Below are the Wyoming finishers of the 2008 Ironman in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho.

12:15:05 Scott Bentzen, Sheridan
12:56:23 JJ Rams, Casper
12:57:22 Dick, Weinbrandt, Jackson Hole
13:08:55 Joseph David, Jackson

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Below are the Nevada finishers of the 2008 Ironman in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho.

11:03:02 Mike Reardon, Gardnerville
11:13:04 Chad Bidart, Sparks
11:54:41 Jeff Bryan, Stateline
12:23:53 Jody Lawrence, Henderson
13:16:07 Julie Marschner, Las Vegas
13:17:55 Christopher Thorpe, Las Vegas
13:43:15 Sara Levin, Henderson
13:47:36 David Carlson, Las Vegas
13:58:32 Trace Traasdahl, Las Vegas
14:25:53 Erik Sandhu, Las Vegas
14:57:45 Michael Lantz, Las Vegas
15:26:08 John Vigil, Las Vegas
16:37:33 Tanya Avery, Indian Spring

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Below are the Utah finishers of the 2008 Ironman in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho.

10:42:20 Rich Kendall, Salt Lake City
10:52:47 David Jenson, Riverdale
10:52:59 Marc Rosello, Salt Lake City
10:54:46 Andrew Cooper, Salt Lake City
11:22:36 Brent Larsen, Salt Lake City
11:24:19 Patrick Oborn, Cedar Hills
11:37:12 Jeff Bullock, Provo
11:39:19 Matthew Boerke, Salt Lake City
11:40:32 Steve Caldwell, Mountain Green
12:11:10 Chad Mattes, Sandy
12:21:14 Paul Hudson, Sandy
12:21:27 James Moss, Sandy
12:24:43 Jenny Cole, Pleasant View
12:33:20 Jeff Lambert, Lehi
12:43:06 Jeff Caldwell, Kaysville
12:46:07 Mark Dubois, Sandy
12:51:29 Steve Avery, Salt Lake City
12:54:52 Michael Stewart, South Jorday
12:54:52 Wayne Stewart, Springville
13:03:54 Craig Ward, Salt Lake City
13:28:40 Alan Cunningham, Salt Lake City
13:35:20 Rich Bruin, St. George
13:35:42 Alecio Mejia, Sandy
13:39:20 Gene Peters, Park City
13:45:00 Steve, Caverley, Sandy
13:45:57 Mike Caldwell, Ogden
13:50:53 Adam Edwards, Draper
14:00:52 Chad Ellis, Pleasant Grove
14:06:46 Val Lyons, Provo
14:06:46 Dean Lyons, Provo
14:09:34 John Garlock, Bountiful
14:10:19 Robert Suarez, West Jordan
14:13:42 Dean Bullock, South Jordan
14:23:33 Francis Wapner, Salt Lake City
14:23:34 Christopher Taylor, Murray
14:27:29 Gregory Stevens, Salt Lake City
14:38:00 Steve Young, Taylorsville
14:44:48 Rob Thomas, Kaysville
14:44:55 Paula Ericson, Salt Lake City
14:46:08 Misty Suarez, West Jordan
14:47:18 Tracy Boughn, West Jordan
15:26:29 Jeff Kimball, Provo
15:27:58 Malinda Boothe, Kaysville
15:40:46 Ruben Gonzalez, Roy
15:44:48 Peter Lasko, Heber City
15:52:41 Diane Alkins, Draper
16:03:30 Kristie Nation, Draper
16:18:39 Neil Izatt, Provo
16:33:56 James Hansen, Provo
16:56:14 Tracy Eliason, Payson

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Below are the Idaho finishers of the 2008 Ironman in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho.

09:39:29 Brian Hadley, Coeur D’Alene
10:13:52 Cameron Chestnut, Coeur D’Alene
10:20:22 Keants McGonigal, Hayden
10:24:14 Heath Wiltse, Coeur D’Alene
10:25:58 Nathan Birdsall, Coeur D’Alene
10:32:44 Tom Lamphier, Coeur D’Alene
10:35:22 Ralf Vonsosen, Middleton
10:39:25 Kenny McDaniel, Boise
10:39:47 Nicolle Clutter, Coeur D’Alene
10:41:26 Chad Krosschell, Meridian
10:56:03 Chrystie Hjeltness, Post Falls
10:56:24 Matt McDowell, Boise
10:58:13 Ron Ayers, Hayden
11:01:26 Jeffrey Miller, Star
11:02:53 Travis Newby, Hayden
11:09:02 Derek Garcia, Post Falls
11:11:52 Mike McKinney, Post Falls
11:14:37 Trish Deim, Meridian
11:16:01 Trevor Yankoff, Coeur D’Alene
11:17:43 Dan Wold, Boise
11:21:54 Matt Green, Boise
11:22:23 Al Mayer, Coeur D’Alene
11:29:22 Jim Zuba, Moscow
11:37:28 Kip Sharbono, Coeur D’Alene
11:43:34 Fred Weber, Coeur D’Alene
11:43:57 Angela Marozzo, Post Falls
11:44:50 Jon Baune, Coeur D’Alene
11:48:15 Bruce Taylor, Boise
11:50:15 Todd Davis, Coeur D’Alene
11:52:09 Patrick Mullen, Coeur D’Alene
11:53:50 Kent Hern, Rathdrum
11:53:54 Robert Mallory, Hayden Lake
11:54:01 David Bond, Hayden
11:55:48 Roger Dunteman, Coeur D’Alene
11:58:21 Randall Simon, Boise
11:58:31 Caleb Hiebert, Coeur D’Alene
11:59:54 Dallas Dixon, Coeur D’Alene
12:00:02 Scott Walker, Post Falls
12:02:25 George Rohlinger, Coeur D’Alene
12:07:52 Gerron Johnston, Meridian
12:11:33 Derick Taylor, Hayden
12:11:45 Jay Merritt, Boise
12:12:16 Jeffrey Hanson, Coeur D’Alene
12:13:48 Dan Kaestner, Coeur D’Alene
12:21:15 Joe Quercio, Coeur D’Alene
12:22:42 Christopher Morris, Hayden Lake
12:22:56 Mike Terry, Coeur D’Alene
12:23:00 Michael Schmeling, Post Falls
12:24:34 Marty Lindgreen, Meridian
12:24:37 Judy Sverchek, Coeur D’Alene
12:25:12 Jeffrey Pointer, Boise
12:26:25 Bill Buley, Coeur D’Alene
12:33:13 Cary Greegor, BOise

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This past September, World Triathlon Corporation, owner of Ironman announced Ironman 70.3, Boise. The inaugural event is to be held on Sunday, June 1, 2008. With the announcement come questions from regional athletes regarding Sunday events. Some athletes within the Intermountain West choose not to race on Sunday’s due to religious convictions.

While the number of athletes choosing not to race on Sundays may not “make or break” a race, the small group of faith honoring “tri geeks” is not afraid of letting their voices be heard.

“…yes I’m excited about a new Ironman event close to home, but yes I’m irked it’s on Sunday,” stated Leslie, a writer on the Desert Shark Triathlon Club forum. She continues by asking “…why the Half in California is on Saturday and Boise is not? Maybe they really haven’t noticed, but Spudman seems to do great on Saturday selling out, and I predict Vikingman will certainly sell out early next year.”

Serveral months after the Boise announcement came an announcement from North America Sports (NAS), the license holder to all but one of the Ironman events in North America. NAS unveiled a second Ironman Arizona in ’08, which will completely erase the April event in ‘09 and beyond. Ironman Arizona has exclusively been held on a Sunday despite the regional religious influence. Rumors of the move to the fall had been prevalent throughout the triathlon community for a year. Some athletes in the intermountain region had hoped a move would place the event on a Saturday. Ironman Arizona’s date was announced as Sunday, November 23, 2008.

Chris Bowerbank, one of the master minds behind Utah’s largest triathlon producer, TriUtah, shared his Ironman planning experience with readers of the Desert Shark forum. Bowerbank recalls working on the Ironman Utah planning committee for the event held on June 8, 2002 in Provo, Utah. “When Ironman North America awarded Utah a full Ironman event, they also initially wanted it on a Sunday. However, most of us on the planning committee knew the local demographics of Utah County, and it was HIGHLY doubtful they could get enough volunteers on a Sunday to staff even an Ironman event. They subsequently moved it to Saturday.”

TriHive spoke with Helen Manning, NAS communications director about how NAS chooses the day of an event. Manning stated NAS considers many different variables, including but not limited to historical weather data for the proposed area, how the event fits into the NAS event calendar and local calendar, what day will cause the least amount of disruption to the community, and support by the local department of transportation and police agencies. Manning further suggested that Sunday is generally the day with the least amount of traffic, thus is the most common race day on the NAS event schedule.

Traffic appears to have road blocked Ironman Arizona as a Saturday event. Sources close to Ironman Arizona have stated that for the 2005 event, organizing members hoped to have the race scheduled on a Saturday. The bike route became an obstacle committee members could not overcome as an important portion of the route travels through a major artery to the Tempe City dump. Having this high traffic road closed for even one Saturday in the year would not be acceptable to the community. This resulted in a Sunday event.

Manning suggested that athletes wanting to race NAS events are not shut out from their series of triathlons. Ironman Florida and California 70.3 events are recommended to athletes seeking an Ironman experience. Both events are sold out for ’08.

Other opportunities to race the distances are available through independent race directors. The Full Vineman is embarking on its 19^th year, and is the longest running Iron distance event in the U.S. And, some of the independent events have a proven track record of supporting athletes. Below are other Saturday options.

70.3 (Half Iron)

04/19/08 – Rage in the Sage (Las Vegas, Nevada)

6/07/08 – VikingMan (Burley, Idaho)

08/09/08 – Utah Half (Provo, Utah)

10/18/08 – PumpkinMan Triathlon (Las Vegas, Nevada)

Iron Distance

8/02/08 - Full Vineman (Santa Rosa, California)

09/13/08 – Grand Columbian (Grand Coulee, Washington)

09/20/08 – RedMan Triathlon (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)

Visit the TriHive calendar for a complete listing of regional triathlons.

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Click here to listen to our interview with Ironman pro Chris Lieto.

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