A day that started a bit rainy turned out to be hot and beautiful in Kona and we now present you images from Wednesday’s activities leading up to the highly anticipated Slowtwitch gathering.

Another busy day in Kona is almost over and before we check out the Parade of Nations we bring you another set of images from the 2012 Ironman World Championships.

The 2012 myList Ironman World Championships is taking place in a few days, but it is already quite busy in Kona. Here are images from Monday’s activities.

Oscar Galindez has been involved with triathlon 26 years now and Markus Rössel spent a day with this Pro from Argentina in Santos, Brazil.

A stunning black and white gallery of the 2012 Hy-Vee 5i50 Championship from photographer Eric Wynn.

The Norseman Extreme Triathlon recently celebrated its 10th anniversary and had 2 events over a weekend with about 500 starters. Enjoy this inspiring video.

Jesse Thomas and Lauren Goss took the wins at the 2012 Revolution 3 Triathlon in Maine. Enjoy this gallery.

This is the story of one man doing his part to honor a fellow athlete. It is a story I heard almost entirely by coincidence. And once I heard it, I felt compelled to share it with the readers of slowtwitch.

C.S. Lewis once said, “A children’s story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children’s story in the slightest.” This fictional depiction of a high school XC runner passes Lewis’ test

Four guys in a rental car cruise one 56 mile loop of the soon-to-be-famous Ironman Lake Tahoe bike course.

Full Circle, the crew behind the documentary-style video at Ironman Texas, is back with another video, this time of the Ironman US Championships in New York, NY

The 2012 Tour de France is in the books and here is our final gallery from this amazing event. All images by Eric Wynn.