slower than 2:35hrs, then you\u2019re really slow
Olav Aleksander Bu<\/footer><\/blockquote> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>
\u201cWe know the bike will probably come down another 5mins, but I also know the run will come down at least another 5mins,\u201d said Bu, in the aftermath of Iden\u2019s success.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor a normal Ironman we will be looking at a 2:25-2:30hr marathon \u2013 a slow Ironman will be 2:35hrs. If you\u2019re slower than 2:35hrs, then you\u2019re really slow.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cJust train more\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n
These would be numbers that have never been seen in the sport, but could they start retiring current professionals who just can\u2019t compete? \u201cThey\u2019ll just have to train more,\u201d Bu added.<\/p>\n
Olympic champion Kristian Blummenfelt<\/strong><\/a> also finished in 7:43:22 for third place in Hawaii and while onlookers might be surprised by the Norwegians\u2019 Herculean efforts, under Bu\u2019s guidance, nothing the pair have achieved has exceeded expectations \u2013 Blummenfelt predicting it would take a 7:40hr split to win Kona<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n
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