Overview

• Her immediate retirement on July 22 forfeits her final qualifier in Kalmar, leaving her without a slot at the October Ironman World Championship in Hawaii.
• She abandoned the Ironman Vitoria-Gasteiz on July 13 after fewer than ten kilometers of the run, saying she could no longer imagine finishing the marathon.
• Haug has faced a series of health setbacks since early 2025, including developing diabetes after COVID-19, suffering an eye thrombosis.
• Her career highlights include becoming the first German woman to win the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii in 2019, with a world-best time of 8:02:38 set at the 2024 Challenge Roth.
• Her departure closes out Germany’s current golden generation of long-distance triathletes, opening the path for athletes like Laura Philipp to step into leading roles.