But one tradition that has remained was getting the professionals together for a pre-race press conference in the grounds of the King Kamehameha hotel.<\/p>\n
While you can watch the whole thing here<\/a><\/strong>, to save you time and to get you in the mood for the action, we\u2019ve picked out and counted down our top lines\u2026<\/p>\n 12.<\/strong> Fourth-placed in St George, Skye Moench<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cI think I\u2019m the only Kona rookie up here on the women\u2019s side. Everyone says the race will chew you up and spit you out, but I have lot of other Ironman experience\u00a0 to draw off.\u201d<\/p>\n 11.<\/strong> Ironman Lake Placid winner, new mum and psychology student Sarah True<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cI\u2019m probably the only person sitting up here thinking this is a vacation week. I\u2019m not in a lecture, I\u2019m not changing diapers and I cannot wait to race. A happy athlete is always a faster athlete and I have nothing to lose!\u201d<\/p>\n 10.<\/strong> British hope and Ironman 70.3 world champ Lucy Charles-Barclay<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cThree years away and I thought it might be four. It feels like a pinch-me moment being back and it\u2019s given me so much fire and appreciation for being on this island.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p><\/div> <\/section> 9.<\/strong> Hawaii 2019 champion Anne Haug<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cIt was an interesting three years away because you learn a lot about yourself and your motivations for doing this sport. I will continue because I love what I do.\u201d<\/p>\n 8.<\/strong> Five-time and reigning Ironman champion Daniela Ryf<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cSince St George I feel I have nothing to prove. I just want to play and I\u2019m here to play hard.\u201d<\/p>\n 7.<\/strong> 2019 third-place finisher Tim O\u2019Donnell: \u201cI\u2019m not just happy to be racing but happy to be here after the heart attack in March 2021. The first thing the doctor said when I got off the operating table was I\u2019d have to find a new career, so\u00a0 when I was asked to the press conference, I wasn\u2019t sure whether it was this one of the one with the \u2018special interest\u2019 stories.\u201d<\/p>\n 6.<\/strong> Ironman 70.3 world champion Gustav Iden<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cThis is going to be my second-ever full distance Ironman, so I\u2019m not only a rookie in Hawaii but a rookie at the Ironman distance.\u201d<\/p>\n 5.<\/strong> Ironman 2014 world champion Sebastian Kienle<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cI thought I got this invite because it\u2019s probably my last Ironman World Championship. I\u2019m trying to be at the after-race press conference. That\u2019s the more important one.\u201d<\/p>\n 4.<\/strong> Ironman 2017 and 2018 world champion Patrick Lange<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cOut of failure we learn the most if we are open to it. I learned a lot in 2019, but I made some changes and I\u2019m better than ever and ready to go.\u201d<\/p>\n 3.<\/strong> St George third-place finisher Braden Currie<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cI feel we can slip off the couch and do an Ironman these days. The distance isn\u2019t that scary, it\u2019s just tolerating this heat and seeing how fast we can go.\u201d<\/p>\n 2.<\/strong> Reigning Ironman champion Kristian Blummenfelt<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cI think people fail the first time they come to the island because they need to build up the experience. With the focus on going back to short distance for Paris [Olympics 2024] we don\u2019t have that time.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p><\/div> <\/section> 1.<\/strong> St George runner-up Lionel Sanders<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cI guess I\u2019m a veteran. I\u2019ve walked this race many times!\u201d<\/p>\n Top image credit:<\/strong>\u00a0Simon Hofmann\/Getty Images for Ironman<\/p>\n <\/p><\/div> <\/section> <\/body><\/html>\n By Tim Heming Published: Wednesday, 05 October 2022 at 12:00 am For the first time in history, this year\u2019s Ironman World Championship is split over two days of racing in Hawaii. But one tradition that has remained was getting the professionals together for a pre-race press conference in the grounds of the King Kamehameha hotel. 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