After a string of impressive victories in 2009 at the half-Ironman distance and a second-place finish at Ironman New Zealand back in March, ARX-sponsored triathlete and Ironman 70.3 World Champion Terenzo Bozzone is about to make his first appearance at the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii. This Saturday, October 10th, Terenzo will be competing against a stellar field of top Ironman athletes from around the world including Craig Alexander (last year’s world champion and 2007’s runner-up), Chris McCormack (2007 world champ), Eneko Llanos (runner-up in Kona in 2008), Timo Bracht (winner of Ironman Germany this July), Cameron Brown (8-time Ironman New Zealand winner), and Andy Potts (who in his debut in Kona last October placed a noteworthy 7th).

Expert insiders think Craig Alexander is the man to beat again this year—although few are ready to write off Chris McCormack’s chances for repeating as world champion. But all of us here at Faster Tomorrow think Terenzo is likely to surprise many with a big debut performance at Kona. Terenzo has been in Kona training with McCormack since his exciting win in August at Ironman 70.3 Philippines—where he beat both McCormack (who took second place) and Cameron Brown (who came in third). There is something to be said for peaking at exactly the right time, and Terenzo seems on track to do just that come Saturday.

We know we’ll be logging on to www.ironman.com throughout the race for all the thrilling details. The race starts at 6:45 a.m. in Hawaii, which is six hours behind EST. Best of luck, Terenzo!