Video: Joe Skipper on Going “Full Gas” Into Fifth Place

When you run your way into fifth place at the Hawaii Ironman World Championships, you get to do your post-race interview wherever you want. In Joe Skipper's case, that's the hotel pool behind the finish line.

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When you run your way into fifth place at the Hawaii Ironman World Championships, you get to do your post-race interview wherever you want. In Joe Skipper’s case, that’s the hotel pool behind the finish line. In this post-race interview, Skipper takes us through his day in Kona.