KAILUA-KONA — For more than a few moments after crossing the finish line, Patrick Lange was in shock.
Fresh off blasting through the 140.6-mile Ironman World Championship course in record fashion — finishing the 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike and 26.2-mile run in 8 hours, 1 minute and 40 seconds — he simply couldn’t believe the feat he had just accomplished.
The champagne spray helped it sink in. After eight hours of battling on the Big Island, Lange was the world’s best.
“It’s everything I ever dreamed of. Oh my god,” Lange said. “I cannot believe it.