http://community.active.com/blogs/Kona2007 On October 13, the triathlon world will find out who the best in the world is--and thousands more will achieve a dream. Tune in to Active.com's coverage of the 2007 Ford Ironman World Championship and find out what's going on in Kona. Fri, 26 Oct 2007 22:27:24 GMT Clearspace 1.7.0 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/) 2007-10-26T22:27:24Z http://community.active.com/blogs/Kona2007/2007/10/26/2008-lottery-now-open If the excitement of the Ironman World Championships is still lingering within you, now's your chance to take one step closer to competing in 2008. <a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.ironman.com/events/ironman/worldchampionship/applications-now-being-accepted-for-the-2008-ford-ironman-world-championship-lottery">Lottery applications</a> are currently being accepted. Notifications will be made on April 15, 2008. But remember, you must complete at least a 70.3-distance race before August 31 to claim your spot, should you win one.<br /> <br /> <img src="http://community.active.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/38-3594-1407/AgeGroupStart.jpg" alt="AgeGroupStart.jpg" width="620" class="jive-image-thumbnail jive-image" onclick="myJiveImage.start(this, 'http://community.active.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/38-3594-1407/AgeGroupStart.jpg');return false;"/> <br /> <br /> For more info on racing in the world championship, check out the article <a class="jive-link-external" href="http://ironman.active.com/page/Qualifying_for_Kona__Getting_There_is_Half_the_Battle.htm">Qualifying for Kona: Getting There is Half the Battle</a>.<br /> <br /> If you haven't already, check out the new videos posted on our <a class="jive-link-external" href="http://ironman.active.com/">Ironman 2007 special section</a>. We visit with some athletes just minutes before the start of the race and give you a front-row seat as a few final finishers cross the line before the midnight hour. <br /> <br /> <img src="http://community.active.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/38-3594-1408/AroundTheCorner.jpg" alt="AroundTheCorner.jpg" width="620" class="jive-image-thumbnail jive-image" onclick="myJiveImage.start(this, 'http://community.active.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/38-3594-1408/AroundTheCorner.jpg');return false;"/> <br /> <br /> Our friends over at <a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.enduranceplanet.com/">Endurance Planet</a> have interviewed the newest Ironman title holder, Chris McCormack, as well as Ironman legend and Active Expert Dave Scott. Both are gearing up for a "Battle of the Ages" at November's Silverman half-Iron distance race near Las Vegas. Listen to podcasts with <a class="jive-link-external" href="http://enduranceplanet.com/programs/10-22-07_Chris_McCormack.mp3">Macca</a> and <a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.enduranceplanet.com/programs/10-25-07_Dave_Scott.mp3">The Man</a>. <br /> <br /> <img src="http://community.active.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/38-3594-1410/MaccaToLine.jpg" alt="MaccaToLine.jpg" width="620" class="jive-image-thumbnail jive-image" onclick="myJiveImage.start(this, 'http://community.active.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/38-3594-1410/MaccaToLine.jpg');return false;"/> <br /> <br /> One last bit of Ironman news: The Versus channel will be showing the <a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.ironman.com/mediacenter/tune-in-on-sunday-oct.-28-and-wednesday-oct.-31-to-watch-coverage-on-versus">2007 Ford Ironman USA Lake Placid</a> race on Sunday, October 28, at 4 p.m. A repeat will air on Wednesday, Oct. 31, at the same time. chris_mccormack ironman_world_championship kona triathlon versus dave_scott lottery Fri, 26 Oct 2007 22:35:00 GMT ActiveKona2007 http://community.active.com/blogs/Kona2007/2007/10/26/2008-lottery-now-open 2007-10-26T22:35:00Z 10 months, 2 weeks ago http://community.active.com/blogs/Kona2007/comment/2008-lottery-now-open http://community.active.com/blogs/Kona2007/feeds/comments?blogPostID=3594