Rachel Joyce in Lanzarote (18.05.2011)

Another Ironman weekend is just ahead. Rachel just decided to race Ironman Lanzarote. Kristin Möller and Swen Sundberg will be at Ironman 70.3 Austria.

Just 6 weeks after her 2^nd place in South Africa Rachel is ready to focus on a new challenge. And that one is not an easy one. More than 2500 meters of altitude difference have to be mastered at Ironman Lanzarote which is the next choice of Rachel. After she came to Lanzarote to train for 2 weeks she decided to race. Her training results were already on that level where she wanted to have them. On her side there will be athletes like the Swiss Natascha Badmann and the Australian Kate Bevilaqua. Badmann, who used to be multiple Ironman World Champion, was injured for a long time and just came back racing this spring. The Australian is the winner of the last Ironman of last year’s season in Western Australia.

After Rachel looks forward to her 2^nd long distance race in 2011 Kristin will start her triathlon season at Ironman 70.3 Austria. Her goal is to collect many points for the Hawaii qualification and she wants to get ready for the European Ironman Championship in Frankfurt. Swen has similar objectives. Tough he did already some races this year he focuses on the summer competitions. His main Ironman will be in Switzerland on July 10^th.