Triathlon info

By JOEY KNIGHT, Times Staff Writer
Published November 8, 2007

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Ford Ironman World Championship 70.3

When: Saturday, 7 a.m.

Where: Clearwater Beach (Pier 60)

Distance: 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike, 13.1-mile run

Course: All three legs of triathlon begin and end at Pier 60, with the bike and run stretching across Memorial Causeway. For specific course information, go to myclearwater.com/ironman.

Purse: $100,000

Defending champions: Male - Craig Alexander, Australia (3:45.37); Female - Samantha McGlone, Canada (4:12.58)