Articles by Tim Carlson

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Kona 09 – Women’s bike

Chrissie Wellington’s 4:52:07 bike was the key to her 8:54:02 finish and breaking Paula Newby-Fraser’s 17-year-old race record. Wellington’s bike split was only the 5th best in Kona history.

by Tim Carlson, October 14, 2009

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Kona 09 Race Day – Men’s Bike

Many legends blew up behind Chris Lieto's 4:25:10 bike split, but in the end Lieto was the last to fall to Crowie's run.

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Kona 09 Race Day Part 1 – Swim

At 6:45 AM the pros chase glory, at 7 AM the everyday heroes start swimming.

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Kona 09 Race Day – 1

Craig Alexander topped off his second straight Ironman World Championship with a race-best 2:48 marathon. Images by Timothy Carlson.

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Crowie and Chrissie take Kona encore wins

Wellington takes down Paula Newby-Fraser's 17-year race record with a dominating 8:54:02; runner-up Carfrae breaks CW's run record with a 2:56:51; Alexander outduels a gutsy, brilliant effort by Chris Lieto on a red-hot letter day on the Queen K.

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Crowie plays it cool

Defending Ironman World Champion Craig Alexander is the odds on favorite to repeat. As perhaps the man with the most professional approach, he's not keying off anyone else in the field, but ready for anything.

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Samantha McGlone’s quiet return

Two years ago, Samantha McGlone was the touted rookie who executed a perfect race but lost by five minutes to dark horse Chrissie Wellington. Today, Wellington is the Queen of Ironman and McGlone is quietly returning from injury.

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Kona Women’s favorites quote board

What are Chrissie Wellington, Yvonne Van Vlerken, Catriona Morrison, Michellie Jones and Mirinda Carfrae thinking on the eve of battle at the 2009 Ford Ironman World Championships?

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Kona 09 Underwear Run

Absurdist Kona Tradition purportedly designed to shame Euros into wearing something more modest than Speedos while cruising around town during Ironman week.

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Bozzone won’t be psyched

The young New Zealander who took the Ironman 70.3 World Championship crown last November says Chris McCormack didn’t work on his mind while training together in Kona. "I won't let anyone psyche me out."

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Natascha Badmann still has it

After her disastrous 2007 crash on the bike at Kona, six-time Ironman World Champion Natascha Badmann went through 18 months of hellish surgeries, painful rehab, uncertainty and doubts. Now she's 42 and ready to unleash the Natascha of old.

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The Normannator speaks

Two-time Ironman World Champion Normann Stadler is coming off two disappointing races at Kona. But marriage and fatherhood have given him new strength and he is ready to tear up the Queen K once again.

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Ohata positive nets 6-year ban

The International Triathlon Union issued a six-year ban to Mariana Ohata, Brazil's top ITU female triathlete, for testing positive for the prohibited substance furosemide - her second anti-doping violation.