Photo Gallery: 2010 Ironman World Championship

Look back on last year's Ironman World Championship with this gallery. In this photo, nearly 1800 age-group athletes line up to begin the long day in Kona. Photo: John Segesta

Marino Vanhoenacker kept pace with the leaders throughout the day. His 4:31:00 bike split and 2:46:45 marathon were enough to give him third. Photo: John Segesta

Chris McCormack looked confident throughout the day. He posted a bike split of 4:31:50 to head onto the run in fifth. Photo: John Segesta

Lieto turned in a faster bike split than the year prior, but was not able to replicate his marathon performance. Photo: John Segesta

Switzerland's Caroline Steffen posted a strong bike/run combo to take second place. Photo: John Segesta

Spain's Virginia Berasategui posted a strong performance for the second-straight year. Photo: John Segesta

Dibens paired a strong swim and bike to take the lead onto the run. Photo: John Segesta

Steffen rides for TeamTbb. Photo: John Segesta

Steffen rides for TeamTbb. Photo: John Segesta

Carfrae exited the bike in a much stronger position than the year prior. Photo: John Segesta

Although Macca showed a few signs of struggling, he maintained a steady pace throughout the 26.2 miles. Photo: John Segesta

South Africa's Raynard Tissink was in the mix the entire day. Photo: John Segesta

Andreas Raelert had his younger brother, Michael, out on the course giving him splits. Photo: John Segesta

Normann Stadler started the run strong, but eventually had to settle for walking in the Energy Lab. Photo: John Segesta

Andreas Raelert looked strong through the entire run, but couldn't quite keep pace with Macca in the final miles. Photo: John Segesta

Marino Vanhoenacker shows the pain that 140.6 miles of racing can cause. Photo: John Segesta

Craig Alexander posted a stellar 2:41:59 to run from 15th off the bike to fourth at the finish line. Photo: John Segesta

Tissink enjoys his fifth place finish. Photo: John Segesta

Lieto's face says it all... Photo: John Segesta

Michael Lovato and the other American men had a rough day out on the course. Photo: John Segesta