We run through where to watch The World Championships at the 2018 Hawaii Ironman in Kona, the start times, and some of the British competitors to look out for.
For the 40th edition of the Hawaii Ironman, live coverage will be available in the UK via Facebook Watch [update: stream over] starting 5:15pm UK time (7:15 am in Hawaii) on Saturday October 13th. Strangely, it doesn’t seem like the race will be available via Amazon’s streaming service despite them being this year’s title sponsor.
The Elite men start their swim at 5.35pm UK time (6.35am Kona time), with the Elite women setting off five minutes later.
While the majority of coverage will be of the elite competition, some time will be reserved for age groupers with the men’s race starting at 6:05pm, and women’s at 6:20pm UK time.
To help you keep track of friends, family, and club mates Ironman have replaced their Ironman Tracker with an app, available on Android and IOS. Each competitor will record multiple split times for their bike, run, and transitions; so you can keep track of their progress throughout the race.
The one to watch in the elite Women’s competition will be three-time Kona Ironman World Champion, Daniela Ryf, from Switzerland. The top UK athletes looking to challenge her will be Lucy Charles (2nd at Kona 2017), and Susie Cheetham.
Last year’s winner in the Men’s competition, Patrick Lange of Germany, will be looking to maintain his title, as well as the course record of 8 hours 1 minute and 40 seconds. Top seeded British athlete David McNamee will be looking to improve on third place last year.
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Pro Women Start List
| Bib number | First name | Surname | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | Daniela | Ryf | SUI |
| F2 | Lucy | Charles | GBR |
| F3 | Sarah | Crowley | AUS |
| F4 | Kaisa | Sali | FIN |
| F5 | Susie | Cheetham | GBR |
| F7 | Heather | Jackson | USA |
| F8 | Kirsty | Jahn | CAN |
| F9 | Sarah | TRUE | USA |
| F11 | Mirinda | Carfrae | AUS |
| F12 | Mareen | Hufe | GER |
| F14 | Carrie | Lester | AUS |
| F15 | Laura | Siddall | GBR |
| F16 | Jocelyn | McCauley | USA |
| F17 | Sarah | Piampiano | USA |
| F18 | Linsey | Corbin | USA |
| F19 | Teresa | Adam | NZL |
| F20 | Michelle | Vesterby | DEN |
| F21 | Liz | Blatchford | AUS |
| F22 | Lesley | Smith | USA |
| F23 | Manon | Genet | FRA |
| F24 | Jodie | Robertson | USA |
| F25 | Corinne | Abraham | GBR |
| F26 | Rachel | McBride | CAN |
| F27 | Emma | Pallant | GBR |
| F28 | Gurutze | Frades | ESP |
| F29 | Helle | Frederiksen | DEN |
| F30 | Lisa | Huetthaler | AUT |
| F31 | Maja | Stage Nielsen | DEN |
| F32 | Jen | Annett | CAN |
| F33 | Tine | Deckers | BEL |
| F34 | Meredith | Kessler | USA |
| F35 | Anne | Haug | GER |
| F36 | Lauren | Brandon | USA |
| F37 | Melanie | Burke | NZL |
| F38 | Asa | Lundstrom | SWE |
| F39 | Beth | McKenzie | USA |
| F40 | Katja | Konschak | GER |
| F41 | Sara | Svensk | SWE |
| F42 | Naeth | Angela | CAN |
Pro Men’s Start List
| Bib number | First name | Surname | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | Patrick | Lange | GER |
| M2 | Lionel | Sanders | CAN |
| M3 | Sebastian | Kienle | GER |
| M5 | David | McNamee | GBR |
| M6 | James | Cunnama | RSA |
| M7 | Javier | Gomez Noya | ESP |
| M8 | Patrik | Nilsson | SWE |
| M9 | Josh | Amberger | AUS |
| M10 | Braden | Currie | NZL |
| M11 | Frederik | Van Lierde | BEL |
| M12 | Ivan | Tutukin | RUS |
| M14 | Andy | Potts | USA |
| M15 | Kyle | Buckingham | RSA |
| M16 | Bart | Aernouts | BEL |
| M17 | Brent | McMahon | CAN |
| M18 | Ivan | Rana | ESP |
| M19 | Cameron | Wurf | AUS |
| M20 | Tim | Van Berkel | AUS |
| M21 | Michael | Weiss | AUT |
| M22 | Igor | Amorelli | BRA |
| M23 | Matt | Hanson | USA |
| M24 | Joe | Skipper | GBR |
| M25 | Maurice | Clavel | GER |
| M26 | Jan | Van Berkel | SUI |
| M27 | Antony | Costes | FRA |
| M28 | Philipp | Koutny | SUI |
| M29 | Boris | Stein | GER |
| M30 | Andrew | Starykowicz | USA |
| M31 | Luke | McKenzie | AUS |
| M32 | Tyler | Butterfield | BER |
| M33 | Will | Clarke | GBR |
| M34 | Ben | Hoffman | USA |
| M35 | Kevin | Collington | USA |
| M36 | Marc | Duelsen | GER |
| M37 | Jens | Petersen-Bach | DEN |
| M38 | Cyril | Viennot | FRA |
| M39 | Mike | Phillips | NZL |
| M40 | Alessandro | Degasperi | ITA |
| M41 | Ruedi | Wild | SUI |
| M42 | Andreas | Dreitz | GER |
| M43 | Tim | O’Donnell | USA |
| M44 | Cameron | Brown | NZL |
| M45 | Romain | Guillaume | FRA |
| M46 | Denis | Chevrot | FRA |
| M47 | Thiago | Vinhal | BRA |
| M48 | David | Plese | SLO |
| M49 | Matt | Chrabot | USA |
| M50 | Giulio | Molinari | ITA |
| M51 | Tim | Reed | AUS |
| M52 | Ronnie | Schildknecht | SUI |
| M53 | Callum | Millward | NZL |
| M54 | Simon | Cochrane | NZL |
| M56 | Nick | Baldwin | SYC |
| M57 | Tim | Don | GBR |
| M58 | Matt | Russell | USA |