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Local woman wins world triathlon title
Posted: Sep 13, 2011 7:58 PM by Andrew Masuda
Updated: Sep 13, 2011 10:53 PM
Santa Barbara resident Lauren Capone captured the Ironman 70.3 World Championship over the weekend in Henderson, Nevada.
Lauren won the women's 20-24 years old category with a time of 4:52.52m edging the second place finisher by 35 seconds.
The Ironman 70.3 event is half of the Ironman distance. It consists of a 1.2 mile swim, followed by a 56 mile bike ride and a 13.1 mile run.
Capone qualified for the World Championships by winning the amateur women's title at the Ironman 70.3 in Lawrence, Kansas on June 12.
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