Great Britain’s Ruth Astle was on a roll. A string of age-group titles, including two world crowns, saw the now34-year-old turn professional in 2020. A year later she won Ironman Mallorca followed by South Africa. The second-fastest bike split helped her to fifth overall at the 2022 Ironman World Champs in Utah followed by victory at Ironman Israel. But a 2023 bedeviled by calf issues has decimated her season. She dug deep to finish 12th in Kona but DNF’ed at her season finale in Cozumel after her calves flared up again. “It’s been a learning year,” Astle says…
220: Tell us about the injuries that have derailed your season.
I’m still trying to get to the bottom of it.stuff around hypermobility but, as of now, there’s no golden bullet. Still, I’m swimming and cycling.
