Hawaii Beat Star-Bulletin staff

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Conine to enter Big Island's Ironman

Former Major League Baseball player Jeff Conine is entered to compete in the Ford Ironman World Championship on Oct. 11.

Conine played 17 seasons, winning two World Series titles with the Florida Marlins, and will participate in his first Ironman, which consists of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and a 26.2-mile run.