Estonian Marko Albert held off 10-time champion Cameron Brown of New Zealand by 4:22 and Meredith Kessler of the U.S. won her third straight Ironman New Zealand title in a race record-smashing 9:08:46.
by Tim Carlson, February 28, 2014
Chuck Kemeny of Tallahassee, Florida set the fastest ever Ultraman finish time at the inaugural Ultraman Florida; Julie Shelley of Sydney, Australia set the 6th fastest women’s time in her first crack at the distance.
Magali Tisseyre broke out of the gate fast with Ironman 70.3 World Championship podiums in her first two years as a professional; now, with 11 wins in 70.3 races, she is primed to rise above an injury-plagued 2013.
An inside look at the Pearl Izumi Tri Team Camp where their elite athletes came to get fitted for new shoes and clothing, and undergo blood analysis. Photo gallery by Timothy Carlson
The weekend featured races from four continents – a tough Challenge race in the Philippines, a middle distance contest in Australia, an XTERRA in South Africa and a cross triathlon in Lanzarote.
ITU Olympic distance World Champion Javier Gomez jetted away from the men’s field on the run and Angela Naeth won a back-and-forth battle with Catriona Morrison to win the pro titles at Ironman 70.3 Panama.
The Weekend Box offers a Winter Triathlon World Championship in Italy, a classy field at a small duathlon in Florida, a 23rd anniversary Brazilian triathlon, and running news from Colorado and New York.
Chris Derrick repeated as senior men’s champion while Amy Van Alstine upset heavy favorite Jenny Simpson at the USA Cross Country Nationals in Boulder, CO.
Erik Seedhouse joined the elite 2nd Battalion Parachute Regiment, earned a PhD in space medicine and wrote a gripping memoir about his successes, failures and survival in some very tough ultradistance events.
A 40-year-old conquered heat to take Geelong 70.3, ITU stars staged a photo finish at a sprint in New Zealand, a triathlete had an expensive swim in Munich, and Rinny and Javier won Endurance Live awards in San Diego.
We bring you a big battle at Cyclocross Worlds, Chrissie Wellington’s role in bringing women to the Tour de France, Leanda Cave’s new coach, a snowman on the Big Island and a death in Australia.
Petr Vabrousek has finished 138 Ironman distance races and in the past few years has averaged 14 of them a year. At age 41, this indestructible Czech Republic athlete seems ageless and happy.
Swallow and Cunnama dominated IM 70.3 South Africa, a legendary American runner decided to switch to triathlon, and two veteran pros won a sprint race in Florida.