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.
"We are excited to offer this new start time to our athletes, as we feel it will further enhance the overall event experience," said Steve Meckfessel, Ironman 70.3 Events Director. "The city of Boise has so much to offer participants and spectators. A later start time and evening finish will create a unique finish line experience in the dynamic BoDo District." Read the story »
Hawaii's Own Pro Tim Marr Looks Forward to Racing Kona
Professional triathlete Tim Marr looks forward to taking his place among the Ford Ironman World Championship competitors lining the beach at the Kailua-Kona Pier in a few short months. But for Marr, the day will mean more than just being a competitor in the sport's crown jewel of races. Marr, born on Oahu and a lifelong resident of the state of Hawaii, will be competing in front of family and friends and a community that has watched him develop from a surfer and swimmer into one of the most talented triathletes in the world. Read the story »
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2007 Ford Ironman World Championship DVD
This DVD includes the stories of: Brian Boyle, who died eight times on the operating table and was told he might never walk again; blind 64-year old athlete Charlie Plaskon, who competed in Kona on behalf of the C Different Foundation; Atlanta-native Scott Rigsby, who arrived in Kona with the dream of becoming the first above-the-knee double-amputee with prosthetics to finish; and a final farewell to the Ironman World Championship finisher, Jon Blais, who passed away last May after battling the incurable disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). $34.95 Available now.
Events
Events
The Ironman name has become synonymous with the pinnacle of athletic endurance. Ironman and Ironman 70.3 finishers proudly lay claim to being among the fittest athletes in the world.
Ironman events consist of a 2.4 mile swim, a 112-mile bike and a 26.2 mile marathon run. There are 22 Ironman distance qualifiers for the Ford Ironman World Championship, which is held in Kona, Hawaii every October.
Ironman 70.3 races include a 1.2 mile swim, a 56-mile bike and a 13.1 mile run -- those distances add up to 70.3 miles. Athletes from around the world compete in one of the 31 qualifiers for the Foster Grant Ironman World Championship 70.3 held in Clearwater, Florida every November.
Ironman 70.3 events that serve as "dual" qualifiers with slots for both the Ford Ironman World Championship and Foster Grant Ironman World Championship 70.3, include Ford Ironman 70.3 California,
St. Croix 70.3, Ford Ironman 70.3 Hawaii, Eagleman 70.3, Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake and Ironman 70.3 Monaco. In additon, the Antwerp 70.3 has qualifying slots for the Ford Ironman World Championship for athletes with a disability.
