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2016 Ironman World Championship – Men’s Race

Photo: Oliver Baker

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Ben Hoffman is a longtime Zoot athlete. Photo: Oliver Baker
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Frodeno is the two-time defending champion. Photo: Oliver Baker
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Sanders on his way to a disappointing finish in Kona in 2016. Photo: Oliver Baker
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American Jordan Rapp races the 2016 Ironman World Championships in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
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Kienle takes his turn out front of the long line of athletes headed toward T2. Photo: Oliver Baker
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Jan Frodeno and Sebastian Kienle were close to each other through the first half of the marathon in 2016. Photo: Oliver Baker
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Hoffman at last year’s Ironman World Championship. Photo: Oliver Baker
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Matt Russell at last year’s Ironman World Championship. Photo: Oliver Baker
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In the Energy Lab in 2016. Photo: Oliver Baker
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Ironman legends Dave Scott and Mark Allen hold the finish line tape. Photo: Oliver Baker
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An ecstatic Patrick Lange earns the final podium spot. The German also broke the run course record, posting a 2:39:45 marathon. Photo: Oliver Baker
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Patrick Lange greets Mark Allen, whose course record he broke. Photo: Oliver Baker
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Thomas finished 16th last year. Photo: Oliver Baker
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The podium: Kienle (2nd), Frodeno (1st) and Lange (3rd). Photo: Oliver Baker
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Germany’s Jan Frodeno defended his Ironman World Championship title today, turning in a 48:02 swim, a 4:29:00 bike and a 2:45:34 marathon to earn his second-straight Kona victory in 8:06:30. With the win, Frodeno becomes the 10th male to win more than one Ironman World Championship in his career and the fifth male to successfully defend the world title. The last athlete to successfully defend was Craig Alexander (AUS) in 2009. Behind Frodeno, fellow German Sebastian Kienle was strong all day but had to settle for second. Patrick Lange made it an all-German podium in impressive fashion, breaking the 27-year-old run course record along the way. Read the race recap

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Jan Frodeno Reflects on His Final Ironman World Championship

Immediately after finishing 24th place at his final Ironman World Championships, the Olympic medalist (and three-time IMWC winner) explains what his race in Nice meant to him.

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