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  • They're off! The start of the IronGirl run.

  • The octocopter has been taking some great arial shots from around the race site.

  • Eva Dollinger, last year's champion, returns to Klagenfurt in search of a second Ironman title. She's had a tough go at Ironman races so far in 2011 - she was still dealing with a stress fracture when she raced at Ironman South Africa in April, and struggled with stomach issues at Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas in May. She appears to be fit and ready for tomorrow's race, though, and certainly enjoys the home-field advantage.

  • Erika Csomor hasn't competed here in Klagenfurt since she won here in 2004. She's back now, though, and is one of the many Ironman champions who will be on the start line in the morning with a legitimate shot at the title.

  • Italy's Edith Niederfriniger lives just a few hours away from Klagenfurt, so she is very much at home here at Karnten Ironman Austria. She won here in 2007.

  • Austria's Michael Weiss was third here last year. he's clearly the country's hope to unseat the five-time champion, Marino Vanhoenaker here in Klagenfurt. Back problems forced him out of Ford Ironman St. George in May, so he wasn't able to defend his title there. He came back two weeks later with a runner-up finish at Ironman 70.3 St. Polten. Earlier this week, though, he cut his foot, so he'll be competing with a few stitches tomorrow.

  • Marino Vanhoenacker arrives in Klagenfurt as the clear favorite. He's won five times in a row, and followed his win here last year with a third place finish at the Ford Ironman World Championship in Kona. (He also won Ironman Malaysia last year.) A broken rib forced him off the course in South Africa, but he arrives in Klagenfurt fit and ready to go. Last year his 7:52 finish was just 98 seconds off the world-best time held by his countryman Luc van Lierde. Vanhoenacker appears to be incredibly relaxed as he heads into tomorrow's race - he says that he and his family all feel very comfortable here in Klagenfurt.

  • Warming up for this morning's IronGirl run - a shot from the Octocopter.

  • Caught getting a shot of the octocopter!

  • Christian Troger (AUT), a handicapped athlete, will be competing here tomorrow.

  • Christian Troger's legs are waiting in transition for him.

  • The crowd here at the finish line is going nuts as they wait for Austrian Michi Weiss to get to the line. It looks like he is going to get here in under 8 hours, too.
  • As we celebrate a new world best men's time, Mary Beth Ellis is putting together an incredible race on the women's side, too. She is on track for one of the fastest Ironman times in history, too. Here are the splits at 26.7 km:
    17 (1) Ellis Mary Beth 63 F USA RUN26.7 Krumpend. 07:32:41 00:00:00
    44 (2) Csomor Erika 51 F HUN RUN26.7 Krumpend. 07:44:34 00:11:53
    47 (3) Riesler Diana 65 F GER RUN26.7 Krumpend. 07:44:59 00:12:18
    60 (4) Bij De Vaate Heleen 53 F NED RUN26.7 Krumpend. 07:48:25 00:15:44
    84 (5) Dollinger Eva 50 F AUT RUN26.7 Krumpend. 07:54:16 00:21:35
  • Die Zuschauer warten alle im Zielbereich auf den schnellsten Österreicher, Michi Weiss. Er hat noch 100m ins Ziel!
  • Michi Weiss has just crossed the line - his official time 7:57:39.
  • Michi Weiss beendet das Rennen in 7:57:39 auf Platz 2 und bester Österreicher.
  • Bei den Damen läuft Mary Beth Ellis eines der schnellsten Ironman Rennen in ihrem Ironman Debut hier in Klagenfurt. Sie liegt fast 11 Minuten vor der zweiten Erika Csomor und über 11 Minuten vor der dritten Diana Riesler.
  • Die ersten zwei Damen haben km 30 passiert.
  • Mary Beth Ellis went through 32.6 km in 7:57:34. She is going to shatter the 9 hour mark here today if she can hold this pace. Right now she is on 8:36 pace, which would break Sandra Wallenhorst's course record by about 11 minutes.
  • While Ellis has gone through 32 km, at the 26.7 km point the women's splits behind her looked like this:
    17 (1) Ellis Mary Beth 63 F USA RUN26.7 Krumpend. 07:32:41 00:00:00
    44 (2) Csomor Erika 51 F HUN RUN26.7 Krumpend. 07:44:34 00:11:53
    47 (3) Riesler Diana 65 F GER RUN26.7 Krumpend. 07:44:59 00:12:18
    60 (4) Bij De Vaate Heleen 53 F NED RUN26.7 Krumpend. 07:48:25 00:15:44
    84 (5) Dollinger Eva 50 F AUT RUN26.7 Krumpend. 07:54:16 00:21:35
    111 (6) Helfenschneider-Ofner Simone 56 F AUT RUN26.7 Krumpend. 07:59:05 00:26:24
    130 (7) Rudolf Michaela 73 F AUT RUN26.7 Krumpend. 08:02:21 00:29:40
  • Mary Beth Ellis ist ebenfalls auf Kursrekord hier in Klagenfurt. Sie hat die 32.6 km Marke mit einer Zeit von 7:57:34 passiert. Wenn sie ihr Lauftempo halten kann, dann könnte sie mit einer Gesamtzeit von 8:36 den Kursrekord von Sandra Wallenhorst von 2008 um 11 Minuten unterbieten.
  • Marko Albert is getting close to the finish line, we're told. It sounds like he has a few hundred meters to go.
  • Marco Albert im Zielkanal.
  • Marko Albert's official time: 8:08:17 for third.
  • Marko Albert hat eine offizielle Endzeit von 8:08:17.
  • Die Hochrechnung für die schnellste Dame Mary Beth Ellis ergibt eine Endzeit von ca. 8:39-8:40.
  • Tom Lowe just finished - how's that for an Ironman resume: third in your first Ironman (Arizona) then fourth in 8:11:30 in your second?
    4 (4) Lowe Tom 6 M GBR RUN42.2 FINISH 08:11:30 00:25:32
  • Erica Csomor passiert km 33.
  • The women through 32 km - Erika Csomor has started to gain some time on Mary Beth Ellis. but she's still 10 minutes back with 10 km of running to go:
    19 (1) Ellis Mary Beth 63 F USA RUN32.6 Dome 07:57:24 00:00:00
    41 (2) Csomor Erika 51 F HUN RUN32.6 Dome 08:07:33 00:10:09
    44 (3) Riesler Diana 65 F GER RUN32.6 Dome 08:08:00 00:10:36
    55 (4) Bij De Vaate Heleen 53 F NED RUN32.6 Dome 08:11:29 00:14:05
  • Der Brite Tom Lowe hat Ironman Austria als vierter beendet mit einer Gesamtzeit von 8:11:30. Das ist erst sein zweiter Ironman nach Ironman Arizona, wo er Platz drei belegt hat.
  • Stephen Bayliss just crossed the line in fifth. His time 8:16:47.
  • Erika Csomor konnte ihren Abstand auf Ellis verringern, liegt aber immer noch 10 Minuten hinter der ersten zurück. Und Csomor hat noch 10 km zu laufen bis ins Ziel. An dritter Stelle Diana Riesler mit nur 27 Sekunden Abstand. Es könnte hier noch zu einem Zweikampf um den zweiten Platz kommen.
  • Diana Riesler has started to really gain time on Erika Csomor - just over 20 seconds separate the two now. We're in for an exciting finish!
  • Stephen Bayliss hat die Ziellinie als fünfter erreicht, mit einer Endzeit von 8:16:47.
  • Diana Riesler hat eine Aufholkampf begonnen und ihren Abstand auf die zweite Erika Csomor auf nur 20 Sekunden verringert. Das wird ein spannendes finish!
  • Mary Beth Ellis has gone through 36.8 km of the run - she has just over 5 km of running to go. Here was her split:
    19 (1) Ellis Mary Beth 63 F USA RUN36.8 City 08:19:21
  • Mary Beth Ellis hat die 36.8 km Marke durchlaufen und es liegen nur noch 5 km zwischen ihr und der Ziellinie. Ihre Zwischenzeit bei km 36.8 beträgt 08:19:21.
  • Eva Dollinger zur Zeit auf Platz 5 als beste Österreicherin.
  • Mary Beth Ellis befindet sich auf Streckenrekord Kurs und sie könnte eine Endzeit von 8:40 schaffen, wenn sie ihr Lauftempo bis ins Ziel durchhalten kann.
  • Die dritte Dame hat den Lindwurm am neuen Platz umlaufen, Diana Riesler.
  • 6th and 7th in the men's race:
    6 (6) Major Jozsef 4 M-PRO HUN RUN42.2 FINISH 08:28:15 00:42:17
    7 (7) Blokhin Anton 8 M-PRO UKR RUN42.2 FINISH 08:30:57 00:44:59
  • Mary Beth Ellis is losing time to the two women behind her, but she remains well ahead with just over 5 km to go. The big difference now is that fourth place is over a half hour behind.

    19 (1) Ellis Mary Beth 63 F USA RUN36.8 City 08:19:21 00:00:00
    36 (2) Csomor Erika 51 F HUN RUN36.8 City 08:28:47 00:09:26
    39 (3) Riesler Diana 65 F GER RUN36.8 City 08:29:18 00:09:57
    50 (4) Bij De Vaate Heleen 53 F NED RUN36.8 City 08:32:25 00:13:04
  • The top-10 men overall here today:
    1 (1) Vanhoenacker Marino 1 M BEL RUN42.2 FINISH 07:45:58 00:00:00
    2 (2) Weiss Michael 2 M AUT RUN42.2 FINISH 07:57:39 00:11:41
    3 (3) Albert Marko 7 M EST RUN42.2 FINISH 08:08:17 00:22:19
    4 (4) Lowe Tom 6 M GBR RUN42.2 FINISH 08:11:30 00:25:32
    5 (5) Bayliss Stephen 3 M GBR RUN42.2 FINISH 08:16:47 00:30:49
    6 (6) Major Jozsef 4 M HUN RUN42.2 FINISH 08:28:15 00:42:17
    7 (7) Blokhin Anton 8 M UKR RUN42.2 FINISH 08:30:57 00:44:59
    8 (8) Fink Mario 832 M AUT RUN42.2 FINISH 08:31:37 00:45:39
    9 (9) Schniertshauer Rainer 1302 M GER RUN42.2 FINISH 08:33:42 00:47:44
    10 (10) Lang Robert 1754 M AUT RUN42.2 FINISH 08:34:21 00:48:23
  • Die erste Dame erreicht die km 40 Marke, Ellis.
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