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John Dahlz takes an elegant stride toward the finish at Pacific Grove.
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Robert Hillery carried this heavy flag 52.4 miles on Ultraman’s final day to remember fellow Marines who fell in the line of duty.
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Magali Tisseyre’s swift, insouciant stride along Wildflower’s trails is accompanied by a bouncy pony tail.
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Sarah Haskins is among the swiftest runners in the ITU ranks. She fought the pains of a balky ankle as long as possible at Hy-Vee and for much of the year.
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Kris Gemmell outdueled everyone but Tim Don at Hy-Vee.
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Kenneth Rakestraw and his angular frame arrived first at the Wildflower Olympic distance finish.
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Mike LeRoux of Australia proved that a muscular man can win at the Ultraman game.
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Julie Dibens ran fast enough to win Abu Dhabi and Wildflower, and hung on bravely for third in her Kona debut.
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Jarrod Shoemaker outdueled defending USAT Elite champion Matt Chrabot at Tuscaloosa, but was aced by Aussie Brendan Sexton for the overall.
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Next to the Macca-Andreas Raelert duel at Kona, the mano a mano between Michael Raelert and Filip Ospaly at Clearwater was the best dogfight for a long course championship.
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A young girl sprints like a champ at the Pacific Grove short course race.
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Six-time Ultraman champion Shanna Armstrong set personal bests in the race and for the double marathon but was aced by Amber Monforte and Hillary Biscay.
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Thomas Vonach, Yvonne Van Vlerken’s main man, enjoyed his Kona run.
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Timothy O’Donnell runs on a sunny day in Boulder.
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The road seems to stretch ahead forever midway through the long Ultraman run from Hawi to Kailua-Kona.
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Uli Bromme runs past one of Tempe’s palaces of art and culture.
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Michael Raelert grabs water on the way to a second straight Ironman 70.3 World Championship.
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Tenille Hoogland of Canada drinks deeply to fuel her winning run at the inaugural San Francisco Triathlon at Alcatraz.
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Scott Terry of the US Naval Academy Triathlon team runs along the Annapolis
Waterfront.
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Age grouper cools off on the run along Lake Lopez at Scott Tinley’s Adventures.