The sun rises as competitors start in the Ironman World...

The sun rises as competitors start in the Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014. Credit: EPA / Bruce Omori

This year, five Long Islanders are competing in the 2014 Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii, on Oct. 11, 2014.

Follow our live coverage as newsday.com's health and fitness writer Brian T. Dessart covers the race from Kona.

Click the links below to see photos and live updates from Kona.

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NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses. Credit: Randee Dadonna

Out East with Doug Geed: Wine harvests, a fish market, baked treats and poinsettias NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses.

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses. Credit: Randee Dadonna

Out East with Doug Geed: Wine harvests, a fish market, baked treats and poinsettias NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses.

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