Vanhoenacker Shatters Ironman World Record: Race Splits
- By Paul Moore
- Published July 3, 2011
- Updated July 5, 2011 at 8:12 am
The speculation on the day had been intense, and Marino Vanhoenacker didn’t fail to deliver. Vanhoenacker became the fastest Ironman of all time at Ironman Austria, shattering Luc Van Lierde’s previous Ironman best of 7:50:27. On his way to the World Record Vanhoenacker combined a 46:49 swim with a 4:15:25 bike and a 2:39:24 marathon to take the title in 7:45:58.
Full race report to follow
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Paul Moore
Paul Moore is the Online Editor for Triathlete Europe. When not glued to a computer he can be found writing books - most recently The World's Toughest Endurance Challenges which you can buy on Amazon. Paul has also written Ultimate Triathlon: A complete training guide for long-distance triathletes which is also available on Amazon.
