This is not only long overdue, it's just plain long (in an epic kind of way). Feel free to skim and just look at the pics. Eventually they'll link to full-sized images, but that may not happen right away. After the race report, there's also a little narrative of some other riding we did.

Bozzone takes his second 70.3 win in 3 consecutive weeks of racing. McGlone runs into the win with a 1:20 half marathon. Top 5 Men 1 BOZZONE, TERENZO 00:27:21 02:11:43 01:15:49 03:56:06 2 ALEXANDER, CRAIG 00:27:21 02:12:38 01:18:48 03:59:59 3 GRIFFIN, LEON 00:28:47 02:11:00 01:19:18 04:00:37 4 BRETSCHER, DANIELO 00:28:44 02:14:09 01:19:00 04:03:28

June 2, 2008 -- Today, Ironman, in conjunction with Premier Event Management, announces a new Ironman 70.3 Event scheduled for 2009 in the southeastern United States. Ironman 70.3 Augusta will take place in the classic southern city of Augusta, Georgia on Sunday, September 27, 2009 with a field limit of 2,000 athletes.

Just a quick note, looks like the 70.3 championships will air this weekend. The broadcast will be airing April 12 from 5:00PM to 6:00PM on NBC. In its second year, the Ford Ironman World Championship 70.3 took place on November, 10 in Clearwater, FL. Here is the link to the trailer from NBC: http://youtube.com/user/IronmanTriathlon

I'm doing IM Coeur d' Alene on June 22nd. Would it be wise or foolish to do the Boise 70.3 exactly 3 weeks before? Some say it would be a perfect way to start your taper, others say it would be too taxing. My fitness level: this will be my first IM that I actually trained for and my weekly training volume will max out at 12-15 hours. Penny for your thoughts :-)

The battle between Crowie and Potts continues... Potts wins by just 3 seconds, while Erika Csomor takes the women's race. Results from Ironmanlive.com. Top 10 Pros MEN: ANDY POTTS (#1) won here today in 3:58:22: * CRAIG ALEXANDER (#8) at :03 * PAUL AMBROSE (#22) at 5:10 * DAVID THOMPSON (#7) at 7:09 * RICHIE CUNNINGHAM (#4) at 7:18 * BERT JAMMAER (#5) at 7:28

Results from this weekend 70.3 race in Chile. http://triatlon.canal13.cl/etriatlon/html/Noticias/329238.html Top 5 Pro men 1. Reinaldo Colucci (BRA) 4:00:25 2. Oscar Galindez (ARG/BRA) 4:03:25 3. Santiago Asenco (BRA) 4:07:43 4. Eduardo Sturla (ARG) 4:10:09 5. Guilherme Manocchio (BRA) 4:13:29 Top 5 Pro women 1. Heather Gollnick (USA) 4:37:02

January 10, 2008 - Austin, Texas, one of the nation’s triathlon hotbeds, will now host its own Ironman 70.3 event – the Longhorn Ironman 70.3 Austin on Sunday, October 5, 2008. The event, the final addition to the 2008 series, will serve as the first official qualifier for the 2009 Ironman World Championship taking place on November 14 in Clearwater, Florida.

July 15, 2007 – While Timberman™ 70.3 has always been considered an age-grouper’s race, it has also attracted legendary pros such as Peter Reid and Karen Smyers with its scenic, challenging course and ideal timing. This year, Timberman™ 70.3 will draw an even larger number of pros by offering a $13,500 prize purse, a significant increase over the $4,000 purse of previous years.

Here are some results from yesterdays race. For race coverage recap read Triathlete's write-up. Ford Ironman 70.3 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike, 13.1-mile run Men 1. Andy Potts (USA) 3:59:59 2. Jens Koefoed (DEN) 4:03:43 3. Lewis Elliott (USA) 4:03:53