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- The Ironman Triathlon World Champion-
- ship is the toughest triathlon of all. It was
- started by a couple of U.S. Navy officers, in
- 1978. It takes place in Hawaii, and consists
- of a 2.4 mile rough-water swim off Waikiki
- beach, a 112-mile bike race around the
- island of Oahu, and running the 26.2-mile
- Honolulu Marathon -- one after another! In
- her first year of competing in triathlons,
- Paula tackled the Ironman. With hardly any
- training, she finished third! Through 1994,
- she has won the womenΓÇÖs competition in
- the Ironman seven times, including the last
- four years in a row. In 1988, she set a
- course record of 9 hours, 1 minute, 1
- second, breaking the previous record by 34
- minutes!