Posted on 11:10 pm, Sunday, June 9, 2013. Tags: ironman, lottery, triathlon
Hawaii 24/7 Staff Two dozen triathletes got the call on Saturday when they learned they had received a place at the 2013 Ironman world championship start line. The following triathletes were awarded race slots via a Big Island lottery: * Laurie Beers, Kailua-Kona * Sam Brown, Kailua-Kona * Brian Collins, Kailua-Kona * Stephen Cosgrove, Kailua-Kona […]
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Posted on 2:54 am, Tuesday, June 21, 2011. Tags: ironman, lottery, triathlon
The following athletes have won entry into the Oct. 8 Ironman World Triathlon Championship in Kona: * Cliff Acheson — Kailua-Kona * Morgen Bahurinsky — Hilo * Joseph Barcia — Keaau * Mark Curry — Kailua Kona * Kenneth Fish — Kaulua-Kona * William Greentree — Kailua-Kona * Micheal Hamilton — Keauhou * Belinda Herd […]
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Posted on 12:08 am, Friday, December 18, 2009. Tags: lottery, police, scam
Big Island police are warning the public about a telephone lottery scam. A North Kohala woman reported that she received several phone calls in the last two to three weeks claiming she had won lotteries ranging from $50,000 to $6 million. The caller told her that in order to receive her prize, she was required […]
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Posted on 2:18 am, Tuesday, September 29, 2009. Tags: 2010 ironman lottery, ironman, lottery
MEDIA RELEASE A mainstay in the history of the Ironman, the Ironman lottery began in 1983 thanks to the vision of one of Ironman’s founders, John Collins, as a way to provide athletes of all abilities the opportunity to qualify for the world’s most challenging one day endurance event. The 2010 Ironman Lottery Program officially […]
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Posted on 9:35 pm, Sunday, April 19, 2009. Tags: ironman, lottery, triathlon
MEDIA RELEASE Thanks to the vision of Ironman founder John Collins, who insisted a system be maintained to allow the “common man” a chance to compete in this great race, 200 far-from-common age-groupers will join the rest of the 1,800 strong in Kailua Bay on Oct. 10 for the Ford Ironman World Championship. It’s a […]
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Posted on 10:47 pm, Thursday, February 19, 2009. Tags: ironman, lottery, triathlon
MEDIA RELEASE Every year, 200 lucky athletes find themselves with the opportunity of a lifetime at the Ford Ironman World Championship via the Ironman Lottery Program. Will you be among them? The deadline for entry is Feb. 28, 5:59pm Hawaii time. The lottery changes the lives of the people who manage to win one of […]
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