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IRONMAN WC 2022 – Stories told through the lens – Run

TOP RUN IMAGES FROM THE 2022 VINFAST IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – DAY 1

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 will take 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.

Runners make their way to the finish line on the HOKA run course at the 2022 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship.(Photo by: Donald Miralle for IRONMAN)
KAILUA KONA, HAWAII – OCTOBER 06: Lauren Parker of Australia competes during the run portion of the Ironman World Championships on October 06, 2022 in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images for IRONMAN)
KAILUA KONA, HAWAII – OCTOBER 06: Bree Wee competes during the run portion of the Ironman World Championships on October 06, 2022 in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images for IRONMAN)
SUPERHERO: Sam Holness triumphantly makes history as the first openly autistic person to finish an IRONMAN World Championship. Sam finished the 2022 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship in 13:05:44. (Photos by: Donald Miralle for IRONMAN)
CENTER OF ATTENTION: Eventual World Champion Chelsea Sodaro (Davis Calif.) climbs up Palani Rd. in Kailua-Kona surrounded by onlooking spectators during the first day of racing at the 2022 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship triathlon on Thursday, October 6, 2022. (Photo Credit: Tony Svensson/IRONMAN)
2022 Kona IRONMAN ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE: Chris Nikic became the first person with Down syndrome to complete the IRONMAN World Championship. Nikic and his guide, Dan Grieb finished in a time of 16:31:27. Top Image (Photo by: Tony Svensson for IRONMAN)
KAILUA KONA, HAWAII – OCTOBER 06: An aerial view as athletes compete in the bike portion during the Ironman World Championships on October 06, 2022 in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images for IRONMAN)
2022 Kona IRONMAN MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: TikTok Star Noel Mulkey, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, who shared every step of his training toward triathlon’s pinnacle event with his millions of followers crosses the finish line at the 2022 Vinfast IRONMAN World Championship triathlon on Thursday, Oct. 6 in Kialua-Kona, Hawai`i. (October 7, 2022)

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