With Ironman NZ going on this weekend it's a good time to revel in one of the most exciting finishes in Ironman history.  The picture says it all...

(Image source: Ironman.com)

From IronmanLife:

I was there in 1989 when Dave Scott and Mark Allen waged the Ironwar. I was there two years ago in Frankfurt, when Nicole Leder and Andrea Brede ran stride for stride for 35 km and then sprinted for the line in front of about 10,000 screaming fans and a live, nationwide television audience. I wasn't in New Zealand 19 years ago to witness Ken Glah and Pauli Kiuru put together the most incredible finish our sport has ever seen. I sure wish I had been!

Officially the difference goes down as one second – that’s the way timing works in an Ironman. In reality, it was tenths, possibly even hundredths...read more...