Lucy Charles took charge of this race last year from her very first swim stroke and built a five minute lead on the bike to the great Daniela Ryf and forced Ryf to go deeper than she might have wanted to make up that margin in the last 40K of the bike. Lucy held on to finish second in her debut at the age of 24 and it looks like this year the game plan will be exactly the same. The big question: Can she build a big enough lead in the bike to hold off Daniela Ryf in the marathon?
Mike Reilly is the Voice of Ironman and someone whose passion for the athletes and the event comes through in every interview we do. Mike talked with us about some of his favorite Ironman events and some of his favorite finish line moments.
Filmed on location at Huggo’s On the Rocks. Brought to ...
Michelle Vesterby is here in Kona this year as a spectator. She may be missing racing, but being mom to Marcus is pretty darn special.
Filmed on location at Huggo’s On the Rocks. Brought to you by HOKA, Polar, UCAN, Velofix, Normatec, Active, Canyon, Form Goggles, Amp Human, Four Seasons Resort...
Lauren Parker was on stage with Mike Reilly and me here in 2015 when she took second in the 25-29 division. She went pro in 2016 and was training for Ironman Australia in 2017 when both tires went flat at the same time, sending her into a guardrail and leaving her paralyzed from the waist down. N...
