They aimed at a Guinness Book of Records entry as the largest assemblage of folks wearing underpants taking part in a public run; word is they fell 40 short and will have to come back next year.
by Tim Carlson, October 9, 2014
The formal Kona activities begin with a kids swim and run duathlon at Kailua Pier overseen by parents and Hall of Famers; then things segue to the Parade of Nations, Photo Gallery – Timothy Carlson.
Drew Scott fully emerged from an early season foot injury with a strong bike split that gave him the victory and Magali Tisseyre dominated the women’s field at Ironman 70.3 Silverman
With two wins, women’s race and marathon records, and all podium finishes in her first five years racing Kona, Mirinda Carfrae is the choice to win again – the rest of this talented field is a very tough guess.
While much of the triathlon world has already arrived in Kona, there was triathletic action in gorgeous locales in Spain, Mexico and northern California.
With no guarantees in this perilous craft of pre-race Ironman prognostication, Timothy Carlson picks the defending champion, an überbiker, and an Olympic gold medalist to reign at Kona.
Mirinda Carfrae has finished 2nd, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 1st in her first five tries at Kona – and broke Chrissie Wellington’s course record and the women’s marathon record last year.
The Weekend Box brings you stirring accounts of a World Cup in Turkey, a blazing hot Ironman in Malaysia, a half Ironman near the famed Masters golf course, and happy engaged triathletes.
Tim Don followed up his bronze at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship with a victory in his first Ironman attempt and Eimear Mullan ran down Dede Griesbauer at 34km to win the elite titles at Ironman Mallorca
Exactly 40 years since the San Diego Track Club put on the first triathlon in Mission Bay, some originals and moderns gathered at Fiesta Island to celebrate the birth of the sport.
Bertrand Billard of France defended his title and Camilla Pedersen of Denmark continued her remarkable recovery from a bike crash coma last year to win the elite titles at the ITU Long Distance Worlds in China
The Weekend Box presents races in Lanzarote and Cozumel among other venues, a Maxim Hot triathlete, and a sad incident at the Maui Marathon.
Ruben Ruzafa of Spain edged Josiah Middaugh by less than a minute and Flora Duffy dominated the women’s field at the XTERRA USA Championship in Ogden, Utah