But all good things must come to an end. Today, the 36-year-old announced her plans to retire at the end of the season.<\/p>
The news comes just months after the retirement of Jan Frodeno<\/strong><\/a>, another athlete who displayed tri greatness over many years.<\/p> Ryf made the announcement via a post on her Instagram page<\/a><\/strong>, saying: \u201cAfter 20 years in professional sport, 10 world titles and breaking the world record, I\u2019ve reached more than I ever dreamed of.<\/p> \u201cThat\u2019s why I am sad and happy to announce that this will be my last season as a professional athlete. It simply feels like the time is right.\u201d<\/p> The Swiss athlete, who has won both the Ironman World Championship and the Ironman 70.3 World Championship five times apiece, went on to say: \u201cMy body has achieved extreme performances and I\u2019m very grateful that I\u2019ve been able to push it so far.<\/p> \u201cSport has taught me to be tough, it has allowed me to find and define myself and create my own path.<\/p> \u201cThroughout my career I\u2019ve met many amazing people who made this journey so special. I am so grateful for the support I felt through all these years from my family, friends and coaches, especially Brett. Without them my success would not have been possible.<\/p> \u201cI\u2019m truly grateful for all your support through the years. And to my partners, a huge thank you, for standing by my side through the highs and the lows.<\/p> \u201cI am still filled with passion for the sport and my love for it has grown even more throughout the years.\u201d<\/p> Ryf has been at the height of the sport ever since making a splash at the Olympics in 2008, aged 21, where she finished seventh, and her career has been littered with silverware<\/strong><\/a> ever since.<\/p> Among the many medals were also records, with Ryf smashing the long-distance world record by almost 10 minutes with a time of 8:08:21 at Challenge Roth.<\/p> Alongside her announcement, Ryf also revealed her race plans for her final year of professional racing, and it\u2019s certainly a busy but exciting schedule.<\/p> She\u2019ll kick off her season with the PTO\u2019s T100<\/strong><\/a> in Miami and will follow that up with five more starts at T100 events<\/strong><\/a>, including the final in November.<\/p> In addition to that, Ryf will also be targeting a sixth Ironman world title as she plans to head to Nice for the world championship in September.<\/p> Check out her full schedule below:<\/p>\u201cThe time is right\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>
Daniela Ryf\u2019s race plans for 2024<\/strong><\/h2>
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