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Articles by Tim Carlson

Kipling’s Ultraman

Rudyard Kipling might have been thinking of the triathletic warriors of Ultraman when he wrote of the code of the brave soldiers of the British Empire. Catastrophes and glory await both on their disparate journeys.

blueseventy – success in the pool

blueseventy adds pool swimming world records to its triathlon and open water laurels, as South Africa’s Cameron van den Burgh sets three world marks in the short course pool swimming in blueseventy nero comp suit.

Fast Times at Clearwater Beach

Things we learned at the blazing fast 70.3 worlds - Transitions count. You probably can't win Clearwater after racing Kona. Amateur Brooke Davison rocks. Drafting is unavoidable in the amateur waves.

Bozzone, Zeiger take 70.3 titles

The youthful Terenzo Bozzone, 23, and the veteran Joanna Zeiger, 38, controlled the 2008 Clearwater 70.3 World Championships and smashed course records along the way.

70.3 Clearwater odds: the men

As Crowie, the new King of Kona, takes a rest, and defending champ Andy Potts is presumably still recovering from his Kona debut, the men's field at the 70.3 World Championships is wide open.

70.3 Clearwater Odds: the women

With 2006 champion Sam McGlone sidelined by Achilles tendinitis and 2-time Ironman winner Chrissie Wellington resting on her laurels, can anyone beat defending champion Mirinda Carfrae?