The Founder of Germany’s Largest Tri Club Explains the Country’s Multisport Scene
The founder of Germany's largest triathlon club, Eintracht Frankfurt, has some surprising insights into the country's take on tri.
The ultimate resource for all things Kona: interviews with the biggest stars, inspiring stories, exclusive gear previews, the hottest pro bikes, and the latest news. Be there, here.
The founder of Germany's largest triathlon club, Eintracht Frankfurt, has some surprising insights into the country's take on tri.
It's time to shed your Kona qualifying FOMO.
Approximately 2,500 athletes came from across the globe to Kailua-Kona, Hawaii to compete in the iconic 2018 Ironman World Championship.
Photographer Rocky Arroyo joined the more than 2,500 athletes to grab images of the iconic Ironman World Championship swim start in Kailua Bay.
O'Donnell talks about the drastic changes he's made in his training, the head-to-head battle with Braden Currie, and managing the balance of parenthood with elite-level racing.
The American finished 10th at the 2018 Ironman World Championship with a blazing time of 8:58:58.
Charles chats about her stellar swim, her mindset on the bike, and what she thinks Kona rookies brought to Saturday's race.
She chats about her disappointment of not making it onto the podium, the complicated dynamics in the women's bike race, and how the race has changed over the last few years.
The Scottish athlete chats about the conditions and overcoming an "average" front half of his race to finish on the podium again.
Currie ran shoulder-to-shoulder with Tim O'Donnell, had some fun banter with eventual race winner Patrick Lange, and then held off a late surge from Matt Russell.
Aernouts put together a 54:07, swim, 4:12:26 bike, and a 2:45:42 marathon to finish in 7:56:41.
Russell got his best-ever Ironman World Championship finish one year after nearly losing his life on the same Kona course.
Four-time Ironman world champion Daniela Ryf recalls her record-breaking day of racing in Kona.
Patrick Lange became the first athlete to finish the Ironman World Championship in under eight hours.
Bob Babbitt chats with Anne Haug, third-place finisher of the 2018 Ironman World Championship.
Bob Babbitt chats with Tim O'Donnell, fourth-place finisher of the 2018 Ironman World Championship.
Bob Babbitt chats with Lucy Charles, second-place finisher of the 2018 Ironman World Championship.
Bob Babbitt chats with Bart Aernouts, second-place finisher of the 2018 Ironman World Championship.
Bob Babbitt chats with Sarah True, fourth-place finisher of the 2018 Ironman World Championship.
Bob Babbitt chats with David McNamee, third-place finisher of the 2018 Ironman World Championship.
What happened to the pros who didn’t finish?
Even Lange was surprised by his epic performance.
A jellyfish string nearly derailed Daniela Ryf's 2018 Ironman World Championship.
The class of 2018 will go down in history as the group that completely set a new standard for Hawaii Ironman racing.
Bob Babbitt interviews the top four finishers from the historic 2018 Ironman World Championship.
Germany's Patrick Lange claimed his second-straight Ironman world title in a course record time.
Switzerland’s Daniela Ryf crushed the bike course record (4:26:07) on her way to establishing the fastest Ironman finishing time for a woman in history at 8:26:18.
The 2018 Ironman World Championship is a triathlon that will likely sit atop the record books for years to come.
Switzerland’s Daniela Ryf came out of the swim in a slower (for her) 57:26 after being stung by a jellyfish, then crushed the bike course record in 4:26:07 and posted a sub-three Kona marathon (2:57:05)—crossing the finish line in 8:26:18.
Patrick Lange claimed his second Ironman world title—putting together a 50:37 swim, 4:16:05 bike, and 2:41:32 marathon to establish a new course record of 7:52:39.
A group of 30 industry experts came together on Friday to tally the makeup of all 2,500 bikes to check-in on the Kona Pier ahead of the Ironman World Championship.
The training is done and the bikes are racked: It's time to race!
Australia's Sarah Crowley is back in Kona after a breakthrough third-place finish in 2017.
2014 Ironman world champion Sebastian Kienle knows what it's like to win this race and he's hoping for a second title on Saturday.
Bike check-in served as the final task before athletes headed home and got one more nervous night of sleep before race morning.
Tim O’Donnell will be riding a Trek Speed Concept Project One ICON Team in size large.
As the world has changed, so has much of the Hawaii Ironman, but as the clock winds down to midnight on race day, we get a glimpse of what it once was.
This 36-year-old mom and former pro netball player believes fitness and training for sport can make women not only healthier and stronger, but happier.
A close-up look at the Dimond Marquise Kyle Buckingham will ride in the 2018 Ironman World Championship.
It's been a long, hard road back but the 40-year-old says he wants to be able to walk away from the sport on his terms.
Presenting the big questions last year's runner up answered on the island this week:
We sat down with four former world champions for a candid chat about who they think has the best shot of waking up on Sunday with a new world title next to their name.
The endearing, surprising answers from this year's Kona qualifiers.
Aussie Sarah Crowley rides a tricked-out Canyon Speedmax SLX with a few custom touches.
We're nearing race day on the Big Island. Here's a look at how Thursday played out.
The American chats about how she prepared for Saturday and what role she thinks she could play in shifting the race dynamics.
James Cunnama crashed his mountain bike early in the year, but has bounced back and is excited to make the start on Saturday.
Father-daughter duo Phil and Ophelie Saussus both qualified to race Kona, and they plan to finish it together.
The three-time Ironman world champion talks about how her Kona prep has changed and where she feels her fitness is going into Saturday's race.
Corbin says she's put too much pressure on Kona in the past, so she's taking a more relaxed approach this year.
American Ben Hoffman was forced to pull out of the 2018 Ironman World Championship last week after discovering a sacral stress fracture.
The Ironman World Championship's wackiest race-week tradition is in the books.
Kona 2018 athletes tell us what drove them to want to qualify for the Ironman World Championship.
The Big Island is unkind to first-time winners of the Hawaii Ironman.
Ironman competitor Mania-Maria Bikof spearheads an international group of volunteers who help her rescue thousands of refugees in the Aegean Sea.
2017 Ironman world champion and course record holder Patrick Lange of Germany is back on the Big Island and ready to defend his title.
Race day is getting closer and the island is buzzing with anticipation. Here's what happened just a few days out from the big day.
Lionel Sanders hosted a private press conference for media and sponsors this morning, and as always, he was the ultimate open book.
Matt Russell talks about second chances, unexpected gifts from the Big Island, and living his life with a new sense of passion since his life-changing accident in 2017.
Switzerland's Daniela Ryf is back in Kona to go after a fourth-straight Ironman world title.
We got a great look at Daniela Ryf’s brand new 2019 Felt IA FRD Disc