NewsCelebrating Independence with Ironman
Fireworks, Bar-b-que and Ironman: what could be more American? And as the rest of the nation consumes 110 million pounds of hotdogs (no exaggeration, I checked) over this holiday weekend, the folks in Lake Stevens, Wash., will be overtaken with Ironman, as Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens makes another showing on Sunday. Read the story »
Ironmanlife: Masaki Fujita update; Babette Kulka
Two weeks ago I posted a story about Scott Rigsby and his nomination for the Energizer Hall of Fame. In that story I inadvertently did a huge disservice to a young Japanese triathlete named Masaki Fujita, who became the first double amputee to finish an Ironman when he crossed the line at Ironman New Zealand in 2007 in 16:28. Read the story »
Ironman Announces Date and New Start Time For Boise 70.3
The date for the 2009 Ironman 70.3 Boise will be Saturday, June 13. Unique to other Ironman 70.3 races, the event will include a 2:00 p.m. MDT afternoon start in place of the traditional early-morning start time used in 2008. Read the story »
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A preview of this weekend's Frankfurter Sparkasse Ironman European Championship »
Shawn Skene wraps up the day of Ironman racing in Idaho »
Kevin Mackinnon profiles Energizer Keep Going Hall of Fame nominee Scott Rigsby »
Josh Tinson previews this weekend's action from Goto City, Japan »
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