{"id":18310,"date":"2022-10-07T10:25:51","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T08:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.220triathlon.com\/?p=115835"},"modified":"2022-10-07T10:51:12","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T08:51:12","slug":"lucy-charles-barclay-second-place-in-kona-feels-like-a-massive-win","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/220triathlon\/rss_feed\/lucy-charles-barclay-second-place-in-kona-feels-like-a-massive-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucy Charles-Barclay: Second place in Kona feels like a \u2018massive win\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Tim Heming\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 07 October 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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It might have been a fourth successive runners-up position in Hawaii, but it was anything but a disappointing result for Britain\u2019s Lucy Charles-Barclay<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The reigning Ironman 70.3 world champion<\/a><\/strong> who finished second on the Big Island in 2017, 2018 and 2019, had only returned to racing in August after a hip fracture<\/a><\/strong> had kept her out of action since the start of the year.<\/span><\/p>\n

But despite being overtaken by eventual winner Chelsea Sodaro<\/a><\/strong> on the marathon, the 29-year-old was proud of the way she dug in to keep 2019 winner Anne Haug<\/a><\/strong> at bay and hold on for second (read our full Kona 2022 race report here<\/a><\/strong>).<\/span><\/p>\n

Digging deep<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Lucy Charles-Barclay competes on the bike during the 2022 Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii (Credit: Ezra Shaw\/Getty Images for Ironman)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

\u201cThis second place means the most out of all of them. It\u2019s testament to my resilience this year, never giving up on myself and knowing I could come back.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was just digging deep, as hard as I could, and managed to hang on and find something at the end to get that second place.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was just doing it for my team. They put so much work into it and believed that I could come back from the injury at the start of the year.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPeople will say it\u2019s another second but to me it\u2019s a massive win after coming back from the injury that I had.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Charles-Barclay led out of the water, and was in touch with reigning champion Daniela Ryf<\/a><\/strong> coming off the bike. After a 3:02:49 marathon she eventually crossed the line in 8:41:37, but the numbers only tell part of the story.<\/span><\/p>\n