Ironman

With the 2014 Ironman World Championship five days away, several top professionals were out in Kona getting in their final workouts.

Bermuda's Tyler Butterfield takes a unique approach to his season: race wins don't mean much, it's a top finish in Kona that matters most.

51 Speedshop's Mat Steinmetz chats about how the pro bike racks have changed and what a successful pro race strategy looks like.

The 2010 70.3 world champion chats about her Kona race strategy, minimizing her weaknesses and what she'll consider a successful race.

Bermuda's Tyler Butterfield has dedicated his entire 2014 season to improving his 2013 result on the Big Island.

In the third installment of this 4-part series, Corbin gives us a peek into life on the Big Island during race week.

Recall Mirinda Carfrae's record-breaking day at the 2013 Ironman World Championship.

Melissa Hauschildt has announced that she will not make the start of the 2014 Ironman World Championship.

Dave Scott, Matt Dixon and Siri Lindley chat about everything from training and race tactics to podium prospects and potential alliances.

Here’s a run-down of the top U.S. Ironman athletes—seven men and 14 women.

The three-time Kona winner reflects on the best race strategy and provides tactics for dealing with disappointment in the heat of battle.

Legendary triathlon coach Brett Sutton offers his thoughts on the 2014 Ironman World Championship pro races.

Five athletes heading to Kona for the 2014 race share their stories of how they qualified for triathlon’s most prestigious event.

After a four-year hiatus from the Ironman World Championship, Terenzo Bozzone says that he's hopeful this will be a big transition year.

NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Luca Parmitano will head to Kona.

Fitter than ever and fired up to tackle Kona, Apolo Ohno is realizing new athletic goals via the swim, bike and run.

Corbin shares how she's stayed healthy this year, talks about life in Bend and reveals her Kona bike.

Veteran Michael Somsan will compete at Ironman Arizona on Nov. 16.

Feelings of loss, disappointment are normal, says sports psychologist.

Take an exclusive look into Corbin's preparation for the 2014 Ironman World Championship.

Headed to the Big Island next month? These insider tips will help you navigate where to swim, bike, run, refuel, recover and relax.

Meet the first grandfather-granddaughter duo to qualify for the Ironman World Championship.

A few of Craig Alexander’s fellow Kona-bound pros share how his influence has impacted their careers.

Former race car driver, and now challenged athlete, Alex Zanardi will compete at the 2014 Ironman World Championship on Oct. 11.

A spokesperson for Gordon Ramsay says that the celebrity chef no longer plans to compete in the 2014 Ironman World Championship.

Luxembourg's Dirk Bockel has announced that he will not compete in the Oct. 11 race.

The 2014 Ironman World Championship is set for Saturday, Oct. 11 and we'll be ramping up our pre-race coverage.

For the first time in the short history of the Kona Pro Rankings (KPR), every eligible pro athlete accepted his/her slot.

The Master Chef shares his secret training recipe for Ironman.

Many took to social media to express celebration, disappointment.

ive Ironman 70.3 races have lost (and one has gained) qualifying slots to the Ironman World Championship in 2015.

West Hawaii Today reports that Ironman 70.3 Hawaii will no longer hand out slots to the Ironman World Championship.

Angela Naeth is going after her first Ironman World Championship berth, and in the process she's spending a lot of time on the Big Island.

With four months to go until the 2014 Ironman World Championship, the Kona Pro Rankings (KPR) list is starting to shape up.

A Kona legend endured years of frustration before winning his first of six titles.

An update with Ironman's Andrew Messick

The 1985 Hawaii Ironman marked the end of an era in Ironman racing.

Though she’s avoided the big race in her professional career, it won’t be her first time racing in Kona.

Love your Ironman athlete? Give them a chance at Kona this year by entering the special Valentine's Day draw.

Mark Allen and Paula Newby-Fraser earned victories in the 1991 edition of the Ironman World Championship.

Kona's Cory Foulk proves it's not about the bike.

Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) on Sunday became the first sitting member of Congress to complete an Ironman triathlon.

Ironman has released a limited edition T-shirt with 100% of the proceeds going toward the relief efforts in the Philippines.

Ellis gives her post-Kona perspective, chats about her future with TeamTBB and reveals her new coach.

Former Super Bowl MVP Hines Ward and his teammates face nerves as they prepare to take on the Ironman World Championship.

Why pros loafing to an Ironman finish shouldn’t be castigated.

It was Tim O'Donnell (USA) and Mirinda Carfrae (AUS) who reigned supreme as the fastest pair in the race.

Recap the performances of Frederik Van Lierde, Luke McKenzie and Sebastian Kienle at the 2013 Ironman World Championship.

Paul Phillips captured images of some of the faces of the 2013 Ironman World Championship during the most nerve-wracking part of the race.

In the 11th episode of Become One, former Super Bowl MVP Hines Ward and his teammates travel to Kailua-Kona for race week at the Ironman World Championship.

The final hours at the Ironman World Championship are the most energetic of the race.

Australia's Mirinda Carfrae chats about taking her second Ironman world title and the course record.

Top finishing American Tim O'Donnell says he is happy with his fifth-place finish in Kona.

2012 Ironman world champion Leanda Cave recaps her performance at the 2013 race.

Australia's Luke McKenzie had a breakthrough race at Saturday's Ironman World Championship with a second-place finish.

Belgium's Frederik Van Lierde is the second person from that country to take the Ironman world title.

Think entry into the Kona race is beyond reach? Think again. Sometimes it’s as easy as showing up the next day to nab a roll-down slot.

This is Docherty’s second Ironman (he won Ironman New Zealand with a course record in March) coming off his final Olympic bid in London.

Andy Potts, the top finishing American in Kona in 2012, sat down with us a few days before the 2013 Ironman World Championship.

Holly Bennett polled a number of the pros set to race on Saturday in Kona to gain some candid insight into their body image perceptions.

American Jordan Rapp came out of the swim with work to do at last year's Ironman World Championship, and he hopes to avoid that this year.

Ironman Brazil champion Tim O'Donnell (USA) climbs toward Scenic Point on the famous Queen K Highway portion of the Hawaii Ironman course.

Ward attempts a swim, bike and run on the Kona course to prepare for the brutal conditions that he will be facing on race day.

Of the 36 women racing in the Ironman World Championship this weekend, 12 of them are American, three times more than any other country.

If she can figure out the swim, the bubbly German can win the world title.

After a career of ups and downs, Australia's Chris Legh will compete at the Ironman World Championship for the final time on Oct. 12.

In 15 out of the last 16 years, the men’s winner at the Ironman World Championship finished in the top four the previous year.

Mary Beth Ellis is providing updates on her journey to the Kona start line exclusively to Triathlete.com.

Ben Hoffman has multiple Ironman titles but a stellar race in Kona still eludes the 30-year-old Boulder-based pro.

Mary Beth Ellis will be providing updates on her progress exclusively to Triathlete.com.

There are 2,167 registrants for the 2013 Ironman World Championship, set to take place on Saturday, Oct. 12 in Kona.

The pro men will take off on Oct. 12 at 6:30 a.m. HST with the women following five minutes later.

American Mary Beth Ellis is hoping to make it to the Ironman World Championship start line one month after a devastating bike accident.

Two-time Ironman world champion Chris McCormack tweeted Saturday morning that he is out for the 2013 Ironman World Championship.

Two-time Ironman world champion Chris “Macca” McCormack came onto Competitor Radio to chat about next month’s Ironman World Championship.

With the 2013 Ironman World Championship 73 days away, the first professionals have punched their tickets to Kona.

Ironman announces the winners of the Kona Inspired program, who will be racing in Kona this October.

The World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) today announced changes to its Kona Pro Ranking system, which was put into place in September of 2010.

The 50 top men and 35 top women in the KPR, plus a few automatic qualifiers, will have the chance to toe the line at the sport’s premier event, the Ironman World Championship.

Meet three athletes who will finally be racing Ironman Hawaii as part of the Legacy program.

Two-time Ironman world champion Tim DeBoom shares his thoughts about what it takes to win, and which Americans might have it.

The program, launched in 2012, is an alternative way for triathletes to have the chance to race in Kona without having to qualify.

A new book led Tim DeBoom to reevaluate how “tough” the Hawaii Ironman really is.

Despite deeper pro fields and advancements in technology, the best Ironman athletes are still chasing after the elusive Hawaii run record.

Ironman world champion Normann Stadler learns a tech lesson the hard way.

Pete Jacobs used an uncharacteristically strong ride to set himself up to win the 2012 Ironman world title.

At the Hawaii Ironman in 1985, Scott Tinley proved he was the ultimate multisport athlete.

Tim DeBoom discusses the American drought in Kona and analyzes who may be the next American to earn the world championship title.

A bizarre circumstance kicked off the Queen of Kona’s legendary career.

Announcing the unveiling of the first Triathlete Ironman World Championship Digital Release, designed for the iPad.