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Paul Matthews pulls off his wet suit and rushes to his bicycle in the first transition area during the Ironman 70.3 Kansas triathlon on Sunday, June 12, 2011 at Clinton State Park.

photo by: John Young

A group of swimmers await the start of the Ironman 70.3 Kansas triathlon on Sunday, June 12, 2011 at Clinton State Park.

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Chrissie Wellington carries four-year-old Hudson Robinson, who is dressed as a flying monkey from the Wizard of Oz, after winning the female professional division of the Kansas Ironman Triathlon Sunday June 12, 2011 at Clinton State Park. The victory marked Wellington’s third in a row at the triathlon.

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Chrissie Wellington raises an Ironman banner over her head after winning the female professional division of the Kansas Ironman Triathlon Sunday June 12, 2011 at Clinton State Park.. The victory marked Wellington’s third in a row at the triathlon.

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Paul Matthews addresses reporters after winning the male professional division of the Ironman 70.3 Kansas triathlon on Sunday, June 12, 2011 at Clinton State Park.

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A pair of cyclists compete in the Ironman 70.3 Kansas triathlon on Sunday, June 12, 2011 at Clinton State Park.

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Two-year-old Henry Troshynski, of Omaha, Neb., watches as a cyclist zooms past during the Ironman 70.3 Kansas triathlon on Sunday, June 12, 2011 at Clinton State Park.

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Competitors and spectators make their way through the early morning darkness to the starting area of the Ironman 70.3 Kansas triathlon on Sunday, June 12, 2011 at Clinton State Park.

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Paul Matthews runs out of the first transition area with his bicycle during the Ironman 70.3 Kansas triathlon on Sunday, June 12, 2011 at Clinton State Park.

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Matt Noble, left, of Belleville, Ill., zips up the wet suit of John Oliveros, Leawood, before the Ironman 70.3 Kansas triathlon on Sunday, June 12, 2011 at Clinton State Park.

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Romain Guillaume rushes to put on a sock as he transitions from cycling to running during the the Ironman 70.3 Kansas triathlon on Sunday, June 12, 2011 at Clinton State Park.

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Lesley Smith, Austin, Tex., pushes it during the cycling portion of the Ironman 70.3 Kansas triathlon on Sunday, June 12, 2011 at Clinton State Park.

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Participant medals were given to all athletes who finished the Ironman 70.3 Kansas triathlon on Sunday, June 12, 2011 at Clinton State Park.