Gustav Iten, who has seemed like the champion-elect for seasons, delivered on his promise
On a slightly cooler, grayer day than the women had on Thursday, Gustav Iten claimed his first Ironman World Championship in a record-setting time of 7:40:24. It was a remarkable, Kona-grows-up kind of day, with the top ten finishers all arriving to the line in under eight hours. Sam Laidlow, who made a brave attack late in the bike, held on to second place, edging the cannibalistic Kristian Blummenfelt by about a minute. We were back out on course, cheering for Campfire athletes, and snapped the following gallery.
