“There are times when I haven’t, and I think that shows if you’re mentally in a good place and having fun with it, then you’re a better athlete.” Rebecca Clarke (left) was one of the two fastest women in the water in a training swim earlier this week, her strongest leg of the Ironman race. “I’ve really enjoyed these last several months, being able to travel and race again,” the 33-year-old says. And she believes a happy athlete always performs better, so when she’s enjoying training and competing, then the results follow. It's a unique Ironman Kona this year, with women competing in their own event - on a different day to the men - for the first time.Īnd it will be a big challenge for someone who stepped away from representing New Zealand in Olympic-length triathlons after a string of nasty setbacks in 2016, but found a new joy in competing over longer distances.Ĭlarke, a former world age-group tri champion, has found a new balance in life between her work and her sport, which she says is contributing to making her a better athlete.
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Yes, that whole time.Ĭlarke will be competing in the Ironman world championships, swimming just under 4kms, biking 180kms and then running a full marathon (42kms), aiming for a total race time of around nine hours. While the residents of Kona, Hawaii, wake up, go to work for eight hours and then settle down for the evening on Friday, New Zealander Clarke will still be racing on the island's roads.
And it's not where most of us would want to be. Rebecca Clarke has finally found her happy place. She tells Merryn Anderson why she's happy to put herself through the slog and heat of the world champs in Kona this week. LockerRoom Kiwi Ironwoman finds joy in taking the longer roadĪ former triathlon world champ, a burnt-out Rebecca Clarke gave the sport away, only to return as a top Ironwoman.
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