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In 2022, Kristian Blummenfelt and Kat Matthews covered the 140.6-mile Ironman distance in what would have been record-setting times of 6:44:25 and 7:31:54—except that they did it in a unique set-up involving pacers, extra equipment, and no holds barred as part of the Sub7/Sub8 Project.
The Ironman World Championship is a triathlon held annually in Hawaii, United States from 1978 to 2022, with no race in 2020 and an additional race in 1982. It is owned and organized by the World Triathlon Corporation. It is the annual culmination of a series of Ironman triathlon qualification races held throughout the world.
Kristian Blummenfelt recorded the fastest Ironman time, a 7:21:12 in Cozumel, but with a strong down-current swim. I’ll let you decide if you consider it a “world record” or not 😉 To put that performance into perspective, here are his splits: 39:41 swim (1:03 min/100m) down-current swim; 4:02:40 bike (27.7 mph or 44.5 km/h)
Historic Day sees Germany's Patrick Lange crowned 2024 VinFast IRONMAN World Champion in Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i. By IRONMAN Communications , Lange becomes a three-time IRONMAN World Champion and sets a new course best with a time of 7:35:53. Magnus Ditlev and Rudy Von Berg complete the podium.
An Ironman Triathlon is one of a series of long-distance triathlon races organized by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC), consisting of a 2.4-mile (3.9 km) swim, a 112-mile (180.2 km) bicycle ride and a marathon 26.22-mile (42.2 km) run completed in that order, a total of 140.6 miles (226.3 km).
The 38 year-old German notched his third Ironman World Championship title in Kona, clocking a 2:37:34 run en route to a 7:35:53 overall finishing time, shattering the 7:40:24 course record set by Gustav Iden set in 2022. Magnus Ditlev of Denmark took second place, while American Rudy von Berg placed third.
Blummenfelt took the IRONMAN world record from Germany’s Jan Frodeno by 6 minutes, 41 seconds. Frodeno first set the record in 2016, then broke his mark in July.
The Race: Ironman Japan, 1989. Race Notes: Scott shaves nearly 27 minutes off his world-record time from Kona the previous year to set the new standard—and digs deep in the late stages of the run to try to break the eight-hour mark, coming up just 91 seconds short.
The current world record for the fastest Ironman time is held by Jan Frodeno, who completed the 2019 Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, in a time of 7 hours, 51 minutes, and 13 seconds.
Patrick Lange sets a course best time of 7:35:53, at the 2024 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship triathlon in Kona, becoming a three-time IRONMAN World Champion. Lange also takes home 6,000 IRONMAN Pro Series points. Magnus Ditlev and Rudy Von Berg complete the podium on a historic day of racing.