IndyCar Series driver Vitor Meira will compete in a Half Ironman
triathlon in November.
Meira, a Brazilian who finished second at the Indianapolis
500 in 2005 and 2008, has competed in several triathlons already.
He was invited to do the Nov. 13 Ironman 70.3 in Clearwater, Fla.
The distances - a 1.2-mile swim, a 56-mile bike ride and a
13.1-mile run - are all half of the traditional Ironman format.
Meira broke two vertebrae in his lower back after a crash
during last year's Indianapolis 500 and missed the rest of the
season. He said he now is in good health, and training for the
event will help him be more fit as a driver.
Penske Racing's Will Power ran the Indianapolis 500 Festival
mini-marathon earlier this month. He ran 13.1 miles in 1:36.46.
