Kona

Third-year pro Bree Wee’s home on the Big Island will be transformed next week as triathletes from all over the world swarm Kona (or “K-town”) to gear up for the Ironman World Championship.

This year's Ironman World Championship week will feature a concert performance by pop star Howie Day.

The Ironman World Championship course in Kona, Hawaii boasts some of the most unique features of any course in the entire world. Get a peek at the beauty of the water, the wind of the Queen K and the heat of the run in this video.

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

Endurance Maximus is a new endurance sports lifestyle-inspired retail collective situated at the heart of triathlon in downtown Kailua-Kona from Sept. 27 to Oct 10, 2010.

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.

Craig Alexander joined us from his training camp in Kona, Hawaii a few weeks before the 2010 Ironman.

Ukraine's Maksym Kriat and the United States' Jessica Meyers took wins at today's Ironman 70.3 Augusta event in Georgia.

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.

We have a special Saturday edition of Kona Countdown: The legendary Scott Molina.

Today’s featured show is Gordon Haller. Gordon Haller was the first…the first ever Ironman champion. Listen in as he takes us back to Oahu and 1978.

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.

We’re officially less than 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.

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.

As he did in preparation for last year's Ironman World Championship, Chris Lieto is spending time training with some of the world's top distance runners.

EPIC5, Richard Roll and Jason Lester’s attempt to do five consecutive Ironman-distance triathlons, came to a successful close at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday night on Kona’s Ali’i Drive.

After completing their fourth Ironman triathlon just before 5:00 a.m. on Monday on Maui, Jason Lester and Richard Roll went to bed. Their intention was to sleep for a few hours, catch an early afternoon flight to Kona, and immediately start their fifth and final Ironman-distance triathlon on the same course used for the Ironman World Championships each October.

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