Alexander, Dibens Win ‘11 Ironman Race

Julie Dibens celebrates the finish line of the 2011 Ford Ironman Coeur d’Alene Sunday afternoon in downtown Coeur d’Alene.  (Bruce Twitchell/ Special to The Spokesman-Review)

Craig Alexander, the two-time World Ironman champion who wasn’t expected to enter Coeur d’Alene Ironman due to illness, captured the 2011 Coeur d’Alene Ironman title in a course record eight hours, 19 minutes, & 48 seconds, according to KXLY. And Julie Dibens of Boulder, Colo., set a record in the women’s division — the third straight year that has happened, by shaving 74 seconds off the 2010 record to win in nine hours, 16 minutes, and 40 seconds. See KXLY story here.