Patrick Lange and Javier Gomez run sub 1:10 in half marathon

Lost in all the action at Ironman South Africa, 70.3 Oceanside and Texas, were the blazing half marathon times from two triathlon world champions.

Patrick Lange, the Ironman world champion for the past two seasons, returned to racing at the Berlin 1/2 Marathon. He went just under his goal time of 1:10, with a time of 1:09:37.

My race started out a little too fast but it felt just amazing to get back to racing for the first time since Kona 2018. Had to fight between kilometer 15 to 19, but as I was getting closer to the finish line I was able to speed up again.  – @patricklange1

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Berlin Half, you have been an amazing experience! Thanks to all those that were cheering alongside the course. I heard every single one of you. My race started out a little too fast but it felt just amazing to get back to racing for the first time since Kona 2018. Had to fight between kilometer 15 to 19, but as I was getting closer to the finish line I was able to speed up again. I hit my target time of sub 70 minutes (69:37). For me, this is proof that the training of the last months worked out even though I had to take a long time off training due to the cold I had last week. Thank you for the great event – I’ll be back for sure! #BeTheRecordbreaker 📸credits @scc_events

A post shared by Patrick Lange (@patricklange1) on Apr 7, 2019 at 8:25am PDT