The top-2 Ironman finishes, of course, are Julie Moss’ classic1982 finish:

and the infamous 1997 “Crawl-Off” between Wendy Ingrahm and Sian Welch:

While Mike’s finish isn’t this dramatic, he does TIMEX proud and shows us how to leave it out on the course:

Mike Lavery (TIMEX) Finishing Video IM HI 2009