Having last raced at the IRONMAN World Championship seven years ago, when she raced in the Pro category, Joanna Carritt will once again start in Kona on Saturday.
Despite years of experience and having raced in Hawaii multiple times, Joanna admits that she’s feeling more nervous than ever!
Based in South Wales, Wuusss Tri (www.wuussstri.co.uk) has only been in existence for a few years – and yet have three athletes qualified for the 2017 IRONMAN World Championship.
At Tuesday’s Parade of Nations I spoke to John Littlewood, Paul Thomas and Huw Jones about how they got to Hawaii, hopes for Saturday’s race – and whether there is any competition between the trio.
Great Britain’s Boo Smith joined Hillingdon Triathletes around nine years ago – and at the time, could swim around 25 metres of front crawl. Slowly.
Nine years (and a LOT of training) later – and with several English, British and European Championship medals collected along the way – Boo is racing at the IRONMAN World Championship for the first time.
“It’s a dream come true” she says. Meet Boo… who also happens to be this Editor’s sister-in-law.
Lucy Walmsley has been making good progress since our last interview – and is looking forward to Saturday’s IRONMAN World Championship
Tuesday evening in Kona is the time for the annual IRONMAN World Championship Parade of Nations. Check out our gallery from the event
2017 has been an eventful year for last years Kona swim leader, Harry Wiltshire. I sat down with him on Friday at the Lava Java in Kona to reflect on a year that didn’t exactly go to plan – but one that he feels has left him in great shape, one week out from the 2017 IRONMAN World Championship.
Are you a GB qualified athletes racing in Kona this year? Make sure you get your FREE GB Kona T-shirt for the Parade of Nations. Here are the details.
A medallist last year at the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in Australia, can Great Britain’s Ruth Purbrook repeat that feat in Hawaii?
Who qualified for the IRONMAN World Championships from IRONMAN UK 2017 – and how fast did they have to go? Here are the 40 athletes who made it to Kona
IRONMAN Wales 2017 offered Age-Group athletes 65 slots for the 2018 IRONMAN World Championships in Kona, Hawaii. Who got them, and how fast did they go?
Set for Saturday 14th October, the 2017 IRONMAN World Championships in Kona is fast approaching. A frequent visitor to the island over the years through work, Simon will be racing for the first time this year.
His preparations for the event have involved more than just a pure focus on absolute performance. Life – in particular the recent death of his best friend – put lots of things into perspective, and lead to a recent ‘road trip’ in the USA.
The best preparation for an Ironman? Almost certainly not – but Simon explains why he is content with his decision
It’s been a week of some good – and some very bad, and sad – news for Simon Ward, as he counts down to his participation in the 2017 IRONMAN World Championships in Kona, Hawaii on Saturday 14th October 2017.
Watch the video above to see what he has been up to and why it has been an especially challenging week.
More than 22 years after his first IRONMAN race in Penticton, Canada, Simon Ward will be racing at the IRONMAN World Championship in Hawaii on Saturday 14th October 2017.
100 days to go marks the start of his countdown.
Inspired by those images of Kona 2016? Here’s part 2 of our guide on how to qualify for the 2017 IRONMAN World Championship, which is no small achievement!
Inspired by those images of Kona 2016? Here’s part 1 of our guide on how to qualify for the 2017 IRONMAN World Championship, which is no small achievement!
Ironman Wales is one of the first opportunities for age-group athletes to qualify for Kona, which means more preparation time for the lucky few!