Matt Russell is lucky to be alive after a van pulled in front of him during the bike portion of last year’s Ironman. What did it take to get back on his bike and deal with traffic again? How happy is he just to be at the starting line again and how did coming back from his horrific accident change the way he looks at his sport and at life?
Lionel Sanders has come back from drug and alcohol abuse to become one of the most popular athletes in the sport. Last year he did everything right, built a 10 minute lead over Patrick Lange off the bike and followed that with a 2:51 marathon. He was caught in the last few miles of the run, but h...
Julie Moss is the woman who helped put the sport of triathlon and the Ironman on the map. Her finish in February of 1982 changed our sport forever and her new book ‘Crawl of Fame’ was just released. Julie’s grit and never-say-die spirit helped to make the sport what it is today.
Josh Amberger & Ashleigh Gentle are one of our elite tri couples. Josh led the way out of the swim last year here in Kona and has had a solid season. Ashleigh is coming off winning the Grand Final of the WTS Series in a sprint finish on the Gold Coast of Australia.
