His full Ironman debut didn’t go exactly to plan when Jelle Geens was forced to pull out after thirty kilometers of running at Ironman Texas. However, the Belgian – and multiple 70.3 World Champion – has since thoroughly analyzed what went wrong, learning from the potentially too-aggressive pace during the early kilometers of the marathon. His goal remains unchanged: to compete in the Ironman World Championship in Kona for the first time this year.
With that objective in mind, Geens will compete at Ironman Lake Placid on July 19, where he hopes to successfully qualify and secure his slot for Kona.
Watch the video below where Geens explains his goals in more detail:
