Iron Girl Participants to Be Featured in NBC Broadcast on July 26, 2008

(April 12, 2008) - Today, Mirinda Carfrae and Jeanne Fleck claimed the first place International and Sprint distance titles respectively at the inaugural Aflac Iron Girl Lake Las Vegas Triathlon in Las Vegas, NV.

“I didn't come here thinking or worrying about winning. I came here to push myself from start to finish,” said Mirinda Carfrae, winner of the 2008 Aflac Iron Girl Lake Las Vegas Triathlon – International Distance. “It's great to go out without any pressure and really race for yourself. Congratulations to everyone who participated, as there are a lot of easier races they could have done. It was a hard course, but a lot of fun!”

The sold-out event, consisting of an International distance (1,500M Swim / 40K Bike / 10K Run) and a Sprint distance (600M Swim / 20K Bike / 5K Run), took place at Loews Hotel and Lake Las Vegas Resort, with nearly 700 women participating. The event brought together a diverse group of women ranging in age and fitness level, from professional to beginner.

Carfrae lead a field of professional athletes including the 2006 Ironman 70.3 World Champion, Samantha McGlone, short-course specialist, Becky Lavelle and Ironman World Champion, Karen Smyers, who were competing for a $15,000 prize purse. The final results are below:

1. Mirinda Carfrae, 27, Boulder, CO
o Total Time – 1:56:22
2. Pip Taylor, 28, Lennox Head, NSW
o Total Time - 1:57:09
3. Becky Lavelle, 34, Los Gatos, CA
o Total Time - 1:58:58
4. Samantha McGlone, 28, Colorado Springs, CO
o Total Time – 1:59:57
5. Laurel Wassner, 33, Hoboken, NJ
o Total Time – 2:04:31
6. Karen Smyers, 47, Lincoln, MA
o Total Time - 2:08:42
7. Malaika Homo, 30, Salt Lake City, UT
o Total Time - 2:08:44

Top five overall age-group results for both distances are below:

International Distance:
1. Becky Lamph, 40, Las Vegas, NV
o Total Time – 2:19:32
2. Judyann Cummings, 49, Denver, CO
o Total Time – 2:19:33
3. Karen Walls, 38, Tucson, AZ
o Total Time – 2:19:46
4. Jodi Ruby, 46, Laverne, CA
o Total Time – 2:23:09
5. Daniela Williams, 32, North Liberty, IA
o Total Time – 2:23:14

Sprint Distance:
1. Jeanne Fleck, 43, Proctor, MN
o Total Time – 1:03:36
2. Kim Jefferson, 45, Henderson, NV
o Total Time – 1:04:57
3. Kelley Bennet, 33, Henderson, NV
o Total Time – 1:06:44
4. Heidi Trueblood, 38, Edwards, CO
o Total Time – 1:06:47
5. Julie Conner, 36, Las Vegas, NV
o Total Time – 1:07:32

Today's race consisted of participants from 34 states including: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Maryland, New York, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin and Wyoming. There were also athletes who traveled from Canada, Australia and New Zealand to participate.

There were several inspiring age group women who stood out in the crowd, including:
• Laurel Wassner, 33, Hoboken, NJ - After surviving Hodgkin's Lymphoma at age 23, Laurel became the first cancer survivor in the United States to earn a professional triathlon license.
• Becky Lamph, 40, Las Vegas, NV - Becky, a thyroid cancer survivor and the mother of an Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia survivor, participated in the International distance event.
• Beth Wonicker-Cook, 41, Palm Harbor, FL - Growing up Beth suffered from Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA) where she could not bend down or squat, much less run. As she got older, the JRA went into remission and she began running and participating in triathlons. This past February she accomplished her goal of completing the Boston Marathon. Ten days later she learned of her diagnosis with cervical cancer. She is currently undergoing radiation treatment and continuing to lead an active lifestyle.
• Lisa Jamison, 45, Tampa, FL – Lisa is a survivor of bulimia. She raced the Aflac Iron Girl Lake Las Vegas Triathlon to promote awareness and raise funds for her brother-in-law who is battling melanoma. Lisa started a program called, I've Got Your Back, for massage therapists, coaches, and trainers to educate and stress early detection of skin cancer. In addition, she has a fundraising goal of $50,000 for the Melanoma International Foundation.

The Aflac Iron Girl Lake Las Vegas Triathlon is the first all-women's triathlon to be nationally televised on NBC Networks. The event will air on July 26, 2008, from 3:30 -4:30 p.m. EST. The telecast will showcase a highly competitive professional field, as well as stories of inspirational age-group females. The telecast will focus on the International distance course, with highlights from the sprint race.

New title sponsor, Aflac, continues to provide additional amenities and support for the events. Participants were offered first aid and skin cancer awareness kits with sunscreen and Aflac branded sponges at each of the refueling stations, in addition to wellness brochures specific to women. Aflac also awarded each finisher with a commemorative Aflac Iron Girl plush duck, similar to the one made famous in its national advertising campaign.

Unique to the 2008 series is the “Aflac Iron Girl Retreat to Hawaii,” promotion. Women can enter Online at https://www.aflacirongirlsweepstakes.com/ for the chance to win a trip to Kailua-Kona, on the Big Island of Hawaii. The package includes round-trip airfare, hotel accommodations, spa treatments, a luau dinner and two tickets to both the Ford Ironman World Championship event and its Welcome Dinner along with $500 spending money.

Iron Girl's charitable partner, the Ulman Cancer Fund, was on-site today offering information on racing to benefit young adults living with and recovering from cancer.

For more information on Iron Girl or results from today's event, visit www.IronGirl.com. For Iron Girl media-related inquiries and race day imagery, contact Blair LaHaye at Blair@IronGirl.com or (727) 808-0646, or Jessica Weidensall at Jessica@IronGirl.com or (813) 918-3849. For more information on Aflac, visit www.aflac.com http://www.aflac.com/. For Aflac media-related inquiries, contact Darcy Brito at DBrito@aflac.com and (706) 505-9762 or Yolonda King at yking@aflac.com.

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About Iron Girl
Launched in 2004 with just two events, the Iron Girl brand has grown to now include ten events nationwide, varying in distance from 5K to duathlon and triathlon. To date, nearly 20,000 women have crossed an Iron Girl finish line. Iron Girl's mission is to empower women toward a healthy lifestyle. The Iron Girl experience provides women with a competitive platform and amenities such as: a post-race catered Breakfast Café, performance shirts sized just for women, IPICO Sports Timing, personalized race bibs, custom finisher medals, post-race giveaways and much more. The brand recently re-launched an enhanced version of its Web site filled with training tips, guest columnists and nutrition information. Iron Girl has also furthered its offerings with the addition of IronGirlshop.com with new items such as hydration and nutrition products, jewelry and sports bags. Iron Girl is supported by partners that include Aflac, Polar Heart Rate Monitors, Luna Bar, Celsius, Specialized Bicycles and PODS. The Iron Girl brand has been featured in a range of media outlets to include USA Today, The New York Times, Runner's World, Family Circle, Ok! Magazine and Women's Health.

About Aflac
For more than 50 years, Aflac products have given policyholders the opportunity to direct cash where it is needed most when a life-interrupting medical event causes financial challenges. Aflac is the number one provider of guaranteed-renewable insurance in the United States and the number one insurance company in terms of individual insurance policies in force in Japan. Our insurance products provide protection to more than 40 million people worldwide. Aflac has been included in Fortune magazine's listing of America's Most Admired Companies for seven years and in Fortune magazine's list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America for ten consecutive years. Aflac has also been recognized three times by both Fortune magazine's listing of the Top 50 Employers for Minorities and Working Mother magazine's listing of the 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers. Aflac Incorporated is a Fortune 500 company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AFL. To find out more about Aflac, visit aflac.com.