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Gallery: Best Images From The Run At Ironman World Championship in St. George

We've gathered our picks for the best images from the run at Ironman World Championship in St George.

Shawn Smith

Shawn Smith

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Gallery: Best Images From The Run At Ironman World Championship in St. George
Kristian Blummenfelt (NOR) became the first male to win an IRONMAN World Championship title in his IRONMAN World Championship debut since Belgian Luc Van Lierde in 1996. Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images for IRONMAN

Athletes cap off their 140.6 mile race day journey on the 26.2-mile HOKA Run Course taking athletes on two loops through St. George with 1,413 ft of climbing before culminating in an unforgettable finish in the heart of downtown St. George.

Lauren Parker of Australia competes on her handcycle. She becames the third female in the handcycle division to finish the IRONMAN World Championship after Minda Dentler broke the barrier in 2013 earning an ESPY nomination as Liz McTernan became the second ever to complete the feat in 2018. Lauren’s finish time of 14:00:47 broke McTernan’s IRONMAN World Championship best time of 14:21:12 from her 2018 finsh. Photo: Tom Pennington/Getty Images for IRONMAN.
Lorena Farina of Argentina (R) competes in the run. Photo: Tom Pennington/Getty Images for IRONMAN
Lionel Sanders (CAN) earned a second-place finish after chasing down Braden Currie (NZL) on the final stretch. Photo: Tom Pennington/Getty Images for IRONMAN
Braden Currie (NZL) raced his heart out to finish third. This is the first time a Kiwi has claimed a podium finish since Cameron Brown achieved the feat back in 2005. Photo: Tom Pennington/Getty Images for IRONMAN
Daniela Ryf (CHE) claimed her fifth IRONMAN World Championship moving her into third place on the women’s all-time IRONMAN World Championship career victories list, trailing the Queen of Kona Paula Newby-Fraser (eight) and fellow Swiss, Natascha Badmann (six). Photo: Tom Pennington/Getty Images for IRONMAN.
Runners move along a slow and steady climb during the 26.2-mile HOKA Run Course. Photo: Tom Pennington/Getty Images for IRONMAN
James Babcock of the United States going through the run chute to complete his Ironman World Champions journey. Photo: Tom Pennington/Getty Images for IRONMAN
Raquel Sampson of the United States high fives fans as she runs to the finish line. Photo: Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images for IRONMAN.
Athlete celebrates can be seen everywhere when crossing the finish line. Photo: Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images for IRONMAN.

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