EARLY TO RISE: Before the sun rises, athletes enter T1 to make their final preparations for race day. Over 2,000 bikes were docked on Kailua-Bay for the 2023 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship. (Photo Credit: Donald Miralle for IRONMAN)KAILUA KONA, HAWAII – OCTOBER 14: A general view of bikes in the transition zone during the VinFast IRONMAN World Championship on October 14, 2023 in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images for IRONMAN)
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LOUD VIEW: Athletes power through the 2.4 miles (3.8km) ROKA Swim Course in Kailua Bay at the 2023 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship triathlon. (Photo Credit: Christian Petersen/Getty Images for IRONMAN)THE MERMAID AND THE CHASE: Lucy Charles-Barclay quickly established a gap between the entire female professional field in the 2.4-mile ROKA Swim Course, as she made her intentions for the race known early on. (Photo Credit: Donald Miralle for IRONMAN)KAILUA KONA, HAWAII – OCTOBER 14: Lucy Charles-Barclay of Great Britain runs out of the water to transition to the bike portion during the VinFast IRONMAN World Championship on October 14, 2023 in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images for IRONMAN)
AVA FIELDS FOREVER: The Queen Ka’ahumanu Highway provides a stunning backdrop of thousands of women undertaking the 112-mile (180km) FulGaz Bike Course while competing in the 2023 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship triathlon (Photo Credit: Donald Miralle for IRONMAN)KAILUA KONA, HAWAII – OCTOBER 14: Lucy Charles-Barclay of Great Britain competes on the bike during the VinFast IRONMAN World Championship on October 14, 2023 in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images for IRONMAN)KAILUA KONA, HAWAII: General underwater views of the swim course leading up to the 2023 IRONMAN Women’s World Championship on October 12, 2023 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. (Donald Miralle for IRONMAN)
KAILUA KONA, HAWAII – OCTOBER 14: Lucy Batholomew competes in the run portion of the VinFast IRONMAN World Championship on October 14, 2023 in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images for IRONMAN)KAILUA KONA, HAWAII – OCTOBER 14: Lucy Charles-Barclay of Great Britain competes during the run portion during the VinFast IRONMAN World Championship on October 14, 2023 in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images for IRONMAN)
KAILUA KONA, HAWAII: General underwater views of the swim course leading up to the 2023 IRONMAN Women’s World Championship on October 12, 2023 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. (Donald Miralle for IRONMAN)After four previous second place finishes at the IRONMAN World Championship in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2022, Charles-Barclay puts it all together against arguably the deepest and most talented field in the history of the IRONMAN World Championship – Germany’s Anne Haug and Laura Philipp take second and third spots on the podium in the first Women’s only VinFast IRONMAN World Championship triathlon in the events 40-year history – In her first ever IRONMAN, American Taylor Knibb earns remarkable fourth place finish, while five-time IRONMAN World Champion Daniela Ryf (SUI) takes fifth (Photo Credit: Donald Miralle for IRONMAN)FIFTH TIME LUCKY: Lucy Charles-Barclay finally gets her day as she led the race from cannon to tape, and secured a course best IRONMAN World Championship time of 8:24:31. Lucy is met by husband, Reece at the finish line for an emotional embrace. The female professional field featured defending and past IRONMAN World Champions, as well as a host of IRONMAN winners creating for one of the deepest and most talented fields in race history. (Photo credit: Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images for IRONMAN)KAILUA KONA, HAWAII – OCTOBER 14: Lucy Charles-Barclay of Great Britain celebrates after winning the VinFast IRONMAN World Championship on October 14, 2023 in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images for IRONMAN)
KAILUA KONA, HAWAII – OCTOBER 14: A general view as Anne Haug of Germany (2nd), Lucy Charles-Barclay of Great Britain (1st) and Laura Philipp of Germany (3rd) celebrate after finishing the VinFast IRONMAN World Championship on October 14, 2023 in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images for IRONMAN)
KAILUA KONA, HAWAII – OCTOBER 14: Taylor Knibb competes on the bike during the VinFast IRONMAN World Championship on October 14, 2023 in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images for IRONMAN)KAILUA KONA, HAWAII – OCTOBER 14: Taylor Knibb runs through the transition zone to start the bike portion during the VinFast IRONMAN World Championship on October 14, 2023 in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images for IRONMAN)
SIDE BY SIDE: Anne Haug (DEU) runs alongside IRONMAN rookie Taylor Knibb (USA) before overtaking her to claim the second spot on the podium at the 2023 Women’s VinFast IRONMAN World Championship triathlon in Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i. Knibb would end up fourh overall in becoming a first time IRONMAN (Photo credit: Donald Miralle/Getty Images for IRONMAN)KAILUA KONA, HAWAII: General underwater views of the swim course leading up to the 2023 IRONMAN Women’s World Championship on October 12, 2023 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. (Donald Miralle for IRONMAN)
KAILUA KONA, HAWAII: General underwater views of the swim course leading up to the 2023 IRONMAN Women’s World Championship on October 12, 2023 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. (Donald Miralle for IRONMAN)ALI’I DRIVE AT DUSK: An athlete makes her way down the magic red carpet on Ali’i drive, as the sun sets on a historic day of racing. (Photo Credit: Donald Miralle for IRONMAN)KAILUA KONA, HAWAII – OCTOBER 14: Fire twirlers perform during the VinFast IRONMAN World Championship on October 14, 2023 in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images for IRONMAN)