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Olympic triathlon champion believes he could run 2:15 marathon

Great Britain’s Alistair Brownlee wants to become the first triathlete to repeat as Olympic gold medalist and then, perhaps, take on different athletic challenges including an Ironman triathlon and a marathon … and “Strictly Come Dancing.”

“After Rio [2016] I intend to have a bash at a marathon and that might be a nice way to lead into an Ironman,” Brownlee told the Guardian before winning the World Triathlon Series event in London on Sunday.

He “reckons he could run somewhere in the 2:10-2:15 range,” in a marathon, the report stated.