Ironman Hawaii on TV Saturday
from Blair LaHaye of WTC on December 7, 2006
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Tarpon Springs, FL Tune in this Saturday, December 9 as NBC airs the 2006 Ford Ironman World Championship from 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. EST.




The Emmy award-winning broadcast was taped on location in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii on October 21, 2006 as nearly 1,700 athletes completed the world's most challenging endurance event. The broadcast leads viewers on a 140.6 mile journey through the lava fields of Hawaii where professional and age group athletes push themselves to a variety of mental and physical limits. Watch as athletes complete a 2.4 mile swim, a 112 mile bike and a 26.2 mile run in succession within the 17-hour timeframe.

Jon Blais -Blais completed the 2005 Ford Ironman World Championship despite being diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. This year, Blais returned to Kona to celebrate the athletic accomplishments of new supporters of “The War on ALS.”