NYC Ironman competitor dies during triathlon
Photo credit: John Meore | Competitors in the Aquadraat Sports Ironman U.S. Championship cycle along the southbound side of the Palisades Parkway in New City. (Aug. 11, 2012)
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2012 NYC Ironman competition
Tarrytown's Jordan Rapp emerged victorious Saturday in an Ironman Championship that saw drama, disaster and even death.
Rapp, 32, edged out more than 30 competitors in Saturday's Ironman U.S. Championship in New York City. It's Rapp's fifth first-place finish in an Ironman competition, including previous wins in Texas, Arizona and Canada.
The event had its down notes, including the death...
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