Lance Armstrong is shinning a massive spotlight on the sport of triathlon, and that could possibly include the 2012 Ironman World Championships set for October in Kona, Hawaii this year.
"We want to investigate opportunities to be able to potentially put parts of the race live, something that has never been done in the U.S.," Messick said in an interview yesterday in San Diego, California, where he is attending the Triathlon America Business of Triathlon conference. "Lance brings a spotlight to our sport that’s brighter perhaps than anything that has ever happened."
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"He's one of the guys you're going to have to go through to win the race," said Australian defending Hawaiian Ironman triathlon champion Craig Alexander in a recent interview.
Alexander went on to talk about Lance Armstrong after the seven time World Champion took second place at the IM 70.3 triathlon race in Panama this past weekend:
"He's one of the greatest endurance athletes ever, isn't he, last time I checked? Lance showed he's not mucking around."
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Lance Armstrong has officially jumped into Ironman racing with both feet this year as he plans to qualify for the Ironman World Championships in Kona by racing at least four 70.3 and one full Ironman race in 2012 as a professional triathlete.
The Seven Tour de France Champion is using this opportunity to partner with Ironman to try to raise $1 million for his cancer foundation. You can read all of the details in the press release below.
Marino Vanhoenacker of Belgium and Jodie Swallow of Great Britain won the 2012 Spec-Savers Ironman 70.3 in South Africa.
Vanhoenacker put together a solid swim, bike and run to cross the finsihline ahead of second place finisher Ronnie Schildknecht of Switzerland in a time of 4:06:25.
While on the women's side of the race it was all Jodie Swallow of Great Britain who lead the race from beginning to end and beat second place finisher Lucie Zelenkova of the Czech Republic in a time of 4:39:01.
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In a blog post today, Chrissie Wellington has announced that she is taking a break from Ironman racing this year to, "to spend more time focusing on other pursuits including dedicating more time to my chosen charities, the publication of my book and more active promotion of the sport in the UK, as well as giving myself the chance to explore and seize new opportunities within triathlon and outside.
I feel that I wouldn’t be able to pursue all of these different goals whilst simultaneously dedicating the energy and time needed to compete in Ironman events and treat them with the respect and complete dedication they deserve."
As you know, the Ironman triathlon is one of the most grueling races in the world with both amateurs and pros having to swim 2.4 miles, bike 112 and run a full marathon, and they must cover this distance in under 17 hours.
So what's it like to take on this extreme test of body and soul.
The professional triathletes like Chrissie Wellington, Craig Alexander and Chris McCormack make it look easy.
Check out the video below as we give you just some of the sights and sounds of Ironman Triathlon to help motivate you for the start of the 2012 race season.
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A couple of weeks ago Chrissie Wellington went for a little run back in the U.K. to help raise awareness and money for a local charity.
Of course when Chrissie goes for a very public run she's not the only one who runs. Check out the video below as 150 people showed up to train and run along with the 4X Ironman World Champion.
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He's a German Triathlon Olympian.
He holds the fastest ever iron distance race world record of 7 hours, 41 minutes and 33 seconds set at the Challenge Roth this year in Germany.
He's an Ironman Champ finishing second in Kona in 2010 and third in 2011...and now Andreas Raelert is also a cover boy with this photo in next month's issue of Outside Magazine.
2011 was certainly a good year for Andreas who is certainly one of Germany's best hopes for an Ironman World Championship Kona win in 2012.
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Here's a sneak peek at the cover of Chrissie Wellington's up coming new book: A Life Without Limits.
According to the press release (see below) the book is: "Part memoir, travel diary, and training guide. Chrissie shares training tips, stories and lessons from around the globe, and what it takes to be a champion in competitive sport."
Hachette Book Group announced that it will publish A Life Without Limits by the world’s number one female ironman athlete Chrissie Wellington. The book is scheduled for publication in May 2012 in the Center Street imprint.
Since she began racing in 2006, Chrissie Wellington has placed first in twenty-nine of the thirty-seven races she has entered. She is a triple World Ironman Champion, ITU World Long Course Champion, World Age Group Champion and multiple World Record holder. She is currently undefeated in ironman races– winning 12 out of 12. The ironman distance triathlon comprises a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, and 26.2 mile run. Chrissie’s victories include:
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In case you missed it on TV last weekend, you can watch the 2011 Ironman World Championships right here and right now.
Check out the entire show below...before it gets pulled down by YouTube.
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If you felt a bit disappointed after watching this weekend's carefully crafted but very sterilized coverage of the Ironman World Championships...we have the cure for the post NBC broadcast blues.
Outside Magazine writer Elizabeth Weil spent her time in Hawaii this October getting a real feel for not only the classic race, but also the pros, the age-group athletes, and past race winners that make up the annual endurance circus that is the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii.
She starts her Outside Magazine story with:
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