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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.

Kona 09 Thursday

Ironman Hawaii is creeping closer and many people started this day with the underpants run. But there is more to this day.

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."

Kona 09 Wednesday

A very busy pier started Wednesday with a bang and the Slowtwitch gathering at the blueseventy home closed it out in style.

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.

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.

Fearless Philip Graves

Looking for a dark horse to challenge Crowie, Macca and Normann? How about this 20-year-old Brit who thinks he might just win this mighty race not just once, but "2-3-4, even 5-6-7 times."

Timo Bracht is ready

Was Timo Bracht a loose cannon, refusing to stop in the penalty box last year at Kona, running it in 5th across the line only to get properly DQ'd? Or was this year's sensational Frankfurt sub-8 winner just the victim of a misunderstanding?

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.

Kona 09 Tuesday

The Parade of Nations and the opening of the Expo and bike demo were some of the highlights of this day.