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Manhattan Beach Athlete Heads To Kona, Hawaii To Compete In Ironman World Championships
October 3rd, 2019 By: Kirstin Farmer Jack Nunn has competed in extreme events all over the world including 14 Full Ironman events which include a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, and full marathon run. When Jack Nunn returned home from Orlando, Fla. in February of this year, the Manhattan Beach resident was exhausted. And understandably so. He had just competed in the Ultraman Florida triathlon, a grueling, long-distance race where he had to swim, bike and run 321.6 miles. He was looking forward to recuperating. That was until he got an email inviting him to embark on yet another physical challenge: the Ironman World Championships in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. “I was very excited but I was like this is going to be really tough,” Nunn explained, adding the turnaround time between the races was particularly challenging. “Doing this on top of Ultraman…this has been a big year. The biggest.” The race, set for Oct. 12, will combine [...]