You might ask where was a photo of Mirinda Carfrae’s epic-historic 2:50:26 run split at Kona? Bad angle, bad timing, bad framing – my bad. These are my shots that worked – capturing some of the beautiful moments on the run in triathlon in 2014.

All photographs © Timothy Carlson

Lauren Goss, aka Lauren Lucille, shows absolutely perfect form during a photo shoot at the Boulder Reservoir.

Running a steep downhill under a dazzling blue sky at Israman.

Heather Jackson charges at Oceanside 70.3

Boulder Beer Mile in a chilly snowstorm.

Jan Frodeno’s long, long strides on a Mr. Tremblant village downhill took the 2008 Olympic champion to second place at Ironman 70.3 Worlds.

(R to L) James Seear, Richie Cunningham and Kevin Collington duel at Boulder 70.3.

Liz Lyles rolls to second at Wildflower Long Course.

Tim Don posted the fastest run but could not chase down Joe Gambles at Boulder 70.3.

Cal Berkeley gal ran up the steep post-swim hill at Wildflower powered by joy.

Jodie Swallow is a picture of form and power running beneath some heavenly clouds at Niwot High.

Danielle Kehoe placed 9th overall including the men and won her first Ironman title this August in Boulder.

Timothy O’Donnell had high hopes of a podium, but a cramping abdomen left him struggling to simply finish at Kona.

Tom Marmarelli runs to 2nd place at Israman Negev.

Top Canadian Lionel Sanders ran a 3rd-best 1:11:21 split to a 4th place finish at Ironman 70.3 Worlds in Mt. Tremblant.

Young runners at the Kona kids duathlon.

Rachel Joyce ran to 2nd behind Jodie Swallow at Boulder 70.3.

Greg Farrell runs past surfers at Oceanside.

Coach Siri Lindley lays out on the track to catch the best angle for a Smartphone shot of James Cunnama, Paula Findlay and Jodie Swallow.

The always graceful Radka Vodickova took three 2nd place finishes in 2014.

Reece Edwards cools off during 107-degrees Fahrenheit weather at Challenge Laguna Phuket.