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The Weekend Box Aug 9 2015

We bring you news of age group nationals in Wisconsin, XTERRAs in the Czech Republic and Mexico, 70.3s in Poland, Ireland, and Ecuador, and much more.

Wiesbaden 70.3 race images

Impressions from the 2015 Ironman 70.3 European Championships in Wiesbaden, where Boris Stein and Camilla Pedersen were victorious.

Wiesbaden 70.3 bike check-in

The Ironman 70.3 European Championships take place in Wiesbaden, Germany tomorrow and our man Karsten Täschner captured some bike check-in impressions.

Ironman and natural stops

Chief of officials Jimmy Riccitello decodes the approach Ironman head refs take toward the natural stop, the one unwritten rule that can get you DQd.

The fine year of Sam Appleton

Aussie Sam Appleton started 2015 with a series of great results and he is now in Boulder, CO prepping for the 70.3 World Championships in Austria.

Inspiring kids to do a triathlon

This is a story about a kids triathlon, but it is more importantly about inspiring kids to go outside and be active versus sitting in front of a screen.

DQ for roadside relief?

A competitor was DQd during the bike leg for urinating near the roadway during Ironman Lake Placid. As many do. (Let's be honest, as all of us long-timers have done.) Was this fair?

On a determined pace to Kona

In 2014 Levi Maxwell won his age group in Kona, and earlier this year he was 4th overall at Ironman Cairns. But his focus is set on Kona 2015 and going even faster.

Jorgensen dominates Rio

USA’s Gwen Jorgensen led Brits Non Stanford and Vicky Holland atop Rio Olympic Qualification podium; Sarah True takes 2nd U.S. Olympic qualifying slot.

The Weekend Box Aug 2 2015

On a busy triathletic weekend, we present for your reading pleasure Ironman contests in the Netherlands and the Rockies, and Ironman 70.3s in the Philippines and South Africa.

Javier Gomez prevails in Rio

Javier Gomez outran Vincent Luis to win the Rio Olympic Qualification event, and Richard Murray ran strong from behind to grab the final spot on the podium.