Doctor Ironman

Fort Myers surgeon Larry Black is in an Ironman league of his own.

For the eighth consecutive year, Black, 56, finished the grueling Ironman Championships in Kona, Hawaii, on Oct. 10. The race is open only to 1,800 professionals and age-group qualifiers like Black.

Black finished the race in 13th place in his age group (55-59) in 10 hours, 44 minutes out of 115 competitors in his division, according to the official results. He came in third in the 2.4-mile swim portion of the race, 17th in the 112-mile bike portion and 13th in the 26.2-mile marathon run during which he maintained an average pace of 8 minutes, 46 seconds per mile.