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Video: So why is Ironman culture just like that of NASCAR?

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Kona week video: How to set-up a triathlon bike

So you and you bike have made it to Kona, Hawaii...or your next big race.

Now the fun really begins. You have to set-up the bike to get it ready to race.

In this video our man Ben Greenfield will show you step by step instructions on how to get your bike back together so that you can feel confident to race.

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Kona week video: healthy tri travel food

Are you traveling to Hawaii this weekend for the Ironman World Championships?

If so eating healthy meals on the prad can be challenging for triathletes.

In this video our man Ben Greenfield will help you pack to go to Kona (or any other race) with step by step instructions on what healthy tri foods to bring to make the most of your race day.

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Kona week video: How to pack for triathlon travel

Are you heading to Kona for the big Ironman race or are you just traveling for your next race.

In this video our man Ben Greenfield will help you pack to go to Kona (or any other race) with step by step instructions on what to bring and how to pack for triathlon travel.

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Kona week video: How to take a tri bike apart for Triathlon Travel

With just over a week before the 2012 Ironman World Championships, we're pleased and excited to once again bring you wall to wall coverage of this year's race.

Starting today our man Ben Greenfield will help you get ready to go to Kona (or any other race) with this great video that shows you step by step instructions on how to take your tri bike apart for triathlon travel.

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Be afraid...be very afraid: just kidding but check out this fun Kona IM pre-race video

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Video: One man's quest to chronicle his Kona IM journey to get closer to his dad

Cody Westheimer is an Ironman triathlete and an award winning filmmaker.

He also just completed the Ironman World Championships in Kona via a lottery slot he won to the big race.

Cody spent the day, like most, swimming, cycling and running 140.6 miles...except that he brought a video camera along to chronicle the big day from sunrise to sunset.

Check out the short and very inspirational film below as you follow Cody from the start of the race to finishline on his Kona Ironman journey in search of the spirit of his deceased father.

Who the hell does Chrissie Wellington think she is?

Who the hell does Chrissie Wellington think she is?  What business does she have winning a 4th Ironman crown?  The sheer audacity of even showing up 2 weeks post bike crash after her knees were bloodied, thighs scraped, ankles crushed, face half scraped off, missing ears and fingers... ok, maybe that's embellishing.  But still, what professional triathlete would show up to the biggest stage and even expect to sniff the podium after a major crash?
 
Chrissie Cyborg Wellington, that's who.  Lets face it.  She's not human.  She HAS to be a mix of human and robot.  Have you ever had road rash?  You can't move around without being in pain from the scabs pulling on your skin as your wounds heal.  What human puts together a sub 3 hours marathon after swimming 2.4 miles and biking 112 miles with substantial external and internal injuries?  Then, to top that, wins the Ironman Championship for the 4th time, thus never losing a 140.6 mile event.  EVER.

WTC boss says that coming in 2012...race 12 full Ironman & get a Kona slot

Starting next year, at least according to WTC's new boss Andrew Messick, you'll be able to get a Kona slot just by racing 12 full World Triathlon Corporation Ironman races.

Think of it as a sort of Ironman Kona loyalty punch card.

According to our friend DC Rainmaker on THIS recent Ironman Talk podcast Messick spilled the beans on the upcoming new Kona qualifications:

"Starting in 2012 we’re making two pretty substantial changes to that [the lottery].  The first is that for athletes who have are serious triathletes who have done twelve or more full’s in their career and are still racing, we’re going to guarantee them a chance to race Kona."

In other words, if you want to race Kona you'll be able to do so just by signing up for 12 or more IM's in your triathlon racing career. That means you won't necessary have to enter the current Kona lottery if you don't have the speed to qualify for a slot as your only Kona option.

Messick goes on to explain:

Video: All the fun, fear & flavor of go time at the Ironman World Championships

Our friend and contributing reporter Ben Greenfield has probably raced too may triathlons to count but, (and this is a big but) he still gets emotional before the big race on the big Island.

Check out this personal video diary below as Ben gets ready to race the Hawaiian Ironman, and do battle with the rest of his age group...as well as the Hawaiian Gods of wind, sun and surf.

Photo of the Day: A bruised Crissie Wellington on her way to a 4th Kona win

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Biggest Loser Tara Costa finishes Hawaiian Ironman & stirs up charity slot debate

Biggest Loser television contestant Tara Costa finished the 2011 Ironman World Championships in a time of 13:56.

She swam the 2.4 miles in 1:23 and biked the 112 miles in 6:50 and ran the hot and muggy marathon in 5:13 to cross the finishline, and be declared an Ironman by Mike Riley. You can check out her finisher photos HERE.

As you may recall Costa lost 155 lbs during season 7 of NBC’s hit series “The Biggest Loser,” and won a record-setting eight challenges, the most of any contestant in show history.

But some triathletes are not impressed by her most recent Ironman accomplishment because she was awarded a charity slot to the race, and did not qualify at a previous Ironman race like all most all amateur athletes must.

On slowtwitch.com Thom writes, "Oh my god, how could they do this...WTC sucks...Tara sucks...BL sucks...NBC sucks...the sport is doomed--again. Sigh......"

Olympian Matty Reed gets robbed blind in Kona after finishing Ironman World Championships

Professional Boulder, CO based triathlete Matty Reed's Kona home was robbed while the Ironman World Championship finisher and former Olympian was out to dinner on Sunday.

"While at dinner our house got robbed. They took everything. And I mean everything," Reed tweeted a few hours ago.

"House here in kona idea is officially a crime scene. Hawaiian police everywhere. They took everything. Robbed blind. Computers phone ipads even lachey homework and backpack," he added.

Reed finished the Ironman World Championships is 28th place this weekend in a time of 8 hours and 50 minutes.

Video: 'I can't believe it to be honest...it hasn't sunk in' Craig Alexander

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Video: Watch Chrissie Wellington win her fourth Hawaiian Ironman

Thanks to Dave Erickson for this timely video and great job Dave on your Ironman Live show debut Dave!

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Video: Chrissie Wellington wins Kona again in a spectacular come-from-behind victory

Chrissie Wellington proved today that she is the queen of Ironman triathlon by winning her fourth Ironman World Championship title with grit and determination in a come-from-behind victory that had her digging deep to cross the finishline in first place.

"This race means more to me than anything. It's the sweetest victory...I just proved that anything is possible," she said after winning the race. "I had to dig so deep today. I tried to have faith in my body."

After a very slow swim (1:01:03) at least for Wellington, and by her standards an average bike ride (4:56:53), Chrissie Wellington stormed the marathon in 2:52:41 to make up a massive 12 minute on the leaders to take the win.