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Van Lierde, Carfrae tops at Kona

Frederik Van Lierde crafted a balanced race to win his 1st Kona title while Mirinda Carfrae exploded into the lead with a record 2:50:35 run to win her 2nd Ironman World Championship.

Four top women – the latest form

Who's coping? Who's feeling strong? The latest word on how Leanda Cave, Rachel Joyce, Mirinda Carfrae and Mary Beth Ellis are feeling on the eve of the biggest race of the year.

2013 Ironman Hawaii – day 4

Today we stopped by the Aquatic Center in Kona, perused the Expo and ran into quite a few Pros, and the race is now only 2 days away.

2013 ST Kona gathering

The annual Kona Slowtwitch gathering at the Cytomax / Muscle Miilk house powered by blueseventy was a huge success and more than 300 people showed up and had a good time.

2013 Kona Underpants Run

There are no words adequate to describe the pointless, anarchistic, exuberant, manic, jiggly, wiggly, piggly nonsense of the annual Thursday morning Kona underpants run.

Cunnama & Swallow are ready

James Cunnama and Jodie Swallow have an excellent relationship at the races and away - and they both are highly rated coming to the 37th Ironman World Championship this Saturday at Kona.

2013 Ironman Hawaii – day 3

Wednesday in Kona is the day of the Slowtwitch gathering, but of course we saw many other things. So come on in and see what we have got.

2013 Kona kids race & parade

Official Ironman World Championship activities kicked off Tuesday afternoon with a Splash and Dash kids race and the International Parade of Nations starting on Ali'i Drive and finishing at the just-opened Expo.

2013 Ironman Hawaii – day 2

Another day has gone by in Kona and here are images from our second day coverage of the 2013 GoPro Ironman World Championships, and there is more to come.

2013 Ironman Hawaii – day 1

Today we are starting with our annual coverage of the Ironman World Championships in Kona. We spent time on the pier, the Queen K and Alii Drive.

The Weekend Box Oct 6 2013

The weekend before Kona brought world class runs and finish times at Challenge Barcelona, World Cup sprint wins by Olympic medalists, and great bike splits at Life Time Fitness Dallas.

2013 Kona women’s favorites

No dominant force, a few key players missing, some usual favorites battling physical woes and many talented contenders make the Ironman World Championship women’s elite race maddeningly difficult to pick