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.
by Herbert Krabel, October 8, 2015
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.
The SwimRun season ended with 7km of swimming and 16km of running on the Koster Islands in Sweden, and here is a visual report from that race with no less than 26 transitions.
On the second day of Breakfast with Bob in Kona we get to enjoy interviews with Luke McKenzie, Beth Gerdes, Jodie Swallow and Jan Frodeno.
Will there be another German Kona triumph? Or will a member of the Spanish or the Belgian commandos prevail? What about a North American man?
Here is an inside look at how a group of professional triathletes prepare in Texas under the guidance of Tim Floyd to up their game in the swim.
The IronCowboy’s goal was 50 Ironmans in 50 states. The Ironman Corp is catching up, with a full or a half in roughly half of all U.S. states.
Bob Babbit is already in Hawaii and started his annual Breakfast with Bob interviews. Here now are his chats with Sebastian Kienle, Rachel Joyce and Ben Hoffman.
2015 Challenge Roth champion Nils Frommhold trained in The Woodlands, Texas to get ready for the 2015 GoPro Ironman World Championships. Enjoy the pics.
Taylor Reid of Canada overcame a 5:56 bike deficit with a 1:16:11 run and Lauren Goss of the U.S. erased her 4:00 bike deficit with a 1:23:02 run to win Silverman 70.3.
Ai Ueda of Japan won her second ITU World Cup in Mexico, and Richard Murray of South Africa won his 4th consecutive ITU podium with a win at Cozumel.
David Plese ran a race-best 2:43:38 to edge Antonin Blokhin and Yvonne Van Vlerken led four women who broke the 9-hour barrier to win Ironman Barcelona.
Experience part two of the “Who is Tim Van Berkel?” trilogy, documenting a Boulder Brick again captured beautifully by Glen Murray of Korupt Vision.
Odds are this race will be a showdown between Mirinda Carfrae and Daniela Ryf but Madame Pele may have a wild card up her sleeve, opening up the women’s win to the rest of a very strong field.
Eric Lagerstrom recently won the Beijing International Triathlon and shot a detailed video of his trip to China. Magali Tisseyre is also featured prominently.
Fuji introduced a new super light road bike in mid-August and we took a look at this 10.91 pound SL 1.1 machine with SRAM, Reynolds, and EE components.
The 2016 Ironman Switzerland will get a new run course in downtown Zürich that promises to be more scenic, more exciting, and most importantly, faster.
Last weekend Matt Chrabot engaged in one of the closest duels in Ironman history. He lost by an official 2 seconds to Kirill Kotsegarov at Ironman Chattanooga.
