Checking in with Judy van den Ancker
- Former Triathlete and Ironman participant. Skydiver, former Coffee Shop owner, free spirited
2016 Achievements
- Silver (2nd) AG 25-29 National Series
- Silver (2nd) AG 25-29 National Championships
- Gold (1st) Women’s Club National Championships-Piranha TC
- Gold (1st) Mixed Team Club National Championships-Piranha TC
- Silver (top 5%) AG 25-29 Ironman All Word Athlete 2016
- 1st Female Country Position (Ireland) Ironman 2016
- Qualify for ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Series, Rotterdam 2017
2016 Race Results
- Ironman Barcelona – 11:24 hrs
- Dublin City Triathlon – 2nd Female
- Belfast Titanic Triathlon – 3rd Female
- Ironman 70.3 Dublin – 5:10hrs – 5th AG
- Hell of the West Triathlon – 2nd AG
- Ironman 70.3 Mallorca – 5:39hrs -7th AG
- North Tipperary Triathlon – 1st AG
We talk about:
- how Judy and a group of friends registered for a triathlon due to the suicide of a close friend
- how the sport helped her to relieve the grief and anger
- how she got further hooked to the sport
- Judy describes how her training further developed and how she got involved into the Triathlon Club
- her progression in the sport and how she enjoyed the training and pushed herself
- Judy describes how she overcame the grief thru the sport
- what Judy helped to change the mindset when she realized her burnout
- how the validation of other people became unimportant to her
- sport becomes your identity