Kaleb VanOrt is fast, scary fast. He had the fastest 10k split in every triathlon he has ever done. The former Notre Dame athlete burst into the limelight when he placed 3rd in Clermont.
by Herbert Krabel, April 6, 2011
After a disappointing 70.3 California Mac Brown put up a very hard note to himself on his blog. It was not meant to garner attention or sympathy, but he was kind enough to let us share it.
At the recent Mooloolaba ITU World Cup Brendan Sexton grabbed the runner-up spot behind fellow Aussie Brad Kahlefeldt and recorded his finest result to date. But we can expect to hear more from him.
Andrew Yoder blitzed the bike course Kemah, TX in 52:55 and grabbed the win at the 2011 Kemah Triathlon. Bike prowess also helped Angela Naeth on her way to the women’s title.
A gallery of images taken during the bike segment of the 2011 Rohto Ironman 70.3 California. A very deep field competed for $50,000 in Oceanside.
Andy Potts pulled away from Rasmus Henning late in the run to take the 2011 Rohto Ironman 70.3 California. Mirinda Carfrae overcame a 4:45 gap after the bike with a 1:18:25 half marathon to take her 3rd title in Oceanside.
Gwen Jorgensen swam and ran for the University of Wisconsin and was introduced to triathlon by Barb Lindquist and USAT. Fast forward a year and Jorgensen is now racing ITU World Cup events.
American Matt Chrabot has positioned himself well for London 2012. He finished 2010 ranked 12th in the world and as the highest ranking American. More recently, Matt took the gold at the Miami International Triathlon.
Aussie Pro Courtney Atkinson had a video camera mounted under the handlebars during the ITU Mooloolaba World Cup to share an inside perspective of the bike segment of an ITU race.
Aussie Brad Kahlefeldt took the win at the 2011 season opening ITU Mooloolaba World Cup and repeated his title from 2010. Brendan Sexton grabbed second place and David Hauss took the final podium spot.
Tereza Macel announced that she is stepping away from the professional triathlon racing circuit and the announcement came as quite a surprise. Tez talked with slowtwitch about the decision and what might be next.
Responding to a thread on slowtwitch about what Pros do on their off days, Randy Sadler decided to capture a mellow day in the life of his wife Amanda Stevens.
Kris Gemmell just recorded a nice win at the steamy Aviva 70.3 Singapore, but his focus is clearly on the ITU Dextro Energy WCS events and qualifying for the Olympics. We had a few words with the man.