German Laura Philipp pulled away from Brit Kat Matthews in the 26.2-mile run to become the second-oldest woman to win an Ironman World Championship. Philipp, 37, and Matthews, 33, were even going into the run following the 2.4-mile swim and 112-mile bike.

Laura Philipp believes the first ever women's IMWC in Nice gives her the best chance yet of becoming world champion.

Great Britain's Kat Matthews wins silver in the Ironman World Championship in Nice, behind race-winner Laura Philipp.

Ironman World Championship women's race was in Nice, France, on Sept. 22. The men's race is in Kona, Hawaii, on Oct. 26.

German star proves a class apart as she wins a first world title with a near-perfect display in the south of France.