Top marathon splits from the Ironman World Championship
Here's how triathletes fared for the marathon at the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii on Saturday
After more than five hours of biking and swimming, triathletes faced a marathon in brutally hot conditions in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii at the Ironman World Championship.
The 42.2K run followed a 3.86K-swim and 180K-bike with the top run times coming in under 2:40 for men and 3:00-flat for women. Canadian Lionel Sanders produced the fourth-fastest marathon among men on the day to finish second overall. There was an 11-minute spread among the top four men’s runners when it comes to their marathon splits while the women’s spread was six minutes, led by Daniella Ryf’s 3:00:02.
Germany’s Patrick Lange produced the fastest run of the day, clocking 2:39:59 for the marathon, off his course record of 2:39:45 from 2016. Temperatures on the Big Island reached 31 C during portions of the marathon on Saturday afternoon.
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Fastest marathon times
1.
Men: Patrick Lange – 2:39:59
Women: Daniella Ryf – 3:00:02
2.
M: David McNamee – 2:45:30
W: Kaisa Sali – 3:01:33
3.
M: Andy Potts – 2:50:26
W: Sarah Crowley – 3:05:36
4.
M: Lionel Sanders – 2:51:53
W: Heather Jackson – 3:06:19
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