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IRONMAN World Championship to Continue 2-Day Race Format for 2023 Event

IRONMAN, in collaboration with local and state officials in Hawai‘i, announced today that the 2023 VinFast IRONMAN® World Championship triathlon will continue with a two-day format in Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i on Oct. 12 and 14.

IRONMAN to Hold Half-Distance Qualifying Race for October Triathlon This Weekend

The IRONMAN World Championship will be conducting a half-distance qualifying race this weekend for athletes vying to compete in the 2022 triathlon in October.

Roth Attends IRONMAN World Championship in Utah; Event Returns to Big Island in October

Hawaiʻi County Mayor Mitch Roth traveled to Utah during the weekend to attend the 2021 IRONMAN World Championship, which was postponed from last October and moved from the Big Island because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ironman says it’s Committed to Kona, But Other Venues are Asking About Hosting Championship Race

The Ironman World Championship will return to Kona in 2022 after a two-year break, albeit under a different format. In October, Hawai‘i’s famous race will hit Kona’s water and streets not once, but twice, Oct. 6 and 8, 2022. The change was made as organizers navigated state, county and travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

IRONMAN Training Builds Sisterhood

Skye Ombac dreamed of finishing the IRONMAN World Championship but was daunted by the idea of training alone.

IRONMAN: Views From Across, Above Race

Photo opportunities abounded in West Hawai‘i on Saturday.

IRONMAN: Finish Line, Podium Photo Gallery

The 2019 VEGA IRONMAN World Championship, held in Kailua-Kona on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, was not lacking for drama. Nor was it lacking for elation. 

Feisty Frodeno, Happy Haug Win IRONMAN

Jan Frodeno’s recipe for running the best IRONMAN World Championship race on record was simple, if not a little counterintuitive

Photos: IRONMAN Race Day

Athletes tackled the 140.6-mile course Saturday for Vega IRONMAN World Championship 2019.

Anne Haug Wins IRONMAN as Germany Sweeps

Haug, who finished third in 2018, said after the race she wasn’t aware of how quickly she’d completed the marathon.

Jan Frodeno Wins IRONMAN Title, Sets Record

Frodeno clocked a time of 7:51:13, almost a minute and a half better than the former world record set last year by his fellow countryman, Patrick Lange.

IRONMAN: Tim O’Donnell, USA, Hits Marathon in 2nd Place

US triathlete Tim O‘Donnell hit the final leg of the 2019 VEGA IRONMAN World Championship a little before noon on Saturday running in second place. 

Two-Time Champ Lange Out at IRONMAN

IRONMAN confirmed Lange’s departure from the race via a Facebook post just before 9:20 a.m. Saturday.

IRONMAN World Championship Update

The VEGA IRONMAN World Championship is well underway, with the competition and the weather both beginning to heat up.

Legacies on the Line at IRONMAN 2019

Last year’s IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona was about time. This year, it’s about timelessness. 

How to Watch IRONMAN on Race Day

The Vega IRONMAN World Championship will start Saturday with 20 hours of live coverage through IRONMAN Now on Facebook Watch, as well as on NBC Sports, ARD, and HR Fernsehen.

Fear, Perseverance and Strawberry Waffles

Monica Price swims more frequently than she used to.

IRONMAN Launches New Endurance Training App

IRONMAN on Wednesday announced a new training app scheduled for full release in 2020. 

IRONMAN Traffic Incidents Minimal Thus Far

Hawai‘i County Police Department has enforced a few citations and responded to two accidents involving triathletes.

Parade of Nations Marches Through Kona

There are few settings in the world where every ten feet you move, you’re likely to hear a new language.
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