(Matt Hoover photo courtesy of http://www.finishline-multisport.com)
Matt Hoover (the 2005 Biggest Loser of television reality show fame) finished the Kona Ironman World Championship Triathlon but in a time of 17 hours and 3 minutes and 43 seconds.
Which means that Hoover missed the midnight cut off to officially finish the race in the allotted 17-hours.
We had a chance to chat with Matt just before the big race.
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His Kona race times were:
Total Swim: 2.4 mile swim 1:37:43Total Bike: 112 mile bike: 8:05:53
Total Run: 26.2 mile run: no time in official results given
Total time: 00:00:00
In other words, he crossed the finish line 3 minutes and 43 seconds too late to count as an official finisher of the race.
Ben Greenfield had a chance to catch up with Matt before the race and record this podcast.
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