Kona 2014: Marine Vanhoenacker

Mario broke the Ironman world record in Austria at 2011.

I was in the same case as Jan Frondeno who had to seek qualification for Kona since the beginning of the year. He started the season with discreet positions until he got second place in the IRONMAN 70.3 in Austria behind Eneko Llanos and two decisive victories. One in the Ironman 70.3 Luxembourg and another in the IROMAN of Canada where he achieved the classification.

Although he is a veteran triathlete, 38 years old, Mario has the advantage of experience in these types of tests. We will have to wait for race day to see if Mario is up to the task and can keep up with his competitors in the final segment of the running race.