Race Previews

How to Watch the Ironman World Championships...

Thursday, 10 October 2013 00:10

By Bethany Mavis (triathlon.competitor.com)

Want to follow the Ironman World Championship ..... this Saturday? Here’s what you need to know.

The exclusive live coverage will be on Ironman.com, and will be hosted by former Ironman world champion Greg Welch, and pro triathletes Michael Lovato and Matt Lieto. The live coverage will begin on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 6:00 a.m. HST (that’s 9:00 a.m. on the West Coast and 12 noon on the East....

Coast). The male pros will start at 6:30 a.m., the female pros five minutes later and the age group field at 7:00 a.m. The coverage will be mainly following the pro race and will be interspersed with interesting stories of age-group athletes. If you’re following a friend, the enhanced Athlete Tracker tool on Ironman.com now includes multiple time splits for the bike and run, so you can know where exactly on the course he or she is at any time.

Leading up to the race, athletes, media and organizers will be using #IMKona on Twitter and Instagram.

The NBC coverage of the race, which is usually a 90-minute or two-hour broadcast, will be televised on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 4:30 p.m. ET. The coverage is generally an accelerated schedule of the eight-hour pro race, and also has an emphasis on inspiring stories of age-groupers.

Check Triathlete.com after the race for videos interview with the top finishers and race analysis of the 2013 Ironman World Championship.