Ironman Story: Handicapping Age Groupers at the 70.3 Worlds (2011/9/1)

Lee Gruenfeld previews our age group race at the Marine Corps Ironman World Championship 70.3
Released on Thursday, September 1, 2011

Part 1: The Distaff Side: If the first thing that popped into your mind upon reading the above headline was "Tonya Harding," you need help.No, what we're talking about is trying to predict winners in the fiercely competitive age group divisions at the Worlds in Las Vegas. While it's nice to watch all those people come charging down the finish line long after the pros have come in, it's even more fun when you realize that there are a lot of terrific athletes and grand rivalries, some of which have been going on for years at various distances all the way up to the full 140.6-mile Ironman. What's Next?

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Ironman story: Lawn grabs final spot for Ironman World Championships

Released on 30 Aug 2011 09:46 AM PDT at ironman.com
Seven-time Ironman New Zealand champion Joanna Lawn (pictured winning Ironman 70.3 Port Macquarie this year) has secured the last qualifying spot for October's Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. She will join fellow kiwis Cameron Brown and Samantha Warriner at Ford Ironman World Championships on 8 October at Kona-Kailua.
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Ironman story:Kona Bound Men from Texas, USA

Kona Bound Men from Texas
With the Kona-like heat and humidity at the inaugural Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas, it was not surprising that there were some hot performances in the men's age group races in the Lone Star State. At the end of the day, 50 male competitors were rewarded with a coveted entry to the 2011 Ford Ironman World Championship. That is Patrick Schuster.
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Ironman Story:Makeing a Difference for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Making a Difference For CF
Posted on 19 Aug 2011 14:15  PDT
Peter Kadzielawski didn't know much about Cystic Fibrosis until 2009. That's when he was asked to do some personal training for a boy with the disease. That boy had lost a sister to the disease a few years earlier. Next weekend, for the second year in a row, Kadzielawski will race at Ford Ironman Louisville and do his bit to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. What he might not realize, though, is that he's following in some pretty impressive footsteps on his mission.
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http://www.cff.org/