IM Kona 2015 – pro men running

October 17, 2015

It was hot and the attrition rate was high and here now are running images from the pro men during the 2015 GoPro Ironman World Championships in Kona. We already shared images of the men's Kona positions during the bike segment a few days ago and also featured the female bike positions and pictures of the women during the run in Kona. Plus Tim Carlson also already shared a smooth running gallery.

Timothy O'Donnell on Ali'i Drive with a shot of being the first American man to win Kona since Tim DeBoom in 2002. In the end he grabbed 3rd with a 2:55:46 run.

German Jan Frodeno had already won Olympic Gold, and the 2015 70.3 World Championships, and now he added the Ironman World Championship title to his resume with a 2:52:21 run.

Defending champion Sebastian Kienle was in good position after the swim and bike, but fell back to 8th with a 3:06:08 run.

Avery tenacious Andreas Raelert flatted during the bike segment and then ran 2:50:02 to finish 2nd – again.

With grit, determination and a 2:56:19 run Tyler Butterfield of Bermuda secured a 5th place.

Andy Potts after a potty break tried to cool down as he entered the Energy Lab. His 2:53:45 run brought him to the line in 4th place.

The 2013 champion Frederik van Lierde struggled during the run and had to walk sections and ended up with a 3:39:03 split and 31st place overall.

After a 3:06:02 run time Canadian Brent McMahon finished 9th on the Big Island.

German Boris Stein ran 2:58:48 to finish 10th and get on stage at the awards ceremony.

French pro Cyril Viennot was 5th in 2014 and came home 6th with a 2:53:05 run.

Lionel Sanders wanted to have a solid post bike run in Kona and he did with a 2:54:41.

Spaniard Ivan Rana ran 2:51:56 and that gave him 12th place.

The fastest run split of 2:49:52 belonged to Brit Dave McNamee and that helped him to finish 11th.

German Andi Böcherer was near the front most of the day but ran 3:22:36 and that dropped him back to 20th place.

French Romain Guillaume also had great expectations but dropped to 19th with a 3:18:19 run.

After a 2nd place in 2014 Ben Hoffman pushed hard on the bike again, but struggled with a 3:39:33 run.

Once the top 10 was out of reach Jordan Rapp ran a steady 3:08:35 with the next race already on his mind.

Portuguese Pedro Gomes coming though an aid station with a 2:57:19 run towards 18th place.

Tim Don hung tough after an early penalty on the bike and ran 3:01:51 to finish 15th.

Brit Joe Skipper had a solid day and grabbed 13th place with a 3:04:09 run.

Jeff Symonds had a roller coaster day but the ran 2:50:15 to finish 23rd.

Coming out of the Natural Energy Lab Andy Potts had moved past Sebastian Kienle to capture 4th.

Callum Millward did not finish the run in Kona.

German Maik Twelsiek had the fastest bike split in Kona and then ran 3:25:15 to finish 22nd.

Eneko Llanos on the way to 7th place with a 3:04:10 run.

Brazilian Igor Amorelli came unglued during the run and ended up with a 4:01:57 split.

Fredrik Croneborg is a Swede who resides in Phuket and races for the Bahrain squad. He ran 3:11:25.

Many eyes were on German Nils Frommhold but his dreams were deflated early on with an untimely mechanical issue. His 3:37:08 run meant 50th place.

Tim Van Berkel also had great expectations resting on his shoulders but it was not his day. He walked a good bit and need 4:25:09 for the marathon.

A run split of 3:57:27 was not helpful for German Christian Kramer.

South African Kyle Buckingham was 16th overall in 2013 when he raced as an age grouper. In 2014 he was 25th in his first pro season and this year he only managed 81st.