Ireland's Bryan McCrystal, who had entered the transition from bike to run more than 15 minutes ahead of Brownlee, finished second, with Germany's Markus Thomschke third.ĭespite victory, Brownlee - who won triathlon gold at the London 2012 and Rio 2016 over the shorter Olympics distance - was keen to temper expectations ahead of his Ironman World Championships debut. The race in Cork saw athletes complete a 112-mile bike ride before running a full 26.2-mile marathon. Until the last 10km I was quite enjoying it, but the last 10km were not fun at all." I just set into a rhythm and tried to eat up some ground. "I set off on the run and thought I'm not sure I'm going to do it. ![]() The course just drags on, especially in the second half of the bike. "I'd have preferred a swim to make my day easier. "It was a tough, long day," said Brownlee, who won silver at the 2018 Ironman 70.3 World Championships. ![]() The win earned Brownlee a spot at October's Worlds in Kona, Hawaii.
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