Patricia Walsh, a blind athlete from Seattle Washington and the 2010 Nautica New York City Triathlon Physically Challenged Open Division Champion will attempt to be the first blind woman to break 12 hours in the Ironman distance this Saturday with the help of two very special people. Michelle Ford and Sonja Wieck, two moms from Denver Colorado. Michelle is a mom to two daughters Isabel and Charlotte, wife to Michael, dog-mom to Kona, and has a dedicated obsession to anything

Our athlete ambassador program is flying high with the amazing Leanda Cave, making the podium in 3rd place @ Ironman Arizona! Another great feat after having an amazing few months where she finished 10th in Kona, won Ironman 70.3 Miami and finished second at the Foster Grant Ironman World Championship 70.3. Can you say ‘en fuego’? Another Nuun ambassador represented the northwest with swanky style and a solid top-10 finish; Mackenzie Madison, from Eugene, placed 7th overall in the pro

In typical folk-hero rhetoric the Nuuners partook in the 32nd annual pilgrimage to Kona, Hawaii, for the Ironman World Championship . Ever taken a swig of Kona cola after swimming 2.4 miles, biking 112 miles and running 26.2 miles? Thanks to the Nuun crew on site, hundreds of athletes got their electrolytes throughout the endurance binger and right at the ever-gratifying finish line. Special thanks to Summer Deboom — what her uncle is to Kona (back-to-back champ ’01 & ’02),