Julie Moss and Ironman Triathlon

Like most triathlete, watching ABC's Wide World of Sports video of Julie Moss in the 1982 Hawaii Ironman Triathlon was one of the reasons I decided to get into triathlons. Of course anyone who watches Julie collapse several times, get passed by the eventual female winner Kathleen McCartney, and actually thinks "Gee, someday I want to do that...", deserves to be a triathlete.

Ironman Lottery Spots on TV this weekend

Only 5 more days (April 15th) until 200 "lucky" triathletes find out that they won a lottery spot into the Ironman Triathlon World Championships in Kona, Hawaii. We use the term "lucky" since the winners still have to complete at least a half-Ironman to validate their lottery spot on the Big Island in October.

Were you the kid that always peaked early at Christmas or birthday gifts before the big day? You can get a sneak preview of the lottery winners by watching the 2007 Ironman 70.3 World Championship television show this weekend on your local NBC station. Rumor is that they will be showing a partial list of the lottery winners during the broadcast...