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      <title>Countdown to Kona: Battle on the Big Island</title>
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      <description>Active's 2007 Ironman World Championship special section is alive and kickin'! We're going to be updating daily with training tips, feature stories, blogs and video--taking you all the way through the midnight cut-off time on Saturday, the 13th.&lt;br /&gt;
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Right now,  you can check out:&lt;br /&gt;
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Active Expert Gale Bernhardt's guide to &lt;a class="jive-link-external" href="http://ironman.active.com/page/How_to_Train_for_Your_First_Ironman.htm"&gt;training for your first Ironman&lt;/a&gt;. Her 13-week program is tailored to triathletes looking to step up to long-distance racing.&lt;br /&gt;
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Active Expert Matt Fitzgerald breaks down a &lt;a class="jive-link-external" href="http://ironman.active.com/page/The_Art_of_the_Ironman_Taper.htm"&gt;two-week Ironman taper&lt;/a&gt; for peak performance on race-day.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a class="jive-link-external" href="http://ironman.active.com/page/A_Brief_History_of_the_Ironman_World_Championships.htm"&gt;A brief history&lt;/a&gt; of the Ironman World Championships--from 15 competitors to over 1,500!&lt;br /&gt;
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Want to race at Kona but not sure how to get there? Here's the &lt;a class="jive-link-external" href="http://ironman.active.com/page/Qualifying_for_Kona__Getting_There_is_Half_the_Battle.htm"&gt;low-down on qualifying&lt;/a&gt; for triathlon's crown jewel.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 19:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Jesse@Active</author>
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      <dc:date>2007-10-03T19:52:00Z</dc:date>
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