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Ryf Pushes Through Difficulty to take 3rd Kona Title

Daniela Ryf just wasn't having her day, for the first half of her race. But her second half made up for it, and she's now a 3-time champion.

by Slowman, October 14, 2017

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Patrick Lange Wins the Hawaiian Ironman

You ride for show; you run for dough. That's what all the pros who race here have known for a generation. Lange ran for dough and got it.

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Our Attempt to Report on the Ironman Real Time

We're 20 miles into the run. Sanders continues to chug and thrust and tilt and hump to the win... maybe. Ryf? No apparent weakness.

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Before the storm

As the Hawaiian Ironman start approaches the start/finish is a maelstrom. Here is what it looks like earlier in the morning.

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Slowtwitch Kona Party!

This edition may have had the highest attend rate ever. Just about everyone who RSVPd showed, and then there were the bandits!

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Fiction! How Frodeno and Ryf might be beaten

Frodeno and Ryf are prohibitive favorites for Kona threepeats. What if they lost? How could it happen?

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Andrew Talansky Turns to Tri

Yes, the top cyclist is wearing a Canyon shirt

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Tim Don hit by car and out of 2017 IM Kona

Tim Don was among the favorites for the 2017 IRONMAN World Championships title, but the popular Brit was hit by a car while training in Kona and is now apparently out 5-6 weeks.

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Day 1 Kona photo gallery

The Ironman faithful gathered at Kailua Pier and along Alii Drive to celebrate on the Monday of Kona Week.

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Rodrigo Gonzalez wins Sarasota Men’s World Cup

On a course reduced to a sprint duathlon due to hot temperatures and high algae concentration in the water, Rodrigo Gonzalez of Mexico won his second 2017 World Cup.

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Tales of the Missing at Kona

Here are a few stories about pros who made the tough choice to pass – or not pass - on competing at the sport’s Holy Grail.

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Juri Ide wins Sarasota World Cup

Juri Ide of Japan won her first World Cup since 2011, breaking away on the run to win at Sarasota.

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When every minute counts

John and Mike Madzin are identical twins who recently were diagnosed with genetic ALS. This deadly disease now has a strong hold on these triathletes and John Madzin was kind enough to give us a few minutes of his precious time.