October 11, 2008 (Kailua-Kona, Hawaii) – Today, Australia’s Craig Alexander and Great Britain’s Chrissie Wellington celebrated first-place titles at the 30th anniversary of the Ford Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Alexander, with an Ironman 70.3 World Championship title in addition to a second-place finish last year in Kona, crossed the line with a time of 8:17:45.

This has to be one of the best sports days of the year. Not only do we have the Ironman Championship all day, but what a game at the Red River Shootout, Sox/Rays later on, LSU/Florida on tonight and then my Boise State Broncos are actually on TV! And its currently raining so there is absolutely no reason to go outside...okay, so I had to make a beer run :).

I am sitting on a plane on the way to Kailua Kona, Hawaii, where I will be competing in the 2008 Ironman World Championship. Living in Bend, Oregon suggests that I get to Kona 2 weeks early to get acclimated to the heat and humidity not to mention that it will allow me to spend some quality time with my brother and some friends who are also doing the race.

(Westlake Village, CA) October 6, 2008 - Iconic footwear and sportswear brand K•Swiss will be bringing spirit to the masses at the Ironman World Championships as the official run course sponsor in Kona, Hawaii October 6-12, with a host of seven world-class athletes representing K•Swiss U.S.A. and Australia.

The tension and excitement in the triathlon world is beginning to build. We are a week away from the Hawaii Ironman. The World Championships of Ironman racing and a course that provides a huge challenge to any athlete lucky enough to be starting. In order to excel on this course an athlete needs optimal preparation, great tactical execution, a lot of courage, and a little dose of luck.

I am signed up for IM Canada next year and was wondering what gear everyone thinks is essential for an Ironman race(not looking for bare minimum's, but what everyone bring as their essential gear). Even the obvious is nice to hear, just in case it gets overlooked. Thanks, Todd

I just got registered for IMC (my first) and keep seeing references to a required 5 night stay for the Ironman events. Can anyone explain this? I know you have to be there a certain number of days in advance, but I thought registration was two days before the event. I will be traveling down from Alaska, so want to make sure I have all of my ducks in a row. Thanks, Todd

Hi All - Anyone have experience doing multiple IM's in one year? I, somehow, got a spot in IM DE (Frankfurt) on July 5 and IMLP on July 26. I'm really set on IMLP, but a piece of me wants to do both. Think it's possible?

Looks like WTC has sold the Ironman brand. Endurance sports have definitely taken a more center stage in our lifestyle and big races and big money is now going into making them more mainstream and marketable. More can be found on Dan's write up on Slowtwitch. http://www.slowtwitch.com/News/WTC_sold_to_private_equity_firm_514.html