SusTec's David Grosspietsch qualifies for 2016 Ironman World Championship in Hawaii
In an incredible race of 9 hours, 34 minutes, and 37 seconds at Ironman African Championship in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, David managed to cross the finish line as 7th in his age group.
Having followed David's 3.8k of swimming around (and into) toxic jellyfish, 180k of biking through coastal wind, and a heartbeat finish after 42.195k of running at 30+ degrees, the team is still amazed about the performance of their fellow researcher, and in shock what that will mean for his coaching at the upcoming Download SOLA event...
In any case, we are already looking forward to cheering for David again, when he meets the best-of-the-best Ironman triathletes on Hawaii on October 8th, 2016. Go Dave and make us proud in Download Kona's infamous Energy Lab!
For those interested, you will find his race report on Ironman South Africa 2016 Download here.