Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Jenson's wishes come true in London Triathlon

F1 driver Jenson Button set his PR 2:07:02 in the London Triathlon 2009, the biggest triathlon in the world. "It's been my best ever Sunday morning", he commented.

Jenson's splits were:
  • swim 1.5 km - 24:01
  • T1 - 2:49
  • bike 40 km - 1:02:55
  • T2 - 1:37
  • run 10 km - 35:42
"F1 drivers are pretty fit anyway but triathlon requires a lot of specialist training. I pushed myself to the limit and it's so different to driving a car because my heart beat is a lot higher."

The current Formula One Championship leader competed during his summer break to raise money for Make-A-Wish Foundation. "Raising so much money for the charity which I am a Patron of, makes me incredibly proud and I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who sponsored me. Your money really will make a difference to so many children."

Well done Jenson! You can still sponsor him at www.justgiving.com/jensonbutton/

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