I finally managed to open the official results. I am marked as DNS.
All along, I had hoped that that they will fix the problem somehow, but it is clear now that my chip was not associated with my name and number. I tend to blame myself for not asking checking the chip although it is [...]

13th July, 2008, offered an amazing opportunity - three of the biggest European Ironman distance races (Ironman Austria, Ironman Zurich and Challenge Roth) took place and four of my triathlon coaching clients have completed all of them with success. All four of them have achieved their personal bests *:

Even official photos can not avoid evidence of mass drafting
If I had an idea what kind of a race Ironman Austria is I would have never come. I am so disapointed and frustrated by coming here, by this horrible race.
I have been hoping for a Hawaii slot, I have been training all year for this [...]