Sensational Success: Anna Pabinger wins her first IRONMAN long-distance race in Chattanooga (USA) with a huge lead. The Upper Austrian has been part of the OMNi-BiOTiC® athlete team since August and now, shortly after Casper Stornes’ IRONMAN World Champion title, secures another victory for the probiotic brand OMNi-BiOTiC®.
After successes in middle-distance races, including a second place at the OMNi-BiOTiC® Apfelland Triathlon and a victory at the Austria Triathlon in Podersdorf, the competition in Chattanooga was Anna Pabinger's first participation in an IRONMAN over the full distance of 3.8 km swimming, 180 km cycling, and 42 km running – and she immediately crowned herself the winner. What's more, she achieved this with a sensational lead of more than 15 minutes, which she built up during the marathon.
The triumph at the popular race in the US state of Tennessee, one of 14 IRONMAN long-distance courses in the USA, is an important milestone for Pabinger and paves her way to the world elite, as she enthusiastically explains: "I still can't quite believe it! In my IRONMAN debut in Chattanooga, I was able to celebrate the victory and thus secure my ticket for the IRONMAN World Championship 2026 in Hawaii. A big dream is coming true for me with this."
Gut Health as the Basis for Top Performance
The 36-year-old is not only an athlete and a mother of two children but also a general practitioner. As a doctor, Anna Pabinger knows how important gut health is for athletes – especially in endurance sports.
Because a healthy gut and a balanced gut flora are not only essential for well-functioning digestion and the complete absorption of nutrients, they also have a great influence on the immune system and mental strength – factors that are crucial especially for top athletes in endurance sports. A strong core supports athletes in achieving peak performance even over long distances and during particularly intense phases.
Here, Anna Pabinger has an ideal partner in the Institut AllergoSan, an internationally renowned competence center in the field of gut health, with its probiotic products from the OMNi-BiOTiC® brand and sports nutrition from OMNi-POWER®.
About Institut AllergoSan
Institut AllergoSan, based in Graz, Austria, was founded in 1991 by a group of integratively thinking doctors and pharmacists together with Prof. Anita Frauwallner. Since then, the company has been involved in the scientific research and development of products from natural substances such as probiotic bacteria, fiber, micronutrients, and plant extracts. Through the intensive collaboration of Institut AllergoSan with recognized scientists from medicine, pharmacy, and microbiology, it has succeeded in establishing a recognized research and competence center around the largest organ in the human body – the gut. This has led, among other things, to the product series OMNi-BiOTiC®, OMNi-LOGiC®, META-CARE®, and OMNi-POWER®.
