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Articles by Tim Carlson

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Carlson behind the Lens in Kona (Morning)

 I've chosen photos representative of Tim Carlson's day at the 2008 Hawaiian Ironman. These photos give a nice visual narrative, I think, of the event as it was contested at the front of the race.

I've entitled it Morning and I think all these photos were taken before noon, Kona time. Click on any image. Afternoon follows as a separate piece. - The Editor

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Kona Odds – The women

 Last year, Chrissie Wellington was an unkown dark horse and her shocking victory was the biggest upset in Kona history. hius year, it will be the biggest upset in Kona history if she doesn't win.
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Kona Parade Day

 Presaging the global cooling that will follow centuries of global warming, mild temperatures caused by airborne volcanic ash blocking the sun's rays greeted parade participants.

Photos of random apres-parade rendezvous with notables and others are also displayed herein.

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Andy Potts Interview

 Some people think Potts can, like Luc van Lierde in 1996, win in his debut at Kona. Other people wonder if the tall, talented former University of Michigan NCAA swimmer is serious – or if this is just a scouting expedition.
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Industry faces at Interbike

 Every year for 27 years the bicycle industry gathers somewhere in the American southwest to schmooze, sell, tout, brag, spy, gossip and swap lies at Interbike. Since the mid-1990s, the Mecca for North American capitalist, cycle-worshipping pilgrims has been Vegas. And what better nexus for this harmonic convergence, er, perfect storm of hope for a big score by entrepreneurs of two-wheel human-powered innovation and their target audience, bicycle nuts?

Interbike is 313,000 square feet of exhibit space and 660,000 square feet of floor space in the Sands Convention Center, 1,835 unique businesses, 22,974 expo attendees, 977 retailers, 486 media.

This edition of Interbike occurred in the very same week that some of Wall Street’s most formidable investment institutions collapsed like a house of cards and elite economists and Main Street were both in a tizzy. Still, and in part thanks to the 5-star demographics of multiport, Interbike remained in its bubble of well-being and enthusiasm for the elegant tools of their sport.

Here are a few of Interbike's faces.