Alexander the Great Begins His Era of Dominance

Kona, Hawaii - The 2008 Ironman World Championship mens title will rest on the shoulders of Aussie Craig Alexander, Retul's Australian Distribution partner and friend.  AKA "Crowie" showed the world of professional triathlon that today was the first day of his Big Island Ironman Dynasty.  Yes, thats a big word to throw around in a sport with many other multiple-time winners of the holy grail of endurance,  The Ironman Hawaii.  However, I stand by the claim due to Alexander's shear victory list at the most competive events in the world in the past 3 years: Ironman World Champion, Ironman 70.3 World Champion (only athlete who holds this double-title), Lifetime Fitness overall champion, Chicago triathlon champion, and so many 70.3 championships and Australian wins I can't even count.  It's not be the last time the Ironman World Championships will be awed by Alexander the Great.      

Fellow women's 2007 and 2008  Ironman World Champion, Chrissie Wellington**, gets equal credit as Crowie in her relatively short career in the professional triathlon circuit by posting a time of 9:06:23.   She absolutely stole the show in the women's race by taking an early lead on the bike and then flatting, only to have 2 of her Co2 cartridges fail and kill nearly 10 minutes in wasted time before tech support could get her a new wheel.  It didnt matter in the end however, as Chrissie quickly reeled back the leaders on the bike and went on to dominate the marathon with a margin of victory more than 10 minutes!  The best part; the work she put in on the marathon appeared to be effortless because she races with the most likeable and contagious smile, as if she is simply riding a roller coaster. 

Both athletes were brillantly fast yesterday and we know for a fact that Craig Alexander's run speed is heavily helped by his very efficient bike position, brought to you by Retul.  Craig executed a very intelligent race yesterday.  He stayed up with the lead pack of the strongest cyclists all day*, knowing that he had the most viscous closing run speed of the leaders coming into transition 2.    Crowie simply watched the lead guys that went too hard on the bike start to break down by the first 10 miles into the run, and then he turned it on and was clearly the strongest looking male pro at the end with a final time of 8:17:45. 

*exception of Torjborn Sinballe, where even the motorcycle media and officials had a hard time keeping up!
** Retul has no affiliation with Wellington; photo is for temporary story purposes only