Ironman

Germany's Sonja Tajsich chats about her stellar performance at the 2012 Ironman World Championship.

Triathlon coach Siri Lindley chats about how her athletes are preparing for Saturday's Ironman World Championship.

Great Britian's Leanda Cave rode in Kawaihae, Hawaii seven days out from the 2013 Ironman World Championship.

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.

Who is Madame Pele and what is her impact on Hawaii's Big Island, home of the Ironman World Championship? Find out.

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.

The broadcast of the 2012 Ironman World Championship presented by myList will air this Saturday (Oct. 27) from 4 to 6 p.m. ET.

Ironman professionals can breathe a sigh of relief—Gomez will continue to focus on Olympic-distance events.

We follow up with the three age group athletes we profiled in the lead up to the 2012 Ironman World Championship.

American Linsey Corbin found her way back to the Ironman World Championship top-10 by finishing eighth on Saturday.

Kienle went from leading the race to working for a top-10 spot off of the bike after he got a flat tire. He ultimately finished fourth.

“The place is relaxed yet dangerous. I like it.”

Pete Jacobs may have earned the bridesmaid spot last year in Kona, but he did so with the fastest run split of the day.

Triathlete.com special correspondent Julia Dibens got athletes' picks for the podium at the Kona Pier.

The Triathlete magazine staff gives their picks for the Ironman World Championship podium. Who do you think go it right?

Ten pros gathered at the King Kamehameha hotel in Kona for the 2012 Ironman World Championship pro press conference.

Photographer Jeff Clark put together a fun set to capture the participants in their finest Underpants Run attire.

The five-time Ironman Champion’s only finish lower than first place at the Ironman distance was in Kona 2011.

Age grouper Kevin Robson shares his complex story and the inspiring attitude with which he counters adversity.

For rookie pro Sarah Piampiano, Kona is not just a test of hard training, it’s a sign of a healthier future.

Now the German who may be the heir to the title of Strongest Ride in Triathlon is going back up in distance for his first stab at Hawaii.

Mike Rouse ran a total of 60 miles to mark his 60th birthday and raise awareness for charitable causes close to his heart.

"Would Lance Armstrong have been a major player in Kona? Probably. The winner? Not so fast."

We caught up with McKenzie to learn what he’s been up to and why he feels a new kind of confidence heading into this year’s race.

Meet Temple Hayles, a 34-year-old age group athlete from Longmont, Colo. gearing up for her second Ironman World Championship.

Despite the relentless pace of change that swirls around the Ironman World Championship every year, the race remains the same.

We caught up with Keat to hear how her switch to a new coach has positively impacted her Kona preparation.

In recent history, it’s been almost a given who from the men’s pro field will break away from the bike pack in Kona.

American Tim O'Donnell chats with Triathlete.com about what he learned from his first Ironman World Championship start in 2011.

Kathleen McCartney and Julie Moss talk about the race that "put triathlon on the map."

For those wanting a brief respite from the Speedo-swaddled swarm, there are two close-by escapes from Kona worth exploring.

Ironman Head Official Jimmy Riccitello chatted with Triathlete.com ahead of last year's IM World Championship about the rules of the race.

Dixon, who coaches some of the sport’s biggest names (and Kona’s brightest prospects), gives us some insight into his athletes’ prep.

Where does the Energy Lab get its name and why do so many athletes dread that segment of the marathon?

Look back on the 2011 Kona Underpants run with this video.

The annual Underpants Run is a lighthearted and slightly ludicrous event that serves as a fundraiser for local Hawaii charities.

One week from today on Thursday, Oct. 11, hundreds of triathletes will bare (nearly) all for the 2012 Kona Underpants Run.

Behind Craig Alexander’s opaque race mask is a confidence manufactured through an overwhelming work ethic.

More Than Sport has announced a lineup of podium-topping professional triathletes who will partner with the organization.

Kathleen McCartney and Julie Moss have been inexorably linked since fate first drew them to the lava fields in 1982.

Will alliances among pros in the men’s race further dispel the idea that the Hawaii Ironman is the race of truth?

Athletes will wear bands to support age grouper Amy Gluck, who was hit while riding by a large truck hauling gravel on Sept. 15.

American Chris Lieto invited the Triathlete.com cameras to his home in Kona, Hawaii to get a sneak peek into the training of a champion.

In her book, Chrissie Wellington recounts her unlikely journey from an accident-prone child to Ironman world champion.

As Timothy O’Donnell tackles the iron distance, he steps into the role as an American with a legitimate shot at ending the U.S. drought.

American Chris Lieto has raced the Ironman World Championship more than a dozen times and is a current resident of Kona.

Molli Serrano, a pancreatic survivor and Ironman athlete, will be racing in Kona this October as part of the Kona Inspired program.

Chris McCormack says his brief return to draft-legal racing was "the slap in the face" he needed to return to the Ironman World Championship.

The first 69 professional triathletes will be offered the opportunity to register for the 2012 Ironman World Championship.

We’ll know the names of 65 professionals, plus a few automatic qualifiers, who will earn Ironman World Championship slots on July 29.

This year’s Ironman World Championship triathlon will be televised about six weeks earlier than originally planned.

The Challenged Athletes Foundation is auctioning off a Kona spot at its annual gala, and you don't have to be present to win.

On Sunday, World Triathlon Corporation announced which lucky athletes won slots to the 2012 Ironman World Championship.

Watch first-place finisher Tim O'Donnell and second-place finisher Sebastian Kienle cross the finish line in Galveston.

Get the inside scoop on how Endurance Live Triathletes of the Year Craig Alexander and Chrissie Wellington conquered Kona.

Want to race well in the heat? The pioneering work of the Hawaii Ironman doctors can help you.

The Kona Inspired program requires participants to submit a video explaining how they represent the mantra "anything is possible".

Get a look at Tim O’Donnell’s and Luke McKenzie’s Ironman Hawaii cycling power data.

Thanks to multiple strong performances at the end of the 2011 racing calendar, Craig Alexander and Leanda Cave lead the KPR.

Bob Babbitt tells the story of Dustin Brady, who raced in Kona in honor of his fiancé Michelle.

McCormack orchestrated the decisive Kona 2010 breakaway aboard this Specialized Shiv.

Now that the Kona dust has settled, we caught up with Matt Dixon of Purplepatch Fitness, coach to many of the top pros, including Chris Lieto, Linsey Corbin, Rachel Joyce, Luke Bell and Meredith Kessler.

Experience the 2011 Ford Ironman World Championship swim from under the water with this photo gallery.

The following story about dark horse Ironman World Championships contender Leanda Cave was printed in the September/October issue of Inside Triathlon magazine. She ended up finishing third in the October race.

The Kona course has a way of humbling—no, demolishing—athletes like no other Ironman. The heat, the unforgiving course, the world championship-demanding effort—and did we mention the heat? We spoke with three top pros forced to pull out of last Saturday’s race and asked them what ultimately ended their day and dashed their Kona hopes.