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Australia's Craig Alexander and Great Britain's Chrissie Wellington celebrated first-place titles at the 30th anniversary of the Ford Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Alexander, with an Ironman 70.3 World Championship title in addition to a second-place finish last year in Kona, crossed the line with a time of 8:17:45. Defending her current World Championship title, Wellington finished more than ten minutes ahead of her fellow competitors at 9:06:23. Read the story »
On his way to becoming the Ford Ironman World Champion, Craig Alexander saw Mark Allen out on the course. He sawy Dave Scott. He saw Scott Tinley. In the age group race was another of the infamous big four, Scott Molina. Read the story »
As with the men, one of the best ways to wrap up today's race is to recount some of the quotes from today's press conference. Of course, the first question for today's champion, Chrissie Wellington, was about the 10 minutes she spent on the side of the ride trying to get her flat tire fixed. Read the story »
Craig Alexander pretty much summed up the day of racing at tonight's press conference. When asked how his day went, he ran through the entire day from swim to run. Read the story »
Die Britin Chrissie Wellington hat die 30. Auflage der Ford Ironman Hawaii Triathlon World Championship gewonnen. Böige Winde machten die Herausforderung von 3,8 km Schwimmen, 180 km Radfahren und 42 km Laufen in den Lavafeldern von Big Island, Hawaii zu einer neuerlich harten Erfahrung. Read the story »
Der Australier Craig Alexander hat die Jubiläumsauflage der 30. Ford Ironman Hawaii Triathlon World Championship gewonnen. Böige Winde hinderten Alexander als einen der Top-Favoriten über den Ausdauerklassiker von 3,8 km Schwimmen, 180 km Radfahren und 42 km Laufen nicht daran mit schnellster Laufzeit des Tages (2:45:00 Stunden) an die Spitze und in 08:17:45 Stunden zum Sieg zu stürmen. Read the story »
The only person on this island not ready to hand the women's race to Chrissie Wellington is ... Chrissie Wellington. The defending champ insists that to do so would be disrespectful to her competition and in many ways she's right. Despite having lost a few of the top contenders, this field remains stacked. Read the story »
