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IRONMAN WC 2022, Race Day 2: Stories told through the lens – Run

STORIES TOLD THROUGH THE LENS: TOP RUN IMAGES FROM THE 2022 VINFAST IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – DAY 2

More than 5,000 registered athletes from around the globe will converge on the Island of Hawai`i for the 2022 VinFast IRONMAN® World Championship triathlon. For the first time in the event’s 40-plus year history, the 2022 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship is taking place as a two-day event on Thursday, Oct. 6 and Saturday, Oct. 8, with half of the athletes competing each day. As the iconic endurance event returns to Kailua-Kona for the first time in three years, the IRONMAN `Ohana will unite to Kū Like (stand together) as athletes make their long-awaited trip to compete in triathlon’s pinnacle event.
 
The 2022 field of triathletes will tackle the ROKA 2.4-mile ocean swim in Kailua Bay, followed by the FULGAZ 112-mile bike ride along the Queen Ka’ahumanu Highway from Kailua-Kona to the turnaround in Hawi, capped with a 26.2-mile HOKA run beginning on Ali’i Drive, where spectators pack the roads, up Palani Road to the Queen Ka’ahumanu Highway, before making their way to the infamous Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawai`i Authority. Athletes will complete their journey to the roar of thousands of spectators as they cross the historic Ali’i Drive finish line.

HAWAIIAN VELKOMMEN: Norway’s Gustav Iden crosses the finish line in Kailua-Kona earning top honors in his debut performance at the 2022 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship on Saturday, Oct. 8 (Photo by: Donald Miralle/IRONMAN)
AMERICAN GRAFFITI: Supportive messages chalked onto the road welcomes Max Neumann as he takes off on the HOKA Run Course during the 2022 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship on Saturday, Oct. 8. in Kailua Kona, Hawai`i. (Photo by Donald Miralle/IRONMAN)
HIGHWAYMAN: Sam Laidlow of France takes an early lead on the HOKA Run Course during the 2022 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship on Saturday, Oct. 8 in Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i (Photo by: Donald Miralle/IRONMAN)
ALOHA AT DUSK: The sun sets on the field of age group athletes at the 2022 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship on Saturday, Oct. 8 in Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i (Photo by: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images for IRONMAN)
FRIENDLY PASSING: Gustav Iden of Norway exchanged a handshake and mutual respect as he passes Sam Laidlow of France to take the lead at the 2022 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship on Saturday, Oct. 8 in Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i (Photo by: Glenn Murray/KoruptVision for IRONMAN)
MOONLIGHTING: An athlete runs beneath the glow of the stunning moonlit Hawaiian sky while taking on the 2022 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship on Saturday, Oct. 8 in Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i (Photo by: Donald Miralle/IRONMAN)
KAILUA KONA, HAWAII – OCTOBER 08: Spectators cheer as an age grouper competes during the run portion of the IRONMAN World Championships on October 08, 2022 in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images for IRONMAN)
SCANDINAVIA PURSUIT: Defending IRONMAN World Champion Kristian Blummenfelt chases down fellow Norwegian, Gustav Iden early on the HOKA run course during the 2022 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship on Saturday, Oct. 8. (Photo by: Donald Miralle/IRONMAN)
THE FINAL STRETCH: An athlete is roared in by the crowd as he nears the finish line at the 2022 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship on Saturday, Oct. 8 in Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i (Photo by: Donald Miralle/IRONMAN)

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