I am Ain-Alar Juhanson - the Ironman’s fastest cyclist. In less than 9 hours, I am able to swim 3.8km, bike 180km, and run 42km. I recently placed 7th at Ironman Lanzarote, a race I have won twice, and earned a spot to the Ironman World Championships on October 10, 2009. Winning the World Championships has always been one of my greatest dreams. I have lived and worked for this goal for more than 10 years - swum over 8000km, biked 150.000km, and run more than 33.000km. That is more than 5 times around the globe! I have competed at the Ironman World Championships 6 times, and finished 13th in 2008 out of 1636 competitors.
In the spring of 2009 I lost my main sponsor. Since then I have worked tirelessly to fill the gap that this created for me financially, while continuing to train and race with the World Championships in mind. Unfortunately my current sponsors were unable to help me fill this gap, and my plans to compete at the World Championships were in jeopardy, even though I had already qualified.
So I decided to turn to the people who have been there for me as I have been pursuing my dreams over the past 10 years: My supporters. You!
I want to take you along with me on this journey in order to fulfill my greater dream, which is to create a world of smiling faces.
Please join Team TriSmile and become a part of this big dream. Small smiles will contribute to big wins. The amount you donate is of importance, but your contribution to this dream is even greater. I will post the names of all Team TriSmile Members on my webpage, as well as place all names on my Hawaii Ironman 2009 Race Kit. Once Team TriSmile has 1000 members, there will be enough names to create the shape of a smiling face, and you will all be with me as I race the toughest race on the planet.
I hope that the little step that you take by joining Team TriSmile will make an incredible impact in your lives as well as others. This team will be an extraordinary force when put together. Come join Team TriSmile and be a part of one immense dream - one that will make you smile.
Truly Yours
Ain-Alar Juhanson