For athletes interested in racing an Ironman this summer, LifeSport, “The Official Coaches of Ironman”, is offering athletes an exciting opportunity to attend the Official Ironman Louisville Preparation Camp (July 25-27) and then take the starting line at the Ford Ironman Louisville on August 31st.

They tell us Ironman is a superhero. They tell us Ironman has super powers, with super strength and super speed and special armor and the ability to fly.

After a 12 hour operation to remove a benign (not cancerous) tumour the size of a tennis ball on Dec 14 2007 and 6 weeks of preventative radiotherapy, David Bond a.k.a Bondy is competing in the Monaco Ironman for Charity. Although competing for charity, Bondy is not just there to make up the numbers. All systems are go on the training front, and radiotherapy has not slowed him at all.

Super tight finish in the men's race with Jozsef Major running himself to the win with a 2:50 marathon. Just 1:14 separated the top 4 finishers. On the women's side California 70.3 winner Erika Csomor wins with a strong bike and marathon. Full results available on Ironmanlive Men's Top 5

Results from this weekends Ironman South Africa: Men's Leaderboard: South Africa 1. Stephen BAYLISS 8:18:23 2. Raynard TISSINK 8:23:09 3. Peter SCHOISSENGEIER 8:33:24 4. Francois CHABAUD 8:33:53 5. Steffen LIEBETRAU 8:34:00 6. Nick SAUNDERS 8:42:24 7. Brad STORM 8:46:23 8. Martin MATULA 8:49:16 9. Andreas NIEDRIG 8:52:01 10. James CUNNAMA 8:52:17

Just wondering if any TFers won a lottery spot for Kona. I just saw the list on NBC, but maybe that's not the first time they've announced it. Anyways, let's hear who got lucky. "The melting point of wax means nothing to me": Thrice My Blog

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 :-)

Patrick Vernay and Chrissie Wellington took the wins yesterday at Ironman Australia. Patrick repeats, and Chrissie wins her third Ironman in a year's time. Her only three Ironman at that, proving she is without a doubt a force to be reckoned with. Kate Major held the lead for a good portion of the race and finished second.

Cameron Brown runs his way to a record 7th Ironman New Zealand title and Joanna Lawn squeezes out a win with a new course record of 9:16. Men Top Finishers 1. Cameron Brown 8:24:49 2. Frederik Van Lierde 8:31:35 3. Kieran Doe 8:33:35 4. Stephen Bayliss 8:37:03 5. Pete Jacobs 8:47:03 Women's Top Finishers 1. Joanna Lawn 9:16:00