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Ironman Arizona 2008 - November 23, 2008 - starting at 6:50am - Ironman Triathlon^wiki;

Triathlons

• Ironman Arizona 2008 - Swim: 2.4 miles (3.86 km) - Bike: 112 miles (180 km) - Run: 26.2 miles (42 km)

• KIERAN DOE (#30, NZL, 23rd) finished the swim in 46:02, followed 8 seconds behind by ANDREAS RAELERT (#9, GER, 1st), MARK VAN AKKEREN (#35, USA, 13th), and FRANCISCO PONTANO (#52, ESP, DNF).

• On the bike KIERAN DOE led all the way and finished 75 seconds ahead of CHRIS LIETO (#3, USA, 2nd).

• In the run KIERAN DOE lost his lead and finished 23rd, finishing in 09:06:25.

• ANDREAS RAELERT finished in first place overall in 08:14:16. triathletemag

• 2,192 participants. 76-year-old EDWIN WOLFGRAM finished in 16:08:52. The time cutoff is 17:00:00.

Ironman Arizona 2008 - November 23, 2008 photos follow

1. Swim

2. Bike

3. Run

4. Misc

5. Swim - Pros

6. Bike - Pros

Notes:

• Arizona Ironman 2008 - Athlete Info Guide .................... Maps:

Men
1.	ANDREAS RAELERT		#9	GER	08:14:16
2.	CHRIS LIETO		#3	CA,USA	08:19:25
3.	JORDAN RAPP		#2	NY,USA	08:19:45
4.	JOZSEF MAJOR		#1	HUN	08:21:34
5.	JAN RAPHAEL		#61	GER	08:23:03
6.	BEN HOFFMAN		#44	CO,USA	08:24:13
7.	PAUL AMEY		#57	CA,USA	08:27:20
8.	PETR VABROUSEK		#17	CZE	08:28:09
9.	FREDERIK VAN LIERDE		#55	BEL	08:34:34
10.	CHRIS BROWN		#33	BC,CAN	08:39:18
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23.	KIERAN DOE		#30	AU,NZL	09:06:25
2011.	EDWIN WOLFGRAM	(76)	#2046	MO,USA	16:08:52

Women
38.	HELEEN BIJ DE VAATE	#70	NLD	09:21:06
49.	LEANDA CAVE	#90	AZ,USA	09:25:07
51.	EDITH NIEDERFRINIGER	#80	BZ,ITA	09:28:09
62.	KIM LOEFFLER	#84	VT,USA	09:33:54
84.	TOVE WIKLUND	#81	SWE	09:44:44
86.	HALEY COOPER	#75	WA,USA	09:45:59
95.	ANA LIDIA BORBA	#86	DF,BRA	09:48:03
103.	CAMILLA LINDHOLM	#87	SWE	09:50:23
113.	IMKE SCHIERSCH	#79	ESP	09:53:14
140.	CHRISTINE FLETCHER	#72	BC,CAN	09:58:55

Swim - Best
23.	KIERAN DOE	#30	46:02
1.	ANDREAS RAELERT	#9	46:10
13.	MARK VAN AKKEREN	#35	46:10
DNF.	FRANCISCO PONTANO	#52	46:10

Bike - Best
3.	JORDAN RAPP	#2	4:26:12
2.	CHRIS LIETO	#3	4:26:45
23.	KIERAN DOE	#30	4:28:40

Run - Best
1.	ANDREAS RAELERT	#9	2:46:38
7.	PAUL AMEY	#57	2:46:53
5.	JAN RAPHAEL	#61	2:50:58

• The Ironman World Triathlon Championship (or Ironman Triathlon) is an annual triathlon race held in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, and is made up of 2.4 mile ocean swim, a 112 mile bike ride and a 26.2 mile marathon.

• The first Ironman Triathlon was held on February 18, 1978 in Honolulu, Hawaii. In 2007 there were 21 Ironman Triathlon (qualifying) races throughout the world, including Idaho, Florida, Kentucky, New York, Wisconsin - Germany, Switzerland, Australia, Japan...

• Ironman Arizona (one of the qualifying Ironman races for Hawaii) is held in Arizona for the fifth year in 2008, for the first time in November (previously held in April).

• 76-year-old EDWIN WOLFGRAM finished in 16:08:52, (swim) 1:38:33, (bike) 7:24:24, (run) 6:52:29 This was his 3rd Ironman in 2008. After an open heart surgery in January 2008, he finished Ford Ironman Wisconsin in September, and Ford Ironman World Championship (Hawaii) in October.
• Ironman Arizona 2008 results - Result stats

• 2008 Ironman Hawaii results and on Duathlon.com -- video: 2008 Ironman Hawaii finish --- and: Ironman World Results (Hawaii)
• The current Ironman course record was set in 1996 (at age 27) by Luc Van Lierde (Belgium) in 08:04:08.
• The 2008 Ironman World (on October 11, 2008) was won by Craig Alexander (35,AUS) in 08:17:45, ahead of 2) Burguera(ESP) 8:20:50, 3) Beke(BEL) 8:21:23, 4) Schildknecht(SWI) 8:21:46 and 5) Brown(NZL) 8:26:17.

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