Rutger wins the Ironman Arizona

Hello everybody, It is now Monday April 23, eight days after my first Ironman victory. Time to write down a race report! I left Belgium for Tempe, Arizona on April 4 in order to have time to catch up with the time zone difference of 9 hours. When I landed in Phoenix, Ann Dreier (my home stay) was already waiting to pick me up. My wife, Sofie, got acquainted with her at the finish line in Kona, Hawaii. Faris Al-Sultan had stayed with her in preparation for the first edition of Ironman Arizona in 2005, which he ended up winning. Faris and Ann became friends and, as a result, Ann went over to Hawaii to cheer for Faris during the Ironman. So she was standing at the finish line on Alii Drive together with Sofie. The next year, >>>>>>>>