FILE PHOTO: Switzerland's Daniela Ryf races in the final leg of the 90km bike ride during Iron-Man 70.3 Bahrain Middle East Championship at Manama, Bahrain December 5, 2015. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed
(Reuters) - Germany’s Patrick Lange and Swiss Daniela Ryf delivered record-breaking performances to defend their titles at the triathlon Ironman World Championship in Hawaii on Saturday.
Lange was steady during the swim, cycle and run portions for a final time of 7 hours, 52 minutes and 39 seconds – easily dusting the previous mark of 8:01:40. Ryf, meanwhile, blazed a new course record of 8:26.16 on a day when competitors took full advantage of the ideal weather to set a record pace.
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