{"id":108470,"date":"2025-10-30T07:52:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T07:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/108470\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T07:52:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T07:52:10","slug":"braden-currie-announces-end-of-his-professional-ironman-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/108470\/","title":{"rendered":"Braden Currie announces end of his professional Ironman career"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cI\u2019ve achieved more than I ever believed possible, and I\u2019m proud of what we\u2019ve been able to do as a family, a team, and a community,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

Some of the accomplished athlete\u2019s career highlights include his debut victory at Ironman New Zealand, memorable podium finishes at the Ironman World Championships in Utah, and a career-defining battle with Javier G\u00f3mez at Ironman Cairns. <\/p>\n

\u201cIronman has been my life for over a decade. It\u2019s one of the toughest and most rewarding sports in the world, physically, mentally and emotionally. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve loved the challenge, but it feels like the right time to stop chasing finish lines and start focusing on other goals in life,\u201d Currie said. <\/p>\n

\"IronmanIronman Champion Braden Currie. Photo \/ Hamish Collie<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next? <\/p>\n

Currie said his next chapter would centre around family, community and adventure, which would allow him to give back to the sport and region that had supported him.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor years I\u2019ve been focused on racing \u2014 training 40 hours a week, chasing goals and travelling constantly. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited now to be more present with my kids, to give back to my local community, and to enjoy adventures that aren\u2019t all about competition.<\/p>\n

\"IronmanIronman Champion and Tauranga Half course record-setter Braden Currie with his family. Photo \/ Hamish Collie<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll always love endurance sport, but now it\u2019s about balance,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

Looking ahead, Currie plans to remain involved in the endurance and adventure sports world, both as a mentor and ambassador for the next generation of athletes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel lucky to walk away proud of what I\u2019ve achieved, knowing I gave it everything. I\u2019m excited for what\u2019s next \u2014 to keep exploring, keep adventuring, and keep living life to the fullest.\u201d<\/p>\n

He was grateful for the people who were part of his journey, including his family, friends, coaches, and sponsors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cI\u2019ve achieved more than I ever believed possible, and I\u2019m proud of what we\u2019ve been able to do…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":108471,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[78109,74,696,694,31470,2046,8813,65797,8127,20301,71,293,22961,3025,111,139,69,1118,59966,33403,12886,3512,294,2022,213,78110,1530,2963],"class_list":["post-108470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-accomplished","tag-after","tag-announced","tag-announces","tag-braden","tag-career","tag-competing","tag-currie","tag-end","tag-endurance","tag-from","tag-his","tag-ironman","tag-most","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-of","tag-officially","tag-pinnacle","tag-professional","tag-racing","tag-retirement","tag-sport","tag-sports","tag-triathletes","tag-years","tag-zealands"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108470"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108470\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}