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Omar Nour recently finished second at the TriYAS by Activelife triathlon and is on a mission to curb childhood obesity.

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

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

Lindley joined Bob Babbitt and Paul Huddle from her home in Boulder to chat about being coached by Brett Sutton and the upcoming Kona race.

The 2007 70.3 world champion chats about his start in the sport, taking criticism and what his goals are for 2013.

Cameron Dye chats about his big win in 2013, the possibility of going to the Olympics and what his plans are for the next couple of years.

Why has it been so long since an American has won at the Ironman World Championship?

He's a multiple Ironman champion, but American Jordan Rapp has avoided racing in the Ironman World Championship until now.

After suffering severe elbow injuries in October of 2011, Kemper spent months working to overcome multiple surgeries and infections.

Whitfield also talked about his plan to make the jump to longer-distance races.

The event was initially supposed to be a triathlon between Chris McCormack and Lance Armstrong.

Brownlee came on Competitor Radio to discuss his career, his training and his hopes and dreams for London and beyond.

A week after race day she came on to the Competitor Radio show to go through the bike crash, her recovery, her race day challenges and what just might be the greatest win of her amazing career.

When it comes to radio guests, two-time Ironman World Champion Chris McCormack is the absolute gold standard and he proved it once again in this-70 minute instant classic.

Andrew Messick left his position as the President of AEG Sports, the owners of the Amgen Tour of California, to become the CEO of the World Triathlon Corporation, the owners of the Ironman.

Competitor Radio's Bob Babbitt chats with Great Britain's Leanda Cave about injuries and preparing for this year's Ironman World Championship 70.3 and Ironman World Championship races.

How many runners have ever slam dunked? How many endurance athletes have come back from breaking their neck? Jesse Thomas is a special athlete with the personality to match.

Armstrong enlists the help of Alberto Salazar to help him run a 2:50-2:55 marathon in an Ironman.

Macca talks about how he made the decision to go after the 2012 London Olympics, and what exactly he'll have to change in his training to have a chance at the Olympic starting line.

Three-time Ironman world champion Chrissie Wellington joins Bob Babbitt on this week's edition of Competitor Radio.

Ryan Sutter joins Bob Babbitt and Paul Huddle on Competitor Radio to talk about his passion for swim/bike/run and his attendance at this weekend's Endurance LIVE event.

Heather Fuhr, an Ironman world champion turned trail runner, joins Bob Babbitt and Paul Huddle on this edition of Competitor Radio.

Tom Gallagher joins Bob Babbitt on this edition of Competitor Radio. Gallagher took 13th at the Ironman in Kona in 1986 and is a long time waterman and top Stand Up Paddler (SUP).

American Amber Monforte joins Bob Babbitt and AJ Acosta to chat about breaking the 21-year-old course record at the three-day Ultraman Triathlon World Championship in Kona, Hawaii.

Above knee amputee athlete Sarah Reinertsen came on the show to discuss the impact of triathlon being added to the Paralympics.

Two-time Ford Ironman World Champion Chris McCormack came in studio for a great one-on-one chat with Bob Babbitt.

Mirinda Carfrae of Australia won her first Ironman World Championship in Kona on Saturday, October 9. She came on to Competitor radio to chat about her build-up to Kona and take us through race day.

Mirinda Carfrae from Australia came on with us after finishing second to Chrissie Wellington in 2009. Her journey took her from basketball to triathlon.

The final countdown begins: 10 days left in our Kona Countdown.

Bill Bell didn’t get into endurance sports until he was almost 60. But he sure knew how to make up for lost time and soon became an Ironman legend.

Valerie Silk is the woman who watched over the growth of the Ironman throughout the 1980’s . Her story in this interview about Julie Moss and the February 1982 Ironman is a classic.

The 1994 Ironman World Champion Greg Welch came on with us back in 2006 to go through his career. This show was hilarious.

Back in 2007 Craig Alexander came to Kona to do his first Ironman World Championship. He ended up second to fellow Aussie Chris McCormack in his first attempt and we chatted with the man nicknamed Crowie not long after the race.

Peter Reid won ten Ironman titles in his career with three of them coming in Kona. The sound bite leading into this interview says it all.

At the time of this interview Natascha Badmann was the four-time Ford Ironman World Champion. She would go on to win two more titles.

Chris McCormack of Australia tried for a number of years to win the Ironman and each time he came up short. Then, in 2007, he finally won the biggest race of his amazing career. Macca came on with us a week after his victory while the memory was still fresh.

For our third show in our 30 day Kona Countdown, here is an interview with the best endurance athlete on the planet, Chrissie Wellington, one week after she set the Ironman World Championship record last October

Today's Countdown to Kona interview is with 2005 Ironman World Champion Faris Al-Sultan.

We're officially 30 days out from the Ironman World Championship and in that honor, Competitor Radio will be running 30 of our favorite interviews with Ironman World Champions.