2022 Hawaii Ironman World Championships: The Men’s Contenders
Our up-to-date breakdown of the top contenders for the podium at this year’s Hawaii Ironman World Championships men’s event.
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Breakfast with Bob: Daniel Baekkegard
We can’t wait to see what this young, rising star can do here in Kona on October 8.
Breakfast with Bob: Laura Philipp
At Kona 2019, Laura Philipp finished 4th. Finishing better than that on October 6th should surprise no one.
Breakfast with Bob: Magnus Ditlev
Magnus Ditlev had a huge win this year at Challenge Roth, and is ranked #2 in the PTO World Rankings. Look for Magnus to shake things up in Kona.
Video: Ironman World Championship 2022 Course Preview
We take a quick flyby video tour of the 2022 Ironman World Championship Kona course.
Recalled: When XTERRA Triathlon Got Its Start
We’re throwing it back to the first-ever XTERRA off-road triathlon in 1996.
Ironman World Championships 2022: Men’s Race Preview
The men’s race and the women’s race are on two different days for the first time ever in Kona, and as such they’ll play out very differently out on the road. We gaze into our crystal ball to see how the race could go.
Breakfast with Bob: Anne Haug
She won the last Ironman World Championship in Kona, and won Challenge Roth in 2021 and 2022. Is Anne Haug ready for another big win on October 6th?
Breakfast with Bob: Kristian Blummenfelt
The Olympic gold medalist won the Ironman World Championship in St. George, Utah in May. Can Kristian Blummenfelt win another world title here in Kona?
Breakfast with Bob: Gustav Iden
Since winning the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in 2019, the big victories have just kept coming for Gustav Iden. But there's still one more big win out there for him to claim.
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Feature: Looking Back at 40 Years of Professional Triathlon
This summer marks the 40th anniversary of the first professional tri prize purse. We take an in-depth look back at the eras that have defined our sport and how the pros have affected the age-group experience.
While modern triathlon was born in 1974 on the sands of Mission Bay, San Diego, and Ironman was created in 1978 in Hawai’i, it was 1982 when the true spark was lit. Julie Moss’s famous crawl to the finish line at Ironman Hawaii in February was beamed to living rooms across the planet via ABC’s Wide World of Sports, and the sport was primed for a boom. Up until that year, the term “professional triathlete” didn’t exist, as no race had offered prize money. But starting in 1982, professional triathlon—and the sport as a whole— would never be the same.