The 2014 Ironman World Championship in Kona Author:SI StaffPublish date:Oct 13, 2014The 2014 Ironman World Championship in KonaMarco Garcia/AP Images/IRONMANThe sun rises over Mauna at the start of the IRONMAN World Championship.Marco Garcia/AP Images/IRONMANOnlookers watch the swimmers at the start of the race.Marco Garcia/AP Images/IRONMANSwimmers are seen at dawn in the 2014 IRONMAN World Championship on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014 in Kailua Kona, Hawaii.Marco Garcia/AP Images/IRONMANSwimmers are seen at the start of the 2014 IRONMAN World Championship.Marco Garcia/AP Images/IRONMANA race official places a body number on athlete Mike Avadikian before the start of the 2014 IRONMAN World Championship.Marco Garcia/AP Images/IRONMANA fan wears a shirt of athlete David Arnold.Marco Garcia/AP Images/IRONMANA paddle boarder watches over swimmers during the start of the 2014 IRONMAN World Championship.Marco Garcia/AP Images/IRONMANOnlookers watch bicyclist at the start of the 112-mile bike race of the 2014 IRONMAN World Championship.Marco Garcia/AP Images/IRONMANTerenzo Bozzone takes his bike out of the transition area before the start of the 112-mile bike race.Marco Garcia/AP Images/IRONMANAge group racers hit the road during the 112-mile bike race.Marco Garcia/AP Images/IRONMANParalympic handcycle champion Alex Zanardi leads a pack of racers during the 112-mile bike portion at the 2014 IRONMAN World Championship.Marco Garcia/AP Images/IRONMANLeanda Cave zooms down the road during the 112-mile bike race.Marco Garcia/AP Images/IRONMANAs the sun sets, Kaoru Suzuki runs the marathon during the 2014 IRONMAN World Championship.Marco Garcia/AP Images/IRONMANA Red Bull parachute team member jumps into the ocean before the start of the 2014 IRONMAN World Championship.Marco Garcia/AP Images/IRONMANAthletes zoom down the road during the 112-mile bike race.Marco Garcia/AP Images/IRONMANDaniel Stubleski grabs water from an aid station during the marathon portion of the 2014 IRONMAN World Championship.Marco Garcia/AP Images/IRONMANFormer Olympian Apollo Ohno crosses the finish line at the 2014 IRONMAN World Championship.Marco Garcia/AP Images/IRONMANMirinda Carfrae wins the woman's 2014 IRONMAN World Championship title.Marco Garcia/AP Images/IRONMANSebastian Kienle wins the men's 2014 IRONMAN World Championship title.Marco Garcia/AP Images/IRONMAN(Left to right) Rachel Joyce, Mirinda Carfrae and Daniela Ryf are seen at the finish line during the 2014 IRONMAN World Championship.Marco Garcia/AP Images/IRONMANSebastian Kienle reacts after winning the men's 2014 IRONMAN World Championship.Marco Garcia/AP Images/IRONMANSebastian Kienle reacts after winning the men's 2014 IRONMAN World Championship.AP Photo/Karin StantonApolo Ohno hugs coach Paula Newby Fraser after finishing the Ironman World Championship triathlon Saturday, Oct. 11 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Marco Garcia/AP Images/IRONMANFormer Olympian Apollo Ohno, right, poses with his father, Yuki Ohno after Apollo finished the 2014 IRONMAN World Championship.Latest NewsAfter Facing Death, the NYC Marathon Has New MeaningRunners Take on Training, Motherhood and More, Side by SideAngela Manuel Davis Is Putting a New Spin on Living With PurposeHow Fitness Trainer Ashley Joi Learned to Find Joy Through MovementSports Illustrated's Fittest 50 2022