Kona 2011 - Finish Gallery
Written by: Timothy Carlson
Added: Tue Oct 11 2011
Author Mike Plant quoted one Japanese competitor about the Ironman Hawaii finish line: To paraphrase, the man said, Behind that is hell, beyond it is heaven.' Surely 2011 Ironman Hawaii winners Craig Alexander and Chrissie Wellington would second that emotion - if they hadn’t been so tapped out after their heroics that pretty much all they could muster were battlefield stares and polite efforts to simulate walking amidst the pain.
All photographs © Timothy Carlson
All photographs © Timothy Carlson
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Reviewed by: Hans M. Ruppenthal, Oct 13 2011 4:38AM
Thanks for all the outstanding coverage of the big show in Kona. I love the photo galleries leading up to race day. I raced Kona in 2007 and it brings back so many memories. Don't hesitate to expand the coverage. Thanks again.
