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Season 2025 episodes (2)

The New Hydration Rules Take 2: The Slowtwitch Podcast with Jimmy Riccitello
S2025:E02

The New Hydration Rules Take 2: The Slowtwitch Podcast with Jimmy Riccitello

The basics of the new rules that World Triathlon would be augmenting seemed pretty simple when we learned about them earlier this year: for front hydration there was a maximum capacity of two litres, while for the rear there was a maximum of two, one-litre bottles that would be allowed. Here’s the specific wording that IRONMAN used to describe the new rules:

The Return to Kona ... It's Complicated. The Slowtwitch Podcast
S2025:E01

The Return to Kona ... It's Complicated. The Slowtwitch Podcast

We kicked things off with a discussion about Jewett’s recent full-distance debut, where she finished sixth and earned herself a spot for the IRONMAN World Championship in Kona this October. After a disappointing swim, Jewett felt that the bike went reasonably well. Despite running the day’s second fastest pro women’s marathon split (2:57:02), Jewett felt that she was a bit conservative on the run and is looking forward to pushing the pace a bit earlier in her next full-distance race in Lake Placid in July. That said, the former running star was overall very pleased with the result and the Kona qualification.