Ironman's Ironwoman
Julie Moss helped put Ironman on the map by crawling to the finish of the 1982 World Championship.
SPORTING WITNESS – IRONMAN’S IRON WOMAN (26th MARCH). In 1982, Julie Moss made headlines when she crawled to the finish line of the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii after collapsing just metres from the end of her race. It was her first competitive triathlon and she came second, but as Julie explains to Rebecca Kesby, that heroic fight for the line changed her life, and her attitude to the sport. The moment also inspired a surge in popularity for Ironman - until then a little known event.
PHOTO: Julie Moss at the finish line (Copyright, Carol Hogan Photojournalism)
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