June. 10—Anchorage’s Todd Jackson
When Todd Jackson found out that Ironman was holding an event in Alaska, he knew it was likely his one and only shot to compete in a full-distance triathlon.
But Jackson found out Monday morning, he’ll have at least one more on his calendar.
Jackson took 15th overall in Sunday’s Ironman Alaska in Juneau and second in his age group, which was enough to qualify him for the Ironman World Championship on Oct. 6 in Hawaii.
“Alaskans will always take an excuse to go to Hawaii,” he joked Monday during a phone interview from Juneau.