Slovenia’s Matevz Nunar took the men’s title after passing Germany’s Alexander Kull in the final kilometre of the race, with ...
The IRONMAN World Championship run course has always brought us some late-race heroics and drama. This year, Kona was no different, with the winning move in the race not happening until after mile 20 ...
The 2026 IRONMAN World Championship is now behind us, and now we’ve been able to take a little time and process some of the data we captured during the course of bike check-in. We’ve been spearheading ...
As is our tradition here at Slowtwitch, we begin our post-Kona gear articles with the swim. In case you’re wondering why women’s swim leader Lucy Charles-Barclay doesn’t appear on the list, athletes ...
Coach Paulo Sousa. Photo by Lenard Miebs, courtesy of Sousa. I heard Paulo Sousa before I met him. It was years ago on a podcast while I was researching another article. And then I started seeing him ...
Julian Demianov was the fastest age-group athlete at the 2026 IRONMAN World Championship. Photo: IRONMAN It’s tradition at the IRONMAN World Championship to bring the top-five finishers in each ...
Swimming, biking and running 140.6 miles is more than enough triathlon for most people, but there is a sect of the multi-sport community that yearns for more. For those individuals, there is the ...
It’s one of our most awaited articles of the year — the fastest bikes and associated components used at the 2026 IRONMAN World Championship. This year saw an interesting mix of choices. The fastest ...
Taylor Knibb is the 2026 IRONMAN World Champion, taking the lead in the final kilometer, passing a collapsed defending champion Solveig Løvseth. Knibb had taken the lead early on in the bike, trading ...
Denmark’s Kristian Høgenhaug is know for his attention to detail on all things aero on his bike, and his ride for tomorrow’s race here in Kona is a sterling example of all that. He’s riding a ...
Race registration for the new event will open on Oct. 29, 2026 – registration and information about the event is available here. Lake George is about 54 miles north of Albany, New York, the state ...
It’s a tradition that dates back to 1998. Paul Huddle and a few friends decided they needed to send a message to all the folks walking around in their Speedo swim suits all week, while also dispelling ...