We look back at the 2008 Ford Ironman World Championship images of Timothy Carlson and can't wait to go back there and report from the 2009 event on the Big Island.

Pro photographer Delly Carr helps Craig Alexander with his swim skin

The race is on



Eneko Llanos early on during the bike



Thunderbear Torbjorn Sindballe crushed it on the bike, but sadly we won’t see him back racing in Kona



Neither Normann Stadler nor Chris Lieto had the race they had hoped for



Craig Alexander on the other hand had a perfect day



Chrissie Wellington with a Blazeman roll at the end of her race



Linsey Corbin crossed the line in 5th place




More Timothy Carlson images from the 2008 Ford Ironman World Championships are featured in the 2 galleries below:

The morning gallery

The afternoon gallery