On October 11, 2025, two Estes Park residents completed the Kona Ironman World Championships in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
They swam 2.4 miles, biked 112 miles, and ran 26.2 miles, on the hot and humid Island of Hawaii. Chelsea Weitzel Hinrichs finished in 11:44:06 and Terri Menghini finished in 16:34:24. They saw each other several times on the course.
Chelsea grew up in Estes Park and graduated from Estes Park High School in 2011. She participated in a variety of sports in the Estes Park school district: basketball, cross country, track, soccer, baseball, and swimming…