New Zealand triathlon legend Braden Currie will have his sights set on a 3rd title in 7 looks when he lines up for IRONMAN New Zealand in Taupo this weekend.
The 37-year-old, who took home the win in both 2017 and 2021, likewise ended up on the podium on 3 more events, with 2 3rd location surfaces and a 2nd in 2015 behind Mike Phillips.
Targeting the brand-new IRONMAN Pro Series this season, Currie stated that regardless of the race in Taupo not counting as a point scoring occasion, the chance to race in the house was too excellent to miss out on.
“I could not state no to racing”
Having actually made his complete range launching here back in 2017, Currie stated he could not refuse the opportunity to race, suggesting he will more than most likely race 4 or 5 complete range occasions this season.
Braden Currie wins IRONMAN New Zealand in 2021 [Photo credit: Korupt Vision]
“I could not state no to racing IRONMAN New Zealand. It’s most likely dumb and I must’ve stated no, it’s tough with the entire IRONMAN Pro Series and IRONMAN New Zealand not consisted of in the point system, which implies that I’m most likely going to be racing 4, perhaps even 5 IRONMANs this year.
“That’s asking a great deal of me, however I simply could not state no at the exact same time. New Zealand is our home and our home race, and it’s constantly been the race that got me hooked on IRONMAN in the very first location and one that I will continue to keep returning to for as long as I race expertly.”
“My primary objective is to get a Kona slot”
Whilst the possibility to win a 3rd title is a big draw for the New Zealander, the chance to check off his Kona certification is an even larger one this weekend.
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“Winning the title once again is among my objectives, however the primary objective is to get an IRONMAN World Championship Kona slot, to be sincere.
“It’s absolutely early in the season however things have actually been going truly well, so a Kona slot would be good to check off this early in the year and winning would be the cherry on top.
“Build-up has actually been going quite well and it’s great to see a strong global contingency of professional athletes on the start line for IRONMAN New Zealand.
It’s the 40th anniversary, so it ought to be an actually great race and to be truthful, great deals of unknowns therein. I have not done a great deal of research study yet, however a couple of names that I had not become aware of previously, so that constantly makes it interesting.”
In spite of the strong field set to line up, Currie stated that he prepares to stay with his weapons and thinks a hallmark swim-bike combination followed up by a lightning fast run will be his ticket to the win.