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A 2012 Norseman gallery

Enjoy this amazing gallery from the 2012 Norseman Extreme Triathlon, an event that ought to be on everyone's bucket list.

2012 Ironman 70.3 Boulder

Joe Gambles and Liz Blatchford broke course records at the Ironman 70.3 Boulder, which attracts tons of Boulder-based pros and age groupers from all over.

Oftedal, Finger take Norseman

Henrik Oftedal won the 2012 Norseman Extreme Triathlon in a time of 10:23:42 and thus broke Bjorn Andersson's course record from 2005. Annett Finger smashed the women's course record in a fantastic time of 12:17:04.

Gambles Tops Packed Boulder Field

Joe Gambles ran away from a talent-heavy field in Boulder to take that town's 70.3 in 3:44:04. Ex-ITU racer Liz Blatchford has taken nicely to the half-distance, streaking home in 4:07:48

Jacobs, Steffen win Philippines 70.3

Pete Jacobs of Australia tops Cam Brown of New Zealand by 1:23 and Caroline Steffen of Switzerland beats Bree Wee of the U.S. by 6:36 – and F1 star driver Jenson Button finishes 11th at Ironman 70.3 Philippines.

Spirig tops London photo finish

Nicola Spirig won an electrifying photo finish by a tiny fraction of a second over fast-closing Lisa Norden to win the Olympic women’s triathlon in London; Erin Densham won bronze, Sarah Groff took 4th and home country favorite Helen Jenkins was 5th.

London bets on Olympic Tri

London’s prominent William Hill betting agency takes bets on Olympic events - including triathlon, where you must risk 2 pounds to win 1 on Alistair Brownlee, or you may take a 150-1 flier on Reinaldo Colucci.

O2 Session with Sarah Haskins

What does it take to be a champion? For those living at altitude, it includes training with supplemental oxygen. We watched Sarah Haskins during such a session at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.

Verzbicas condition serious after crash

Rising triathlon star and sub-4 minute miler Lukas Verzbicas is in serious condition and was scheduled for an operation on his back after a bike crash Tuesday outside Colorado Springs

Olympic Men’s Triathlon picks

Odds favor the Brownlees to take a home country gold and silver at the 2012 Men’s Olympic Triathlon in London on August 7. But given longshot gold medal winners in 2000 and 2008, not even the Brownlees are a lock.

Olympic Women’s Triathlon picks

As the Olympic Triathlon has proved to be rife with exciting upsets, choosing the winners is an elusive task at best. Nonetheless, Timothy Carlson presents his top 21 choices for the August 4 Olympic Women’s Triathlon.