Overview

• The 36-year-old sprained her right ankle on day ten and chose to stop to avoid risking chronic damage.
• She had completed nine consecutive Ironman distances—3.8 km swim, 180 km bike and a 42 km run—since starting on July 13.
• Her goal was to double Alexandra Meixner’s women’s record of 30 consecutive Ironman events.
• Inspired by partner Jonas Deichmann’s 120-in-120 record, she relied on a support team for logistics, nutrition and mental coaching.
• Rutkowski left her teaching job to pursue the two-month challenge around Speyer and will now focus on recovering her health.