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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Independent endurance sports journalism. Triathlon, cycling, running, gravel, and the community that ties it all together.

Independent endurance sports journalism. Triathlon, cycling, running, gravel, and the community that ties it all together.

Independent endurance sports journalism. Triathlon, cycling, running, gravel, and the community that ties it all together.

Independent endurance sports journalism. Triathlon, cycling, running, gravel, and the community that ties it all together.

Independent endurance sports journalism. Triathlon, cycling, running, gravel, and the community that ties it all together.