In a new world record time of 7:45:58 h, Marino Vanhoenacker won his sixth title in a row and now has nine Ironman victories on his list. Already in 2010 he missed the 14-year-old record of his compatriot Luc Van Lierde by just 98 seconds. This year he succeeded even though the course was said to be slowed down by a new transition area. At the end Vanhoenacker was 4:29 minutes  faster than the old record, which stood at 7:50:27 h.

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