KAILUA, KONA, Hawaii — Craig Alexander won the Ironman World Championship today, making a late surge in the heat to win for the second straight year. Britain's Chrissie Wellington earned her third straight women's title, finishing in a course record 8:54:02. The 36-year-old Australian completed the 140.6-mile endurance test in 8 hours, 20 minutes and 21 seconds, beating California's Chris Lieto by more than 2 minutes. Britain's Chrissie Wellington earned her third straight women's title, finishing in a course record 8:54:02. She broke... [read full story]
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