2013 IRONMAN World Championship Photo Gallery

October 12, 2013 | By Colorado Triathlete

Photos By Kristen McFarland

Australian Mirinda Carfrae, who lives and trains in Boulder, set a new run split record (2:50:35) and course record (8:52:14) in claiming her second IRONMAN World Championship. Her fiancé Tim O’Donnell was the top American and top Colorado finisher in the men’s race with his fifth place finish (8:22).

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Sonja Weick celebrates at the finish line

Age group swim start

Women bike to Kawaihae

Craig Alexander on the bike

Mirinda Carfrae on the Queen K

Rachel Joyce on the bike

Mary Beth Ellis of Superior

Mirinda Carfrae catches a tailwind on the bike

Hines Ward in the lava fields

Rebekah Keat on the bike

Tyler Butterfield on the bike

Colin Laughery of Boulder

Kevin Dessart of Colorado Springs

Richard Byyny of Denver

Todd Mellinger of Fort Collins

$Tim O\'Donnell on the bike$

Rebecca Keat of Boulder

Steve Johnson of Boulder

Craig Alexander in T2

$Tim O\'Donnell in T2$

Tyler Butterfield in T2

Craig Alexander on the run

Chris Legh of Lyons

Mark William of Aurora

Ben Hoffman of Boulder runs to fifteenth place

Andrew Knutsen of Lakewood finishes in 9:44

Ben Hoffman finishes in 8:36

$Tim O\'Donnell on the run$

Rachel Joyce on the run

Mirinda Carfrae on the run

Frederik Van Lierde claims the title of world champion

Mirinda Carfrae sets a new course record in 8:52

Mirinda Carfrae celebrates with her fiancé Tim O’Donnell

Rachel Joyce finishes second behind Carfrae

Top three women

Bermudan Tyler Butterfield who trains in Boulder finishes seventh

Steve Johnson at the finish

Diana Hassel of Fort Collins finishes in 10:14

Mirinda Carfrae gives her victory speech

Top women receive their awards

$Tim O\'Donnell claims fifth place$

Top men receive their awards

Ellen Hart (second from left) finishes second in F55-59

Messick and Bertsch

Diana Hassel (middle) of Fort Collins places third in F45-49

$Mirinda Carfrae and Tim O\'Donnell at the awards$