Beyond Beyond: The Next Unnatural Step
After watching the Tour de France and the Olympics, it finally dawned on me what the real challenge in international sports competition is: Staying one step ahead of the drug testers. Doing chemicals to improve performance isn't actually illegal. After all, athletes take a lot of substances to improve performance, like carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals. Some of it is available in food, and if you don't happen to like some of those dishes, or if you'd have to eat like a Sumo wrestler to get enough of the essential ingredient, you just hop on down to the local GNC and buy it in pill form. If you ever saw the medicine cabinet or refrigerator of a serious athlete, you'd swear you just stumbled onto the loading dock of a Rite-Aid. Read the story »
Ironmanlife: Happy Thanksgiving!
This week, Ironmanlife is coming one day early since it is that oh-so-important day in the United States, Thanksgiving, a weekend that is a wonderful time of family celbration and a chance to give thanks. It is not, however, a great weekend to be a turkey. Read the story »
Record international field set for Busselton
Entries for next weekend's Ironman Western Australia have now closed, and event organisers IMG are thrilled to report a record field for the event's fifth anniversary! With 1,171 individuals and 73 teams at close of entries, the scene is set for a spectacular event in Busselton on Sunday, December 7. Read the story »
Other Stories
Television coverage airs on December 6 »
Raelert and Bij Van de Vaat win Ford Ironman Arizona »
Asia's front running Ironman 70.3 enters year three »
Kevin Mackinnon catches up on some of the pro athletes competing at Ford Ironman Arizona »
LifeSport, the official coaches of Ironman, announce the official 2009 Ironman and Ironman 70.3 Camps »
Jennifer Hutchinson has the scoop on soup »
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2007 Ford Ironman World Championship 70.3 DVD
Relive the November 10, 2007 race with this DVD. Watch as Andy Potts, a highly decorated athlete with short-course success, sprinted to a first place 3:42:33 finish, while Australia’s Mirinda Carfrae broke the course record and claimed victory finishing at 4:07:25. In addition to the competitive professional field, more than 1,400 other triathletes ranging from 19 to 82 years old crossed the finish line, including Mark Rothbaum, manager of country music legend Willie Nelson, and Stacey Junio, who celebrated her recent weight loss in preparation for the event. $34.95 Available now.

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