Ironman world record set

KLAGENFURT, Austria — Marino Vanhoenacker won the Ironman Austria triathlon in a world record time, beating the 14-year-old previous best mark by nearly 4½ minutes.

The 34-year-old Vanhoenacker finished the race in 7 hours, 45 minutes, 58 seconds to break the record set by fellow Belgian Luc Van Lierde in Roth, Germany, in 1997. Mary Beth Ellis of the United States won the women’s race in a new course record of 8:43:34 — the best time ever recorded by a woman in her Ironman debut.