Americans Matt Chrabot and Sarah Haskins kicked off the 2010 North American triathlon season with wins at the Miami International Triathlon. Charbot’s win against a tough field made mostly of Americans came as a result of a steady effort across all three disciplines. While Charbot was not the fastest on the swim, bike or run, his
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The 2012 Xterra Southeast Championship in Pelham, Alabama will host the 2012 ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships. See the complete press release below: The International Triathlon Union (ITU) is pleased to announce the 2012 ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships will be held in Pelham, Alabama, on May 19 in a partnership with the Xterra Southeast Championship. The event will feature $20,000 USD in prize money for elite athletes, who will compete over a 1.5km swim, 30km mountain bike and 10km trail run. Under23, junior, age-group and paratriathlon races will also be contested in Pelham. Marisol Casado, ITU President & IOC Member: “The triathlon and multisport family is extensive and far reaching and ITU is delighted to form a partnership with Xterra for our 2012 Cross Triathlon World Championships. We are confident the strong race organization and dynamic course will continue to push Cross Triathlon to a new level.” Dave Nicholas, Race Director, Xterra Southeast Championships “TEAM unlimited is excited about bringing the ITU Cross Triathlon World Championship to the USA. By combining the Xterra series with ITU we are reaching new heights in cooperation between directors and the federations. Oak Mountain and Shelby County are the perfect place to host this event.” The course at Oak Mountain State Park in Shelby County, located in the southernmost part of the Appalachian Chain, is praised by competitors as being one of the most fun, fast, scenic and difficult on the Xterra schedule. Pelham will mark the second ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships, following last year’s successful event in Extremadura, Spain won by Canadian Melanie McQuaid and South Africa’s Conrad Stoltz. Both McQuaid and Stoltz are also the defending champions in Pelham. 2013 ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships ITU has also awarded the 2013 ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships to Den Haag (The Hague), Netherlands. The event is slated for July 13, 2013 and will offer 35,000 EUR in prize money for elite athletes and will also hold under23, junior age-group and paratriathlon categories. In preparation for the event, the city will host the European Cross Triathlon Championships this year.
Professional triathletes go one-two in the women’s race at the 3M Half Marathon in Austin, Texas. Photo: Nick Salazar Austin’s Kelly Williamson passed up Jess Barton of Amonate, Va., to take first in 1:14:42. Barton, who’s been training in Boulder, Colo., was second in 1:15:53, while Austin’s Chris Kimbrough took third in 1:16:20. “I’m ecstatic, because my fastest half marathon time before today was 1:17,” said Williamson, who earned $1,500 for her victory Sunday, as did Rantall. Barton set a 5:40 pace from the start, while Williamson was content to hang back, running with Kimbrough. At about the halfway mark, though, Williamson seized the lead and never gave it back. “I kept her in sight, maybe about 10 seconds ahead,” Barton said, “but then the downhills took their toll on my quads, and that was it.” Said Williamson, who will compete in the Ironman 70.3 Triathlon in Panama in two weeks: “I tried not to worry about her running right behind me. I just wanted to run my race and my pace. I knew I had a pretty good lead by mile 10, so at that point, I was mainly shooting for a fast time.” Read more: Statesman.com
Photo: Tom Robertson/USA Triathlon Mike Wolfe and Rebecca Dussault took advantage of near-perfect conditions Sunday to claim national titles at USA Triathlon’s Winter Triathlon National Championship at Homestake Lodge. Wolfe (Helena, Mont.) covered the 5-kilometer run, 10-kilometer mountain bike and 5-kilometer cross-country ski course in 1 hour, 10 minutes, 20 seconds to outdistance the field by more than three minutes. Joining Wolfe on the men’s podium were fellow Montana athletes Matt Seeley (Polson, Mont.) and Landon Beckner (Helena, Mont.), who finished in 1:13:31 and 1:13:34, respectively. On the women’s side, Dussault (Gunnison, Colo.) claimed her third USA Triathlon Winter Triathlon National Championship title in the last four years in 1:16:10. The 2010 winter triathlon world champion also finished fifth overall – regardless of gender – to earn the women’s title by more than five minutes. Last year’s women’s national champion Emma Garrard (Park City, Utah) was second in 1:21:22, while Nicole Freedman (Jamaica, Mass.) grabbed third in 1:25:13. Wolfe and Dussault got off to strong starts by posting the day’s fastest run splits en route to their victories. The top three overall finishers earned the right to represent the U.S. in the elite race at the 2012 ITU Winter Triathlon World Championships in Jämijärvi, Finland, on March 24-25. Additionally, the top three competitors in each age group qualified for Team USA for Winter Worlds. Held in conjunction with the fourth annual Powder Hound Winter Triathlon, Sunday’s Winter Nationals event was contested under bright sunshine with temperatures in the mid 40s. The USA Triathlon Winter Triathlon National Championship was originally slated for the Gunstock Winter Triathlon on Jan. 22 in Gilford, N.H., but USA Triathlon was forced to relocate Winter Nationals in late December 2011 due to a lack of snow on the East Coast. 2012 USA Triathlon Winter Triathlon National Championship (Powderhound Winter Triathlon, Butte, Mont.) 5k run, 10k mountain bike, 5k cross-country ski Men’s Top-10 Finishers 1. Mike Wolfe (Helena, Mont.), 1:10:20 ($750) 2. Matt Seeley (Polson, Mont.), 1:13:31 ($450) 3. Landon Beckner (Helena, Mont.), 1:13:34 ($300) 4. Ryan Scott (Bozeman, Mont.), 1:15:13 5. Cory Soulliard (Hamilton, Mont.), 1:16:45 6. Chuck Dumke (Missoula, Mont.), 1:18:15 7. Michael Stearns (Bozeman, Mont.), 1:18:40 8. David Hoffman (Bozeman, Mont.), 1:21:16 9. Wesley Furlong (Missoula, Mont.), 1:25:48 10. Ted Wood (Bozeman, Mont.), 1:26:17 Women’s Top-10 Finishers 1. Rebecca Dussault (Gunnison, Colo.), 1:16:10 ($750) 2. Emma Garrard (Park City, Utah), 1:21:22 ($400) 3. Nicole Freedman (Jamaica, Mass.), 1:25:13 ($350) 4. Julie Zickovich (Bozeman, Mont.), 1:31:38 5. Darcy Foley (Sturbride, Mass.), 1:32:47 6. Ingrid Lovitt (Missoula, Mont.), 1:41:14 7. Kathryn Babbin (Bozeman, Mont.), 1:45:08 8. Kaylee Uibel (Kalispell, Mont.), 1:47:42 9. Rebecca Duffy (Bartlett, Ill.), 1:56:13 10. Becky Hochstein (Bozeman, Mont.), 2:00:27 Race report provided by USA Triathlon .
Photo: Xterra/Oakpics.com Reigning individual men’s and women’s champions, Conrad Stoltz and Carla Van Huyssteen will both be gunning for gold when they return to Buffelspoort Dam (North West Province, South Africa) to take on the Xterra Buffelspoort next Saturday, Jan. 28. Read the race preview from Xterra below: The picture of Stoltz’ running in front of the Dam at last year’s race shown above (courtesy Oakpics.com) captures the spirit of this event. According to Stoltz, he was pleasantly surprised by the huge field of athletes that took part at Xterra Buffelspoort in 2011. “It was heart warming to see Xterra growing so quickly in South Africa. Xterra Buffelspoort 2011 was my first local Xterra other than Xterra Grabouw. I came straight from my holiday on my parents’ farm, so I wasn’t that well prepared, since there is no swimming pool in Lydenburg. I did, however, manage to get wet a few times in a nearby dam. I rode the bike course blind (not having seen it before) which is always a little unsettling, but fortunately I had good legs and made 6 or 7 minutes on Dan Hugo. The run course was quite scenic around the dam wall area and I was happy to start the season off with a win. Xterra Buffelspoort’s mountain bike course is mostly flat to undulating, so high speeds abound which makes for some fun cornering in a few places. The run course is 2 laps, and quite hilly. Some stairs up and down the dam wall with some boulder climbing thrown in. There are also a few river crossings to cool you down and make sure your shoes stay heavy. I love racing and will always look for an excuse to race,” says Stoltz. Van Huyssteen will be celebrating her third appearance at Xterra Buffelspoort. “I am expecting a hard day out as always. The route was really challenging last year, with every aspect delivering its own technical, but exciting parts. The 2011 run discipline was spectacular, running across the dam wall and climbing up the big waist high stairs was hard, but super. The start of the mountain bike discipline is quite technical, so if you are a good technical rider you can definitely gain a bit of time there. The rocky area, steep short climbs and rocky downs can make or break you. The run was tough as nails. You start off fast on a flattish section, adrenalin pumping over the wall and up the stairs. The slog up the other side of the hill is hard. Just when you think you can’t go any further you’re welcomed by a bit of single track or a downhill that gives you hope again! Every discipline has a tough part, the back straight of the one lap swim is always tough, the lameness in my legs the first 20 minutes and the sandy drags on the bike and the hills of the run all add up to a serious ouch! My Xterra schedule for the year will include Xterra Grabouw in February, this is a definite highlight. I am also hoping to race the European Series again starting with Xterra Sardinia in May and then Xterra France, Czech, Germany and finally Xterra Switzerland in September. I would also love to go to the Xterra World Champs in Maui this year,” said Van Huyssteen.
