It’s like shooting fish in a barrel. The easiest photograph in sports. But somehow it never grows old, it’s never a cliché. It’s the Hawaii Ironman finish line.
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Chrissie Wellington is gracious after beating Mirinda Carfrae by 19 minutes 57 seconds. But Rinny took her Wellington’s run record, however, 2:56:51 to 2:57:44.
Wellington topped Paula Newby-Fraser’s 17-year-old race record of 8:55:28 by a minute and 16 seconds with a new mark of 8:54:02. Both women were 23rd overall including the men – Michael Jordan’s number. Coincidence?
Chrissie drinks in her win.
Chrissie does the Blazeman Roll to honor the courage and memory of Jon Blais, who fought Lou Gehrig’s disease to the end.
Chrissie shares a hug with her parents.
Mirinda Carfrae was happy with a strong second place finish in her first Ironman Hawaii. Could she ever beat Chrissie? “It’s possible – but it will take me a while. I think she will have something to say about it.”
Virginia Berasategui of the Basque country of Spain is over the moon with her third place finish.
Can you tell by their expressions who was 1st, 2nd and 3rd?
Six-time Women’s surfing world champion Layne Beachley of Australia bears witness to another great one.
Czech Republic born, Canadian resident Tereza Macel came on strong this year under the guidance of master coach Brett Sutton and took fourth place.
Macel crossed the line a few minutes ahead of top Team TBB teammate Rebekah Keat.
Unfortunately, the good karma accrued by Keat for giving Wellington her CO2 cartridges last year didn’t carry over. Keat crossed the line 5th, but was disqualified for one too many violations on the bike.
Samantha McGlone battled Wellington to within 5 minutes in their Kona debuts in 2007 – the closest margin in Wellington’s Ironman career. But after fighting a hard to treat leg injury for almost 18 months, McGlone was happy with a 5th place finish.
Rachel Joyce was the second happiest Brit (after guess who?) in the field with her 7th place finish.
Six-time Ironman New Zealand champion Joanna Lawn was happy with 8th after injuries knocked her out of a perennial top 10 placing the year before.
Germany’s Sandra Wallenhorst, last year's third place finisher, was hurting after a 9th place finish.
Dede Griesbauer of Massachusetts was 10th and loving it.
Linsey Corbin of Montana had a tougher time than last year’s 5th place finish. Here she loosens her cowboy hat after finishing 12th.
Tine Deckers of Belgium was 13th .
Caitlin Snow of Vermont ran 3:14:41 to finish 15th – two places better than fellow-excellent-runner-on-an-off-day Catriona Morrison.
