▁competition ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁This ▁down ▁time ▁allowed ▁her ▁to ▁evaluate ▁her ▁tri ath lon ▁career ▁and ▁to ▁purs ue ▁non - d raft ing ▁tri ath lon ▁racing ▁after ▁she ▁found ▁that ▁she ▁wasn ' t ▁enjo ying ▁the ▁IT U ▁racing ▁style ▁despite ▁her ▁initial ▁success ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁William son ▁moved ▁to ▁Austin , ▁Texas ▁with ▁her ▁husband ▁and ▁began ▁racing ▁Iron man ▁and ▁half - I ron man ▁distances , ▁and ▁saw ▁her ▁results ▁stead ily ▁improve ▁each ▁year . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁William son ▁by ▁her ▁own ▁ad mission ▁was ▁having ▁the ▁best ▁season ▁of ▁her ▁professional ▁career ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁ 2 nd - place ▁finish ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Iron man ▁ 7 0 . 3 ▁World ▁Championship ▁where ▁she ▁had ▁the ▁fast est ▁run ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁day . ▁However , ▁she ▁finished ▁a ▁" dis app oint ing " ▁ 1 5 th ▁place ▁a ▁month ▁later ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Iron man ▁World ▁Championship , ▁her ▁third ▁appearance ▁at ▁the ▁championship ▁event . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁William son ▁won ▁her ▁first ▁Iron man ▁distance ▁race ▁at ▁Iron man ▁Texas , ▁posting ▁the ▁only ▁sub - 3 ▁hour ▁mar athon ▁by ▁a ▁female ▁in ▁the ▁race . ▁ ▁William son ▁res ides ▁in ▁Austin ▁where ▁she ▁coach es ▁with ▁her ▁husband ▁Der ick ▁and ▁their ▁Dur ata ▁Training ▁end