Pushing The Levels Of Endurance

On His Way to the World Championship Event in Hawaii, Alessandro Zanardi Has Bettered His Personal Best Time in a Long Distance Triathlon. The 50-year Old Italian Competed in the Austria-kärnten Triathlon in Klagenfurt and Crossed the Line After 9:08.38 Hours.
 

Nearly 3,000 athletes took part in the Klagenfurt triathlon, and Zanardi was ranked 27th overall. The 50-year-old took was a part of this event that consisted of 3.8 kilometres of swimming in the Wörthersee lake, 180 kilometres of cycling and 42.2 kilometres of running. Zanardi completed the distance only with the power of his arms: swimming, with his handcycle and his olympic wheelchair. The BMW works driver used the competition to further prepare for his third legendary Hawaii triathlon in October. This year, he is focusing more on the triathlon discipline than before and has adapted his training programme accordingly.