Ironman New Zealand, 2025
Draft copy — details pending verificationI finished 38th in my age group and took a World Championship slot at roll-down. Thirty-seven athletes who finished ahead of me had already left.
The race
The written version of this race exists already as a draft on the company blog and has to have its vendor layer removed before it can appear here — brief §14. What is recorded below is the factual outline, not the essay.
- Raced weeks after a genetic heart-condition diagnosis
- Nearly withdrew at the hotel
- GI distress from mile 14 of the run
- Finished faster than the prior year
- Took a World Championship slot at roll-down from 38th in the age group