· Lionel Sanders and David McNamee Finished
Second and Third in the Men’s Competition
· Lucy Charles Took Second Place in the
Women’s Competition
Skechers Performance™, a division of SKECHERS USA, Inc.
(NYSE:SKX), celebrates the success of elite triathletes racing in
Skechers GOrun® footwear at the 2017 IRONMAN® World Championship in
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, on Saturday, October 14. Lionel Sanders and
Lucy Charles each finished second in their respective men’s and
women’s competitions, and David McNamee took third place for the
men.
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Skechers Performance Elite Athlete Lionel
Sanders. Photo by @Activ'Images
In his third appearance at the IRONMAN® World Championship,
Sanders logged career-best splits on the swim, bike and run
segments to cross the finish line in 8:04:07. Lucy Charles, who
raced in Kona this year for the first time as a professional,
surprised her competition by leading for much of the race before
finishing in 8:59:38. David McNamee challenged Sanders late into
the run finishing just behind him for third place in a time of
8:07:11.
“This race was a battle, but that’s what I live for and what I
love about this sport,” said Sanders. “The run was tough and going
against my fellow Skechers Performance teammate, David McNamee,
right up to the end was incredible. The result was awesome, but to
me it’s all about how you get there.”
Sanders, a native of Ontario, Canada, first took up the sport of
triathlon in 2009 as part of his recovery from substance abuse and
has since become a dominant force in the sport. He won his debut
race as a professional in 2013 at the IRONMAN 70.3 Muskoka before
going on to set the previous IRONMAN triathlon World Record at the
2016 IRONMAN® Arizona, with a time of 7:44:29. Most recently, he
won the 2017 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships in a
time of 5:20:36.
Great Britain’s Lucy Charles, a former professional swimmer who
made her professional debut in 2016, rose to the top of the sport
within a year, winning her first professional title at the 2017
IRONMAN® Lanzarote, where she set a new course record.
“I still have no words,” said Charles. “To think back to just a
year ago, I never thought I’d even be on the start line in Kona,
let alone standing on the podium. I couldn’t have done it without
the support of my entire team whose belief in me got me across the
finish line today.”
David McNamee, taking the bronze medal in the men’s competition
and also from Great Britain, is the first British male in the
40-year history of the IRONMAN® World Championship to reach the
podium. He had previously set the record as the fastest Brit to
race in Kona with his 13th place finish and a time of 8:28:05 in
2016.
“We are so proud of Lucy, Lionel, and David on their incredible
performances in Kona,” said Michael Greenberg, president of
Skechers. “Triathlon is the ultimate test of endurance and
perseverance, and their determination to overcome, cross the finish
line and reach the podium is truly remarkable and inspirational.
That they’ve each reached this level of success wearing Skechers
GOrun® is a testament to fans that our performance footwear
delivers when it matters most.”
Charles, Sanders, and McNamee were joined in Kona by fellow
Skechers Performance triathlon athlete Andy Potts of Colorado
Spring, Colorado, who finished the 2017 IRONMAN World Championship
as the top male American finisher (8:14:43).
Since its debut with the first model of Skechers GOrun® worn by
Meb Keflezighi in 2012, Skechers Performance™ footwear and apparel
has earned respect throughout the running world and won numerous
awards within the footwear industry. Skechers Performance™ is the
official footwear sponsor of the 2017 IRONMAN® Canadian, European,
and South Africa Tours.
For updates on the collection, visit GOSkechers.com and follow
@SkechersPerformance on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. The
Skechers GOrun® collection is available at Skechers retail stores
and skechers.com as well as select retail partners including run
specialty stores.
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men and women. SKECHERS footwear is available in the United
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