The 1989 Ironman World Championship was the greatest race ever. In a spectacular duel that become known as the Iron War, the world’s two strongest athletes raced side by side at world-record pace for a grueling 139 miles.
Three-time Ironman world champion Chrissie Wellington offers “an honest evaluation” of her condition, and sounds very different than last year.
Seven age-group athletes racing the Ford Ironman World Championship on Saturday share their stories and goals.
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Be a part of the action at Kona's Dig Me Beach with this photo gallery.
The Keiki Dip-n-Dash, an event for the kids, took place at the Kailua-Kona Pier on Tuesday, Oct. 4. Check out the photos!
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The Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows, which is building its reputation as a tri-friendly hotel, will be hosting two free pre-race events this week that are open to the public. You can gain last-minute tips from top pros and meet other competitors from around the globe.
ITU stars Javier Gomez and Lisa Norden took the race wins, while Americans Andy Potts and Sarah Haskins claimed the overall series titles. Check out the photos.
You don’t have to fly to the Big Island to check out Dig Me Beach every morning. We’ll bring you there everyday with our “Dig Me Daily” video features. This one’s from the morning of Sunday, Oct. 2.
The Toyota U.S. Open Triathlon in Dallas was the seventh and final stop in the 2011 Toyota Cup series.
Our cameras caught a few of Kona's top contenders out training. Check out image of Chrissie Wellington, Linsey Corbin, Luke Bell, Mirinda Carfrae and more.
Go along for a ride with Chris Lieto on Kona's Queen K.
In the final installment Crowie recaps his performance at the 70.3 world championships.
Trek/K-Swiss teammates Joe Gambles and Fraser Cartmell go for one last long training ride on Friday, Sept. 30 on Kona's Queen K.
Find out how the two-time Ironman world champion recovers after his hardest training session of the year. Also hear what Craig Alexander thinks about Macca's win in Kona last year in a sit down with host Bob Babbitt.
After selling out a dinner in July, The Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows on the Kohala Coast of Hawaii’s Big Island will be hosting an exclusive vegan dinner with one of the most well-known women in triathlon, Hillary Biscay, on Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 6 p.m.
Australians Chris McCormack and Mirinda Carfrae posted exciting finishes at the 2010 Ironman World Championship. Here's a few images of the day's top pros.
In “The Run” Alexander finishes his 112-mile ride with a quick transition followed by 10x1 mile repeats up and down Monarch Rd. in Boulder, Colo.
Watch part three of the “Training Day with Craig Alexander” series and then check out these photos from the day.
It’s been triathlon central in Los Angeles the past week with the star-studded Malibu Triathlon taking place one week before the pro-studded 12th annual LA Triathlon.
A strong pro field descended upon America’s second oldest city today to race Georgia’s ESi Ironman 70.3 Augusta.
Three-time Olympian Hunter Kemper won a record seventh career men's elite national title, and Beijing Olympian Laura Bennett earned her third women's crown Saturday at the USA Triathlon Elite National Championship, held in conjunction with the Nickel City Triathlon at Gallagher Beach.
The most exciting moments of the Ironman World Championship take place late into the night as the final finishers cross the line in Kailua-Kona. Get pumped for the 2011 Ironman World Championship with this short recap of Kona's 17th hour.
Bob Babbitt sits down with last year's Kona runner-up in Boulder, Colo.
Photos of the inaugural Challenge Henley-on-Thames Triathlon from England. Petr Vabrousek (CZE) and Yvette Grice (GBR) took the wins.
Canadian triathlete Paula Findlay has ended her season early and will not race in the upcoming Pan American Games.
Andrea Hewitt emerged as the winner on a hot day in Yokohama and will hold the 2012 ITU WCS point lead until the series resumes next spring.
Celebrities take part in the 25th annual Nautica Malibu Triathlon. The event raised more than $1.1 million for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Check out the photos!
Portugal's Joao Silva broke through for his first-ever victory in the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series. Amidst the intense heat in Yokohama, Silva didn't wilt but instead rose to the occasion and to the top of the podium.
Andrea Hewitt soared to her second consecutive victory in the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series today in Yokohama.
Belgium's Bart Aernouts ran his way to the front for the men, while Australia's Nikki Butterfield beat out pre-race favorite Caroline Steffen on the women's side at the Ironman 70.3 Syracuse triathlon.
A robot will take on the 140.6-mile course of the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii.
Perhaps the biggest news heading into the event is that former world No. 1 and the 2008 Olympic silver medalist, Vanessa Fernandes of Portugal, is on the start list.
Her first ever triathlon was in March of 2010. Less than a year and a half later, in August of 2011, she ran through the field in London, took second place overall and, believe it or not…made the 2012 US Olympic Triathlon team.
Americans Andrew Starykowicz and Malaika Homo walked away with their share of a $100,000 prize purse at the second annual Rev3 Cedar Point Triathlon.
More images from a fast day at the 2011 Marines Ironman World Championship 70.3.
American Chris Lieto reflects on his race at the Ironman World Championship 70.3 triathlon.
After struggling with injuries for the first part of the year, American Linsey Corbin turned in an impressive third-place performance at 70.3 worlds.
Canadian Jeff Symonds turned in the performance of his career to earn third at the 70.3 world champs.
While he didn’t set a course record, Brazil’s Ezequiel Morales ran away with the win today, earning his first IM title when he crossed the finish line in Madison in 8:45:18. Meredith Kessler lost her lead late in the run to today’s champion, Wisconsin-born Jessica Jacobs, who crossed the line in 9:41:03.
Today’s pro race was the full event, and some big names showed up, aiming to take home part of the $100,000 prize purse and to earn series points
Two Aussies claimed Ironman World Championship 70.3 titles in Henderson, Nev. Check out the photos.
Craig “Crowie” Alexander reclaimed the Ironman 70.3 world champion title, which he first won in 2006, at today’s race on a new, challenging course around Lake Las Vegas and Henderson, Nev. Aussie Melissa Rollison, who first came to our attention by winning this year’s Vineman 70.3, captured her first half-iron world champ title. Both winners outran their respective fields to finish with a commanding lead.
Hewitt's notorious sprint earns her the Grand Final title, while Groff's 10th place finish secures her the overall World Championship Series bronze.
Meet 16 age groupers from across the world who will be racing in the 2011 Ironman World Championship 70.3 race in Las Vegas.
Hear what some of the pros had to say at the 2011 Ironman World Championship 70.3 pro press conference.
Athletes got the opportunity to try out the swim course and check in their bikes on the eve of the Ironman World Championship 70.3 race. Check out the photos!
Triathlete’s editors have made their fearless picks for the top 10 men and women.
Join athletes at the swim practice session at the Ironman World Championship 70.3 swim venue at Lake Las Vegas.
Triathlete.com catches up with Paul Matthews two days before the Ironman World Championship 70.3 race in Las Vegas.
Triathlete.com catches up with Michael Weiss two days before the Ironman World Championship 70.3 race in Las Vegas.
Triathlete.com catches up with Joe Gambles two days before the Ironman World Championship 70.3 race in Las Vegas.
Brownlee's Grand Final dominance earned him the overall world title, with younger brother Jonny coming second and Gomez finishing third.
Triathlete.com catches up with Linsey Corbin two days before the Ironman World Championship 70.3 race in Las Vegas.
Triathlete.com catches up with Leanda Cave two days before the Ironman World Championship 70.3 race in Las Vegas. Who does Cave hope will help her push the pace on race day? Find Out.
Triathlete.com catches up with Trek/K-Swiss team member Lesley Paterson two days before the Ironman World Championship 70.3 race in Las Vegas. What's her race strategy going to be? Find out.
The venue change of the Ironman 70.3 world championship from Clearwater, Fla., to the outskirts of Las Vegas has everyone guessing who will rise to the top at this year’s race on Sept. 11.
Sunday’s Superfrog triathlon is normally a unique event because of its ties to naval commando history and its long presence in the sport—this is the 33rd anniversary of the race, originally created to train Navy SEALs and serve as a warm-up to the Ironman World Championship.
Next year's races, scheduled for May 12-13, 2012, will serve as the second of two qualifier events to determine the 2012 U.S. Olympic Men's and Women's Triathlon Team.
The ITU has announced its 2012 ITU World Championship Series schedule and for the first time since 2009 it includes a stop in the United States.
The 2011 ITU elite short-course world champions will be crowned this weekend when the best short-course triathletes in the world race in the Dextro Energy World Championship Series Grand Final in Beijing.
Images of the second running of the Challenge Walchsee-Kaiserwinkl Triathlon from Austria.
See the Ironman World Championship 70.3 start list below. Current as of Sept. 7.
With the Audi Best Buddies running and cycling fund-raiser to take place at Hearst Castle on September 10, we look back at Triathlete magazine’s report on one of the most star-powered and innovative charity/endurance events in the world.
After five years of complaints and criticism surrounding the Ironman World Championship 70.3 course in Clearwater, Fla., the prestigious mid-distance championship has relocated to Lake Las Vegas.
It was a fast and exciting day at the first-ever non-drafting Hy-Vee Triathlon.
Ronnie Schildknecht and Yvonne Van Vlerken took the victories at the second running of the Challenge Walchsee-Kaiswerwinkl Triathlon in Austria.
Australia's Greg Bennett overtook the entire field at the men's Hy-Vee Triathlon Elite Cup race, cruising into the finish line in 1:49:52 to take home the $151,500 winner’s check.
Thirty top female pros came to Des Moines, Iowa to race the fifth annual Hy-Vee Triathlon on Sunday.
We asked pro triathlete Jenny Fletcher about this weekend’s Hy-Vee race, how she hydrates in the heat and her second career in modeling.
When the pre-race favorites have met earlier in the year it seems a different man has come out on top every time.
Two American Olympic qualifiers and two American Olympic hopefuls highlight the women’s field for this weekend’s Hy-vee Triathlon in Des Moines, Iowa.
The World Triathlon Corporation has offered the final pros slots to the Ironman World Championship after the final weekend of racing, which included two Ironman races.
Ironman Canada was supposed to be hot—both temperature and race wise—and it did not disappoint.
It was humid, windy and already 70 degrees outside when the pros jumped into the Ohio River to start the fifth edition of Ironman Louisville.
Matt Chrabot, a 28-year old ITU racer who lives in Colorado Springs, cinched the men’s title today while Sarah Haskins won the women’s race for the third time.
Ironman Louisville has one of the most unique swim starts of any Ironman. Plus the course passes historic landmarks and offers athletes scenic views of Oldham County.
With pre-registration for the 2012 Abu Dhabi International Triathlon now open, we though we'd look back at this year's pro race and help give you an idea of what it would be like to race in the United Arab Emirates.
It’s one of the sport’s marquee races along the country’s most scenic city skyline, and triathletes show up by the thousands.
Chile's Barbara Riveros Diaz narrowly beat out Australia's Emma Jackson for the ITU Sprint World Championship title. Check out photos of the action.
Stephen Bayliss (GBR) and Amy Marsh (USA) took out the inaugural Challenge Vichy this weekend and in doing so conquered one of the toughest races in Challenge history. Temperatures in the French spa town rose to 43C with high humidity and athletes facing strong head winds on the bike.
Jonathan Brownlee overcame tough competition and grueling conditions to successfully defend his ITU Sprint World Championship title. Check out all of the action with this photo gallery.
Denmark's Rasmus Henning and Great Britain's Chrissie Wellington showed that they are on track with their Kona preparations by leading from start to finish at today's Ironman 70.3 Timberman triathlon in Gilford, N.H.
No wildcard entries will be given for the 2011 Ironman World Championship.
Look back on the last two years of the ITU Team World Championships. The ITU is hoping to have the thrilling event added to the Olympic Games.
The ITU’s Elite Sprint Triathlon World Championships is set to take place this weekend in Lausanne, Switzerland, with a strong contingent of athletes looking to add a world championship to their names.
A photo gallery of one of the most unique 70.3 races in the world.
Athletes gathered on a cool and cloudy morning at Washington’s Lake Stevens, located about 35 miles north of Seattle.