Stephen Stafford of Fayetteville, Arkansas and Consuela Lively of Winter Park, Florida won the 12th edition of Ultraman Canada in mid-90s temperatures over 320 rugged miles.
by Tim Carlson, August 8, 2012
As expected, Alistair Brownlee won gold, Javier Gomez took silver and Jonathan Brownlee took bronze at the 2012 Olympic Men’s Triathlon in London; USA’s Hunter Kemper was 14th Manuel Huerta 50th.
Joe Gambles and Liz Blatchford broke course records at the Ironman 70.3 Boulder, which attracts tons of Boulder-based pros and age groupers from all over.
Pete Jacobs of Australia tops Cam Brown of New Zealand by 1:23 and Caroline Steffen of Switzerland beats Bree Wee of the U.S. by 6:36 – and F1 star driver Jenson Button finishes 11th at Ironman 70.3 Philippines.
Nicola Spirig won an electrifying photo finish by a tiny fraction of a second over fast-closing Lisa Norden to win the Olympic women’s triathlon in London; Erin Densham won bronze, Sarah Groff took 4th and home country favorite Helen Jenkins was 5th.
London’s prominent William Hill betting agency takes bets on Olympic events – including triathlon, where you must risk 2 pounds to win 1 on Alistair Brownlee, or you may take a 150-1 flier on Reinaldo Colucci.
Rising triathlon star and sub-4 minute miler Lukas Verzbicas is in serious condition and was scheduled for an operation on his back after a bike crash Tuesday outside Colorado Springs
Odds favor the Brownlees to take a home country gold and silver at the 2012 Men’s Olympic Triathlon in London on August 7. But given longshot gold medal winners in 2000 and 2008, not even the Brownlees are a lock.
As the Olympic Triathlon has proved to be rife with exciting upsets, choosing the winners is an elusive task at best. Nonetheless, Timothy Carlson presents his top 21 choices for the August 4 Olympic Women’s Triathlon.
Rasmus Henning’s swim trumped Chris Legh’s cycling and Magali Tisseyre’s swim held off Heather Jackson’s better effort on the bike and run to win Ironman 70.3 Calgary Sunday.
Victor del Corral repeated his 2011 victory by holding off Australian David Dellow by 3:45 and Mary Beth Ellis topped Australian Carrie Lester by 12:13 at the Alpe d’Huez Long Distance Triathlon.
This talented Aussie swimmer/cyclist has led some big races but a simply decent 32 minute 10k run has steered him to non-drafting races; a degree in international relations and a wicked sense of humour helps him navigate the globe in style.
Cameron Dye, a rare triathlon pro who was born and raised in Boulder, has proven he can win big non drafting races with a world-class swim and bike. He reminds experts of the great Craig Walton – and might have a future in ITU if he can improve his run.
