The Rise of Ironman Few in the passionate throng who anticipate the annual Ironman race realize how close the original idea for the race was to being left for dead. This is the story of Ironman’s unlikely genesis.
SUP Athlete Profile: Zane Kekoa Schweitzer Zane Kekoa Schweitzer is singularly focused on the task at hand: Defending his gold medal in SUP surfing from the 2016 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship in Cloudbreak, Fiji. But once the tournament ends, he's got a whole lot else on his plate. At that point he&
Want to race the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii this October? Think again. The WTC’s Ironman World Championship takes place every year in October, in Hawaii. To compete in Hawaii, it is first necessary to qualify by placing in another WTC sanctioned Ironman competition. There are around 20 each year, all over the World. Earning a spot in the Ironman comes at
Carissa Moore Crowned ASP World Champion 2013 : An Exclusive Interview For the two time 21-year-old Hawaiian champ - "there's no better training for surfing than... surfing"! Our editorial director Gaël Couturier caught up with her a few weeks after her second title win in July GC: I re-watched the video of your win in Portugal. Man,
World champ triathlete makes mark at GoPro Kona Ironman An exclusive interview with 38-year-old Bill Chaffey during the gruelling Hawaiian race A mishap in the early days of his career as a triathlete, the Aussie Ironman was not someone who would succumb to physical disabilies. Hitting the tracks as a para-athlete later on, he competed in the TRI-1 (handcycle/
The 2013 GoPro Ironman World Championship - Mirinda Carfrae and Frederik Van Lierde shine More than 2,000 athletes representing 52 countries vied for this year's Ironman World Championship. One of the world’s toughest endurance events, it's the culmination of 30 global Ironman competitions It was a record-setting day at the 2013 GoPro Ironman World Championship for Mirinda Carfrae