The 2010 Ironman Triathlon World Championship is being held in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii today. It is the 34th World Championship, and it consists of the top triathlon runners in the world.

If you thought a marathon was tough to run, when compared to an Ironman competition in Hawaii, it is nothing. The Ironman World Championship consists of a 2.4 mile swim, a 112 mile bike ride, and a 26.2 mile run. The 26.2 mile run is a marathon by itself.

Last year, Craig Alexander of Australia won the championship at the Kailua-Kona event for the men with a final time of 8:20:21. The woman that finished first was Chrissie Wellington of Great Britain with a time of 8:54:02.

The 2010 event is still on going, but so far here are the leaderboards.

The current leaderboard at the 50 mile mark looks like this for the men:
1 Andreas Bocherer
2 Chris Lieto 0
3 Maik Twelsiek 0:00
4 Norman Stadler 1:20
5 Andreas Raelert 1:20
6 Marino Vanhoenacker 1:20
7 TJ Tollakson 1:40
8 Faris Al-Sultan 2:15
9 Timo Bracht 2:23
10 Eneko Llanos 2:40

And for the Women, it looks like this at the 35 mile mark:
1 Julie Dibens
2 Caroline Steffen 3:04
3 Rachel Joyce 5:08
4 Mirinda Carfrae 6:00
5 Leanda Cave 6:06
6 Tereza Macel 6:22
7 Virginia Berasategui 7:10
8 Catriona Morrison 7:40
9 Amy Marsh 8:38
10 Dede Griesbauer 8:40

You can check for updates every 15 minutes or so at the Ironman Live website located at Ironman Live