With no guarantees in this perilous craft of pre-race Ironman prognostication, Timothy Carlson picks the defending champion, an überbiker, and an Olympic gold medalist to reign at Kona.

Aussie Dylan Hill was the 3rd fastest age grouper overall at the Ironman 70.3 Worlds in Mont Tremblant and we had a few words with this speedy man.

Melissa Hauschildt was certainly one of the favorites this year in Kona, but injuries sustained recently have forced her to withdraw from this big race.

Kona is taking on a heavyweight, Salt Lake City, in the Underpants Wars. Thursday upcoming (a week from today) the Aloha state seeks to unseat the Beehive state in mass underpanting.

You have qualified for the 2014 GoPro Ironman World Championships, or your job or loved ones take you there. But what should you do when there?

We noticed this bike during the bike check-in in Chattanooga and decided to snap a few images. As it turns out – he was the fastest age grouper in that race.

Indiana resident Daniel Bretscher won Ironman Wisconsin and finished second at Ironman Chattanooga and we looked closer at his Team Timex Trek Speed Concept.

Garmin announced the release of the Garmin 920XT today and here is the first look at that multi sport watch that records detailed metrics for swimming, biking and running.

Mirinda Carfrae has finished 2nd, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 1st in her first five tries at Kona – and broke Chrissie Wellington’s course record and the women’s marathon record last year.

Every year we impatiently await the newest Norseman Extreme Triathlon video and the long wait is now over. Enjoy this stunning video from the unique event.

Around 2,700 starters participated in the inaugural Little Debbie Ironman Chattanooga and here is a bike count of the bikes that entered transition.

The inaugural Little Debbie Ironman Chattanooga is in the books and it appeared to be a great success. Here now is a selection of images from the 2014 race.

At Ironman 70.3 Mont Tremblant Kyle Hummel won the M30-34 age group with a 4:08:00 effort but it has not been a smooth path for this San Diego resident.

The Weekend Box brings you stirring accounts of a World Cup in Turkey, a blazing hot Ironman in Malaysia, a half Ironman near the famed Masters golf course, and happy engaged triathletes.

Matt Hanson’s 2:47:40 run allowed him to win Little Debbie Ironman Chattanooga. Angela Naeth’s race best 4:50:03 bike split helped her to the the women’s title.

Virtually all athletes registered for the Little Debbie Ironman Chattanooga have checked their bikes in at Ross’s Landing and we were there to capture impressions.

Tim Don followed up his bronze at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship with a victory in his first Ironman attempt and Eimear Mullan ran down Dede Griesbauer at 34km to win the elite titles at Ironman Mallorca

Exactly 40 years since the San Diego Track Club put on the first triathlon in Mission Bay, some originals and moderns gathered at Fiesta Island to celebrate the birth of the sport.

The inaugural Ironman Chattanooga is almost upon us and around 2700 athletes will embark on this journey. Here are some images from before the race.

French age grouper Julien Timmerman recently finished this custom painted Pearson Z1 with passion, help from friends and carefully selected components.

Manufacturer Joshua Colp is an American based out of Taiwan and he provided us with his aero road bike, Croz Blade, to log some training and racing miles.

With Kona coming closer we got a first look at the new Diamondback TT bike, plus the Lupine Rotlicht, a flying dog and a forward thinking mayor.

We had a few words with Ray Maker of the dcrainmaker fame about the new Apple smartwatch, power meter technology and the newest trends in power meters.

Early on Sunday Ironman announced the cancellation of Ironman Lake Tahoe and 70.3 Tahoe, and while it was not a popular decision for some, it was the right call.