We like to call Faris “the fastest Speedo on the island” for his trademark race outfit and his Ironman World Championship title in 2005. Now a coach to fellow Ironman World Champion Patrick Lange, Faris still has that awesome personality. Faris explained why his 3rd place finish in 2006 was one of his greatest races at the Ironman World Championship.
David McNamee from Scotland was eleventh in 2015 with the fastest run of the day, an impressive 2:45:30. In 2016 he fell to thirteenth, but last year he made a major leap to third after a summer of training in Girona with two-time champion Jan Frodeno. Once you finish on the podium, the goal is ...
Carrie Lester from Australia was tenth here in 2016 and moved up to seventh in 2017. She had a ton of success racing in Europe this summer and feels ready to move up another few spots this year.
Cam Brown has won Ironman New Zealand 12 times and has been second twice and third twice here in Kona. He is the oldest male pro in the race at the age of 46 and his first triathlon was way back in 1987, 31 years ago.
