{"id":18353,"date":"2022-10-14T10:19:08","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T08:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.220triathlon.com\/?p=116262"},"modified":"2022-10-14T10:37:15","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T08:37:15","slug":"all-the-action-from-kona-ironman-world-championship-in-pictures","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/220triathlon\/rss_feed\/all-the-action-from-kona-ironman-world-championship-in-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"All the action from Kona Ironman World Championship in pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Kate Milsom\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 14 October 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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This weekend saw the world\u2019s best endurance triathletes return to the birthplace of iron-distance triathlon after a long three-year hiatus from the island. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Known for its unpredictable and brutal conditions, the legendary race took no prisoners, with shock performances a-plenty.<\/p>\n

For the first time ever, the elite men and women raced over two separate days in a true spectacle of human endurance. Records were smashed in the men\u2019s race and history was repeated \u2013 and long overdue \u2013 in the women\u2019s.<\/p>\n

The men\u2019s race saw France\u2019s young Sam Laidlow<\/a><\/strong>, 23, take the lead early on and dominate much of the race. Meanwhile, Norway\u2019s Gustav Iden<\/a><\/strong> and pre-race favourite Kristian Blummenfelt<\/a><\/strong> battled it out on the sweltering marathon run, with Iden having the legs to take the lead with only four miles to go.<\/p>\n

The 26-year-old smashed the previous course record by a huge 11mins, with Laidlow holding onto second<\/a><\/strong> and Blummenfelt rounding off the podium.<\/p>\n

Relive all the action from the men\u2019s race through the gallery below.<\/p>\n