Other Ironman courses may be tougher than Kona, Hawaii, but here is where it all started and here is where world champions are crowned.If watching the coverage of this year's Ironman World Championships has inspired you to try to qualify for next

was seventh in Ironman Lanzarote in May, eighth in Ironman France in June and then came that third place in Ironman UK, where she finished in 10:16:22, earning a slot at the World Championships in Hawaii. "I'd had a very full race schedule and was wondering

at the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii last year when she became dehydrated in the 40˚C+ heat and had to call it a day."When I pulled out, I knew it was the right decision for me," she says. "But later in the day the disappointment came back to haunt me. I