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Can Braden Currie become the first man from New Zealand to win in Kona?
It hardly should have been a surprise, but quite a few triathlon fans were trying to figure out exactly who it was who had blasted through the bike course and continued to lead well into the run at the...
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4 Ways Kona is different to other Ironman events
For those who haven’t been to the Big Island, it is really hard to explain what makes the race so tough, so competitive … so epic. Sure, there are harder courses. (Anyone listen to the folks who did...
View ArticleThe Life of Tri Kona Forecast: A game changing year at the Ironman World...
It’s time for the return of the Ironman World Championship to Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Phil Wrochna and Kevin Mackinnon begin their Kona podcasts with a preview of the exciting week of racing coming up on...
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More than a hockey nation: Canadian excellence at the Ironman World Championship
When most people think of Canadian sports, they think of ice hockey, or perhaps alpine skiing. For most triathlon is hardly their first thought. But, once you take a few seconds to reflect, you realize...
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Antoine Jolicouer Desroches: Mes prédictions pour le championnat du monde...
Bien que l’on ait déjà eu droit à un championnat du monde cette année avec le championnat du monde 2021 à Ste-Georges en Mai, la dernière fois que l’on a assisté à un championnat du monde à Kona c’est...
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Lionel Sanders’ coach on his chances in Kona: “You have a shot”
He’s coming off a tough day at the PTO US Open in Dallas, Texas. A day which he’d thought he’d be competing for the win and the $100,000 payday. Instead he struggled to take 21st, and the $2,000 that...
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Predicting the podium: Who will be the top three women in Kona on Thursday?
Although we have already seen one Ironman World Championship this year with the rescheduled 2021 event taking place in St. George in May, the 2022 event returns to Kona for the first time since 2019....
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Kona like it’s never been done before
We’re back in Kona! After a three year break from the Ironman World Championship taking place here in Hawaii, racing has returned with a bang. With more than 5,000 registered athletes from 92 countries...
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Inspiration in action: Age-group competitors proving “Anything is Possible”...
When it comes to the Ironman World Championship, each and every athlete in the field has an incredible story. Just making it to the Big Island of Hawaii is a journey. But every year there are a few...
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The Ironman World Championship Press Conference: A New Era in Kona
There’s a definite feeling on the Big Island this week that times are changing here at the Ironman World Championship. The crowds in the village are like nothing ever seen before. (Not entirely...
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Even the pros have to overcome obstacles to get to the Ironman World...
While there’s definitely an air of change here in Kona as we gear up for two days of racing at the Ironman World Championship, some of the athletes we’re used to seeing excel here on the Big Island...
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Lionel Sanders’ Kona race gear
Canada’s Lionel Sanders arrives in Kona as the 2017 runner-up, a feat he duplicated earlier this year at the Ironman World Championship St. George. With a new coach (Mikal Iden) who brings the...
View ArticleThe Life of Tri Podcast: Kona edition #1
Live from Kona … well, at least one half of the Life of Tri crew is, anyway! With host Phil Wrochna stirring things up from down under, Triathlon Magazine Canada editor Kevin Mackinnon reports on all...
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Kona Gear: Lucy Charles-Barclay’s Cube prototype bike
Three-time Kona runner-up Lucy Charles-Barclay arrives in Kona as one of the women expected to contend for the podium. (In fact our columnist – and Quebec pro – Antoine Jolicoeur Desroches predicts...
View ArticleHow to watch the Ironman World Championship
For the first time ever the Ironman World Championship will be held over two days in 2022. After a three-year hiatus from racing here on the Big Island due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a monstrous field...
View ArticleThe Life of Tri Podcast: Will a Kona rookie really take the Ironman World...
This Saturday a truly stacked men’s field will compete for the 2022 Ironman World Championship, the first time the event has been held in Kona since 2019. No less an expert than Sebastian Kienle thinks...
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Asics Metaspeed Sky+ and Edge+ now available in Canada
Just a few days after they were launched last year, triathlete Beth Potter set what was then a world-best time for 5 km on the roads in the new Asics Metaspeed Sky, setting the shoe up as the new “go...
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A record-setting day in Kona – the day in words and pictures
It’s been a week of record-setting experiences and firsts here at the Ironman World Championship. A record-sized field, two days of racing and, most of all, rookies changing the game here in Kona. On...
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8 Things we learned from the Ironman World Championship men’s press conference
If the women’s race at the Ironman World Championship showed us that we’re embarking on a new era of racing in Kona (rookie champion, a women’s only day of racing and much more), the men’s race...
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The Ironman World Champion’s Gear: Gustav Iden
Last Saturday Norway’s Gustav Iden lived up to all the pre-race hype and expectations that had been laid on he and countryman Kristian Blummenfelt, winning the Ironman World Championship in...
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