Siri Lindley coaches many great triathletes at her Boulder, Colorado base. A visual chronicle of some of her swim, bike, run and gym sessions this summer. Photo gallery by Timothy Carlson.
by Tim Carlson, September 16, 2014
Michael Raelert won his second race in two weeks in dominant form and Yvonne Van Vlerken edged Laura Philipp by 7 seconds at Ironman 70.3 Ruegen which was switched to a duathlon by bad weather.
We offer accounts of Challenges in the Netherlands and England, an Ironman in Wales, a seaside classic in California and a no-pro 70.3 in Denmark.
Courtney Atkinson won a finish-line sprint with Dan Wilson and Caroline Steffen used a race-best run to outpace Radka Vodickova to win IM 70.3 Sunshine Coast.
Javier Gomez and Daniela Ryf gave bravura performances and the first Ironman 70.3 Worlds held outside the U.S. was an artistic success thanks to the beauty and challenge of Mt. Tremblant.
Some call this the best pro field in the 9-year history of the Ironman 70.3 World Championship; a look at some pros and coaches at Mont Tremblant.
Two days before the 2014 Ironman 70.3 World Championship on a tough course at Mont Tremblant, some of the top competitors share their thoughts on the clash ahead.
Can Melissa Hauschildt hold off Heathers Jackson and Wurtele, dark horse Daniela Ryf, unstoppable Meredith Kessler, and the Danish Dynamo, Helle on Wheels Frederiksen?
The 2014 Ironman 70.3 World Championship will have one of the deepest and most talented men’s fields in history; will it be Kienle, Frodeno, Gomez, Sanders, Bozzone – or one of a dozen other contenders?
Hunter Kemper came back with a 2nd-fastest run to top Ruedi Wild by 18 seconds and Helle Frederiksen bested Alicia Kaye to capture the $100,000 top prizes at Hy-Vee.
Alistair Brownlee used a bike breakaway and a run to take the Grand Final win while Javier Gomez took 3rd place to win his record-tying 4th ITU Elite Men’s World Championship at Edmonton
In addition to high-profile action at ITU Worlds and the Hy-Vee 5i50 Championship , we bring you triathlon affairs in Brazil, Austria, Denmark, France and Canada.
Sophie Saller of Germany ran away from Gillian Backhouse of Australia to grab the gold in the Under 23 Elite Women’s race at the Grand Final; USA’s Erin Jones took the bronze.