Simone Dailey bids farewell to professional triathlon with a victory at IRONMAN Arizona 2025
He came back from more than ten minutes down to win the last IRONMAN Arizona
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Simone Dailey bids farewell to professional triathlon with an impressive victory in the HOMBRE DE HIERRO Arizona 2025, coming back from more than ten minutes down after the swim to achieve the biggest victory of his career.
Simone Dailey He ended his sporting career in the best possible way: by winning.
The British athlete, who had announced that this would be her last IRONMAN as a professional, turned her farewell into a true demonstration of maturity, consistency, and endurance. She crossed the finish line in 8:37:17, securing the biggest victory of his career.
Her victory also came in a far from easy context. Dailey emerged from the water to more than ten minutes From the front. Ahead lay a fast, exposed bike section with many contenders in the thick of the fight for the top positions.
A trademark comeback
Far from giving up, Dailey fought her way back into the race through sheer determination. She went from 11th to 4th place as the leading group began to break apart. From kilometer 140 onwards, while Alice Alberts She caught up with Hernández-Tomé, but the British woman continued to close the gap at a very high pace.
He entered Terminal 2 in second position, just 1:41 Alberts and with Rachel Zilinskas pressed against her feet. The podium was completely open.
The marathon that changed its ending
The start of the marathon wasn't easy. Dailey even managed to be three minutes behind Alberts and Zilinskas seemed to be pulling away. But that's when everything changed. Zilinskas started closing the gap, Alberts eased up… and Dailey began to run as if he had saved an extra burst of energy for this very special day.
By the halfway point of the marathon, the three were already neck and neck, with Dailey running shoulder to shoulder with Zilinskas. From that point on, the Briton set an unstoppable pace. Zilinskas had no answer, and Alberts began to lose ground.
In the final kilometers, Dailey was only running against the emotion of knowing that he was about to close his professional career by winning an IRONMAN.
She crossed the finish line alone, strong and with an obvious mixture of relief and happiness.
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IRONMAN Arizona 2025 Women's Professional Podium
- Simone Dailey (GBR) - 8: 37: 17
- Rachel Zilinskas (USA) - 8: 41: 41
- Elisabetta Curridori (ITA) - 8: 44: 46
An ending that couldn't have been better written.
Dailey was coming off a difficult year, with a DQ and a DNF in his last two races. His goal was simply to finish. His reality turned out to be very different.
She retires with a victory that defines her career: combative, patient, hardworking, and always dangerous when the opportunity arose. She did it all without fanfare, without noise, but with an enormous competitive heart.
IRONMAN Arizona 2025 was the final chapter of her long-distance story. And she signed it like the greats do: by raising the tape.
