We call a few selected races bucket list events and the Inferno Triathlon is certainly worthy to be among them. Enjoy these impressions from the 2013 event.
by Herbert Krabel, August 17, 2013
German XTERRA Pro Felix Schumann took the win at the 5,500 meter (18,800 feet) climbing 2013 Inferno Triathlon in 8:42:47. Sonja Gerster from Switzerland took the women’s title and was the first woman to go sub 10 hours here.
We look at a pair of force and motion-measuring insoles that can be used for cycling, running, and injury rehabilitation. It’s called RPM2, and made in the USA.
We finally got our hands on a set of Enve SES 8.9 carbon clincher wheels and here is a first look at what arrived and out initial measurements.
Raleigh, NC resident Thys Wind was the fastest age grouper at Ironman 70.3 Raleigh and is regionally a contender for overall titles. We bumped into him at the Lake Mayo Sprint triathlon – a race where he came away with a big W.
Spain’s Marcel Zamora Pérez had the fastest bike split on the ultra hard Embrunman course and that allowed him to take the win in 9:42:21. Jeanne Collonge from France crushed the women’s field in 10:56:43.
Quite a few cities in the Southeast were vying to get a new fall Ironman event into their community and when the hype and dust all finally settled today it was announced that there will be an Ironman Chattanooga.
Nestled in a fairy tale setting in the Laurentian Mountains outside Montreal, Ironman Mt. Tremblant pros with Kona qualifying dreams will be heading to their calculators after they finish this 4000-point race.
Aussie Joe Gambles has taken quite a few wins recently. This Boulder, CO resident just got his new Trek Speed Concept race bike and Mat Steinmetz dialed it in.
We review the new carbon wheels from Profile-Design, called the TwentyFour Series. They are available in two depths, and carbon clincher or tubular options.
German brand Carbon Sports introduced the Lightweight Urgestalt a few weeks before the 2013 Eurobike show, but it is not a new wheel – it is a bike.
We’ve upgraded our 70.3 Mt Tremblant guide to highlight the major differences that athletes can expect covering twice the distance in each sport on the same course.
Ritchie Nicholls and Daniela Ryf took the wins at the Finanzgruppen Naspa Ironman 70.3 European Championship and here are images from the event.
Cameron Dye and Lauren Goss grabbed the wins at the 2013 Revolution 3 Wisconsin Dells triathlon. Enjoy this image gallery from the event.
Records were set at Leadville 100, rising U.S. star Katie Hursey won her second straight World Cup, plus race updates at USAT age group nationals, Rev3 Wisconsin Dells, and Life Time Fitness buys NYC Triathlon.
Alpe d’Huez champion Ritchie Nicholls had a superb day in Wiesbaden and closed it out with a 1:08:53 run to take the 70.3 European Champs in front of Jan Frodeno. Daniela Ryf ran down Annabel Luxford to take the women’s title in 4:31:34.
We review the top two triathlon shoes from Specialized, the S-Works Trivent and the Trivent Expert. Both feature carbon soles and are well-vented, but the similarities stop there.
Announcing our frontal – and rearward – assault on derrière abuse. Our Saddle Tour will take place over 2 months at 39 locations in 22 metro areas around the U.S., commencing this upcoming week.
We review the TX2000 and TX3000 triathlon apparel from blueseventy. While better known for their wetsuits, they have a strong offering in apparel, and some surprisingly nice goggles.
Ottawa resident Ryan Cain stepped up to a Pro license in 2011 and most recently finished 5th at Ironman Lake Placid. That may be his finest Pro result to date, but he now is back at his day job for the Canadian Armed Forces.
This is our third segment covering the state of racing and training tires in the 2013 model year. Our last few brands aren’t the largest, but may have just what you need.
Kiwi Callum Millward just finished 3rd at Ironman 70.3 Boulder and is now focused on the big event in Las Vegas. 2012 was a learning experience for that Boulder resident and he is ready to show what he has got.
A couple weeks ago reported that Marino Vanhoenacker was injured and is thus an unlikely starter at Kona 2013 and today he announced that the injury forced him to take a few weeks off and focus on next year.
23 men and 6 women assembled in Penticton over the British Columbia Day weekend for the 13th Ultraman Canada and David Matheson and Iona MacKenzie took the wins.
Joe Gambles won his third straight Boulder 70.3 title, Melissa Hauschildt set new women’s race record, and a sold out field enjoyed a beautiful sunny midsummer day in Colorado. Photo Gallery by Timothy Carlson.
