Aussie Chris McDonald won Ironman Wisconsin in September and the SOMA Half Ironman in October. In 2008, McDonald also took 2nd at Ironman Louisville and 4th at the Roth Challenge and at Ironman China. McDonald competed in his first triathlon in 2001 and his first Ironman in 2002. He went pro in 2004. He's been training in Tucson in preparation for IMAZ + is sponsored by Blue Seventy.
Canadian Chris Brown has been racing pro for three years. He placed third at Ironman Canada in 2007 and more recently took first place at the Las Vegas Half Ironman and the Blue Water Half Ironman in Parker, Ariz. Brown, 26, is a Canadian National Long Distance Champion. He's also a very nice, super humble guy who is sponsored by Zoot.
Canadian Sara Gross finished 2nd at Ironman Canada in 2007 and 4th at Ironman Australia that same year. She's not competing at IMAZ this year, but she's darn fast and has agreed to drop in because she's super nice, too!
Tyler Stewart holds title to the fastest Ironman bike split of all time -- 4:47.59 -- 2007 Ironman Florida. The San Francisco business owner and pro triathlete came in 2nd at both the Hawaii and Vineman 70.3 races this year. She also captured 2nd at Ironman Lake Placid in 2007 and took the top spot at 70.3 Cancun in 2007.
Frederik Van Lierde was ITU racings European champion in 2007 and finished second earlier this year at Ironman New Zealand. If that were not enough, he took top honors at the Splash + Dash on Saturday.
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