IRONMAN Press「STORIES TOLD THROUGH THE LENS: TOP IMAGES FROM THE 2022 IRONMAN 70.3 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP」
HER CROWNING MOMENT: A triumph that she had been working towards for her entire life, Taylor Knibb (USA) turned in a phenomenal performance on Friday, Oct. 28 with a time of 4:03:20 to better her third-place finish from a year ago and earn the 2022 Intermountain Healthcare IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship title presented by Utah Sports Commission (Photo by: Donald Miralle / IRONMAN)
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THROUGH THE LENS: TOP OVERALL IMAGES AND STORIES FROM THE 2022 INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE IRONMAN 70.3 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY UTAH SPORTS COMMISSION – DAY 1
ST. GEORGE, Utah (Oct. 28, 2022) – The 2022 Intermountain Healthcare IRONMAN® 70.3® World Championship presented by Utah Sports Commission triathlon once again returns to St. George, Utah, and the Land of Endurance. The two days of racing features nearly 100 professionals and 5,500 age-group athletes on Friday, Oct. 28 as professional and age-group women take the course followed by the professional and age-group men on Saturday, Oct. 29. In all, Greater Zion has hosted three world championship IRONMAN or IRONMAN 70.3 events in the past 13 months showcasing why it is known as the Land of Endurance.
Athletes at the 2022 Intermountain Healthcare IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship presented by Utah Sports Commission took on a 1.2-mile (1.9km) ROKA Swim Course in the Sand Hollow Reservoir located in Sand Hollow State Park in Hurricane, Utah; a challenging 56-mile (91.3km) FULGAZ Bike Course that treks through stunning desert landscapes with 3,201 feet (1003 meters) of elevation gain and an unforgettable climb into Snow Canyon State Park and surrounding Washington County; and concludes with the two-loop 13.1-mile (21.2km) HOKA Run Course through historic downtown St. George where the finish line is located, with the route also showcasing Dixie Red Hills Golf Course (the first golf course in St. George) on one end and the beautiful Vernon Worthen Park on the other.
ON TOP OF THE WORLD: The top three finishers in the women’s race, Taylor Knibb (USA), Paula Findlay (CAN), and Emma Pallant-Browne (GBR), head down Main Street towards the finish line with the M-Dot Statue in the background at the 2022 Intermountain Healthcare IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship presented by Utah Sports Commission on Friday, Oct. 28 (Photos by: Patrick McDermott / Getty Images for IRONMAN)PODIUM PARTY: Paula Findlay (CAN), Taylor Knibb (USA), and Emma Pallant-Browne (GBR) celebrate their successes atop the podium at the 2022 Intermountain Healthcare IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship presented by Utah Sports Commission on Friday, Oct. 28 (Photo by: Patrick McDermott / Getty Images for IRONMAN)FROM LAST TO FIRST: With just over a minute to spare to the cut off, athlete Zeinab Razaie was the final finisher during the women’s day at the 2022 Intermountain Healthcare IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship, though her finish was one of the most profound as she became the first woman from Afghanistan to ever start or complete the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship. Despite her athletic ambitions, she was unable to compete in her home country due to the Taliban’s rules. Razaie completed her first marathon in 2017 and ran a multi-stage ultramarathon across 250 km of the Mongolian Gobi Desert in 2018. Then, in February 2020, she completed the IRONMAN 70.3 Dubai, becoming the first Afghan woman to finish an IRONMAN 70.3 triathlon. In her defying feat today, she shared a message for all those who battle to earn basic life rights. “I did it not for myself but for the women and girls of my country who do not have the basic rights of education, work, travel, or sport,” said Razaie. “Not only was this for the women of my country but for the minorities and all the women across the world who do not have access to their basic rights.” (photo by Donald Miralle / IRONMAN) – LEFT | BOTTOM (photo by Patrick McDermott / Getty Images for IRONMAN) – RIGHTMIND OVER MATTER: The emotions are different for every athlete as they prepare their mind and body before beginning the 2022 Intermountain Healthcare IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship presented by Utah Sports Commission on Friday, Oct. 28 (Photos by: Patrick McDermott / Getty Images for IRONMAN)ND THEY’RE OFF: The swim leg of the women’s pro race gets the morning started at the 2022 Intermountain Healthcare IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship presented by Utah Sports Commission on Friday, Oct. 28 (Top Photo by: Patrick McDermott / Getty Images for IRONMAN. Bottom Photos by: Donald Miralle / IRONMAN)JUST KEEP SWIMMING: Athletes take on the challenge of the 1.2-mile ROKA Swim Course in Sand Hollow Reservoir at the 2022 Intermountain Healthcare IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship presented by Utah Sports Commission on Friday, Oct. 28 (Top and Bottom Right Photos by: Donald Miralle / IRONMAN. Bottom Left Photo by: Patrick McDermott / Getty Images for IRONMAN)STUNNING SCENERY: The rough and rugged terrain of St. George and Greater Zion in Utah poses a unique challenge for the athletes as they take on the 56-mile FULGAZ Bike Course at the 2022 Intermountain Healthcare IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship presented by Utah Sports Commission on Friday, Oct. 28 (Photos by: Patrick McDermott / Getty Images for IRONMAN)SAND IN THE SUN: The morning sun illuminates the red sand desert where a lone road with bikers follow the winding turns of the FULGAZ Bike Course at the 2022 Intermountain Healthcare IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship presented by Utah Sports Commission on Friday, Oct. 28 (Photo by: Patrick McDermott / Getty Images for IRONMAN)VIEWS FROM ABOVE: Riders have views for miles as they cut through the sprawling desert landscape of the FULGAZ Bike Course at the 2022 Intermountain Healthcare IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship presented by Utah Sports Commission on Friday, Oct. 28 (Photos by: Patrick McDermott / Getty Images for IRONMAN)CANYONEERING: Athletes bike through the iconic but challenging Snow Canyon portion of the FULGAZ Bike Course at the 2022 Intermountain Healthcare IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship presented by Utah Sports Commission on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022 (Photos by: Donald Miralle / IRONMAN)WHITE ROCK RUMBLE: Top contenders in the women’s professional race at the 2022 Intermountain Healthcare IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship presented by Utah Sports Commission race through Snow Canyon portion of the FULGAZ Bike Course on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022 (Photo by: Patrick McDermott / Getty Images for IRONMAN)FAIRWAYS AND RED ROCKS: Athletes run through Dixie Red Hills Golf Course and surrounding paths in St. George, Utah the HOKA Run Course at the 2022 Intermountain Healthcare IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship presented by Utah Sports Commission on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022 (Photo by: Patrick McDermott / Getty Images for IRONMAN)NECK AND NECK AND NECK: Three of the top-five women, Flora Duffy and Lucy Charles-Barclay chase Paula Findlay on the HOKA Run Course at the 2022 Intermountain Healthcare IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship presented by Utah Sports Commission race on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. All three would end up in the Top Five with Findlay finsihing second overall (Photos by: Donald Miralle / IRONMAN)
