After a few quiet years, Faris Al-Sultan wins the inaugural Ironman Regensburg in his home state of Bavaria. Sonja Tajsich grabs her second title of the year after an early season success in South Africa.
by Herbert Krabel, August 1, 2010
Sylvain Sudrie won it on the bike, avenging his narrow 2009 loss to Tim O’Donnell and Caroline Steffen topped runner-up Yvonne Van Vlerken by 11:43 at the ITU long distance Worlds
Fraser Cartmell topped fellow Brit Stephen Bayliss with a dominating bike
and Yvette Grice ran down Bella Bayliss with a 3:02:03 run to win IM UK
Kieran Doe’s 2:12:11 bike split helped propel him to win the 2010 Viterra Calgary 70.3. Mirinda Carfrae was in great position all day long and ran a 1:20:15 to take the women’s event.
Why are Chris Lieto, Andrew Yoder, James Cotter, Linsey Corbin, Rachel Joyce and Tyler Stewart working with San Francisco-based British coach who urges his athletes to aim for a purplepatch state of mind and body?
James Cotter scored his biggest career success to date with his win at the 2010 Whirlpool Steelhead 70.3. Kelly Williamson finally stepped up to the very top of the podium, after several recent narrow misses.
In late May we talked to John Carson about his wild and determined journey to recovery after a terrible accident with an SUV. He then revealed his plan to race Ford Ironman Lake Placid and a couple days ago he did exactly achieve that.
Following in the footsteps of cycling, the International Triathlon Union initiates a biological passport testing program last month, designed to catch blood doping
The last few days we stumbled upon the SLS3 recovery tights, the LeMond Revolution trainer, the Spider Tech pre-cut kinesiology tape, the New Balance RC769 racing flats and the EnviroKidz Panda Puffs cereal.
Concerned consumers have been returning certain protein drinks, while affected manufacturers have been working overtime to refute the Consumer Reports study. Let’s separate truth from confusion.
This triathlon cycling shoe has the best breathability of all shoes I’ve so far tested. The large amount of mesh used in the upper of the shoe makes this like riding with the air conditioning on full volume.
2 weeks ago the Professional Triathlon Association (PROTA) sent a note to World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) with their feedback on the proposed Prize Money & Qualification Standards.
A few days back the World Triathlon Corporation released the 2011 Kona pro qualification policy.
Javier Gomez was victorious again by defeating a favorite local son, but this time in London. Images by Eric Wynn.
After a 2nd place at Ironman St. George and a couple other close calls, Ben Hoffman takes his first Ironman win at Lake Placid while Amy Marsh’s 13th overall including the men earns her a third Ironman win.
Ronnie Schildknecht had a dominating performance at the 2010 Ironman Switzerland and has now won this event for the fourth time. Karin Thürig took the women’s title in a time of 9:00:04.
Bart Aernouts held off Marino Vanhoenacker and Dirk Bockel to win the 2010 Marc Herremans Ironman 70.3 Antwerp. Sofie Goos captured the women’s race and successfully defended her title.
Javier Gomez backs up Hamburg win by topping surprise runner-up Jonathan Brownlee as Alistair Brownlee completely cracks and falls to 10th at WCS Round 5 in London
Young Canadian Paula Findlay had a stunning win at the Dextro Energy ITU London WCS event. Images by Eric Wynn.
Paula Findlay, a 21 year-old from Canada in her very first Dextro Energy World Championship Series race, outruns four Olympians in the stretch to win London
We’re talking running footwear against the backdrop of an article in today’s NYT that either misunderstands, or faithfully represents a misunderstanding, of how feet are best mated to running shoes.
A cycling computer from Polar, a great book about the Ironman World Championships, a torque wrench from Ritchey, a striking similar looking one from Effetto Mariposa and the Nesquik chocolate powder.
Canadian Magali Tisseyre has had a very busy racing season so far and took wins at Buffalo Springs Lake 70.3 and Moooseman 70.3. The focus now is on World Championships in Clearwater, but first a bit of mellow time.
Should Alberto Contador have waited for Andy Schleck when the Tour de France race leader dropped his chain on the upper slopes of the Port de Balès? After all, they are both In It To Win It.
An incident last week occasioned an opportunity to rethink my historic relationship with food. The adjoining thumbnail says it all. Mine is the Great American eating disorder: overfull plates, overfull stomachs.
