Triathlete Daniela Reeve is reuniting with her former coach, Brett Sutton, after 3 years. This is the background.
It was a rare photo: a clueless Daniela Reeve at Ironman in Hawaii in the fall of 2022. The 35-year-old, 5-time Ironman World Champion, collapsed completely on the marathon course and finished a long-distance triathlon disappointingly. Eighth place.
For Reeve, the occasion was a catalyst to review the books and rethink planning for training and preparation for the competition. The Solothurn native is currently preparing for the season in St. Moritz, where she is completing a challenging program.
At the moment I feel tired all the time, I sleep up to three times a day.
At seven in the morning we go to the pool, and this session lasts up to three hours. Then get off the bike, depending on weather conditions at home on the roller coaster or outside on the Engadine roads.
After a short break, your running shoes are fitted and then another cycling session—you complete this program every day: “At the moment I’m tired all the time, I sleep up to three times a day, it’s very hard, but I’m tired,” says Solothurn.
Evaluation by Sutton rather than data-driven training
The host of this tortured program is Brett Sutton. The brilliant trainer worked with Ryf from 2014 to 2020, then Solothurn tried it on her own – without a trainer. After the disappointment in last year’s Ironman Hawaii, the two have teamed up again.
It may be my last chance to win in Hawaii.
While other Ryf opponents, especially younger ones, rely on data-driven coaching, the five-time Ironman winner relies on her coach’s evaluation. Depending on the condition of the athlete, Sutton automatically adjusts the program, which Ryf prefers: “The many numbers only annoy me and take away my concentration.”
One last big dance in Hawaii?
However, there is one phrase that makes you sit up and take notice: “This year is probably my last chance to win in Hawaii. I don’t think I will be playing the sport at this level in 2025.” So this year will be the last time we see Ryf in Hawaii?
This is possible, because due to the exponentially increasing popularity and ever-expanding field of participants, men and women no longer start in the same place. Nice and Hawaii take turns annually hosting the Ironman World Championships. As the men start in Nice this year, Reeve reaches the top of the podium for perhaps the last time in Hawaii.
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