# #689 - Insights into Kona Qualification and Preparation. IM703 Zell am See and WTCS Weihai Race Reviews.

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Podcast: [Fitter Radio Triathlon Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fitter-radio-triathlon-podcast-927524)
Published: 2026-09-01T07:03:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 4816

## Resource

Claire Slater won the free race entry to the Noosa Triathlon. We find out more about her. We discuss Matt Hanson's video training diaries for his swim and bike prep for Kona. Plus, what does it take to qualify for Kona? We reveal the average number of training hours you'll need to be putting in to get there. We review the racing from IM703 Zell am See and WTCS Weihai at the weekend. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00:00 – Guy is racing Pro at the IRONMAN 70.3 Sunshine Coast 0:03:40 – Guy's Louisville capitulation 0:07:30 – Noosa Triathlon Race Entry 0:09:42 – Claire Slater 0:21:04 – UTMB Mont Blanc 0:23.38 – IRONMAN 70.3 Zell am See 0:27:12 – WTCS Weihai 0:34:08 – Swim prep for Kona 1:01:00 – Bike prep for Kona 1:08:00 – What does it take to get to Kona LINKS: Jack Moody at https://www.instagram.com/jacktmoody/ Kate Bevilaqua at https://www.instagram.com/katebevilaqua/ Guy Crawford at https://www.instagram.com/guyrcrawford/ IRONMAN 70.3 Sunshine Coast at https://www.ironman.com/races/im703-sunshine-coast Noosa Triathlon at https://noosatri.com.au/ IRONMAN 70.3 Zell am See at https://www.ironman.com/races/im703-zell-am-see UTMB Mont Blanc at https://montblanc.utmb.world/ WTCS Weihai at https://events.triathlon.org/2026-wtcs-weihai IRONMAN World Champs Kona at https://www.ironman.com/races/im-world-championship-kona Matt Hanson's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@MattHansonTri

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