Athlete claims first-ever barefoot Ironman finish in Lake Placid
By Adirondack Daily Enterprise
LAKE PLACID — Triathlete Guy Felixbrodt says he likes to stretch the limits, and he proved that on July 24.
The Beacon, New York, resident finished this year’s Ironman Lake Placid in 16 hours, 49 minutes and 26 seconds. While his feat was impressive, so were his feet. He completed all three stages of the race barefoot — an achievement that has never been done before, he said.
“There are a lot of barefoot runners, people do marathons. They do two-and-a-half-hour marathons,” Felixbrodt said. “I’m just the only one ever. This is just the first in the history of someone completing a full-length Ironman barefoot.”
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