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Iowan, Montanan win Ironman 70.3

Haley Chura, 32, of Bozeman, Mont., holds up the Ironman 70.3 Coeur d'Alene finish line tape after winning the women's race in a time of 4 hours, 27 minutes and 16 seconds. (Loren Benoit/Coeur d'Alene Press photo)
Haley Chura, 32, of Bozeman, Mont., holds up the Ironman 70.3 Coeur d'Alene finish line tape after winning the women's race in a time of 4 hours, 27 minutes and 16 seconds. (Loren Benoit/Coeur d'Alene Press photo)

To be the best, you’ve got to beat the best.

And in Sunday’s Ironman 70.3 Coeur d’Alene, there was nobody better than Matt Hanson.

Not a two-time defending champion.

Nor the defending world champion.

Sunday belonged to Hanson, and he left no doubt about it.

Hanson, who trailed by a little over a minute coming out of the 1.2-mile swim, made his move late in the 56-mile bike and held on late in the 13.1-mile run to win the men’s race in 3 hours, 51 minutes and 16 seconds/Jason Elliott, Coeur d'Alene Press. More here.



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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