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On July 30 in Whistler, along with more than 1,300 other competitors, Hewson will take on the considerable demands of a 3.8-km swim, 180-km bike ride and 42.2-km run.
A team sport athlete all his life, Hewson felt the time was right to put his personal strength and resolve to the test.
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Hewson, a former member of the British Air Force who is now semi-retired and drives a school bus part-time, hopes Ironman Canada will be the first of many challenges he conquers over the next decade.
Next year, Hewson has plans to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.
