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Watch out for Silvia Balbach

 Silvia Balbach had the second fastest female age group run split and finished as the fourth overall fastest female amateur in Kona this year. A chance encounter prior to the race led to this interview with the speedy German.
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Back to BASEics

 In the first article in a new series on "Thinkers & Tinkers" in the sport, we look at Chris Lieto and his sports nutrition company BASE Performance.
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Clearwater Odds: The Men

 Timothy Carlson sticks his neck out to predict what will happen in the men's race at at Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Clearwater, Florida this weekend. Will he be correct with his call?
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Growing Rev3 prize purse

 In a time when many companies cut budgets and take away perks, the Rev3 group is stepping up to the plate in a different way. They announced $125,000 of additional prize money for the 3 Rev3 events.
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Clearwater Odds: The Women

 Gazing into a crystal ball in an attempt to pick the women's winner of this highly competitive Ironman 70.3 World Championship at Clearwater is a futile task. But here we go again
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Bike split monster Stefan Werner

 The fastest age group bike split in Kona belonged to Stefan Werner from Germany. But more importantly, he also was the age group World Champion in M30-34 and the second fastest overall amateur.
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Putting it all in perspective

 When we train for a big event we sometimes forget the world around us. But sometimes the world catches up with us when we least expect it, and that was especially true for 2 athletes who raced in this weekend’s Ironman Florida in Panama City Beach.
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WTC sets 2010 Professional Membership program

 WTC requires pros to pay $750 annual fee which will ensure complimentary entries to regular Ironman ($550) and Ironman 70.3 ($300) events in 2010, puts members on list for random drug testing, sets time standards for Ironman qualifying and prize money.