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Llanos, Morrison win Lanzarote

Eneko Llanos set a race record, but Catriona Morrison made a miracle comeback, overcoming a 35-minute stop to fix a broken chain, to win Ironman Lanzarote by 1:28 over age grouper Louise Collins.

The return of Hunter Kemper

Hunter Kemper fought off a sacroiliac joint injury and a hernia to make his third Olympic team, capped off with a 7th at Beijing; a recurring SI joint injury left him off the radar for nine months until an Alcatraz win.

Florida triathlete fights off alligator attack

Doug McCard edged into the waters of Kissimmee’s Lake Mary Jane as he had “thousands of times before,” training for a summer Ironman. When he felt the teeth of an 8-foot long gator chomp on his torso, he started swinging.

Jenna Shoemaker rolls forward

Jenna Shoemaker absorbed a big shock this spring when coach Darren Smith let her go; but the 26-year-old showed grit and resilience when she finished a close second at Escape from Alcatraz

The Chrissie Wellington factor

3-time Ironman World Champion Chrissie Wellington will also be at the start line of the Amgen Tour of California stage 7 time trial and that adds an interesting twist to the event. After all, she finished 2nd overall at the 2008 Alpe D'Huez triathlon.

Give me five

For a Pro to go to Kona or Clearwater, that Pro now has to finish within 5% of the winner's time to get that coveted slot. We talked to quite a few Pro triathletes and solicited their opinions about this new rule.

Lance Armstrong vs Chris Lieto 2

In mid February Lance Armstrong challenged Chris Lieto to a TT showdown on the Queen K and won by 9 seconds. The two will meet again during the stage 7 TT of the 2010 Amgen Tour of California. But who will take round 2?