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Retired Boston Bruins star completes his first Ironman

Retired Boston Bruins star completes his first Ironman
IT’S AMAZING. SO IS THIS NEW ON FIVE A COUPLE OF LEGENDARY BOSTON ATHLETES FORMER BRUINS ZDENO CHARA, BOSTON MARATHON DIRECTOR PETER LEGEND DAVE MCGILVERY. AFTER YESTERDAY’S IRONMAN 70.3 WESTERN MASS TRIATHLON. HERE’S THE DEAL. CHARA, CHARA FINISHED THE SWIM RUN BIKE COURSE IN A LITTLE OVER FIVE HOURS, THEN WAS INVITED BY DAVE TO JOIN HIM FOR THE NEXT BIG RACE ON THE CIRCUIT. AND THAT’S AN UNDERSTATEMENT. IT’S THE IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN KONA IN HAWAII THIS COMING OCTOBER, AND FOR THE GREAT DAVE MCGILVERY THIS WILL BE HIS 10TH 10TH TRIATHLON RACE. I THINK HE’S DONE MORE THAN THAT. HE IS UNBELIEVABLE, BELIEVABLE. MAYBE IT’S HIS 10TH IRONMAN. HE’S INCREDIBLE. HE IN SPIR
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Retired Boston Bruins star completes his first Ironman
Retirement hasn’t stopped Zdeno Chara from staying in shape.The 47-year-old Boston Bruins legend was named an Ironman after competing on Sunday. The race consisted of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and a full marathon. Chara finished in 10 hours and 20 minutes, improving on his 2024 Boston Marathon time by three minutes.The average completion time for men in the race is 13 hours. “What a team. What a day,” Chara said in a social media post showing off his new medal.

Retirement hasn’t stopped Zdeno Chara from staying in shape.

The 47-year-old Boston Bruins legend was named an Ironman after competing on Sunday.

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The race consisted of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and a full marathon.

Chara finished in 10 hours and 20 minutes, improving on his 2024 Boston Marathon time by three minutes.

The average completion time for men in the race is 13 hours.

“What a team. What a day,” Chara said in a social media post showing off his new medal.