This week we’re coming at you from the last all-women’s Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii. Unfortunately, it’s the end of an Ironman era (for now!) — but we’re going out with a bang.

We’ve got all the race drama from the ground — including two frontrunners collapsing while leading the race, a rookie champ who took the world by surprise, podium interviews poolside, and one incredibly badass 80-year-old woman who made history.

But first — as always — what happened in women's sports this week:

• Athlos NYC brought track to Times Square - The vibes? Rock star. Masai Russell, Brittany Brown (who doubled in the 100m and 200m with endometriosis, btw), Marileidy Paulino, Keely Hodgkinson, and Tara Davis-Woodhall all showed up and showed out. Oh, and Faith Kipyegon ran the fastest women’s mile ever on U.S. soil: 4:17.78.
• The Chicago Marathon: Hawi Feysa from Ethiopia dropped a 2:14:56, the 5th fastest woman's time ever run.
• UCI Gravel World Championships: Lorena Wiebes outsprinted Marianne Vos for a dramatic finish on this dirt championship that looks and feels a lot like road...
• Weightlifting World Championships: Olympic gold medalist Olivia Reeves is still breaking all the records. She put up 122kg in the snatch and 154kg in the clean & jerk. That’s 339 pounds, people. How did she break world records and another broke her records? A shift in weight classes cut the number of categories from ten down to eight.
• WNBA Finals: The Aces took it in four over the Phoenix Mercury. But the real talk is about negotiations over the players' collective bargaining agreement — with team valuations skyrocketing (yes, over $100 million in the last year), the stakes are high and the money’s moving.
• COMING UP: Red Bull Rampage is this Thursday and Chelsea Kimball will be throwing down

THEN: All things KONA

• Why this was the final all-women’s Ironman World Championship in Hawaii
• The race: Absolute chaos and courage — Lucy Charles-Barclay and Taylor Knibb both collapsed, and Norwegian rookie Solveig Løvseth stayed steady and strong for the win
• The podium: Hear from Solveig, Kat Matthews (who ran a marathon course record in the heat and humidity), Laura Philipp, and Hannah Berry
• The real legend: Natalie Grabow, 80-year-old woman became the oldest woman to ever finish the Ironman World Championships. (If you're wondering: While Sister Madonna was 82 (!) when she finished Ironman Canada in 2012, no one has ever been able to make the cutoff times in Hawaii's brutal conditions. Until now)
• The heat, the heartbreak, the heroics — all of it, straight from Kona

Feisty Picks of the Week

SARA: Yep, it's Solveig, our new Ironman World Champ

KELLY: And did you know J.Lo ran a 4:49 mile in high school??

Timestamps:

00:00 - Welcome to The Feist: Live from Hawaii

00:28 - Athlos NYC: Track Vibes in Times Square

04:24 - Endometriosis Doesn’t Slow Brittany Brown

05:57 - Fast Roads in Chicago

08:07 - Gravel Worlds = Chaos & Champions

12:21- Weightlifting World Records

15:47 - WNBA Finals and $$$ Talks

19:36 - Ironman Kona: The Final All-Women’s Edition

30:43 - Race Recap: Collapses, Comebacks, and Surprises

31:34 - Poolside with the Podium: Solveig, Kat, Laura & Hannah

53:20 - Natalie Grabow, Age 80, Finishes Kona

01:01:41 - Final Thoughts from Hawaii

Subscribe to The Feist, our Free Weekly Newsletter covering Women's Sports: https://feisty.co/feistnews/

https://feisty.co/

Hettas:  Use code STAYFEISTY for 20% off at https://hettas.com/

Previnex: Use code THEFEISTPOD for 15% off your first order at https://www.previnex.com/