by Bill Plock | Oct 12, 2022 | Triathlon
Bill Plock Oct 12, 2022–I promise, this opinion is not rooted in sour grapes. I really think IRONMAN should consider either moving the championship race somewhere affordable with easier logistics, or go back to one day of racing and figuring out how to make it...
by Bill Plock | Oct 5, 2022 | Triathlon
By Todd Lytle, from Kona 2022 Editors note, Todd is a dear friend of 303 and has been trying to get to Kona for more than 30 years. He finally qualified and we knew he was over the moon excited so we asked him for a quote on what he thought and this is what he texted...
by Bill Plock | Oct 3, 2022 | Triathlon
By Bill Plock Oct 3rd–2022. Sadly, thanks to mold infestation in a condo we reserved, 303 is not in Kona this year for the 2022 IRONMAN World Championships. With twice the number of usual competitors and all of their friends and family converging on the big...
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by 303cycling | Dec 17, 2020 | Community
Dear Dave, When we first met, little did I know that I was talking to a legend. It was December of 2017 and we were at the IRONMAN World Championship NBC Broadcast Preview Party in New York City. I remember your big smile and infectious energy as you made your way...
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by 303cycling | May 14, 2020 | Tri Races
The triathlon world now has their answer. The World Championship race and 70.3 World Championship are both postponed. There will be two editions of the IRONMAN World Championship with the postponed race taking place February 6, 2020 and the second October 10, 2020....
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by Bill Plock | Oct 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Bill Plock Kailua Kona–Tim O’Donnell (T.O), Ben Hoffman and Chris Leiferman finished second, fourth and tenth in Saturday’s IRONMAN World Championships respectively. T.O. became only the fourth person in history to break the 8 hour mark finishing...
by 303cycling | Sep 24, 2019 | Hot Topic, Tri Races
By Khem Suthiwan IRONMAN announced in early June the 2019 Vega IRONMAN World Championship would feature a new swim start protocol utilizing waves that separates the field into 11 groups. Their reason: to reduce athlete density on the bike course. As a four-time...
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by 303cycling | Apr 1, 2019 | General News
From 220TriathlonBy Jack Sexty The eyes of the world fell on the sport of triathlon this morning, as it emerged that President Donald Trump is to compete at the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii this October. The President’s campaign to ‘Make Kona Great...
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by 303cycling | Dec 21, 2018 | 303 Radio, Community, Sponsored
Team in Training Athlete Dr. Brett Kessler at the turnaround in Hawi By Bill Plock Dr. James DeGregori PhD (Photo by Casey A. Cass/University of Colorado) Those reasons often transition into causes and those causes are often taken on by a group of people working to...
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by 303cycling | Dec 10, 2018 | Community
Brett Kessler Brett Kessler was helping blood cancer patients long before it became personal. He did an oncology fellowship after dental school where his focus was on treating patients affected by blood cancer. Then, he moved to Colorado in 1999 and joined The...
