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On Saturday, October 7, 2022, with bib number 122 firmly attached to her trisuit, American Cherie Gruenfeld, 78, crossed the finish line of the Hawaii Ironman in 16:20:07. To achieve this performance, she swam in 1:30:20, covered the 180 km bike course in 7:36:04, and ran her marathon in 6:57:53.
Cherie won her 75-79 age group, ahead of her compatriot Natalie Grabow in 16:48:53.
Cherie also became the oldest female finisher in the history of the Hawaii Ironman and was, for this, cheered by the Kona crowd. A legendary finish line she has already crossed more than 20 times. Hats off, congratulations, and respect, Mrs. Gruenfeld!
Click here to access her full race times
Here is the video of her finish:
Our oldest female athlete (78 years young!) ever at IRONMAN World Champion is greeted by @IronmanVoice and our ‘Ohana ♥️#IMWC2022 #IRONMANtri pic.twitter.com/AunAii68YB
— IRONMAN Triathlon (@IRONMANtri) October 7, 2022
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