Are you ready for my world exclusive – well, sort of world exclusive, as far as these things go?
I just interviewed double World Ironman Champ Craig Alexander who is in Dubai for a training camp with the Tri2Aspire guys, and we chatted about a whole range of things – from the relative disappointment of his fourth place finish in Kona, to his plans to extend his season into December, when he’ll race the Asia-Pacific 70.3 in Phuket , Thailand
He also revealed that he could well be back in the UAE in March to race in the Abu Dhabi International Triathlon. A deal, he said, was almost ironed out for him to race last year but, with the commitments of being Ironman World Champ etc, it never quite panned out.
He seemed genuinely excited about the possibility of racing although admitted that he’d not be able to commit until after Christmas, once he’d worked out his schedule for the season ahead.
Other highlights were his call for more top-class Iron and 70.3 distance racing here in the UAE, with Dubai in particular being a great location, and his excitement about next year’s Half Ironman World Champs being moved up to come before Kona…worryingly for the rest of the field, Crowie still considers 70.3 to be his strongest distance!
Anyway, the interview will appear in a longer format in the Dec/Jan issue of Live Work Explore magazine, while I’ll likely try to push it elsewhere too – I’ll be sure to post links in the weeks to come.
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