After long swim and bike legs, the competitors at Kona find a fluid, graceful run form is the best weapon against exhaustion. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson.

The run at the end of an Ironman race is always hard, but some athletes make it look effortless. Here now is a gallery of female pros during the IM Kona run.

An athlete may not subordinate his/her race ambitions solely for the benefit of another athletes race ambitions. (Ironman Elite rule Article 2.0.2)

German Maik Twelsiek had the race best 4:25:10 bike split in Kona aboard this black and yellow Dimond, plus we have his power file in our hands too.

While $120,000 is at stake for the men’s and women’s winners, whatever the result, the feeling of joy at the Kona finish line is often priceless.

Here now is the female bike gallery from the 2015 GoPro Ironman World Championships. A perfect perspective to see positions, gear and much more.

We’re going to stop your circulation when you see all the stuff we’re giving away to those who sign up to receive our weekly newsletter.

Enjoy this gallery of bike images from the men’s race at the 2015 GoPro Ironman World Championships where German Jan Frodeno triumphed.

Joshua Colp of Culprit Bicycles brought a new triathlon bike to Kona, but this Legend model is only in the very early prototype stage and was 3d printed.

Want to know what Ironman’s new owners are going to do with the brand? Ask, I figured, maybe they’ll tell me. So I did. And they did.

On a hot and brutal day, Jan Frodeno and Daniela Ryf took the victory in this year’s Kona classic, and neither was seriously challenged.

We captured a large gallery from the bike check-in at the 2015 GoPro Ironman World Championship, and you will find lots of interesting items within.

Tim Van Berkel is ready for the big day tomorrow, and in this 3rd video by Korupt Vision we get to see a glimpse of what he has been up to on the Big Island.

Bob Babbitt chats with Hector Picard, Cameron Wurf and Jürgen Zäck on this final day of Breakfast with Bob interviews. But don’t worry, after the race there will be a champion edition.

Triathlon’s version of Mardi Gras is the Kona Underpants Run, which began as a quasi-outlaw dash down Ali’i Drive in outrageous outfits and now has drifted into a mainstream tradition.

The big race day is almost upon us, but we still had time in and around Kona to see people and check out new gear and bikes. So come on in and check it out.

From all corners of the triathlon world, members of the Slowtwitch tribe gathered Wednesday at the seaside Bonk Breaker headquarters on Ali’i Drive in Kona.

On this edition of Breakfast with Bob in Kona we share interviews with Carlos Moleda, Mary Beth Ellis and Meredith Kessler and and it is good stuff once again.

We noticed cool gear, interesting people, and even a few things we wish we hadn’t seen, on our second day at the Ironman Worlds in Kona.

Canadian Lionel Sanders has already spent over two weeks in Kona to get used to the heat and winds, and we had a few words with him about the big day.

On this third day of Breakfast with Bob in Kona, we get to enjoy interviews with Tim Don, Heather Wurtele and Jeff Symonds. Basically a British/Canadian edition.

The formal festivities of Ironman week begin Tuesday with the splash and dash kids races, followed by the parade of nations and the opening of the expo.

Triathlon is the focus of this new Giant Trinity Advanced series, and that is positive step for the brand. We checked out the Giant Trinity Advanced Pro 0 in Kona.

Our first day on the ground at the Ironman World Championships in Kona is behind us and here is a gallery of people, gear and bikes we noticed on this windy day.