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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

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. 

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. 

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.

IRONMAN Projects $30 Million Economic Impact

IRONMAN expects to make economic history this year as nearly 2,500 triathletes descend on the Kona Coast for the 2019 Vega IRONMAN World Championship.

Kona Library Alters Schedule During IRONMAN

The Kailua-Kona Public Library will adjust its hours over the coming days to accommodate the IRONMAN World Championship.

IRONMAN Taps Newberg as New CMO

Newberg will oversee marketing for the world’s largest mass participation sports platform including IRONMAN, IRONMAN 70.3 and the Epic Series.

UH Hilo Pepsi Athletes of the Week

Golfer Warren Miller and volleyballer Alexandria Parisian on Tuesday were named the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Pepsi Athletes of the Week.

Sharpening the Short Game with a Pro

Parker, also known as the short game chef, will showcase the keys to developing a masterful short game to lower scores.

Free AVP Volleyball Clinics Coming to Hilo

HTA, AVP and AVPFirst, the nonprofit youth programming arm of the Pro Tour, have teamed up to provide 17 beach volleyball clinics across six Hawaiian islands.

Outdoors Women Retreat on Hawai‘i Island

Forty-five women, mostly from Hawai‘i, spent a few days learning the art of the outdoors during the first-ever Becoming an Outdoors Woman retreat in Hawai’i.

World’s Largest Canoe Race Announced

The Queen Lili‘uokalani Canoe Race event’s signature long-distance race, 18 miles in length, will run Saturday, Aug. 31.
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