The 29-year-old Australian was an up-and-coming talent and actually had some fine results. Then he broke into the orbit of the greats with a 2nd at the 2011 Ford Ironman World Championships in Kona.
by Tim Carlson, October 11, 2011
Wellington’s 2:52:41 marathon was 32 seconds slower than Carfrae’s; Alexander’s 2:44:03 was 1:34 slower than Jacobs’ run – but both were fast enough. Photos by Timothy Carlson.
Chris Lieto came within 9 seconds of Normann Stadler’s 2006 bike record and Karin Thuerig smashed her own bike course record with a 4:44:20 mark. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson
The 35th Ironman Hawaii began with an aquatic Light Brigade charge in the waters of Kailua Bay with 1,865 fellow seekers of the magic. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson
Andrew Starykowicz took the win in Anderson, SC and with it the Rev3 series title and a nice paycheck. Magali Tisseyre won the women’s race.
This latest edition of the Gel Nimbus is moderately different than the two previous iterations, in fit, in flexibility, and in the ride. Do these changes make the shoe better or a worse than its predecessors?
An amazing race day in Kona is behind us with Craig Alexander and Chrissie Wellington taking the titles. Here is a selection of images from the day.
The 4th day of our 2011 Kona coverage is filled with images from the bike check-in. Athletes had time from noon until 5:30pm to drop of their bike, helmet and transition bags.
Craig Alexander broke Luc Van Lierde’s 1996 race record to win his 3rd Kona title; Chrissie Wellington out dueled Mirinda Carfrae to win her 4th as both broke 9 hours
Every year, we have a great forum thread, with folks from the island and folks watching at home all chiming in on the action. This year is no exception…
The two-time Abu Dhabi winner, 2009 Ironman 70.3 World Champion and 2010 3rd place Kona finisher is fighting a painful toe injury.
After her impressive second place finish at Hy-Vee, Carfrae comes to Kona and a return match with Chrissie Wellington with increased confidence
With three Ironman wins and two race records this summer, Ellis has shown that her two Ironman 70.3 World Championship silver medals were just the beginning of her stardom.
From the elite pros to the elite Slowtwitch Forum contributors, ST threw its annual Kona party on Alii Drive this Wednesday. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson
Thursday in Kona is mostly known to be about the underpants run, the Pro press conference and the E Komo Mai dinner, but it is certainly not limited to these 3 events.
The Luxembourg killer cyclist has an all around game that can make Bockel a factor at the very end of the day at the Ironman World Championship. We had a few words with the man also known as DeBockel.
The strange and terrible saga of the Kona Underpants run, the wicked brainchild of Paul Huddle and Roch Frey, carries on. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson
We are another day closer to the 2011 Ironman Hawaii and it was another busy day. The highlight of the day though clearly was the annual slowtwitch Kona gathering.
After a disappointing 6th at Kona last year, Timo Bracht dominated with a course record at IM Arizona. Returning to Kona, Timo draws on his 2009 Frankfurt win over Raelert
Marino Vanhoenacker had a breakthrough 3rd last year at Kona. In 2011, a 2nd at Abu Dhabi and a brief Ironman distance record of 7:45 at Austria give the Belgian a winning belief.
Here in Kona we had a chance to look a bit closer at the Cannondale Slice RS of Michael Weiss. The bike is actually still a prototype but we can expect to see a very fast split on it.
The fourth annual Keiki Kids Splash and Dash on the Tuesday before Ironman Hawaii was full of unalloyed joy and pure love of sport. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson
Like a small town version of the Olympic opening ceremonies parade of nations, Kona honors its international competitors. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson
Even though we are still several days away from the 2011 Ford Ironman World Championships, it appears that Kona is busier than before. Enjoy this gallery from our first day coverage.
