Written by: Liz Hichens In the spirit of racing close to home, both Australia’s Craig Alexander and New Zealand’s Samantha Warriner will return to Geelong to defend their 2009 victories. Despite the caliber of some of the names in this weekend’s Ironman 70.3 Geelong, the race’s placement at the end of many athlete’s off seasons means that
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Despite the progress in the clean up of the oil spill, several race directors of triathlons have continued to keep a watchful eye on the spill and its possible effect on fall triathlons. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill has affected all aspects of life along the Gulf of Mexico shoreline in the Florida Panhandle, but so
The Professional Triathlon Association, a U.S.-based triathlon union that recently opened itself up to international members, announced its official response to the World Triathlon Corporation’s new Kona qualification and prize money rules.Written by: Courtney Baird PROTA based its response off of a survey it conducted on 500 athletes. Many of these surveyed athletes were former Ironman
Jonathan Brownlee finishes a surprising second, as older brother Alistair appeared on the brink of passing out at the end, en route to finishing tenth. Jarrod Shoemaker was the top American, finishing seventh. For the second weekend in a row, Spain’s Javier Gomez stood atop the podium at the Dextro Energy Triathlon World Championship Series, winning
Ironman athletes are triathlon’s version of plow horses- consistent, reliable and scary strong. The athletes that will be battling for the ITU World Championship in London this weekend are thoroughbreds. They are the fastest of the fast. Even Craig Alexander struggled to win on the ITU circuit before moving up in distance and dominating Ironman
American Chris Lieto and Australian Mirinda Carfrae were victorious at today’s Vineman Ironman 70.3 race in Sonoma County, California. Lieto out-biked the competition, while Carfrae turned in her signature half-marathon performance. American John Dahlz was the first out of the river in a time of 24:30. Another American, John O’Grady, was second, with New Zealand’s Kieran
