The Belgian Vanhoenacker new Ironman world record

Belgian Marino Vanhoenacker won the 13th edition of the Ironman Austrian triathlon champion and achieved a new world record with a time of 7 hours, 45 minutes and 58 seconds, 4 minutes and 29 seconds less than the previous mark of his compatriot Luc van Lierde (1997).

Vanhoenacker consiguió su sexta victoria consecutiva en la prueba austriaca, al término de los 3,8 kilómetros a nado, los 180 kilómetros en bike y los 42,195 km corriendo de la disciplina.

The previous world record was in the hands of Van Lierde, who achieved a time of 7 hours, 50 minutes and 27 seconds on July 13, 1997, at the Ironman Germany, held in the town of Roth.

Source: deportes.terra.com.pe