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Hawaii ironman-this Saturday
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John Kavanagh
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Feb 15, 2008 13:07 PST
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For those of you who missed it,it is on again.
Saturday, February 16th, 2:00p.m. - 3:30p.m. EST
Check Your Local Listings
Be Touched. Be Inspired. Be Motivated.
Tune into NBC this Saturday at 2 p.m. EST (check local listings for the
time in your area) for the dramatic coverage of the world's toughest
one-day endurance competition, the Ford Ironman World Championship from
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
Heading into the 2007 event, much of the pre-race media focused on the
anticipated battle between Chris McCormack and his German rivals,
Normann Stadler and Faris Al-Sultan. The women's race was also expected
to be a close duel as defending champion Michellie Jones and six-time
winner Natascha Badmann took on a competitive field. Last year's event
also saw the emergence of a number of Kona "rookies," including the 2006
Ford Ironman 70.3 World Champions Samantha McGlone and Craig Alexander,
along with Britain's latest Ironman phenom, Chrissie Wellington.
In addition to an exciting professional field, the show profiles some of
the inspirational athletes who took part in the race. In 2004 college
swim star Brian Boyle was in a car accident that almost took his life.
He died eight times on the operating table. Boyle would eventually
return to collegiate swimming and take on the challenge of the 2007 Ford
Ironman World Championship. Other features include the stories of Scott
Rigsby, who arrived in Kona last year hoping to become the first
above-the-knee double-amputee to finish the Ironman World Championship,
and blind athlete Charlie Plaskon, who competed on behalf of the C
Different Foundation.
For nearly three decades, the drama of Ironman has captured the
attention of millions around the world. Its compelling stories of
ordinary people accomplishing the extraordinary move and inspire
television viewers of all ages. Experience Ironman, up close and
personal, this Saturday, on NBC.
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