Ironman Japan

Chris Lieto, and Heather Fuhr were the top finishers among just 625 athletes.

Womens Top 10
The women's top ten are now confirmed, provisionally as:

1. Heather Fuhr CAN/USA (#26) 9:47:47
2. Sarah Fien (#19) 10:04:36
3. Angela Milne (#28) 10:10:18
4. Paula Newby-Fraser (#25) 10:13:14
5. Naomi Imaizumi (#20) 10:18:30
6. Susan J. Peter (#23) 10:31:30
7. Emi Shiono (#22) 10:41:36
8. Nicole Vonach-Christmann (#44) 10:49:10 (first Age grouper)
9. Akiko Watanabe (#29) 10:53:56
10. Noriko Yamakura (#30) 10:53:56