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IRONMAN: Memorable Images, Start To Finish, From 2019 Kona Ironman
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KAILUA-KONA, Hawaiʻi - These ten images capture the 24 hour tumult of the IRONMAN World Championship in Kona, from the pre-dawn preparation to the midnight celebration.

(BIVN) – On Saturday, nearly 2,500 of the world’s top triathletes – from 74 countries, regions, and territories – descended upon Kailua-Kona to compete on the 2.4-mile ROKA swim course, the 112-mile Ventum bike course, and the 26.2-mile HOKA ONE ONE run course.

Now, Kona’s iconic one-day endurance event is over, but the images from the 2019 Vega IRONMAN World Championship remain.

Leonhard Lukoschek of Germany prepares prepares for the Ironman World Championships on October 12, 2019 in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images for IRONMAN)

A general view of the lava fields as cyclists compete in the Ironman World Championships on October 12, 2019 in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images for IRONMAN)

LAVA ROCK FIELDS: Whether it was the blacktop or lava fields, the famous Hawaiian heat was radiating around the athletes cycle along the 112-mile Ventum bike course at the 2019 Vega IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i on Saturday, Oct. 12. (Photo Credit: Tom Pennington/Getty Images for IRONMAN)

Athletes use water to cool down in the Ironman World Championships on October 12, 2019 in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images for IRONMAN)

COOLING ZONE: A volunteer helps an athlete take a moment to soak up the water at the 2019 Vega IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i on Saturday, Oct. 12. (Photo Credit: Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images for IRONMAN)

ALIʻI FROM ABOVE: The onlooking crowd erupts as Jan Frodeno (DEU) becomes the first German to capture three IRONMAN World Championship titles crossing the 2019 Vega IRONMAN World Championship finish line on Aliʻi Drive in Kailua-Kona, Hawaiʻi on Saturday, Oct. 12. (Photo Credit: Donald Miralle/Getty Images for IRONMAN)

EVENT HORIZON: Athletes pass beneath the setting sun over the Queen Ka’ahumanu Highway at the 2019 Vega IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i on Saturday, Oct. 12. (Photo Credit: Tom Pennington/Getty Images for IRONMAN)

Roderick Sewell becomes the first bi-lateral above knee amputee to finish the IRONMAN® World Championship on prosthetic legs. He is also the first American bi-lateral above knee amputee to finish the IRONMAN World Championship. (Photo Credit: Donald Miralle for IRONMAN)

IRONMAN ʻOHANA: Representing a specially bonded extended family, the celebration of ʻohana, IRONMAN’s theme for the year, was encapsulated at the very end of the 2019 Vega IRONMAN World Championship IRONMAN as athletes, volunteers, spectators and staff joined hands for the traditional singing of “Hawaiʻi Aloha” with Aunty Mele Kekai on the iconic finish line floor on Ali`i Drive in Kailua-Kona, Hawaiʻi on Saturday, Oct. 12 .(Photo Credit: Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images for IRONMAN)