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Kona bound Haley Chura

Haley Chura is likely going to be the first female out of the water, but unlike in previous years she is now a Pro and many more eyes and cameras will be on that fast Team Dynamo Atlanta super fish.

In Kona with Jessie Donavan

Jessie Donavan is in Kona to race the Ironman World Championships for the first time. The 2013 Ironman South Africa champion though appears to be calm and collected and has her family with her for support.

Up close with Radka Vodičková

Czech Pro Radka Vodičková has spent most of the summer in North America and has now quite a few titles to her name. Slowtwitch.com checked in with this nomadic traveling Pro to see what she is up to.

Captain Awesome Guy Crawford

Guy Crawford is about to head to Kona where he will be busy with various promotional activities, including but not limited to the Coffees of Hawaii boat blueseventy representation. We checked in with the man who is known as Captain Awesome.

Maui-Lanai double crossing

Meredith Novack was looking for a personal challenge and found it with a quest to break a record for a round trip Lanai-Maui swim.

The Hauschildt supremacy

Aussie Melissa Hauschildt proved in Las Vegas that the long course women could hold off the assault of the ITU short course racers and that she has the strongest bike and run in the Ironman 70.3 business.

The Comeback Kid repeats

Sebastian Kienle should have been a prohibitive favorite defending his Ironman 70.3 World Championship at distance and on a course that suits him perfectly. But injuries and illness left him just hoping for a top 10.

Alexander-Norden relationship

Three-time Ironman World Champion Craig Alexander and Olympic silver medalist Lisa Norden discuss their 2013 coach-athlete relationship and Norden’s quest for the Ironman 70.3 World title.

Back on the winning track

After he returned to racing full time in 2012, Leon Griffin had six runner-up finishes at half Ironman and 70.3 races through Wildflower this May. After a gluteus tear set him back for months, Griffin won Rev3 Maine.

The apology of Lisa Hütthaler

At the recent 70.3 European Champs Lisa Hütthaler apologized to Tamsin Lewis and several other pros for transgressions of the past. Lisa also talked to slowtwitch about her regrets and how she is a changed person.

On the bubble with Pedro Gomes

Portuguese Pro Pedro Gomes grabbed the win at Ironman Sweden and a few weeks earlier he won Challenge Vitoria Gasteiz. He currently sits on the bubble of the KPR chase both in terms of points and also financially.

A dark horse breaks through

In his 10th year as a pro, Brandon Marsh took dead aim on qualifying for his first Ironman World Championship. He did it with a clutch runner-up finish against a quality field at Ironman Mt. Tremblant last weekend.