Norwegian Gustav Iden surprised many folks when he stormed to the 2019 Ironman 70.3 World Championship title in Nice, France earlier this month. We checked in with the fast young Norwegian talent.
by Herbert Krabel, September 25, 2019
The 2019 Ödyssey SwimRun Orcas Island was very challenging with 19+ miles of running and 3+miles of swimming, but the stunning Northwestern landscape made it an amazing experience for all starters.
The ÖtillÖ Swimrun World Championships course is super tough and the weather is often unpredictable, but 160 teams from 25 countries tackled this 65km running and 10km swimming event this year.
Often conditions are pretty cold at the Rockman Swimrun in Norway, but the water and air temperatures were surprisingly warm and the racing hot in this ÖtillÖ merit race.
With great sadness I learned today that the amazingly gifted photographer and super kind person Michael Rauschendorfer passed away on July 18th after battling cancer.
This year the Norseman athletes, crews, organizers and volunteers had superb weather and the racing in both events was superb.
Sarah True had a 7 minute lead with one km to go in Frankfurt, but what seemed to be a sure win, a Kona slot and money in the bank ended up with True being carried off the course 700 meters from the finish.
Ben Miller has owned several Cervelo bikes and among them a P2, P3, P4, P5six and most recently a P5X, and he now added a super light P5 Disc to his quiver.
The ÖtillÖ Swimrun Engadin takes place at high altitude and features technical trails and cold swims in crystal clear mountain lakes. The perfect backdrop for a beautiful and tough race.
With smoke from the Swan Lake Forest Fire and hot conditions the 2019 Alaskaman Extreme Triathlon forced participants to reach very deep into their suitcase of courage.
With a thunderstorm approaching the swim segment of the 2019 Swissman Xtreme Triathlon was shortened but competitors still had to endure rain and cold during this hard and stunningly beautiful event.
Kevin Denny had the opportunity to jump late into the Dirty Kanza 200 and had a blast. We had a chat with this Every Man Jack triathlete about that experience and much more.
Gabriel Raff from Argentina, with a 8:40:27 Ironman PR, tested positive for EPO at the 2019 Campagnolo GFNY World Championship in NYC.