Boulder’s Taylor Knibb knew she’d pushed herself too hard at the 2025 Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii. When she collapsed from heatstroke just a few kilometers short of the finish line, she thought her career might be over.
“That was probably the darkest place I’ve ever gone to in my life,” the 28-year-old said.
But she learned from that experience and changed her approach. This year, she won…