On the eve of the 32nd Wildflower long course, the day is filled with meetings, some PR appearances, telling tall tales at meals, a kids race, thinking about tomorrow.
by Tim Carlson, May 2, 2014
The $75,000 prize purse and 1,500 points toward Ironman 70.3 qualification has attracted a stellar field at St. George 70.3, but classics like St. Croix and Wildflower also have strong elite fields.
Javier Gomez outduels Jonathan Brownlee for the second consecutive time, maintaining his perfect record in the 2014 World Triathlon Series by a 19 seconds margin of victory in Cape Town South Africa.
The Weekend Box brings you a fantastic comeback at Fuerteventura, the XTERRA Asia-Pacific champs in Australia, a course record in St. Petersburg and more.
With 2014 World Champion Non Stanford still out with a leg injury. fellow Brit Jodie Stimpson took charge at Cape Town with her 2nd straight WTS win; Gwen Jorgensen runs a scorching 32:46 to take 3rd
Now that Tyler Butterfield has won Abu Dhabi and contended at Kona, the long road to fulfilling his early promise seems to be sparked by a strong partnership with his wife Nikki and a happy family.
Tyler Butterfield won the 2014 Abu Dhabi Triathlon and you can now experience a day with this fast Bermudian and family – through the lens of Timothy Carlson.
The world celebrated the peaceful return of the Boston Marathon; Meb Keflezighi broke the U.S men’s losing streak, Kenya’s Rita Jeptoo broke the women’s race record, triathlon’s Lisa Bentley was 5th master’s woman.
This Easter we cover Challenge Taiwan, a University triathlon in Brazil, triathletes racing a Boston 5k, tragic hits on cyclists, and much more.
Andrew Starykowicz and Helle Frederiksen earned repeat victories at Ironman 70.3 Puerto Rico; both winners did it with sizzling bike splits on a hot and windy day and energy sapping day in San Juan.
The Weekend Box brings you 70.3 races from Malaysia, Florida and New Orleans, a memorial race to a triathlon star struck down too young, a long course duathlon in Holland, and a fancy new race in Cannes.
The first weekend in April had a very global flavor as we bring you tales of competitions in the South Pacific, Europe, South America, Africa and the American regions of Southwest, Southeast and the unique state of Texas.
Last year’s ITU World Triathlon Series runner-up Jodie Stimpson dominated a tough field at the opening round of the 2014 WTS in Auckland, topping Anne Haug of Germany by 25 seconds.