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A Peek into the Triathlon Trip of a Lifetime
Apr 2017 Triathlete Magazine Two Ironmans in eight days and a whirlwind tour of Europe. Two Ironmans in eight days and a whirlwind tour of Europe. Champion triathlete and rower Jack Nunn went all in on travel and racing and came back a wordly—and tired—man. This is a peek into his triathlon trip of a lifetime. Take notes. Jack Nunn is a man on a mission. The 2015 Olympic-distance Clydesdale national champ is chasing down a Legacy slot (see below) to Kona, and because he doesn’t want to wait a decade to feel the rush of racing down Ali’i Drive, he’s been packing his race calendar full of 140.6 events to get to that magic number 12. Last summer, Nunn knocked off Ironman numbers eight and nine in eight days as part of what can only be described as the most insane European racecation ever. “This was the hardest athletic challenge I have ever done in my life,” says the Long Beach, Calif., resident and owner of local rowing club Roworx. [...]