On another board, someone was saying that IM Cancun 70.3 had a 14.8 mile run course instead of 13.1 . The race website says 2 loops of a 6.6 mile mile circuit. I can't imagine why a 70.3 would change the length of the race - anyone know if that is true or not?? Blue Skies, -Robin- http://ironmom.blogspot.com/

Hi Im looking at competing in my first 70.3 . Can anyone offer thier experiences going from Olympic to 70.3?

Amica Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island...another great race in Rhode Island. A thunderstorm blew through the state the night before the event. The storm left behind quite a bit of wind, which did a good job rearranging the swim buoys that the race organizers placed the day before. As a result the race start was delayed 30 minutes, while boats tried to sort out the buoys.

So I went back to where my triathlon career started in Boise, ID for the second running of Boise 70.3. Since my first race I've done exactly one Sprint tri, so saying I was anxious to see what a year of training can do is an understatement. "Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever." Lance Armstrong

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So with this race right around the corner, what is everyone doing last minute to prepare? I have missed like 50% or more of my workouts these past 2 weeks (been super busy). I hope I haven't lost my VO2 max! Its going to be a tough 4 weeks until race time for me! Is anyone getting a hotel down there night before the race? Would anyone be down for a trifuel pre race dinner?

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