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Articles by Tim Carlson

Toft, Norden win Fuerteventura

Jens Toft’s swim trumped Joerie Vansteelant’s run and Olympic silver medalist Lisa Norden's swim and bike outweighed Eimear Mullan's run to win Half Challenge Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands.

Mehnert wins Collegiate women

Michelle Mehnert of the University of Colorado won the USA Triathlon Collegiate Nationals Olympic distance non-drafting women’s crown over Erika Erickson of Cal Berkeley and Brittany Braden of San Diego State.

Colorado tops overall teams

Colorado won their 4th straight USA Triathlon Collegiate Nationals overall team and men’s team awards; California-Berkeley won the women’s team award and the Elite Triathlon Academy won the Mixed Team relay.

Middaugh, Paterson top XTERRA

Josiah Middaugh of Vail, Colorado topped Conrad Stoltz of South Africa and Lesley Paterson of Scotland was 4th overall and dominated the women’s field at the XTERRA West Championship at Lake Las Vegas.

Kanute, Jones win Draft Legal

Ben Kanute of the University of Arizona and Erin Jones of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs won the USA Triathlon debut sprint distance Draft-Legal Collegiate Championship at Tempe, Arizona

Atkinson, Bucher win Oz XTERRA

Two-time Australian Olympian Courtney Atkinson won his very first XTERRA victory and Renata Bucher won her 30th at the XTERRA Great Ocean Road off-road triathlon in Anglesea Victoria, Australia.

Cunningham, Lidbury in Texas

Richie Cunningham of Australia dominated the men’s field thanks to a race-best 1:12:45 run and Emma-Kate Lidbury of Great Britain’s race-best bike trumped Kelly Williamson’s run to win Ironman 70.3 Texas

Collins, Frederiksen win Miami

Ben Collins topped Richard Murray by 1:26 and Helle Frederiksen beat Alicia Kaye of the U.S. by 1:15 to win the men’s and women’s pro titles at the Nautica South Beach Triathlon in Miami.

Hy-Vee cuts pro purse in half

Going into its 7th year, the Hy-Vee Triathlon has cut its professional prize purse in half to $500,000, citing long term viability for its elite race and a concurrent wish to expand its series of Midwest IronKids races.

Potts, Jackson take Oceanside

Andy Potts won his 5th Ironman 70.3 California title with a come from behind sprint over Jesse Thomas; Heather Jackson took control early on the run and cruised by a comfortable margin over Heather Wurtele.

Bulldog takes a bite of destiny

Aussie Brett Carter, a former surf lifeguard, pizza delivery lad, coat checker and table busser, got his chance at Brett Sutton’s famed Team TBB at age 31 and the man they call Bulldog is making the most of it.

IM Melbourne men’s favorites

Prognosticator Timothy Carlson predicts Vanhoenacker, Alexander and Llanos will go 1-2-3 but Rapp and Brown will have something to say in the 2013 Asia Pacific Ironman Championship.