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2009 IMH Women’s Odds

Can anyone beat Chrissie Wellington? The odds say no. But the deepest field in years may yield a challenger who is unafraid to take on the new Queen of Kona.

Gold Coast Men’s Odds

Who could bet against young Alistair Brownlee, who has a shockingly perfect World Championship Series record? Well, some daring punters (bettors) might look at the crack in his invulnerability revealed with a loss to Javier Gomez at Europeans.

Gold Coast Elite Women Odds

Setting triathlon championship odds is a thankless task which invariably holds the prognosticator’s shortcomings up for ridicule. But Slowtwitch senior correspondent Timothy Carlson is once again up for his stint in the post race hall of shame.

AG drug testing: good idea?

WTC has taken a bold and affirmative step, and has set several industry standards with its new anti-doping program. But AGers as well as pros? That'll require uncommon smarts and agility.

The best running book ever?

Christopher McDougall’s Born to Run takes a great shot at the title, with his amazing, weird, wonderful, learned, hilarious tale of a secret race and culture clash between soulful U.S. ultrarunners and the legendary Tarahumaras of Mexico.

Old harriers never die

...they just can't sprint the last lap anymore (well, not in under 65). Here's a tale of special folks who mean a lot to this publisher.

The cost of winning

You can't buy love. But can you buy a maillot jaune? Last year Bjarne Riis squeezed the industry, appealing to companies poised to pay for victory. Specialized anted up. How is that turning out?

Management versus peloton

Riders in the Giro d'Italia staged a protest. It's a rarity to see athlete solidarity in professional cycling; even less common in any other segment of professional endurance sports; and non-existent among professional triathletes.

Wildflower by the numbers

Andy Potts and Virginia Berasategui smashed deep, quality fields at the 27th annual Wildflower long course triathlon. So how did those performances stack up against history?

Wildflower odds: The late line

Although defending champs Chris McCormack and Samantha McGlone are out, they're calling this the deepest quality field in Wildflower history. That's saying a lot. Timothy Carlson sorts it out for all you tri-punters