Australia, big country, great people and every tim ethey put on an event it is special, no surprises that Busselton in Western Australia delivered a fantastic day for the 2007 IM WA. This is advertised as a fast course, flat ride and run, good surfaces and the pros were being hyped up to beat the world record. Jason Shortis put in a sub 8 hour here in 2006.

Most of you know the race doesn't really begin the morning you enter the water with 2,000+ other athletes. That is the beginning of the final chapter in the journey to Ironman. I won't bore you with all the details leading up to the final day of the Ironman Florida journey, but I will share some details leading into the race.

I am back at home in Danville, and starting to unwind from all the travel. Kona was great this year. The whole experience was awesome starting with training in Hawaii in September to the 2 weeks before the race training in Kona.

It felt great to back racing an Ironman 70.3 event again. Vineman is one of my favorite races because of the people and the terrain. The course is a good course for me. Challenging and technical.

Baja 70.3 Champion, Linsey Corbin, sends in her race report. Buenos Noches! I am fresh of my first (of hopefully many) 70.3 win and I couldn’t be happier. I made my first trip down to Baja, Mexico this past weekend and raced my hardest to come away with the win on a challenging course.

INSTALLMENT 6—Epilogue

INSTALLMENT 5—Sunday, May 27, 2007; Race #4 Team Time Trial ½ Ironman

INSTALLMENT 4—Saturday, May 26, 2007; Race #3 Team Time Trial   

INSTALLMENT 3—Saturday, May 26, 2007; Race #2 Individual Time Trial

INSTALLMENT 2—Friday, May 25, 2007   The Big Trip to Southern Ohio