Interview
Timo Bracht - stealth contender
Last year he came into Kona after a career win at Frankfurt but could only muster a 6th place finish. This year he's a stealth contender who thinks his chances are better.
Chrissie and Kona 4.0
She's going for four in a row. She broke Newby-Fraser's Kona record. Her 8:19 at Roth smashed her own world best. And she says her broken arm was the best thing that ever happened to her.
Marino Vanhoenacker is ready for his Kona closeup
The Belgian who posted the 4th fastest Iron-distance time in history at Ironman Austria is ready for a breakthrough at Kona.
Mirinda Carfrae before the storm
Many eyes are currently on Mirinda Carfrae with the 2010 Ford Ironman World Championships approaching rapidly. The 2009 runner-up is no longer a rookie and thus more dangerous than before. She had ...
A few words with Meb Keflezighi
In 2009 Meb Keflezighi became the first American male to win the ING New York City Marathon since 1982 and is currently preparing to defend his title. We had a chance to chat with this very fast ...
A Dirk Bockel Kona update
When Dirk Bockel showed up in Kona in 2009 he flew kind of under the radar, but after his 7th place there and a runner-up spot in Abu Dhabi he won't be able to stay anonymous this year. He checked ...
A chat with Helen Jenkins
After several recent third place finishes, Helen Jenkins is poised to step up a spot or two at the upcoming Dextro Energy WCS Finals in Budapest, Hungary. We had a few words with the 2008 ITU World ...
Rudy Garcia-Tolson rocks
Rudy Garcia-Tolson was born with multiple birth defects and after many, many operations to his legs, he told his parents he would rather be a double amputee. Rudy became a great swimmer, triathlete ...
A few words with Tim Berkel
After his win at the inaugural Challenge Copenhagen, Aussie Tim Berkel was not only happy about the new title and bringing home the bacon, he also was relieved not to be viewed as a one-hit-wonder ...
A Joe Gambles update
After dealing with an Achilles injury, Joe Gambles successfully defended his title at Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens and now the Aussie has his eyes set on Ironman Wisconsin and qualifying for Kona.
The fast and humble Paula Findlay
Paula Findlay had shown quite a bit of promise the last couple years, but really stepped into the limelight with great wins at the ITU WCS races in London and Kitzbühel. The fast, charming and ...
Eric Reid is on a mission
Eric Reid is fairly new to triathlon and will go back to Kona for the second time. But the Army Major and Battalion Executive Officer isn't just looking for a new personal record in Kona, he is ...
Is Martin Jensen ready for his breakthrough?
The 26-year-old training partner of triathlon star Rasmus Henning, the tall Dane with a killer bike has been found in the front pack at several significant races around the world. Here at inaugural ...
Keat vows to break runner-up syndrome
Rebekah Keat is ready to break into the winner's circle at Challenge Copenhagen after three straight runner-up Ironman-distance finishes - and contemplates what it will take to crack the Wellington ...
A few words with Matt Chrabot
A win at Miami International and the runner-up spot at Lifetime Fitness Triathlon were quite nice, but qualifying for the 2012 Olympics in London is on the mind of Matt Chrabot and thus the focus on ...
Getting to know Matt Lieto
Trek/K-Swiss Pro Matt Lieto has shown a few times that his older brother Chris isn't the only Lieto who can go fast in a race. We cornered BigMatt Lieto in Bend, OR where he is currently preparing ...
The very busy Alex Bok
As the managing director of The Bike Boutique, Alex Bok currently has a busy schedule with a very successful team, store openings in various locations around the world and a new partnership with the ...
A conversation with Matt Dixon
Why are Chris Lieto, Andrew Yoder, James Cotter, Linsey Corbin, Rachel Joyce and Tyler Stewart working with San Francisco-based British coach who urges his athletes to aim for a purplepatch state of ...
John Carson, you are an Ironman
In late May we talked to John Carson about his wild and determined journey to recovery after a terrible accident with an SUV. He then revealed his plan to race Ford Ironman Lake Placid and a couple ...
Busy bee Magali Tisseyre
Canadian Magali Tisseyre has had a very busy racing season so far and took wins at Buffalo Springs Lake 70.3 and Moooseman 70.3. The focus now is on World Championships in Clearwater, but first a ...
Meet Aussie Courtney Atkinson
4-time Australian triathlon champion Courtney Atkinson is currently sitting in 3rd place of the Dextro Energy World Championship series. With round 4 in Hamburg only a couple days away, the Aussie ...
No excuses man Bevan Docherty
Kiwi Bevan Docherty has already an Olympic Silver and Bronze medal to his name among many other fine results, but he is not done yet. There are quite a few more goals on the horizon of the man with ...
Snowy is back!
It’s hard to argue that Emma Snowsill is slipping after her comeback run to win her second Life Time Fitness $200,000 payout to go with her three World titles, Olympic and Commonwealth Games Gold.
Simon Whitfield is not running on empty
Canada’s triathlon Golden Boy confronts aging, tactics, fatherhood, the evolving new wave of his sport, and the angst of rooting for Canadian hockey gold
Podium man Ben Hoffman
Ben Hoffman is having a great season so far with a runner-up spot at 70.3 Boise behind Craig Alexander and several other nice podium finishes including a 3rd place at Buffalo Springs Lake 70.3 a ...
