The website is purring. I’ve got a Bike Coordinator, Run Coordinator, Safety Coordinator, and probably a Coordinator Coordinator working away at raceday strategies.
by Slowman, October 19, 2009
Age grouper Kathleen Calkins broke the overall female age group record in Kona, Hawaii with her 9:46:27 finish at the 2009 Ford Ironman World Championships. With that great time she also managed to be the 12th overall female.
Last year’s look at the running shoes of the top 10 finishers was quite popular, and thus we decided to make it about the top 15 athletes this time around. Money stops at the 10th spot, but there is no reason for us to stop there.
The ecstasy, the agony, the relief, it’s the Ironman Hawaii men’s finish. Photo gallery by Timothy Carlson.
$134 buys a bicycle for a child in Africa. We’re trying to send 100 of them. What’s in it for you? Some pretty sweet prizes from SRAM, Zipp, and more…
We looked closer at the bikes of the top 15 finishers at the 2009 Ford Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. Brands and details of frames, wheels, aero bars, saddles and more.
The ecstasy after the agony. It’s the Ironman Hawaii finish line, and it never grows old. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson.
Conventional wisdom holds that Ironman Hawaii is won on the run. But that is not always true.
Missoula, Montana triathlete Brendan Halpin turned a few heads at the 2009 Avia Wildflower Triathlon as the fastest overall age grouper, and we can certainly expect to see more of him next season. Slowtwitch had a few words with him.
Chrissie Wellington’s 4:52:07 bike was the key to her 8:54:02 finish and breaking Paula Newby-Fraser’s 17-year-old race record. Wellington’s bike split was only the 5th best in Kona history.
One good thing about how the race in Kona was called this year: It gave a lot of pro athletes a chance to catch up socially with their competitors. Some did a lot of socializing.
No, this isn’t the Slowtwitch swimsuit edition. It’s an analysis of how the women’s race has changed at the Hawaiian Ironman; where today’s best women are slower than those of yesteryear, and where they’re faster.
At 6:45 AM the pros chase glory, at 7 AM the everyday heroes start swimming.
Many legends blew up behind Chris Lieto’s 4:25:10 bike split, but in the end Lieto was the last to fall to Crowie’s run.
Craig Alexander topped off his second straight Ironman World Championship with a race-best 2:48 marathon. Images by Timothy Carlson.
Matty Reed again showed that when he’s fresh and ready, he’s very tough to beat in a no-draft oly-distance race. Lisa Norden bested Sarah Haskins for the women’s title
The Slowtwitch Ice Cream Truck was in Dallas for the fifth Toyota Cup stop of the season. This was the series finale, here’s how we called it.
Even more images from the 2009 Ford Ironman Hawaii World Championships bike check-in.
Wellington takes down Paula Newby-Fraser’s 17-year race record with a dominating 8:54:02; runner-up Carfrae breaks CW’s run record with a 2:56:51; Alexander outduels a gutsy, brilliant effort by Chris Lieto on a red-hot letter day on the Queen K.
Ironman Hawaii is creeping closer and many people started this day with the underpants run. But there is more to this day.
Absurdist Kona Tradition purportedly designed to shame Euros into wearing something more modest than Speedos while cruising around town during Ironman week.
What are Chrissie Wellington, Yvonne Van Vlerken, Catriona Morrison, Michellie Jones and Mirinda Carfrae thinking on the eve of battle at the 2009 Ford Ironman World Championships?
Two years ago, Samantha McGlone was the touted rookie who executed a perfect race but lost by five minutes to dark horse Chrissie Wellington. Today, Wellington is the Queen of Ironman and McGlone is quietly returning from injury.
Defending Ironman World Champion Craig Alexander is the odds on favorite to repeat. As perhaps the man with the most professional approach, he’s not keying off anyone else in the field, but ready for anything.
