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The 2008 Ironman season wraps up this weekend in Tempe, Arizona. This is where I plan to toe the line with more than 2,000 other crazy Ironman athletes to see what the day dishes out. Read the story »
Ford Ironman Arizona: 2008 Part 2
Josef Major will be back to defend the title he claimed last April, while the women's champion, Erika Csomor, has been forced to withdraw due to illness. Read the story »
Mike Reilly: YOU are an Ironman!
Mike Reilly was standing atop the announcer's scaffolding at Ironman Hawaii in 1991 when he spotted a friend jogging the final yards down Alii Drive. Nearly two decades later, Reilly cannot remember the man's name. Doesn't matter. What unfolded became anecdotal history, creating part of the fabric surrounding the world's most famous triathlon. Read the story »
Ellen DeGeneres Show Features Brian Boyle
Tune into The Ellen DeGeneres Show today, November 19, and gain inspiration from Ironman athlete, Brian Boyle. The 22-year-old from Welcome, MD, was involved in a tragic car accident in 2004 that nearly took his life. Read the story »
Available Now from IronmanDVD
2007 Ford Ironman World Championship 70.3 DVD
Relive the November 10, 2007 race with this DVD. Watch as Andy Potts, a highly decorated athlete with short-course success, sprinted to a first place 3:42:33 finish, while Australia’s Mirinda Carfrae broke the course record and claimed victory finishing at 4:07:25. In addition to the competitive professional field, more than 1,400 other triathletes ranging from 19 to 82 years old crossed the finish line, including Mark Rothbaum, manager of country music legend Willie Nelson, and Stacey Junio, who celebrated her recent weight loss in preparation for the event. $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.
