Ironman

Yesterday we spotted two-time Ironman world champ Chris "Macca" McCormack motorpacing on Kona's Queen K.

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Luxemburg's Dirk Bockel will face a unique set of challenges for this year's race.

Three-time Ironman world champion Craig Alexander talks about what it would mean to add another world title to his resume.

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.

Jacobs says he's fitter than ever and, if conditions are good, will look to run a 2:37 marathon off of the bike.

Rasmus Henning tells us about his last big bike ride before Saturday's Ironman World Championship and talks about his decision to retire.

If you could swim, bike or run like any pro athlete what and who would you choose?

Last year's fifth-place finisher eveals she was injured the majority of 2011 and has had a solid training block leading into Kona.

With the 2012 Ironman World Championship only five days away, several top pros got their final tough workouts in before the rest period.

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.

We're five days out from the Ironman World Championship and the Big Island's Queen K is a busy place.

Triathlete.com captured this video of Joyce riding up the road to Hawi during a training ride on the Big Island on Sunday, Oct. 7.

Join Al-Sultan and his Abu Dhabi Triathlon Team teammates for a ride up to Hawi with this video.

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

Australian Joe Gambles talks about how he prepares for the Ironman World Championship, mentally and physically.

2010 Ironman world champion Mirinda Carfrae talks about the difference in pre-race pressure without Chrissie Wellington making the start.

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?

Craig Alexander talks about Chris McCormack's return to the Kona start list and the "hole" that is left with Lance Armstrong not racing.

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.

In this clip, Chrissie talks about her injuries heading into the race.

In this clip Chrissie talks about inspiring others in the sport.

In this clip Chrissie talks about what motivates her.

In this clip Chrissie talks about the mental toughness it takes to compete in Kona.

In this clip we ask Chrissie: Given your injuries, how was your confidence heading into the race?

In this clip we ask Chrissie: How did you feel on the swim?

Do you always watch your competitors racing? What goes through your mind?

What did you take away from 2010?

Based on how last year went, what specific changes did you make to your training plan for this year?

Because of your illness you had to cut back your racing schedule this year. Do you think doing fewer races works better for you?

How long had you actually ridden the Shiv before the race?

What have you learned from working with the team at Retül about what you need in a bike fit?

What did you learn from the 2010 Ironman World Championship race?

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.

A photo gallery of the pro race at the 2011 Ford Ironman World Championship from Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Photos by Triathlete Photo Editor Nils Nilsen.

When Mirinda Carfrae crossed the finish line in second at the Ironman World Championship last Saturday, the typically cheery Australian had tears in her eyes and a look of defeat as she hugged boyfriend Tim O’Donnell.

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The 2011 Ironman World Championship features the best amateur triathletes from around the globe. Here are some photos of them racing.

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Images of the pro race at the 2011 Ironman World Championship in Kona.

Labeled as a runner, Alexander sets fastest bike split of the top 15 and then runs to the Ironman Hawaii all-time record.

After last year’s shocker when the first report from the 2010 Hawaii Ironman was that Wellington wasn’t going to compete, the realm of possibility seemed wide open this year.

While athletes are on the 112-mile bike ride visitors will flock to stock up on cool presents from Hawaii's most ubiquitous stores.

The pros parted ways with their race rides at the bike check-in on the eve of the race. Check out the photos from Nils Nilsen.

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Carfrae’s coach gives insight into her preparation and wonders about how Wellington will react to a challenge.

For an athlete new to the distance, winning three Ironman races—all in a matter of 8 weeks—is quite an impressive feat. Team TBB’s Mary Beth Ellis seems to have found her calling this year, and is hoping for a Top 10 finish on Saturday.

Macca offers his honest inside perspective on the athletes racing for the win in his absence.

American Chris Lieto, the fastest cyclist in the sport, gives us the run down on his 2012 Trek Speed Concept.