By now many of you have heard of a new organization, announced Monday, called Triathlon America. There’s always a backstory. A group of us met at the Harvard Club in New York City last December and…
by Slowman, October 19, 2010We now feature the top 15 overall females during the run at the 2010 Ford Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii. Fastest time belonged to Aussie race winner Mirinda Carfrae who ran a fantastic 2:52:32, a time only very few men managed to beat.
A Las Vegas race organizer has filed suit, claiming Lake Las Vegas broke its contract agreeing to host another race in Las Vegas on the Ironman 70.3 World Championship date. The suit seeks an injunction.
In his first two years as a pro, Kiwi Keegan Williams took 2nd at Challenge Copenhagen, 3rd at Challenge Wanaka, 4ths at Ironman New Zealand and Rev3 Cedar Point.
We recently came across the Specialized Purist bottle, the Pure Kick energy drink, the Endurance Conspiracy Racing Ain’t Like Dustin’ Crops t-shirt and Zipp’s new home.
South African James Cunnama ran down Estonian Marko Albert to win the 2010 Ironman 70.3 Austin event. Swiss ITU star Nicola Spririg led from start to finish in the women’s race and displayed a dominating performance.
Matt Chrabot of the United States broke away on the bike and Carla Moreno of Brazil posted the fastest run to win the elite titles at the Pan American Championships in Puerto Vallarta
Like every year we present the top 15 athletes overall during the run and talk about their running shoes. Fastest run among the men this year belonged to Aussie Pete Jacobs who managed a marathon time of 2:41:06 and finished in 9th place overall.
Australia’s Dan Wilson took charge with a race-best 31:26 10k run to win in Tongyeong, South Korea; Great Britain’s Jodie Swallow won her first ITU World Cup title with a bike breakaway.
In this week’s installment of our weekly Q&A column focusing on personal sports electronics, Ray covers a question from a blind athlete on GPS watches and tackles the future of ANT+ on phones.
It was the 4th closest men’s finish at Kona, but the strategies that veteran Chris McCormack employed to beat Andreas Raelert made this a duel for the ages
“And sometimes, well, he eats you.” Over the past year Ironman has been The Bear. It’s pushed up its shirtsleeves and outworked its competitors. Meanwhile Life Time Fitness abides.
The night before the 2010 Ford Ironman World Championships, Oakley invited media and a few other industry folks for the reveal of the brand new Oakley Fast Jacket performance eyewear.
It is not surprising to see Charlotte Paul in Kona during the Ironman World Championship week, but the Aussie is 5 months pregnant at this time and has other priorities in her life. That though doesn’t mean she can’t enjoy Kona in October.
The 34th edition of Ironman Hawaii had a generous helping of courage and drama. Photo Galleries by Timothy Carlson.
Reigning World Champ Javier Gomez wins in hot and hilly Huatulco, Chrabot takes third. Japan’s Ai Ueda takes the women’s race, her second consecutive victory in Mexico’s scenic southern coast.
Bike check in day in Kona and like every year some folks line up early to drop off their bikes. We were there to capture a few impressions.
Mirinda Carfrae cracks 9 hours and wins with a record 2:53:32 run; Macca turns back the clock and runs 2:43:31 for a second Kona win; Chrissie Wellington a late scratch sickout
Slowtwitch, Muscle Milk and blueseventy threw a shindig at palatial digs on Alii Drive and lots of folks joined the fun Thursday.
The 35-year-old Dane is in the besty shape of his already distinguished triathlon career. With no broken hand, more training and more taper, he says “I can win.”
The 13th annual running of the BVDs in Kona. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson
The much maligned Clearwater course is history. Pack your bags and your Elvis wig. We’re going west. Las Vegas is the new home for the biggest triathlon ever to hit Nevada.
He won Abu Dhabi, Lanzarote, the European long course title, Tri Grand Prix and XTERRA Worlds. So why is Eneko Llanos under the Kona radar?
Last year he came into Kona after a career win at Frankfurt but could only muster a 6th place finish. This year he’s a stealth contender who thinks his chances are better.
