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Articles by Tim Carlson

2010 Tri Talk Of The Year

With the year 2010 coming to an end Timothy Carlson picks his favorite rants, ripostes, bon mots, disses, one liners and extended ruminations about the nature of the sport of triathlon.

The Rev3 Triathlon series

Charlie Patten started the Rev3 series full time in 2010 with a larger total purse than Lifetime Fitness and a bigger payout for his Quassy half than the WTC’s Ironman 70.3 Worlds. He says he’s on track to profits by 2012.

John du Pont dies in prison

Triathlon Team Foxcatcher millionaire sponsor John du Pont, whose mental health deteriorated into murderous delusion, died in a Pennsylvania prison.

Ogden, Bevilaqua win IM Western Oz

Courtney Ogden wins his second Ironman with a very fine performance at SunSmart Ironman Western Australia. Kate Bevilaqua grabbed her first Ironman title and pushed so hard that she collapsed across the finish line.

2010 Ultraman Day Three

Amber Monforte led four women smashing Tina Bischoff's Ultraman race record set in 1989; Aussie Mike LeRoux came from Croc country to take down Jonas Colting.

2010 Ultraman Day Two

Amber Monforte smashed the women's race record for Day Two by 42 minutes on the 171-mile ride from Volcanoes to Hawi on Day Two of the 2010 man World Championship.

2010 Ultraman Day One

The opening salvo of a record breaking 26th year of the Ultraman World Championships. Day One's 10K swim and 90 mile ride swim. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson.

LeRoux, Monforte win Ultraman

Mike LeRoux of Australia takes the double marathon in 6:31:45, leapfrogs past an ailing Jonas Colting for the win; Amber Monforte leads three other women who all smashed Tina Bischoff's 21-year-old Ultraman Hawaii race record.

Colting, Monforte lead Ultraman

Two-time Ultraman champ Jonas Colting leads Ultra rookie Slater Fletcher by 22:46; Amber Monforte shatters the Day 2 bike mark, on pace to smash 21-year-old women's race record, leads Hillary Biscay by 25:36 and Shanna Armstrong by 35:08

Colting, Biscay lead Ultraman

Two-time Ultraman champ Jonas Colting of Sweden leads Aussie Mike LeRoux on day 1 of Ultraman 2010; Hillary Biscay leads Amber Monforte by 4:35 and 6-time champ Shanna Armstrong by 15:23

Here Comes Mr. Jordan Rapp

Eight months ago a hit and run driver almost killed him. Somehow Jordan Rapp pieced his shattered body together and his 4th at Ironman Arizona might have been his greatest day in the sport