Skechers puts on the GOrun 5 to start the Ironman European Tour 2017

Nothing. Pedal And then ... Fly! Triathletes from all over the world gather this spring and throughout the year in various European cities to compete in the Ironman European Tour 2017, one of the most spectacular and exciting events on the sports calendar.

Skechers, la Ironman European Tour official running shoe with its fast GOrun 5 as a flag, it gives the kick-off to the championship in Alcudia, Mallorca, the next 13 in May. Miquel Blanchart y Carlos López they join Ramón Ejeda like the great Spanish bets of Skechers in the competition.

At 1978, US Navy commander John Collins and his wife, Judy, stationed in Hawaii, decided to launch an unprecedented challenge, combining the 3,86 kilometers swim race from Oahu, a 180,2 kilometers bike race and a marathon of 42.2 kilometers, giving rise to the first Ironman challenge in history. Now, almost 40 years later, the passion of thousands of fans and competitors has turned this challenge into one of the most attractive and spectacular championships of the world sports calendar, an event that travels the entire planet, squandering effort, emotion and strength, to delight of the true fans of the most demanding competitions.

The next May 13, in Alcudia, Mallorca, starts the Ironman European Tour 2017, with the Ironman 70.3 competition, in a championship that will tour various locations in France, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, England, Luxembourg, Denmark, Scotland, Sweden, Holland, Ireland, Wales, Croatia and Spain with its inimitable and colorful spectacle. In addition to the Alcudia race, three other races will be held in our territory, Ironman of Lanzarote the 20 of May and the competitions that will be held in the Barcelonan town of Calella: an Ironman 70.3 the next 21 of May and an Ironman the 1 of October, closing the European tour of this year.

Skechers PerformanceSkechers Performance, dedicated in body and soul to improve the conditions of athletes with their highly technological footwear, will be present, as it has done in recent years, in each of the appointments, as Official shoe of the Ironman European Tour, offering its products to athletes and fans who come to their stands, and actively participating and as a protagonist of the races, giving support to the strides of the most prestigious triathletes in the world.

This year, to the usual staff of the brand, in which athletes appear as the champion Lionel Sanders, that in the last championship broke the Ironman world record with his Skechers GOrun; they add up Carlos López, Spanish long distance triathlon champion in the 2015 / 16 championship and winner of the last Ironman of Mallorca; Miquel Blanchart, champion in 2011 of the European long-distance triathlon, and one of the most recognized athletes in our country; Y Anna Noguera, runner-up of Spain of Triathlon of Half Distance and Champion of Spain Sub-23 and 4ª absolute of Duathlon Long Distance, all in 2015.