About the same time this newspaper hit your driveway, the race director for the Columbia Triathlon was hard at work overseeing the 18th version of the nationally known event.

How was the Ironman distance established? It all started back in Honolulu in 1978 with the inaugural "Hawaiian Iron Man Triathlon." Then, in 1980, ABC ' s " Wide World of Sports" brought coverage ...

“First Annual Hawaiian Iron Man Triathlon, 0700 18 February 1978,” it said in handwritten letters at the top. (The name was later melded to “Ironman.”) ...

When the race began in 1978 on the shores of Oahu's Waikiki Beach, John Collins gave each racer for the inaugural Hawaiian Iron Man Triathlon a brief set of instructions, the last of which read ...

An Army captain finished first in the military division of the 2010 Iron Man Triathlon World Championships held in Kona-Kailua, Hawaii, Oct. 9.

Dr. Robert Whiteley of Somers completed an Iron Man Triathlon at Lake Placid, N.Y., Sunday. The triathlon consisted of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bicycle ride and a 26-mile run, in succession. His… ...

But more broadly, triathlon is having a moment among young athletes. More than 40 N.C.A.A. schools now offer women’s triathlon as a varsity sport, up from just a handful less than a decade ago ...

An Iron Man triathlon starts with 2.4 miles of swimming, followed by 112 miles of biking and is topped off by a full 26.22-mile marathon.

MIAMI (CBS4) – Three thousand endurance athletes from more than 60 countries competed in the "City Bikes Iron Man 70.3 Triathlon" in Miami on Sunday. The challenge included a 1.2 mile swim, a 56 ...

R OCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — With less than a month remaining until Ironman Rockford, a 70-mile triathlon race, organizers say they are still in need of volunteers to help with the event.

The Lazy Triathlon is a month-long challenge that gives students the opportunity to run, swim and bike at Iron Man distances. Iron Man distances include 2.4 miles of swimming, 112 miles of biking ...