Athletes stand on line as they prepare to board ferry boats bound for the swim portion of the Aquadraat Sports Ironman U.S. Championship in Fort Lee, N.J., Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. About 2,500 athletes are prepared to participate in the 140.6 mile race that winds it's way among New Jersey and New York, finishing in Manhattan. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Karim Mabrouk of Naugatuck, Conn., and originally from Tunisia, acknowledges friends and family as he and other athletes stand on line as they prepare to board ferry boats bound for the swim portion of the Aquadraat Sports Ironman U.S. Championship in Fort Lee, N.J., Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. About 2,500 athletes are prepared to participate in the 140.6 mile race that winds it's way among New Jersey and New York, finishing in Manhattan. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Athletes climb the first hill just after the swim portion of the Aquadraat Sports Ironman U.S. Championship in Fort Lee, N.J., Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. About 2,500 athletes are prepared to participate in the 140.6 mile race that winds it's way and New Jersey and New York, finishing in Manhattan. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Athletes climb the first hill just after the swim portion of the Aquadraat Sports Ironman U.S. Championship in Fort Lee, N.J., Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. About 2,500 athletes are prepared to participate in the 140.6 mile race that winds it's way and New Jersey and New York, finishing in Manhattan. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Pro triathlete Michael Lovato of the United States rolls along near Fort Lee, N.J., Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012 during the Aquadraat Sports Ironman U.S. Championship. About 2,500 athletes are prepared to participate in the 140.6 mile race that winds it's way and New Jersey and New York, finishing in Manhattan. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Pro triathlete Luke Bell of Australia exits the water after the swimming leg of the Aquadraat Sports Ironman U.S. Championship in Fort Lee, N.J., Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. About 2,500 athletes are prepared to participate in the 140.6 mile race that winds it's way and New Jersey and New York, finishing in Manhattan. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Philip Titterton, center, and Jim Parks of the United States are cheered by a fan, left, during the cycling portion of the Aquadraat Sports Ironman U.S. Championship in Fort Lee, N.J., Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. About 2,500 athletes are prepared to participate in the 140.6 mile race that winds it's way and New Jersey and New York, finishing in Manhattan. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Pro triathlete Bert Jammaer of Belgium runs though a fresh water shower after completing the swim bike portion of the Aquadraat Sports Ironman U.S. Championship in Fort Lee, N.J., Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. About 2,500 athletes are prepared to participate in the 140.6 mile race that winds it's way and New Jersey and New York, finishing in Manhattan. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Scott Hulsey of the United States, right, walks with other competitors as they get ready for the cycling leg of the Aquadraat Sports Ironman U.S. Championship in Fort Lee, N.J., Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. About 2,500 athletes are prepared to participate in the 140.6 mile race that winds it's way and New Jersey and New York, finishing in Manhattan. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Jordan Rapp of Thousand Oaks California and formerly of Tarrytown, N.Y. lays down after winning the Aquadraat Sports Ironman U.S. Championship in New York, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. About 2,500 athletes are participated in the 140.6 mile race that made it's way through parts of New Jersey and New York, finishing in Manhattan. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Jordan Rapp of Thousand Oaks, California and formerly of Tarrytown, N.Y., crosses the finish line winning the Aquadraat Sports Ironman U.S. Championship in New York, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. About 2,500 athletes are participated in the 140.6 mile race that made it's way through parts of New Jersey and New York, finishing in Manhattan. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Mary Beth Ellis of Superior, Colo., crosses the finish line as women's winner of the Ironman U.S. Championship triathlon in New York, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Mary Beth Ellis, of Colorado, nears the finish line just before winning the women's Ironman U.S. Championship triathlon in New York, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Jordan Rapp, left, greets the crowd after winning the Ironman U.S. Championship triathlon in New York, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Jordan Rapp raises his arms just before winning the Ironman U.S. Championship triathlon in New York, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Mary Beth Ellis collapses briefly after crossing the finish line to win women's division of the Ironman U.S. Championship triathlon in New York, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. Ellis recovered quickly and was able to walk under her own power. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Mary Beth Ellis crosses the finish line to win women's division of the Ironman U.S. Championship triathlon in New York, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Kevin Taddonio, of the United States, celebrates in his own way just before crossing the finish line of the Ironman U.S. Championship triathlon in New York, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)