Despite the tough undulating run course in Chattanooga we saw some very fast running times and very captivating battles for the podium. Here now are pics from the men on the run.

Ben Kanute put down the hammer on the difficult Chattanooga bike course with a 2:08:10 split, but the fastest split went to Sebastian Kienle who rode 2:07:45. Kanute however finished second to Spain’s Javier Gomez who rode 2:12:27 on the way to a 3:49:44 overall time. Kienle struggled during the run and ended up 5th.

Braden Currie of New Zealand edged Ben Hoffman of the U.S. by 1 second at Santa Cruz 70.3.

Javier Gomez passed long time race leader Ben Kanute at Mile 8 of the run to win Ironman 70.3 Worlds by 1:22.

Triathlons of note from Australia to Netherlands, Wisconsin to Washington D.C., Germany to Korea.

Daniela Ryf finished in 4:11:59 with a 6:37 margin over Emma Pallant to win Ironman 70.3 Worlds in Chattanooga.

The course in Chattanooga was challenging and World Championship worthy and here now are images from the day where only women competed.

Timothy Carlson rates the men’s and women’s elite fields at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Chattanooga.

The lovable, maddening force of nature that was Les McDonald, the father of Olympic triathlon, has died at 84.

Before the race has even begun, the 2017 Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Chattanooga, TN is already a watershed moment in the history of Ironman racing. For the first time, men and women will compete on different days. Totally separate races have long been a fixture on the draft-legal ITU elite circuit, but never before has Ironman split the field at a world championship race.

Mother Nature is unpredictable and we have to live in harmony with her. Here are some stunning images and a video from the 2017 ÖTILLÖ World Championships in Sweden.

High winds and rain made for very tough conditions for the 148 starting teams at the 2017 ÖTILLÖ but a course record was broken anyhow.