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Cross Country 101

C.S. Lewis once said, "A children's story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children's story in the slightest." This fictional depiction of a high school XC runner passes Lewis' test

Can Jacobs advance at Kona?

In the immediate wake of two-time winner Chris McCormack and three-time champion Craig Alexander, 2011 runner-up Pete Jacobs has the game – if healthy - to follow fellow Aussies atop the podium at Kona.

Bayliss, Dogana hottest at Vichy

Stephen Bayliss of Great Britain defended his title and Martina Dogana of Italy overtook Carrie Lester of Australia on the run to win a race shortened to half Iron distance because of scorching temperatures.

Gambles, Wurtele top Timberman

Joe Gambles ran away from Leon Griffin with a race-best 1:13:31 half marathon and Heather Wurtele’s race-fastest bike trumped Caitlin Snow’s race-best run to take top honors at Ironman 70.3 Timberman.

Race Roundup 08-19-12

In this race roundup update we cover 70.3 Yeppoon, 70.3 Steelhead and Ironman Mont-Tremblant. Tim Reed, Lisa Marangon, Daniel Bretscher, Jessica Jacobs, Romain Guillaume and Jessie Donavan were among the winners today.

Duffy, Chura win AG Nationals

Brian Duffy topped Drew Scott by 36 seconds and Haley Chura edged Catherine Sterling by 37 seconds to win the men’s and women’s overall titles at the USA Triathlon Olympic Distance Age Group Nationals.

Raphael, Lundström in Sweden

Jan Raphael closed out his day with a 2:45:44 run to take the inaugural Ironman Sweden in 8:04:01. Åsa Lundström prevented a German podium sweep with her win and made the Swedish audience quite happy.

To pick a domestique or not

Endless discussions about domestiques were going on prior to the Olympic Games. With the benefit of perfect hindsight Sal Farruggia looks closer if the selectors had success with their discretionary decisions.

The Bikes of Sarah Haskins

We take a look at the bikes of triathlon star, Sarah Haskins. She is sponsored by Fuji, and rides their Altamira for drafting races, and the D6 for non-drafting.