Kona

With big prize purses becoming more and more common in the word of elite racing, just how much can pros win for podium placing at the Ironman World Championships in Kona?

Record-breaking Mel McQuaid will cut a trailblazing figure on the Big Island no matter how she fares in the Ironman World Championship. The Canadian reveals the mindset that helps her excel into a sixth decade

220 columnist Tim Heming asks if the changes brought in for the Ironman World Championship is a one-off fix or a new dawn for the biggest tri on the planet...

German star wins the Ironman World Champs for the first time; UK's Charles-Barclay second

We caught up with Kona silver medallist Lucy Charles at the Great British Swim finish, where she was waiting to greet Ross Edgley as he finished his epic challenge.

German wins the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii with Brit David McNamee third

Swiss long-course superstar breaks the course record with victory in Hawaii

Jan Frodeno defends his Ironman World Championship title in a German cleansweep

More than 2,300 athletes are set to compete on 8 October in the world’s most iconic endurance event

British age-grouper Gail Wilkinson recounts the 2014 race – pushes, punctures and all…

BMC launches new triathlon bike at Kona

Cervélo Cycles have launched its new P5X model at this year’s Ironman World Championship. Read all about it here...

Frodeno or Kienle? Skipper or Don? Our man Tim Heming predicts who will fill the Kona top 10 come 8th October…

Previous winners Scott Neyedli and Lucy Gossage have eight tips to prepare you for one of the hardest Ironman races – and remind you to smile for the finisher's photo!

In what was described as "the most competitive field ever assembled" in the press conference, pro athletes including Ironman World Champion Jan Frodeno talked through their plans for dealing with the notoriously tough Ironman Lanzarote, where over 1,900 age-groupers will also compete on 21st May

Heat-based exercise can be just as effective as altitude training to improve physical performance, new study reveals.

It's more than just about shocking inequality, says pro Caroline Livesey. By limiting women pro qualifying spots to just 35 for the Ironman Worlds the organisers are forcing ladies to race more, take more risks and compromise their bodies in the process

The Ironman Legacy Programme have announced the 100 athletes going to Kona 2016

As Rachel Joyce targets one final push for Ironman World Championship glory in Kona, we meet the British lawyer-turned-elite racer gunning for gender equality and pro rights in triathlon…

"I went to Kona, not at all gung-ho and cocky, but knowing I had done the hard work. It was a bit of a shock but that 'shit' does happen"

2015 victor at Ironman UK and Britain’s top finisher at the 2015 Ironman Worlds David McNamee takes your questions

Bike behemoths release new tri-specific steeds in Hawaii

With less than two weeks to go before the Ironman World Championships, Tim Heming predicts who will become the King of Kona...

With less than one month to go until the biggest race in triathlon, 220’s Tim Heming gives his predictions from 10th to the new Kona queen