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![Lockey beats odds to make Ironman start](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Lockey beats odds to make Ironman start
Auckland multi-sportsman Ross Lockey has risen from a hospital bed to tackle his seventh Ironman next week.
![Opportunites abound for adventure racers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Opportunites abound for adventure racers
It you are keen to test your limits, there are plenty of opportunities, writes Michael Brown.
![Ironman: Brown bid to boost his record](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ironman: Brown bid to boost his record
Cameron Brown is aiming to defy all odds and add to his extraordinary record at Ironman New Zealand tomorrow.
![Ironman No.13 dedicated to father](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ironman No.13 dedicated to father
For most part-time athletes, finishing one Ironman New Zealand endurance challenge is something to cherish.
![Beattie completes hat-trick in Gisborne](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Beattie completes hat-trick in Gisborne
Max Beattie claimed his third New Zealand ironman title in familiar style at the national surf lifesaving championships in Gisborne yesterday.
!['Immeasurable' health benefits on road to 11th Ironman](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Immeasurable' health benefits on road to 11th Ironman
In 2005 Dave Dean went from being an overweight man to an ironman.
![Ironman competitor needed CPR](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ironman competitor needed CPR
A man who helped a fellow Ironman competitor who fell from his bike during the 70.3 event in Auckland yesterday said he needed CPR for a time.
![Aussie power quells Kiwis' Ironman bid](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Aussie power quells Kiwis' Ironman bid
They swam, cycled and ran in a gruelling 113km race - and at the finish, an Aussie emerged as Auckland's Half Ironman.
![No doing things by halves](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
No doing things by halves
The four-plus hours racing around Auckland today will be far too short for Gina Crawford's liking.
![Q & A with Craig Alexander](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Q & A with Craig Alexander
Craig Alexander dominated the Ironman world his way, which meant the family way.
![Struggle to reach the start line](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Struggle to reach the start line
Anyone who has completed an ironman or half-ironman will tell you that running over the finish line, after the many months of training and enduring all the pain, is a life-changing experience.
![Triathlon: Dodging dogs, 'miracle' fudge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Triathlon: Dodging dogs, 'miracle' fudge
Heard about the New Zealand soldier who did his Ironman training on an exercycle and in a small pool?
![Triathlon: Rolling dice reaps reward](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Triathlon: Rolling dice reaps reward
A tactical and risky gamble by Estonian Marko Albert cleared the way for his Taupo Ironman victory yesterday, ahead of Kiwis Cameron Brown and Terenzo Bozzone.
![Ironman: Lake legend right back in the swim](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ironman: Lake legend right back in the swim
Cameron Brown is back. The 41-year Ironman legend should be among the main contenders tomorrow in Taupo.
![Champ Cameron Brown's top-10 tips for first-timers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Champ Cameron Brown's top-10 tips for first-timers
Cameron Brown's name is synonymous with Ironman New Zealand. The 10-time champion of the event, offered his top-10 tips for first timers.
![Ironman: Ironman Docherty on track for title defence](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ironman: Ironman Docherty on track for title defence
Both of last year's Ironman New Zealand champions - Bevan Docherty and Meredith Kessler - will return to defend their titles in the 30th anniversary of the event.