Overview

• After 3.8 km in the water, Laura Philipp exited 26th about six and a half minutes behind swim leader Lucy Charles-Barclay before joining a powerful chase group on the bike with key rivals including Katrina Matthews.
• The women race the full Ironman distance of 3.8 km swim, 180 km bike and a 42.195 km marathon in Kona’s taxing heat, humidity and notorious crosswinds.
• A stacked start list features former champions Chelsea Sodaro and Lucy Charles-Barclay plus contenders such as Katrina Matthews and rising talent Taylor Knibb.
• German viewers can watch on hr from 18:45 MESZ with coverage resuming at 21:45, and ARD showing the closing phase from 00:55 via TV and streams on the ARD Mediathek and sportschau.de.
• Beyond the 58 pros, roughly 1,500 age‑group athletes are competing, including 80‑year‑old Natalie Grabow, who is attempting to become the oldest woman to finish an Ironman World Championship.